Looking For Alaska Entry One

I started the book Looking For Alaska by John Green and I am excited to read more. This book is about a boy named Miles who goes off to boarding school in Culver Creek and he meets some pretty interesting people throughout his journey. Miles is shy, tall and skinny, and somewhat nerdy. However his roommate Chip (Colonel) is the total opposite. Throughout the book Chip calls Miles “Pudge” for his lanky body. Down the hall from these boys is the beautiful Alaska. Colonel introduces Pudge to her and he automatically fell in love with what he saw. Alaska and Pudge went out for one night and they learned more about each other and the common love they share for history. So far the major conflict in the story is Miles’ struggle to make new friends at school. Everyone has been picking on him because he is the “new kid” who seems unpopular.

I predict that later on in the book Alaska and Pudge will date and Colonel will be jealous because he has known her longer. Alaska seems to be very troublesome and I can see them making bad choices together which could lead to them getting kicked out of school. I also predict that something tragic will happen to Alaska or Pudge near the end of the story because John Green’s books never seem to end happily. One question I have is Why did Miles’ parents send him to boarding school? Did he do something that maybe got him kicked out of his old school? Lastly, this book has so far reminded me of the movie Pitch Perfect. They both have a new kid at school who always is getting picked on and have a harder time making new friends without staying out of trouble.