Most Popular Books by Jesse Andrews

"The funniest book you''ll ever read about death." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review) A New York Times bestseller and the basis for a major motion picture, Jesse Andrews’s hilarious, uncompromising, and heartbreaking debut is perfect for fans of The Perks of Being a Wallflower and The Fault in Our Stars. Greg Gaines is the master of high school self-preservation. His strategy? To be so middle-of-the-road and friendly to every clique that he remains essentially invisible. He spends most of his time making mediocre, shot-for-shot parodies of classic movies with his "best friend" Earl (a term Greg uses very loosely). Greg’s carefully crafted invisibility is shattered when his mother forces him to befriend Rachel, a classmate who has just been diagnosed with leukemia. What follows becomes increasingly complicated, as Greg and Earl decide to make a film for Rachel. It is a journey through the "moronic" world of high school, the frustrations of creative failure, and the reality of a life-changing illness—all told with Greg''s biting wit and trademark honesty. Why readers love Me and Earl and the Dying Girl: A Truly Unique Voice: Told through a mix of traditional narrative, screenplay scripts, and Greg’s self-deprecating lists. Honest & Unsentimental: A coming-of-age story that avoids "cancer book" clichés in favor of raw, dark humor and genuine emotion. Celebrated Adaptation: The basis for the Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize–winning film. "It is mineral-water episodic, raw, and very funny." — The New Statesman "One of the funniest, truest voices I''ve ever read." — The Guardian

Three teens flee jazz camp for a rock and roll road trip in this "extremely entertaining" novel by the New York Times–bestselling author of Me and Earl and the Dying Girl ( USA Today). For Wes and his best friend, Corey, jazz camp turns out to be lame. It''s pretty much all dudes talking in Jazz Voice. But then they jam with Ash, a charismatic girl with an unusual sound, and the three just click. It''s three and a half hours of pure musical magic, and Ash makes a decision: They need to hit the road. Because the road, not summer camp, is where bands get good. Before Wes and Corey know it, they''re in Ash''s SUV heading south, and The Haters Summer of Hate Tour has begun . . . .This is a groundbreaking young adult novel about music, love, friendship, and freedom, following a quest by three friends to escape the law long enough to play the amazing show they hope (but also doubt) they have in them. "Hilarious . . . I laughed so hard I scared my cat off the couch multiple times." — The New York Times "Terrific. Shocking and funny, unsettling and charming." —Roddy Doyle, author of The Commitments "Both a classic road trip novel and a contemporary and inventive teen adventure: they play (horribly) at a Chinese food buffet, hang at a commune, and almost get shot (twice!) . . . Issues of race, family, and socioeconomics (Wes was adopted from Venezuela as a baby; Ash''s mom is French and her dad is a Brazilian billionaire/serial philanderer) play subtly throughout the book." — The Horn Book "It''s . . . downright hilarious when they riff on band names, new songs or just living life." — USA Today "Uproariously funny . . . readers will be sucked into this story, a raunchy bromance in the vein of Superbad, which celebrates friendship and adventure . . . Effortlessly readable, deeply enjoyable." — Booklist (starred review) "Truly hilarious." — Kirkus Reviews

The book that inspired the hit film! Sundance U.S. Dramatic Audience Award Sundance Grand Jury Prize This is the funniest book you''ll ever read about death. It is a universally acknowledged truth that high school sucks. But on the first day of his senior year, Greg Gaines thinks he''s figured it out. The answer to the basic existential question: How is it possible to exist in a place that sucks so bad? His strategy: remain at the periphery at all times. Keep an insanely low profile. Make mediocre films with the one person who is even sort of his friend, Earl. This plan works for exactly eight hours. Then Greg''s mom forces him to become friends with a girl who has cancer. This brings about the destruction of Greg''s entire life. Praise for Me and Earl and the Dying Girl STARRED REVIEW "One need only look at the chapter titles ("Let''s Just Get This Embarrassing Chapter Out of the Way") to know that this is one funny book." -Booklist, starred review STARRED REVIEW "A frequently hysterical confessional...Debut novelist Andrews succeeds brilliantly in painting a portrait of a kid whose responses to emotional duress are entirely believable and sympathetic, however fiercely he professes his essential crappiness as a human being. Though this novel begs inevitable thematic comparisons to John Green''s The Fault in Our Stars (2011), it stands on its own in inventiveness, humor and heart." -Kirkus Reviews, starred review "It is sure to be popular with many boys, including reluctant readers, and will not require much selling on the part of the librarian." -VOYA "Mr. Andrews'' often hilarious teen dialogue is utterly convincing, and his characters are compelling. Greg''s random sense of humor, terrible self-esteem and general lack of self-awareness all ring true. Like many YA authors, Mr. Andrews blends humor and pathos with true skill, but he steers clear of tricky resolutions and overt life lessons, favoring incremental understanding and growth." -Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Awards Capitol Choices 2013 - Noteworthy Titles for Children and Teens Cooperative Children''s Book Center (CCBC) Choices 2013 list - Young Adult Fiction YALSA 2013 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers YALSA 2013 Best Fiction for Young Adults YALSA 2014 Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults

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Greg, un joven muy peculiar, verá cómo su vida cambia cuando su madre le obliga a visitar a una chica con leucemia. Según Greg Gaines, el secreto para salir airoso del instituto es no ser amigo de nadie pero llevarse bien con todos. Su lema es «sin amigos no hay enemigos». Solo tiene a Earl, con quien se dedica a grabar versiones terribles de sus películas favoritas. Hasta que vuelve a ver a Rachel. Rachel tiene leucemia, y a la madre de Greg se le ocurre la brillante idea de obligar a su hijo a que sea su amigo. Greg tiene claro que esto no va a ser una de esas típicas historias de amor entre una chica en estado terminal y un chico que de repente se enamora de ella. Pero, de todos modos, hay algo especial entre Greg, Rachel y Earl... Cuando Rachel decida dejar su tratamiento, Earl y Greg le harán un homenaje: grabarán para ella La Peor Película de la Historia. Y Greg tendrá que dejar la seguridad de su anonimato para darle a Rachel justo el final que su historia necesita. Mejor Novela Young Adult por YALSA Libro destacado por Capitol Choices Ganadora del Gran Premio del Jurado Sundance 2015 La crítica ha dicho... «Un final para Rachel sobresale por su inventiva, humor y corazón». Kirkus Review «Imposible abandonarla... Una novela dramática, honesta e inteligente capaz de hacer reír a carcajadas». IndieBound Kid''s Next List

Au lycée, Greg est transparent. Il ne fait partie ni des sportifs, ni des gothiques, ni des intellos, ni des camés, ni des théâtreux, et encore moins des musicos... Quant aux filles, n''en parlons pas : voilà une espèce alien dont il vaut mieux éviter de s''approcher. Bref, Greg vit sa dernière année de lycée comme un soulagement cosmique. Erreur. Sa mère s''apprête à lui faire vivre un cauchemar en lui ordonnant de tenir compagnie à une de ses anciennes camarades de classe (moche), Rachel, atteinte d''une leucémie. Greg et son acolyte Earl, aussi loser que lui, vont se métamorphoser en héros pour lui redonner le sourire.

Greg, un joven muy peculiar, ver como su vida cambia cuando su madre le obliga a visitar a una chica con leucemia. Seg n Greg Gaines, el secreto para salir airoso del instituto es no ser amigo de nadie pero llevarse bien con todos. Su lema es "sin amigos no hay enemigos." Solo tiene a Earl, con quien se dedica a grabar versiones terribles de sus pel culas favoritas. Hasta que vuelve a ver a Rachel. Rachel tiene leucemia, y a la madre de Greg se le ocurre la brillante idea de obligar a su hijo a que sea su amigo. Greg tiene claro que esto no va a ser una de esas t picas historias de amor entre una chica en estado terminal y un chico que de repente se enamora de ella. Pero, de todos modos, hay algo especial entre Greg, Rachel y Earl... Cuando Rachel decida dejar su tratamiento, Earl y Greg le har n un homenaje: grabar n para ella La Peor Pel cula de la Historia. Y Greg tendr que dejar la seguridad de su anonimato para darle a Rachel justo el final que su historia necesita. La cr tica ha dicho... Un final para Rachel sobresale por su inventiva, humor y coraz n. Kirkus Review Imposible abandonarla# Una novela dram tica, honesta e inteligente capaz de hacer re r a carcajadas. IndieBound Kid''s Next List ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Up until senior year, Greg has maintained total social invisibility. He only has one friend, Earl, and together they spend their time--when not playing video games and avoiding Earl''s terrifying brothers-- making movies, their own versions of Coppola and Herzog cult classics. Greg would be the first one to tell you his movies are f*@$ing terrible, but he and Earl don''t make them for other people. Until Rachel. Rachel has leukemia, and Greg''s mom gets the genius idea that Greg should befriend her. Against his better judgment and despite his extreme awkwardness, he does. When Rachel decides to stop treatment, Greg and Earl must abandon invisibility and make a stand. It''s a hilarious, outrageous, and truthful look at death and high school by a prodigiously talented debut author

Ein Junge, der Filme dreht. Ein Mädchen, das stirbt. Eine Geschichte, die einen nicht mehr loslässt Was Greg mag: sich in der Schule so unauffällig zu verhalten, dass er nahezu unsichtbar wird. Gelegentlich mit seinem Freund Earl einen Film zu drehen. Seine Ruhe. Was er nicht mag: die Idee seiner Mutter, der todkranken Rachel beizustehen. Womit er nicht gerechnet hat: Rachel selbst, die keinen braucht, der sie bemitleidet, und die ihre ganz eigene Vorstellung von jenen Tagen hat, die ihre letzten sein könnten ... Die Taktik des siebzehnjährigen Greg ist ganz klar: Sich möglichst aus allem raushalten, so übersteht man die Highschool-Jahre am besten, ohne in irgendeiner unliebsamen Clique zu stranden. Einzig mit dem zynischen Earl ist Greg befreundet – wobei »befreundet« es nicht ganz trifft. Earl und er haben vielmehr ein gemeinsames Projekt. Sie drehen Filme, in denen sie den Klassikern der Filmgeschichte nacheifern. Als Gregs Sandkastenfreundin Rachel an Leukämie erkrankt und Greg sich »um sie kümmern« soll, sieht er nur eine Chance, dem Auftrag nachzukommen und gleichzeitig seinen Prinzipien treu zu bleiben: Greg und Earl drehen einen Film für Rachel. Und irgendwann währenddessen kommt Greg dann doch aus der sicheren Distanz hinter der Kamera hervor und nimmt von Rachel Abschied ...

Greg é um especialista na arte de passar despercebido na escola. Todos gostam dele, mas ninguém sabe realmente quem ele é (e esta é a sua grande estratégia para evitar o bullying dos colegas: se ninguém te conhece, como te considerariam um alvo?). Então ele mantém seu hobby, escrever e dirigir filmes com seu amigo Earl, em completo segredo. E estes filmes? Bem, imagine apenas que ele usa o que tiver à mão para fazer as filmagens, e que o roteiro poderia ser esquecido numa gaveta em prol da humanidade. Greg se considera o pior diretor de filmes de todos os tempos, e provavelmente é. Até que sua mãe o obriga a visitar Rachel, uma adolescente diagnosticada com leucemia. E Greg não sabe o que dizer a ela. Porém enquanto a doença da garota avança rapidamente, ele e Earl têm uma ideia: fazer o melhor (e pior) filme do mundo em homenagem a Rachel. Um final feliz para Rachel antes que seja tarde demais... Divertido, engraçado e muitas vezes emocionante, Eu, você e a garota que vai morrer mostra que às vezes precisamos nos tornar adultos muito antes do tempo, mas que não precisamos perder o bom humor por causa disso. O livro foi adaptado para a tela grande pelo próprio Andrews em um longa-metragem que, com direção de Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, conquistou os dois principais prêmios (do público e do júri) em Sundance, o mais importante festival dedicado ao cinema independente. Idiossincrática e fascinante, é uma obra de coração leve e alma cult que está conquistando o mundo.