Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

By Jesse Andrews

The New York Times bestselling novel that inspired the hit film! (Movie Tie-In Edition)

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 of how it's possible to exist in a place that sucks so bad. His strategy: remain at the periphery at all times, keep an insanely low profile, and 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.

Fiercely funny, honest, heart-breaking—this is an unforgettable novel from a bright talent, now also a film critics called "a touchstone for its generation" and "an instant classic."

Details: Paperback, 336 pages, published May 26, 2015 by Harry N. Abrams. ISBN: 9781419719462. Note: this title is currently out of stock indefinitely at the publisher — listing reflects available stock.