NewYorkTimesBestsellerThebookthatinspiredthehitfilm!SundanceU.S.DramaticAudienceAwardSundanceGrandJuryPrize?Thisisthefunniestbookyou'lleverreadaboutdeath.Itisauniversallyacknowledgedtruththathighschoolsucks.Butonthefirstdayofhissenioryear,GregGainesthinkshe'sfigureditout.Theanswertothebasicexistentialquestion:Howisitpossibletoexistinaplacethatsuckssobad?Hisstrategy:remainattheperipheryatalltimes.Keepaninsanelylowprofile.Makemediocrefilmswiththeonepersonwhoisevensortofhisfriend,Earl.?Thisplanworksforexactlyeighthours.ThenGreg'smomforceshimtobecomefriendswithagirlwhohascancer.ThisbringsaboutthedestructionofGreg'sentirelife.PraiseforMeandEarlandtheDyingGirlSTARREDREVIEW"Oneneedonlylookatthechaptertitles("Let'sJustGetThisEmbarrassingChapterOutoftheWay")toknowthatthisisonefunnybook."-Booklist,starredreviewSTARREDREVIEW"Afrequentlyhystericalconfessional…DebutnovelistAndrewssucceedsbrilliantlyinpaintingaportraitofakidwhoseresponsestoemotionalduressareentirelybelievableandsympathetic,howeverfiercelyheprofesseshisessentialcrappinessasahumanbeing.ThoughthisnovelbegsinevitablethematiccomparisonstoJohnGreen'sTheFaultinOurStars(2011),itstandsonitsownininventiveness,humorandheart."-KirkusReviews,starredreview"Itissuretobepopularwithmanyboys,includingreluctantreaders,andwillnotrequiremuchsellingonthepartofthelibrarian."-VOYA"Mr.Andrews'oftenhilariousteendialogueisutterlyconvincing,andhischaractersarecompelling.Greg'srandomsenseofhumor,terribleself-esteemandgenerallackofself-awarenessallringtrue.LikemanyYAauthors,Mr.Andrewsblendshumorandpathoswithtrueskill,buthesteersclearoftrickyresolutionsandovertlifelessons,favoringincrementalunderstandingandgrowth.