I saw Lindsey give this book lots of praise, so when I saw it for sale at the Book Shoppe in town, I had to buy it.
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews is the story of Greg Gaines, a high school senior. Greg is just trying to get through his life and high school without being noticed. He doesn't really have any good friends except Earl, who he likes to make films with. The story is written in a screen play type of way, which makes it kind of unique.
Greg's senior year is off to a good start until his mom makes him befriend a girl he went to Hebrew school with who gets cancer. Greg and Earl befriend Rachel and even share their movies with her.
The story, which should be super sad based on subject matter, is actually funny in some parts. We see the life of a high school boy just trying to fit in (by not fitting in). We see him use humor to be himself. We also see how doing something good for someone else, doesn't always make your life immediately better.
As Greg points out, this is not some cancer love story. I don't want to spoil the story for you, so I just recommend you read it.
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