Summer Reading Assignment: Entry 2

Almost from the start of this book the reader can see the rivalry between the Weekday Warriors and the regular boarders. The Weekday Warriors that I have mentioned briefly before are "all rich kids who live in Birmingham and go home to their parents' air-conditioned mansions every weekend.". (pg 13) They are basically the cool kids, and the Colonel hates them. Every kid at Culver Creek Boarding School is smart, and they have to be. But within this crazy boarding school are tons of drugs and destructive kids. Cigarettes seem to be a key part to this school, or at least the group Miles hangs out with. There is a cycle to buying and selling these cigarettes, it starts with Alaska who sells them to Miles (only because he doesn't want to not fit in or to have Colonel hate him, partially because he seems to be the kid who never really fits in and tends to be a follower) who then gives the pack of cigarettes to Colonel after taking maybe 2 just to fit in socially.

The way this book is set up is kind of odd. It has two parts: Before and After. I cannot go into much depth about the way this is set up considering I haven't gotten past the "Before" section and I am still confused on how this is going to work. But I would assume it has something to do with Alaska, given the name of the book. And at Culver Creek all these kids are trying to fit in and not get into trouble, which sounds way easier than it actually is, as Miles would know.

Summer Reading Assignment: Entry 1

The book Looking for Alaska starts with Miles who is moving to a boarding school. Miles is a junior and is studying at Culver Creek Boarding School. With this being Miles' first year at Culver Creek, he has no idea what to expect.  Miles goes through a rocky start to say the least. After he meets his roommate Chip who actually goes by Colonel and assigns Miles with the ironic name of Pudge (him being a scrawny boy it makes no sense). He is then introduced to Alaska Young, who seems to be the cigarette dealer. More characters like Takumi and Lara who I predict is going to be Miles' girlfriend after matchmaker Alaska pairs those two together.
So far Miles has also had a near death experience after a group of Weekday Warriors (super rich kids, aka rivals of Colonel and his group) punish him for being assosiated with Colonel who apparently ratted out their friend. A big rule at Culver Creek Boarding School is to not rat someone out to the "Eagle". The Eagle is the dean of the school formally known as Mr.Starnes. There is so much more to happen in Looking for Alaska with the Weekday Warriors pursuit to find out who got their friend expelled and with Pudge's search for a girlfriend (which later in the book I see him with Alaska considering the name of the book).