"In the dark beside me she smelled of sweat and sunshine and vanilla and on that thin-mooned night I could see little more than her silhouette but even in the dark I could see her eyes - fierce emeralds. And not just beautiful but hot too." BEFORE. Miles Halters whole life has been one big non-event until he starts at anything-but-boring Culver Creek Boarding School and meets Alaska Young. Gorgeous clever funny sexy screwed up and utterly fascinating she pulls Miles into her world launches him into a new life and steals his heart. But when tragedy strikes and Miles comes face-to-face with death he discovers the value of living and loving unconditionally.

Nothing will ever be the same.

A vivid passionate and intensely moving novel from prize-winning author John Green.