Mile "Pudge" ends up at Culver's Creek in Alabama and makes friends with Chip "Colonel". He in turn introduces him to Alaska and some other friends. Alaska is very troubled and they all fall for her but she has boyfriend. They all smoke, drink and hide from the Eagle, he is the director of the school. They are constantly smoking and coming up with ideas for pranks against the Weekend Warrior's aka the rich kids. Alaska ends up dying in an accident and they are all blaming themselves for not stopping her and trying to figure out where she was going.
This book was heartbreaking. There were so many people thinking it was there fault and that not one of them stopped to keep her from leaving. I think this would be a good book for grades 10-12.
I think in looking at this book is really ties into Havighurst's theory of developmental task in that they must develop morals and values. They are drinking and smoking and driving while intoxicated. They work on finding where she was going out of guilt, in letting her drive off.
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