Rock Banned Book Club: "Me and Earl and the Dying Girl" by Jesse Andrews

Co-presented with the Prince George's County Office of Human Rights

PGCMLS and PGCOHR host a monthly book club to explore the top 10 challenged books of 2022. This month's discussion features "Me and Earl and the Dying Girl" by Jesse Andrews.

About the Book

Seventeen-year-old Greg has managed to become part of every social group at his Pittsburgh high school without having any friends, but his life changes when his mother forces him to befriend Rachel, a girl he once knew in Hebrew school who has leukemia. (Source: The Publisher)

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About Jesse Andrews

Jesse Andrews is a New York Times best-selling novelist and award-winning screenwriter. He was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA, and he graduated from Schenley High School and Harvard University.

His books are: "Munmun" (Amulet Books, 2018),  "The Haters" (Amulet Books, 2016), "Me and Earl and the Dying Girl" (Amulet Books, 2012), which won the Cybils Award for Young Adult Fiction when it was published in 2012.

His screenwriting work includes: Luca (Pixar, 2021, dir. Enrico Casarosa and cowritten with Mike Jones), Every Day (MGM, 2018, dir. Michael Sucsy, adapted from the novel by David Levithan), Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (Indian Paintbrush and Fox Searchlight, 2015, dir. Alfonso  Gomez-Rejon, adapted from the novel by me). It won both the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival.

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