Me and Earl and the Dying Girl. Poster of the 2015 movie and cover of the 2012 book
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Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Jesse Andrews, 2012
movie vs book
Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, 2015

17-year-old Greg Gaines is a senior at Pittsburgh’s Schenley High School who avoids close engagement with the various students. He learns that fellow student and former childhood friend of his, Rachel Kushner, has been diagnosed with leukemia and is forced by his parents to befriend her in her time of need.