Genre: Coming of Age Fiction
Themes: Mortality, Courage, Romance, Identity, Meaning of Life
Author Information: John Green is a New York Times bestselling author who has received numerous awards, including both the Printz Medal and a Printz Honor. Along with the successes of his books which include Looking for Alaska, he and his brother share a video blog called vlogbrothers which has over a million subscribers. Find it at http://www.youtube.com/vlogbrothers.
Plot Summary: Two teens who meet at a cancer support group travel to Europe to get answers from a reclusive author they admire almost to the point of worship. Time is not on their side and the questions they need answered are as big as their meaning of life problems they face.
Booktalk: Smart (quoting philosophers smart) and beautiful (Natalie Portman beautiful) Hazel is urged by her parents to join a support group for her depression. It is absolute torture to go but she continues out of respect for her parents. A lot of kids want to make their parents happy, but Hazel realizes that the only thing worse than being a 16 year old with terminal cancer is being the parent of one. One day charismatic and compelling Augustus is introduced to the group. Their fast friendship turns into an intense romance as they both search for the answers of life.
If you loved this, you'll like:
Chbosky, Stephen. The Perks of Being a Wallflower. MTV Books, 1999.
Forman, Gayle. If I Stay. Dutton, 2009.
Oliver, Lauren. Before I Fall. HarperCollins, 2010.
Zarr, Sara. How to Save a Life. Little, Brown, 2011.
Other books by this author:
Looking for Alaska. Dutton, 2005.
An Abundance of Katherines. Dutton, 2006.
Paper Towns. Dutton, 2008.
Will Grayson, Will Grayson. Dutton, 2010. (With David Levithan)
Themes: Mortality, Courage, Romance, Identity, Meaning of Life
Author Information: John Green is a New York Times bestselling author who has received numerous awards, including both the Printz Medal and a Printz Honor. Along with the successes of his books which include Looking for Alaska, he and his brother share a video blog called vlogbrothers which has over a million subscribers. Find it at http://www.youtube.com/vlogbrothers.
Plot Summary: Two teens who meet at a cancer support group travel to Europe to get answers from a reclusive author they admire almost to the point of worship. Time is not on their side and the questions they need answered are as big as their meaning of life problems they face.
Booktalk: Smart (quoting philosophers smart) and beautiful (Natalie Portman beautiful) Hazel is urged by her parents to join a support group for her depression. It is absolute torture to go but she continues out of respect for her parents. A lot of kids want to make their parents happy, but Hazel realizes that the only thing worse than being a 16 year old with terminal cancer is being the parent of one. One day charismatic and compelling Augustus is introduced to the group. Their fast friendship turns into an intense romance as they both search for the answers of life.
If you loved this, you'll like:
Chbosky, Stephen. The Perks of Being a Wallflower. MTV Books, 1999.
Forman, Gayle. If I Stay. Dutton, 2009.
Oliver, Lauren. Before I Fall. HarperCollins, 2010.
Zarr, Sara. How to Save a Life. Little, Brown, 2011.
Other books by this author:
Looking for Alaska. Dutton, 2005.
An Abundance of Katherines. Dutton, 2006.
Paper Towns. Dutton, 2008.
Will Grayson, Will Grayson. Dutton, 2010. (With David Levithan)