Monday, May 4, 2015

AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: JOHN GREEN

In May we will be reading (and watching) The Fault in Our Stars by John Green for our Book to Movie Club.  John Green is a bestselling author and has won the Michael L. Printz Award (for excellence in YA literature) as well as the Edgar Award (presented by the Mystery Writers of America).  For more information on John Green, his novels, and his video blog, visit http://johngreenbooks.com/

John Green's Novels:
Looking for Alaska- Miles Halter is leaving behind his safe and boring life and leaves for boarding school.  He makes new friends, friends whose lives are definitely not safe and boring.  At the center of this group is Alaska, and Miles falls in love.  When tragedy hits, it is only by facing death that Miles learns the value of life and love.

An Abundance of Katherines - After being dumped by another girlfriend in a long line of girls named Katherine, Colin sets off on a road trip with his best friend in order to find some direction in his life and to create a formula to help explain his relationships.

Paper Towns - Quentin Jacobsen is enjoying the his last days of high school until his classmate and neighbor, Margo, takes him on an adventure and then disappears.

Will Grayson Will Grayson - Two teens accidentally meet and discover that they have the same name.  Their lives become intertwined and one even begins to date the other's best friend.

The Fault in Our Stars - Hazel has cancer, and she has accepted her diagnosis.  That is she has accepted it until she meets a boy at cancer support group, and he makes her examine her thoughts on love and life.

John Green Read Alikes:
Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell
If I Stay by Gayle Forman
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher
The Beginning of Everything by Robyn Schneider
Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
Every Day by David Levithan
Ask the Passengers by A.S. King

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