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Paper Towns Hardcover - 2008
by John Green
With his trademark brilliant wit and heart-stopping emotional honesty, the Printz Medal-winning author of "Looking for Alaska" returns with a novel about a teenage girl who has mysteriously vanished, and the boy who looks for her by following the clues she left behind just for him.
Summary
From the #1 bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars
After their all-nighter ends, and a new day breaks, Q arrives at school to discover that Margo, always an enigma, has now become a mystery. But Q soon learns that there are clues--and they’re for him. Urged down a disconnected path, the closer he gets, the less Q sees the girl he thought he knew.
Winner of the Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Mystery
New York Times bestseller
USA Today bestseller
Publishers Weekly bestseller
Quentin Jacobsen has spent a lifetime loving the magnificently adventurous Margo Roth Spiegelman from afar. So when she cracks open a window and climbs back in the middle of the nightdressed like a ninja and summoning him for an ingenious campaign of revengehe follows.New York Times bestseller
USA Today bestseller
Publishers Weekly bestseller
After their all-nighter ends, and a new day breaks, Q arrives at school to discover that Margo, always an enigma, has now become a mystery. But Q soon learns that there are clues--and they’re for him. Urged down a disconnected path, the closer he gets, the less Q sees the girl he thought he knew.
Bestselling author and Printz Medalist John Green's brilliant wit and searing emotional honesty have inspired a new generation of readers.
First line
They way I figure it, everyone gets a miracle.
Details
- Title Paper Towns
- Author John Green
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First edition
- Pages 320
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Dutton Books for Young Readers, New York
- Date 2008-10-16
- ISBN 9780525478188 / 0525478183
- Weight 0.95 lbs (0.43 kg)
- Dimensions 8.3 x 5.9 x 1.3 in (21.08 x 14.99 x 3.30 cm)
- Ages 14 to 17 years
- Grade levels 9 - 12
- Reading level 850
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Themes
- Topical: Friendship
- Library of Congress subjects Detective and mystery stories, Bildungsromans
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2007052659
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
Media reviews
A Booklist Best Book of the Year
An SLJ Best Book of the Year
A VOYA Best Book of the Year
“Green’s prose is astounding — from hilarious, hyperintellectual trash talk and shtick, to complex philosophizing, to devastating observation and truths.” –SLJ, starred review
“[Green’s] a superb stylist, with a voice perfectly matched to his amusing, illuminating material.” –Booklist, starred review
“Laugh-out-loud humor and heartfelt poignancy.” –Kliatt, starred review
“Green delivers once again with this satisfying, crowd-pleasing look at a complex, smart boy and the way he loves. Genuine—and genuinely funny—dialogue, a satisfyingly tangled but not unbelievable mystery and delightful secondary characters.”
–Kirkus
"Stellar, with deliciously intelligent dialogue and plenty of mind-twisting insights…a powerfully great read." --VOYA
"Compelling." --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
An SLJ Best Book of the Year
A VOYA Best Book of the Year
“Green’s prose is astounding — from hilarious, hyperintellectual trash talk and shtick, to complex philosophizing, to devastating observation and truths.” –SLJ, starred review
“[Green’s] a superb stylist, with a voice perfectly matched to his amusing, illuminating material.” –Booklist, starred review
“Laugh-out-loud humor and heartfelt poignancy.” –Kliatt, starred review
“Green delivers once again with this satisfying, crowd-pleasing look at a complex, smart boy and the way he loves. Genuine—and genuinely funny—dialogue, a satisfyingly tangled but not unbelievable mystery and delightful secondary characters.”
–Kirkus
"Stellar, with deliciously intelligent dialogue and plenty of mind-twisting insights…a powerfully great read." --VOYA
"Compelling." --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
Citations
- ALA Best Books Young Adults, 03/15/2009, Page 16
- Booklist, 06/01/2008, Page 79
- Booklist Ed Choice Youth, 01/01/2009, Page 14
- Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 10/01/2008, Page 0
- Horn Book Magazine, 09/01/2008, Page 585
- Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/2009, Page 0
- Kirkus Best Young-Adult Books, 12/01/2008, Page 6
- Kirkus Review - Children, 09/01/2008, Page 945
- New York Times Book Review, 12/07/2008, Page 54
- Publishers Weekly, 09/08/2008, Page 51
- Romantic Times, 10/01/2008, Page 64
- School Library Journal, 10/01/2008, Page 148
- SLJ's Best Books, 12/01/2008, Page 40
- Voice of Youth Advocates, 08/01/2008, Page 0
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