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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

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 night—dressed like a ninja and summoning him for an ingenious campaign of revenge—he follows.

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.
 

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Winner of the Edgar Award
The #1 New York Times Bestseller
Publishers Weekly and USA Today Bestseller
Millions of Copies Sold

Quentin Jacobsen has spent a lifetime loving the magnificent Margo Roth Spiegelman from afar. So when she cracks open a window and climbs back into his life--summoning him for an ingenious campaign of revenge--he follows. When their all-nighter ends and a new day breaks, Margo has disappeared. But Q soon learns that there are clues--and they're for him. Embarking on an exhilarating adventure to find her, the closer Q gets, the less he sees the girl he thought he knew. #1 Bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars John Green crafts a brilliantly funny and moving coming-of-age journey about true friendship and true love.

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
  • 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

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

About the author

John Green is the award-winning, #1 bestselling author of Looking for Alaska, An Abundance of Katherines, Paper Towns, Will Grayson, Will Grayson (with David Levithan), and The Fault in Our Stars. His many accolades include the Printz Medal, a Printz Honor, and the Edgar Award. He has twice been a finalist for the LA Times Book Prize. John was selected by TIME magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World. With his brother, Hank, John is one half of the Vlogbrothers (youtube.com/vlogbrothers), one of the most popular online video projects in the world. You can join the millions who follow John on Twitter (@realjohngreen) and tumblr (fishingboatproceeds.tumblr.com) or visit him online at johngreenbooks.com. John lives with his family in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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