Paper Towns - by John Green

Product Description

About the Book

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.

Book Synopsis

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.

Review Quotes

Winner of the Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Mystery

New York Times bestseller
USA Today bestseller
Publishers Weekly bestseller
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

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.

Product Highlights

• Dimensions (Overall): 8.3 Inches (H) x 5.9 Inches (W) x 1.3 Inches (D)
• Weight: .95 Pounds
• Suggested Age: 13-19 Years
• Number of Pages: 305
• Genre: Young Adult Fiction
• Sub-Genre: Social Issues / Runaways, Mysteries + Detective Stories, Social Issues / Suicide, People + Places / United States / General, Love + Romance, Social Issues / Emotions + Feelings
• Publisher: Dutton Children's Books
• Format: Hardcover
• Author: John Green
• Language: English