Book
The fault in our stars / John Green.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780525478812 (hbk.)
- ISBN: 0525478817 (hbk.)
- ISBN: 9780142424179 (paperback)
- Physical Description: 318 p. ; 22 cm.
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Dutton Books, c2012.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Flyleaf inscribed by the author. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Cancer in adolescence > Fiction. Terminally ill > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Romance fiction. |
Available copies
- 3 of 8 copies available at Kenton County.
Holds
- 1 current hold with 8 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covington Branch | YA GREEN J (Text) | 33126018454730 | YA Fiction | Checked out | 05/03/2024 |
| Covington Branch | YA GREEN J (Text) | 33126022886695 | Display | Available | - |
| Covington Branch | YA GREEN J (Text) | 33126025041744 | YA Fiction | Checked out | 05/01/2024 |
| Erlanger Branch | YA GREEN J (Text) | 33126021747955 | YA Fiction | Available | - |
| Erlanger Branch | YA GREEN J (Text) | 33126021747963 | YA Fiction | Available | - |
| Independence Branch | YA GREEN J (Text) | 33126018264220 | YA Fiction | To Be Reordered | - |
| Independence Branch | YA GREEN J (Text) | 33126019663230 | YA Fiction | Checked out | 03/16/2024 |
| Independence Branch | YA GREEN J (Text) | 33126019689078 | YA Fiction | To Be Reordered | - |
- Library Journal Reviews : LJ Reviews Newsletter
The release of any book by Green is eagerly anticipated by teen and adult readers alike. Drawing even more attention to his latest offering, the popular author determined to autograph all 150,000 copies of the book's first print run, making it an Amazon best seller over a month before its publication date. Lofty expectations, and Green delivers; this story of two teens fighting end-stage cancer may be his best book to date. Hazel is alive (but depressed) thanks to a miracle drug that has bought her more time with her "lungs that suck at being lungs." At support group she meets Augustus Waters, who has lost a leg to osteosarcoma. He is struck by her sharp wit and resemblance to Natalie Portman and invites her home to watch V for Vendetta, beginning a relationship that will take them from the ICU to Amsterdam, exploring the joys and despairs of first love when there may not be a second chance. The author's experience as a chaplain in a children's hospital informs the story, so that it avoids the becoming maudlin, even as Hazel's and Gus's every dignity is stripped away by their respective cancers. An unforgettable story with more than just two unforgettable characters. - "35 Going on 13" LJ Reviews 2/16/2012 (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. - School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 2012 February
Gr 9 Upâ"It's not fair," complains 16-year-old Hazel from Indiana. "The world," says Gus, her new friend from her teen support group, "is not a wish-granting factory." Indeed, life is not fair; Hazel and Gus both have cancer, Hazel's terminal. Despite this, she has a burning obsession: to find out what happens to the characters after the end of her favorite novel. An Imperial Affliction by Dutch author Peter Van Houten is about a girl named Anna who has cancer, and it ends in mid-sentence (presumably to indicate a life cut short), a stylistic choice that Hazel appreciates but the ambiguity drives her crazy. Did the "Dutch Tulip Man" marry Anna's mom? What happened to Sisyphus the Hamster? Hazel asks her questions via email and Van Houten responds, claiming that he can only tell her the answers in person. When she was younger, Hazel used her wish-one granted to sick children from The Genie Foundationâby going to Disney World. Gus decides to use his to take Hazel to Amsterdam to meet the author. Like most things in life, the trip doesn't go exactly as anticipated. Van Houten is a disappointment, but Hazel, who has resisted loving Gus because she doesn't want to be the grenade that explodes in his life when she dies, finally allows herself to love. Once again Green offers a well-developed cast of characters capable of both reflective thought and hilarious dialogue. With his trademark humor, lovable parents, and exploration of big-time challenges, The Fault in Our Stars is an achingly beautiful story about life and loss.âRagan O'Malley, Saint Ann's School, Brooklyn, NY
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