Realistic Fiction (1) The Fault In Our Stars

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Green, J. (2012). The fault in our stars. New York, NY:  Penguin Group.
ISBN-13:  9780525478812
Format:  Hardcover
Cost:  $17.99

Annotation:  Hazel Grace Lancaster and Augustus Waters fall in love as they share their fears and concerns with each other. Can two teenager experience all life has to offer even when living with terminal cancer?

Awards:  2013 Children's Choice Book Award

Booktalk:  17-year-old Hazel Grace Lancaster struggles with the concept of death, something we all must face, but some have to face it sooner than others when they are living with terminal cancer.

When Augustus Waters, who also lives with cancer, shows up at the cancer support group Hazel attends, she is so conflicted because he was hot, but what's the point of having a relationship and falling in love when no one is promised tomorrow? Despite her better judgment, Hazel and Augustus develop a tight bond as Augustus shares his fear of oblivion with Hazel, and Hazel shares her favorite book, An Imperial Affliction, with Augustus. Hazel relates to the main character in the story, but the story stops in the middle of a sentence so together, they travel to Amsterdam to meet with the author. Will they find the answers they are desperately seeking? Read this touching realistic fiction love story with a box of tissues at hand, and find out if the pain, joys, and realities of life are worth it in spite of The Fault In Our Stars.

Available Formats:  Paperback, Hardcover, Kindle, Audible Audio Edition, Audio CD, Video (of the movie)

Quote:  This quote is taken from pages 111 and 112, and it is from a letter to Augustus by Peter Van Houten, the author of An Imperial Affliction:

"Everyone in this tale has a rock-solid hamartia: hers, that she is so sick, yours, that you are so well. Were she better or you sicker, then the stars would not be so terribly crossed, but it s the nature of stars to cross, and never was Shakespeare more wrong than when he had Cassius note, "The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars/But in ourselves." Easy enough to say when you're a Roman nobleman (or Shakespeare!), but there is no shortage of fault to be found amid our stars."

Multimedia:  Here is a video of my Booktalk:

Extra! Extra!  Did you know a movie came out in 2014 based on the book, The Fault In Our Stars? You can watch the movie trailer here: