Book: The Fault In Our Stars
Author: John Green
Publisher: Dutton
Books
Pages: 336
Grade Level: 9th Grade and up
Rating: 5 Stars
Picture This: You are a 16 year old girl with cancer. You lug around an
oxygen tank to help you breathe and your parents expect you to be more social
so they force you to go to weekly Cancer Kid Support Group. Your buddy Isaac
(who lost an eye to cancer) finds out he will have to lose his sight
completely, and decides to bring his friend Augustus Waters to the meeting he
publically announces this awful news. Augustus may have lost his leg to cancer,
but he is the most gorgeous boy you have ever seen. Augustus takes an interest
in you and he begins to change your life in a way you could never imagine.
John Green does it again! This book is so moving; you need a box of
tissues, but you will also laugh out loud. You will get so emotionally attached
to each character and truly feel a part of these people’s lives. Green is such
a master storyteller and has amazing character development; you will not be
able to put the book down. It is also an interesting topic that isn’t often written
about in YA lit. This book is a must read!!
