Paper Towns

Brief Description: One month before graduating from his Central Florida high school, Quentin "Q" Jacobsen basks in the predictable boredom of his life until the beautiful and exciting Margo Roth Spiegelman, Q's neighbor and classmate, takes him on a midnight adventure and then mysteriously disappears. 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"Marc Notes: Thorndike Press(r) Large Print The Literacy Bridge.; One month before graduating from his Central Florida high school, Quentin Q Jacobsen basks in the predictable boredom of his life until the beautiful and exciting Margo Roth Spiegelman, Q's neighbor and classmate, takes him on a midnight adventure and then mysteriously disappears. Publisher Marketing: From the #1 bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars When Margo Roth Spiegelman beckons Quentin Jacobsen in the middle of the night--dressed like a ninja and plotting an ingenious campaign of revenge--he follows her. Margo's always planned extravagantly, and, until now, she's always planned solo. After a lifetime of loving Margo from afar, things are finally looking up for Q . . . until day breaks and she has vanished. Always an enigma, Margo has now become a mystery. But there are clues. And they're for Q. Printz Medalist John Green returns with the trademark brilliant wit and heart-stopping emotional honesty that have inspired a new generation of readers. Review Citations:

Audio File 02/01/2009 pg. 59 (EAN 9781423344230, Compact Disc)

Audio File Best Young Adult 12/01/2008 pg. 32 (EAN 9781423344223, Compact Disc)

Audio File 02/01/2009 pg. 59 (EAN 9781423344223, Compact Disc)

Booklist 06/01/2008 pg. 79 (EAN 9780525478188, Hardcover) - *Starred Review

Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2008 (EAN 9780525478188, Hardcover)

Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2008 pg. 585 (EAN 9780525478188, Hardcover)

Romantic Times 10/01/2008 pg. 64 (EAN 9780525478188, Hardcover)

Publishers Weekly 09/08/2008 pg. 51 (EAN 9780525478188, Hardcover)

Kirkus Review - Children 09/01/2008 pg. 945 (EAN 9780525478188, Hardcover)

School Library Journal 10/01/2008 pg. 148 (EAN 9780525478188, Hardcover) - *Starred Review

Kirkus Best Young-Adult Books 12/01/2008 pg. 6 (EAN 9780525478188, Hardcover)

New York Times Book Review 12/07/2008 pg. 54 (EAN 9780525478188, Hardcover)

Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2008 pg. 72 (EAN 9780525478188, Hardcover) - *Starred Review

Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2008 (EAN 9780525478188, Hardcover)

SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2008 pg. 40 (EAN 9780525478188, Hardcover)

Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2009 pg. 14 (EAN 9780525478188, Hardcover)

Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2009 (EAN 9780525478188, Hardcover)

ALA Best Books Young Adults 03/15/2009 pg. 16 (EAN 9780525478188, Hardcover)

Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2011 pg. 946 (EAN 9780525478188, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Green, John John Green attended a boarding school in Alabama not unlike Alaska's Culver Creek. After graduating from college in 2000, he worked as a chaplain at a children's hospital. His experiences with patients and their families during intense crises solidified his desire to write for teens and inspired him to bring his comic sensibility to a candid novel about the excitement of breaking the rules and the challenge of confronting loss. John now writes for several national magazines, both print and Web-based. He is also a commentator for National Public Radio's afternoon newsmagazine, "All Things Considered," and Chicago's "NPR" affiliate, WBEZ.