The Fault in Our Stars
John Green
“A pitch-perfect, elegiac comedy…it will linger long and hard in the minds of teens and former teens.”
Does Hazel beat her cancer? Does her relationship last? You will have to read The Fault in Our Stars to find out!
Setting
The Characters as Actors:
Shailene Woodley as Hazel Grace
Ansel Elgort as Augustus Waters
Laura Dern as Hazel's mom Kaitlyn
Nat Wolf as Isaac
Mike Birbiglia as Patrick
Sam Trammell as Hazel's Dad
Vocabulary
Hard to believe.
Malevolent is like evil.
“I wanted to know that he would be okay if I died. I wanted to not be a grenade, to not be a malevolent force in the lives of people I loved.” Hazel
Someone who looks like you but isn't a twin.
Summary
The Fault In Our Stars is a book about a young teenage girl who has been diagnosed with lung cancer and attends a cancer support group. Hazel is 16 and is hates to go to the support group, but she soon realises that it was a good idea. Hazel meets a young boy named Augustus Waters. He is very charming. Augustus has had osteosarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer but got undiagnosed recently. Hazel and Augustus start to love, hate, and be friends throughout the book and it's a rollercoaster of emotions. They travel to Amsterdam to find Peter Van Houten the author of An Imperial Affliction. While on their trip Augustus says news to Hazel and both of their worlds fall apart around them.
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About the Author
John Green was born on August 24, 1977, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. His awards are Michael L. Printz Award (twice); Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Novel; ture; Corine Literature Prize. Green grew up in Orlando, Florida, before attending Indian Springs School, a boarding and day school outside of Birmingham, Alabama. He graduated from Kenyon College in 2000 with a double major in English and Religious Studies. Green lived for several years in Chicago. Green currently resides in Indianapolis, Indiana with his wife, Sarah, his son Henry, and his dog, a West Highland Terrier, named Willy (full name Fireball Wilson Roberts).
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Citations
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