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'The Fault in our Stars' has been a huge hit, and by that, I mean MASSIVE!
But it started with the book first. 'Real life fiction' is the next big thing, and we've got it covered. Get your teeth into these books.
the Fault in our Stars, by John Green
Despite the tumour-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel's story is about to be completely rewritten.
Zac & Mia, by A.J. Betts
The last person Zac expects in the room next door is a girl like Mia, angry and feisty with questionable taste in music. In the real world, he wouldn't - couldn't - be friends with her. In hospital different rules apply, and what begins as a knock on the wall leads to a note - then a friendship neither of them sees coming. You need courage to be in hospital, different courage to be back in the real world. In one of these worlds Zac needs Mia. And in the other Mia needs Zac. Or maybe they both need each other, always.
About Griffen's Heart, by Tina Shaw
James Griffen is sixteen, with a bad heart and on the hospital waiting list for a valve replacement. He's also considered a nerd at school. Then he falls for the hottest chick at school, Roxy, who unlike James is cool, streetwise and angry. James is loyal in his affections and in spite of the thrashing his heart gets in the pursuit, he and Roxy form an odd bond, and James is the one who hangs in there when things get nasty.
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Looking for Alaska, by John Green.
Alaska Young. Gorgeous, clever, funny, sexy, screwed up and utterly fascinating. Miles Halter could not be more in love with her. But when tragedy strikes, Miles discovers the value and the pain of living and loving unconditionally.
Paper Towns, by John Green.
One month before graduating from his Central Florida high school, Quentin "Q" Jacobsen basks in the predictable boringness of his life until the beautiful and exciting Margo Roth Spiegelman, Q's neighbour and classmate, takes him on a midnight adventure and then mysteriously disappears.
Deadline, by Chris Crutcher.
How can a pint-sized, smart-ass make his mark on the world from 'Nowheresville', especially when he only has one year left to do it? Ben learns his senior year at high school will be his last - and he's determined to go out in a blaze of glory.
Will Grayson, Will Grayson, by John Green & David Levithan.
When two teens, one gay and one straight, meet accidentally and discover that they share the same name, their lives become intertwined as one begins dating the other's best friend, who produces a play revealing his relationship with them both.
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, by Benjamin Alire Saenz.
Fifteen-year-old Ari Mendoza is an angry loner with a brother in prison, but when he meets Dante and they become friends, Ari starts to ask questions about himself, his parents, and his family that he has never asked before.
Why We Took the Car, by Wolfgang Herrndorf.
Mike Klingenberg is a troubled fourteen-year-old from a disfunctional family in Berlin who thinks of himself as boring, so when a Russian juvenile delinquent called Tschick begins to pay attention to him and include Mike in his criminal activities, he is excited - until those activities lead to disaster on the autobahn.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky.
Charlie is shy, introspective, intelligent beyond his years yet socially awkward. He is a wallflower, caught between trying to live his life and trying to run from it. Charlie is attempting to navigate his way through uncharted territory: the world of first dates, family dramas and new friends.
Malcolm and Juliet, by Bernard Beckett.
“’Sex was a latecomer to the party of Malcolm’s life, and when it did arrive, it didn’t come dressed in any of the usual guises…’
Malcolm is sixteen. With the mind of a scientist, the body of a teenager, and an ambition to reconcile the two, he embarks upon his latest research project – sex.
90 Packets of Instant Noodles, Deb Fitzpatrick.
Joel and Craggs have been mates forever. They drink together, steal together and when Craggs turns violent, they face the music together.But Joels' dad makes a deal with the cops - 90 days stuck in a remote bush shack: no music, no mates just 90 days of noodles. Joel starts to like his own company and to work out who he really is. But Craggs tracks him down and HE hasn't changed one bit. Will Joel be drawn into Craggs ever violent ways?