Paper Towns
Quentin Jacobsen has spent a lifetime loving the magnificently adventurous Margo Roth Spiegelman from afar. So when she cracks open a window and climbs back into his life--dressed like a ninja and summoning him for an ingenious campaign of revenge--he follows.
After their all-nighter ends and a new day breaks, Q arrives at school
to discover that Margo, always an enigma, has now become a mystery.
But Q soon learns that there are clues--and they're for him. Urged down
a disconnected path, the closer he gets, the less Q sees of the girl
he thought he knew.
Printz medalist John Green returns with the brilliant wit and searing emotional
honesty that have inspired a new generation of listeners.
Reviews (Spoiler Alert!)
"Green's prose is astounding -- from hilarious, hyperintellectual
trash talk and shtick, to complex philosophizing, to devastating observation
and truths. He nails it--exactly how a thing feels, looks, affects--page
after page."
-Johanna Lewis, School Library Journal, starred
review
"A suspenseful mystery, a compelling central metaphor, and one of
those road trips that every senior hopes he or she will have round out
this exploration of the kind of relationship that can't help but teach
us a little bit about ourselves."
-Bulletin for the Center of Children's Books, starred
review
"A powerfully great read."
-VOYA
"There are echoes of Green's award-winning Looking
for Alaska (2005): a lovely, eccentric girl; a mystery that begs
to be solved by clever, quirky teens; and telling quotations (from Leaves
of Grass, this time) beautifully integrated into the plot. Yet,
if anything, the thematic stakes are higher here, as Green ponders the
interconnectedness of imagination and perception, of mirrors and windows,
of illusion and reality. That he brings it off is testimony to the fact
that he is not only clever and wonderfully witty but also deeply thoughtful
and insightful. In addition, he's a superb stylist, with a voice perfectly
matched to his amusing, illuminating material.
--Michael Cart, Booklist, starred review
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