Paper Towns - Hardcover

Green, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0525478183 ISBN 13: 9780525478188

Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers, 2008

Synopsis

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 readers.

Enigmatic Margo is dramatically captured in a unique dual-cover treatment.

About this title

Review:

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

Book Description:

Ultimately, the mystery of Margo proves more compelling than Margo herself--instead it's the four fumbling detectives, each with their own idiosyncrasies and foibles and secret strengths, who will capture readers' imaginations.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0525478183
• ISBN 13: 9780525478188
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320