A teen novel by the great John Green. This is another award winner.
Hazel has always been considered terminally ill. There was a miracle drug that shrunk her tumors but now her lungs are effected by all the treatments. Her mother wrestles her out of her room and talks her into going to Cancer Kids support group. She hates it. Then at one meeting in walks Augustus Waters. He lost his leg to cancer and has prosthetic leg. He zeroes in on Hazel and won't let her out of his grasp.
Yes, this is a story about two kids who have lived or are living with cancer. YET, before you say...crazy, I'm not going to read such a sad sad book about kids with cancer, stay with me... This is one of the funniest book I've read in a long time. But mostly it is one of the most life affirming books I've read in a long time. But, Terri, you read books featuring Zombie Apocalypse! Yup, I gotta break that habit! The Fault in Our Stars is a love story. It is an adventure story as well as a story about how a book changed the lives of two kids. It is about how a book helped two kids grow up and see the real in life. You'd think having cancer would have done that but no, a book did. Finally, these kids view cancer and the life trust upon them in the world of hospitals and doctors and people who don't know how to treat them with a cynical, laugh out loud viewpoint and kid jargon.
Thank you, John Green!
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