by John Green
Personal rating: 4.8 stars out of 5 stars
Diagnosed with Stage IV thyroid cancer at 12, Hazel was prepared to die until, at 14, a medical miracle shrunk the tumours in her lungs... for now.
Two years post-miracle, sixteen-year-old Hazel is post-everything else too; post-high school, post-friends and post-normalcy. And even though she could live for a long time (whatever that means), Hazel lives tethered to an oxygen tank, the tumours tenuously kept at bay with a constant chemical assault.
Enter Augustus Waters. A match made at Cancer Kid Support Group, Augustus is gorgeous, in remission, and shockingly to her, interested in Hazel. Being with Augustus is both an unexpected destination and a long-needed journey, pushing Hazel to re-examine how sickness and health, life and death, will define her and the legacy that everyone leaves behind.
Characters:Hazel Grace Lancaster, Augustus Waters, Isaac
Setting: Indianapolis, Indiana (United States)
Literary awards:
Buxtehuder Bulle (2012)
Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production Honor (2013)
West Australian Young Readers' Book Award (WAYRBA) for Older Readers (2013)
ALA Teens' Top Ten Nominee (2012)
Indies Choice Book Award for Young Adult (2013)
Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis for Preis der Jugendjury (2013)
Dioraphte Jongerenliteratuurprijs for vertaald boek en publieksprijs (2013)
The Inky Awards for Silver Inky (2012)
Abraham Lincoln Award (2014)
Goodreads Choice for Best Young Adult Fiction (2012)
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