John Green is a wonderful YA author. He tackles tough subjects with humor and sensitivity and great dialog, and he receives rave reviews from both adults and young adults.
notes: We've put collections that John in below his other books.
Will Grayson, Will Grayson by David Levithan too!
**Starred Review** SchoolLibraryJournal
**Starred Review** ALA Booklist
**Starred Review** Kirkus
When two teens, one gay and one straight, meet accidentally they discover that they share the same name. Things get complicated when one of the guys begins dating the others best friend. Profanity and sexual references in this one.
Reading Information:
Word Count: 74,277
Page Count: 336
Accelerated Reading level: 5.1 / points: 11.0
AR quiz: 136568
Lexile: 930L
- Publisher: Speak
- ISBN-10: 0142418471
- sample pages
- audio also available
Paper Towns **Starred Review** SchoolLibraryJournal
**Starred Review** ALA Booklist
Quentin "Q" Jacobsen graduates high school and doesn't expect much of interest to happen, just the usual boring stuff. Then the beautiful Margo sweeps into his life, taking him on a midnight adventure after which she mysteriously vanishes.
Word Count: 81,739
Page Count: 320
Accelerated Reading level: 5.4 / points: 13.0
AR quiz: 125323
Lexile: 850L
- Publisher: Speak
- ISBN-10: 014241493X
- sample pages
- audio also available
Fault In Our Stars **STARRED REVIEW** Good Books for Kids
**Starred Review** Kirkus
**Starred Review** SchoolLibraryJournal
**Starred Review** ALA Booklist
Get your tissues. Sixteen year old Hazel meets Augustus at a kids-with-cancer support group. They fall in love despite Hazel's attempts to keep her distance. Profanity and sexual references. Clever dialog and shear brilliance at points.
Word Count: 65,752
Page Count: 336
Accelerated Reading level: 5.5 / points: 10.0
AR quiz: 148461
Lexile: 850L
- Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
- ISBN-10: 0525478817
- sample pages
- audio also available
Abundance Of Katherines Michael L. Printz Award
**Starred Review** Kirkus
**Starred Review** HornBook
Having been recently dumped for the nineteenth time by a girl named Katherine, recent high school graduate and former child prodigy Colin sets off on a road trip with his best friend to try to find a new direction in life.
Word Count: 61,412Page Count: 272
Accelerated Reading level: 5.6 / points: 10.0
AR quiz: 108588
Lexile: 890L
- Publisher: Speak
- ISBN-10: 0142410705
- sample pages
- audio also available
Looking For Alaska Michael L. Printz Award
Finalist, 2005 Los Angeles Times Book Prize
**Starred Review** SchoolLibraryJournal
A Booklist Editor’s Choice Pick
Sixteen-year-old Miles' first year at Culver Creek Preparatory School in Alabama includes good friends and great pranks, but is defined by the search for answers about life and death after a fatal car crash.
Word Count: 69,023
Page Count: 256
Accelerated Reading level: 5.8 / points: 11.0
AR quiz: 86391
Lexile: 930L
- Publisher: Speak
- ISBN-10: 014241221X
- sample pages
- audio also available
COLLECTIONS
Twice Told: Original Stories Inspired By Original Artwork Presents nine drawings by a single illustrator, each of which has been translated into a story by two different authors writing about what they imagine is going on in the picture.
Sha-la-la / by Sarah Dessen
Floater / by Ellen Wittlinger
Alejandro / by Gene Brewer
Saying no to Nick / by Bruce Coville
Just a couple of girls talking haiku / by Ron Koertge
Ruby / by Adele Geras
What I did last summer / by Jan Marino
Word of the day / by Marilyn Singer
Hope Springs eternal / by Audrey Couloumbis
The approximate cost of loving Caroline / by John Green
Angel's food / by M.T. Anderson
Chocolate almond torte / by William Sleator
Rebecca / by Nancy Werlin
Bunny boy / by Alex Flinn
Essie and Clem / by Margaret Peterson Haddix
The god of St. James and vine / by Jaime Adoff
Smells like Kafka / by Neal Shusterman
Habitat for humanity / by David Lubar.
Word Count: 65,854
Page Count: 272
Accelerated Reading level: 4.5 / points: 10.0
AR quiz: 105301
Lexile: 770L
- Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
- ISBN-10: 0525468188
- sample pages
Let It Snow: Three Holiday Stories This book contains 3 interconnected holiday stories by popular teen authors John Green, Lauren Myracle, and Maureen Johnson.
Word Count: 70,444
Page Count: 368
Accelerated Reading level: 4.7 / points: 10.0
AR quiz: 127273
- Publisher: Speak
- ISBN-10: 0142414999
- sample pages
What You Wish For: A Book For Darfur Award-winning authors contribute stories about the things we all wish for -- home, family, safety and love -- in honor of Darfur's refugees.
Word Count: 60,278
Page Count:
Accelerated Reading level: 5.3 / points: 9.0
AR quiz: 147873
- Publisher:
- ISBN-10:
- sample pages
- audio also available
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