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Green, John. The Fault in Our Stars. New York: Dutton Books, 2012.
ISBN 97805525478812; hardback; $17.99.

Annotation:
Hazel has been fighting cancer for some time when she meets Augustus, a dreamy cancer survivor, and the two develop a relationship that takes them father than they could've thought. Recommended for any high school or public library.

Awards:
- #1 New York Times bestseller 
- #1 Wall Street Journal bestseller
- #9 The Bookseller (UK) bestseller
-  #1 Indiebound bestseller 
- New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice 
- Starred reviews from Booklist, SLJ, Publisher’s Weekly, Horn Book, and Kirkus

Book Talk:
Where does the fault lie? For Hazel Grace, with tumors in her lungs, and Augustus Waters, who only has one leg left, the question is hardly worth considering. At a support group meeting in the "literal heart of Jesus" for teenagers with cancer, Hazel and Augustus meet and become friends. Over a few short months, their live change rapidly and through hospital stays and travels abroad, they face their fates - also their hopes and dreams.

Their acquaintance with a mysterious and miserable author brings clarity and closure while Hazel and Augustus prove to be each other's strongest supports.

What can be blamed for their tragic situations but fate? And how can such young people face life and death and not feel compelled to sit around and watch reruns of America's Next Top Model all day, every day? For Hazel and Augustus, it is themselves - their hope, devotion, and love for each other, their families, and their friends, that guides their experiences and lives, that allows them to live not as "cancer kids" but a real people. Does the fault lie within ourselves? Or within our stars?

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