The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

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Green, John. Read by Kate Rudd. The Fault in Our Stars. Grand Haven: Brilliance Audio, 2012. CD. ISBN-13: 9781491510704. Audiobook. Cost: $9.99.

Awards:

-TIME Magazine's #1 Fiction Book of the Year 2012

-#1 New York Times bestseller

-New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice

-#1 Wall Street Journal bestseller

-#1 Indiebound bestseller

-#9 The Bookseller (UK) bestseller

Annotation:
"Some infinities are bigger than other infinities." So, which is bigger: the infinity of pain or the infinity of love?

Booktalk:

“Okay? Okay.”

This quote will undoubtedly come to mind long after having experienced the audiobook version of The Fault In Our Stars. "Okay? Okay." is a "love code" between Hazel Grace Lancaster and Augustus Waters; two teens fighting the disease of cancer just to have more time with each other. Reminding them of what they have as well as how easily they can lose it, the exchange of "Okay? Okay." connects them to each other as nothing else can.

Hazel and Augustus's story is an emotional rollercoaster ride rising in joy and diving into sadness. Augustus is the charming amputee who convinces Hazel, the bookworm with lung cancer, that falling in love can be worthwhile even when each day brings with it the harshness of terminal cancer. Even though everyone’s life is their own, the adventures of this story teach us that what we do with our lives and our choices, are the most control we have over them, with everything else being - The Fault in Our Stars.

Teen quote:
Lisa M, age 17: “I read young adult fiction because I can relate to the characters. The characters make getting lost in a story fun.”