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John Green: Alternate Author Paper The Authors Life and Works John Green a! "orn #n Ind#anapol#!$ Ind#ana on Au%u!t 2&$ 1'(( )John%reen"oo*!+co,$ 2-13.$ here he currently re!#de! #th h#! #/e and t o ch#ldren+ Gro #n% up pr#,ar#ly #n 0lor#da$ Green attended a "oard#n% !chool #n Ala"a,a and a/ter colle%e at Kenyon 1olle%e )John%reen"oo*!+co,$ 2-13.$ he "eca,e a chapla#n at a ch#ldren2! ho!p#tal )1art$ 2--6.+ 3e later 4 or*ed a! a /ull5t#,e product#on ed#tor at 6oo*l#!t ,a%a7#ne8 here he "e%an r#t#n% h#! /#r!t no9el$ Looking for Alaska )1art$ 2--6.+ In 2--($ Green and h#! "rother 3an* "e%an a 9#deo"lo% ):lo%. on ;outu"e$ here they 4cea!ed te<tual co,,un#cat#on8 )John%reen"oo*!+co,$ 2-13.+ =h#! :lo% 9enture created a co,,un#ty o/ people called >erd/#%hter! ho 4/#%ht /or #ntellectual#!, and to decrea!e the o9erall orld #de le9el o/ !uc*8 )John%reen"oo*!+co,$ 2-13.+ =he!e ;outu"e 9#deo! ha9e "een 9#e ed ,ore than 2(- ,#ll#on t#,e! )?o"ac*$ 2-12. and the popular#ty o/ h#! "oo*! ,ay partly "e attr#"uted to h#! pre!ence #n the onl#ne co,,un#t#e! o/ ;outu"e$ = #tter$ and =u,"lr+ Green #! the 4>e ;or* =#,e! "e!t!ell#n% author o/ Looking for Alaska$ An Abundance of Katherines$ Paper Towns$ and The Fault in Our Stars8 a! ell a! the co5author o/ Will Grayson Will Grayson Let it Snow and a /e other !,all appearance! #n anthologies !John%reen"oo*!+co,$ 2-13.+ In 2--6 he on the M#chael Pr#nt7 A ard and #n 2--' he a! the @d%ar a ard #nner )John%reen"oo*!+co,$ 2-13. and ha! "een na,ed @nterta#n,ent Weekly"s #ntertainer of the $ear !?o"ac*$ 2-12.+ =#,e Ma%a7#ne !elected Green2! ,o!t recent t#tle a! the nu,"er one /#ct#on o/ the year )?o"ac*$ 2-12.+

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The Fault in Our Stars #! h#! late!t "oo*$ h#ch a! pu"l#!hed #n early 2-12 )?o"ac*$ 2-12.+ A! a pro,#!e to the >erd/#%hter co,,un#ty$ Green !#%ned e9ery copy o/ the /#r!t pr#nt#n% total#n% 15-$--- pa%e! )?o"ac*$ 2-12.+ =he "oo* a! !o popular that Fo% &''' picked it up to begin (aking a fil( )ersion* The Fault in Our Stars a! ell a! the re!t o/ h#! !ucce!!/ul no9el!$ ha! "een pu"l#!hed #n ,ore than a do7en lan%ua%e! )John%reen"oo*!+co,$ 2-13.+

Challenges and Critique Green2! r#t#n% #! the ep#to,e o/ %ood youn% adult l#terature* +is characters are well de)eloped and likeable ensuring the reader for(s an e(otional attach(ent to the( ,ust in ti(e for a life-changing ride* Green is able to capti)ate his audience of high schoolers and early twenty-so(ethings with characters that are .are real teens who learn grow think and change/ !6ar*dollA Scher//$ 2--B.+ 3#! no9el! ha9e a ay o/ en9elop#n% h#! reader! #nto a 49#9#d collect#on o/ ,a%net#c character!$ "eaut#/ul !ett#n%!$ #ntr#%u#n% /act!$ and po er/ul d#le,,a! that pro9#de reader! #th an authent#c and un#Cue #ndo #nto the l#9e! o/ teena%er! !tru%%l#n% to ,a*e !en!e o/ the,!el9e! and the orld around the,8 )6ar*dollA Scher//$ 2--B.+ >ot e9eryone ho ha! heard o/ h#! "oo*! appro9e! o/ h#! real#!t#c approach to !tory5 tell#n%+ @9er !#nce h#! /#r!t "oo*$ Looking for Alaska$ h#t the !hel/$ Green ha! had to deal #th cen!or! and ha9#n% h#! ,ater#al re/erred to a! porno%raph#c )John%reen"oo*!+co,$ 2-13.+ Green 9ehe,ently den#e! that h#! "oo*! are all a"out !e< and ! ear#n%$ "ut he #! /aced #th the !a,e oppo!#t#on that ,any youn% adult r#ter! /#nd hen r#t#n% a"out real and rele9ant teen top#c!+

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Mo!t recently$ The Fault in Our Stars ha! co,e under attac* "y tho!e that #!h to cen!or hat #! "e#n% called 4S#c* L#t8+ In the "oo*$ "oth the ,a#n character! Au%u!tu! Dater! and 3a7el Lanca!ter ha9e cancer$ and they /#%ht throu%h #t to%ether to "e #th each other+ =he Da#ly Ma#l rote an art#cle a"out th#! contro9er!#ally appo#nted %enre !ay#n% that "oo*! a"out !#c* people$ #nclud#n% Green2!$ are 4l#"erally peppered #th !e< and ! ear#n%8 )1arey$ 2-13. and !hould "e *ept under t#%ht !crut#ny+ >ot e9eryone /eel! th#! ay thou%h$ and ,any ca,e to the de/en!e o/ !e9eral no9el! ,ent#oned #n the art#cle #nclud#n% Green2! !ay#n% they o//er 4lot! o/ !cope /or d#!cu!!#on a,on% teena%er! a"out the th#n%! that they$ ,uch l#*e e9eryone$ care /or ,o!t E /r#end!h#p$ lo9e$ /a,#ly E h#le$ ye!$ "e#n% pe%%ed to a !tory a"out *#d! #th cancer8 )Paul#$ 2-13.+ I/ anyone at the Da#ly Ma#l had read The Fault in Our Stars$ they ould *no #t2! !o ,uch ,ore than "e#n% !#c*+ Anyone$ #ll or not$ ould "e a"le to relate to the character! ho ere e!!ent#ally try#n% to /#nd the,!el9e! "y /#nd#n% each other+

The Authors Philosophy Green th#n*! #t2! #,portant to r#te a"out the!e *#nd! o/ th#n%! e9en thou%h there can "e ne%at#9e /eed"ac* /ro, #t+ =eena%er! l#*e to read a"out !e< and dru%! "ecau!e that2! the *#nd o/ th#n% they are "e#n% /aced #th and /eel pre!!ure /ro, da#ly+ 3e th#n*! that #n no9el!$ the !#%n#/#cance o/ the dr#n*#n% and the dru%! #! that the!e *#d! are 4e<per#enc#n% !el/5de!truct#9e #,pul!e! )a! !o ,any teena%er! do. and are try#n% to /#nd ay! to re!pond to tho!e #,pul!e!8 )6ar*dollA Scher//$ 2--B. !o #t #! #,portant to ac*no led%e the, #n h#! r#t#n%+

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Green #! an ad9ocate /or read#n% #n %eneral$ and not Fu!t h#! o n "oo*!+ 3e encoura%e! h#! reader!$ throu%h !oc#al net or*#n% ,ed#a$ to 4*no that "oo*! are th#n%! ,ade "y real people ho are ,ar%#nally nor,al and l#9e re%ular l#9e! and ,a*e !tup#d 9#deo "lo%! and arenGt #thout the#r /ault!8 )6ar*dollA Scher//$ 2--B.+ John Green #! an #n!p#rat#on to ,any youn% adult!$ ho rely on h#! "oo*! to ,a*e ,ean#n% o/ the#r l#9e!$ to help the, cope or Fu!t under!tand that they are not alone+ 3e #! /ar ,ore than Fu!t an author to h#! reader!$ and that2! hat !et! h#, apart /ro, the re!t+

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?e/erence! 6ar*doll$ J+ K+$ A Scher//$ L+ )2--B.+ GL#terature I! >ot a 1old$ Dead PlaceG: An Inter9#e John Green+ =he @n%l#!h Journal$ )3.$ 6(+ 1arey$ = )2-13$ January 2.+ =he G!#c*5l#tG "oo*! a#,ed at ch#ldren: ItG! a d#!tur"#n% pheno,enon+ =ale! o/ teena%e cancer$ !el/5har, and !u#c#de++++ The 0aily 1ail+ ?etr#e9ed /ro, http:// +da#ly,a#l+co+u*//e,a#l/art#cle52256356/=he5!#c*5l#t5"oo*!5a#,ed5ch#ldren5 #th

It!5d#!tur"#n%5pheno,enon5=ale!5teena%e5cancer5!el/5har,5!u#c#de5+ht,l 1art$ M+ )2--6.+ John Green D#n! 2--6 M#chael L+ Pr#nt7 A ard+ ;oun% Adult L#"rary Ser9#ce!$ &)3.$ 1B+ John%reen"oo*!+co,+ )2-13.+ 0AH+ ?etr#e9ed /ro, http://Fohn%reen"oo*!+co,//aC/ Paul#$ M+ )2-13$ January &.+ GS#c*5l#tGI @9#dently youn% adult /#ct#on #! too co,ple< /or the Da#ly Ma#l+ The Guardian* ?etr#e9ed /ro, http:// +%uard#an+co+u*/"oo*!/2-13/Fan/-&/!#c*5 l#t5youn%5adult5/#ct#on5,a#l

?o"ac*$ D+ )2-12.+ John Green ?eache! /or the GStar!G+ Pu"l#!her! Dee*ly$ 25')5-.$ 13+