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Paper Towns by John Green

John Green  knows how to end a book. You always hear about killer first lines and great beginnings, but it has  got  to be harder to end a story well. To know what to do with and to the characters and story you've crafted. I thought  Looking for Alaska   had the most beautiful closing lines. The wrap up in  An Abundance of Katherines   was just right. And my favorite thing about  Paper Towns is undoubtedly the ending. Kind of nice to hear going in, isn't it? So the story follows Q (short for Quentin) in his life-long quest to love girl-next-door Margo Roth Spiegelman. The thing is, she's sort of too cool for school, let alone Q. But one night she climbs through his bedroom window and absconds with him on a night full of adventure, breaking, entering, and general tomfoolery. Next morning she's gone. Q, with the occasional help of his two band geek friends, Ben and Radar, embarks on a journey to find Margo. Little does he comprehend just what "finding" her will ...

Choose Your Own Cover

Such a fun idea. John Green 's upcoming October release, Paper Towns , will be coming out with two, count them, two different cover options. So which one's calling your name? Yellow....Blue....Yellow....Blue. Who can decide? I think I'm leaning yellow right now. If just because it will look awesome next to my copy of An Abundance of Katherines . For a bit of fun, check out Green's conversation with his 11th grade self regarding the two covers, Walt Whitman, and expanding waistlines.