Paper Towns

By John Green | Publisher: HarperCollins

About the book

Now a major motion picture from Twentieth Century Fox


New York Times bestseller from the award-winning author of Looking for Alaska and The Fault In Our Stars.

Quentin Jacobsen - Q to his friends - is eighteen and has always loved the edgy Margo Roth Spiegelman. As children, they'd discovered a dead body together. Now at high school, Q's nerdy while Margo is uber-cool.

One night, Q is basking in the predictable boringness of his life when Margo, dressed as a ninja, persuades him to partake in several hours of mayhem. Then she vanishes. While her family shrugs off this latest disappearance, Q follows Margo's string of elaborate clues - including a poem about death.

Q's friends Radar, Ben and Lacey help with the search, and a post turns up on a website: Margo will be in a certain location for the next 24 hours only. The race is on! After an epic drivethrough the night, they catch up with Margo, and Q learns first-hand that the way you think about a person isn't the way they actually are.


MORE PRAISE FOR PAPER TOWNS

'Paper Towns is a smart, thoughtful, funny, and hopeful novel that really epitomises John Green's brilliance. It has razor-sharp wit, fantastic writing, originality in spades, truth ... do everything in your power to get a copy immediately' - Teenbookreview

'A teen-pleasing read. Readers will enjoy the edgy journey and off-road thinking' - Publishers Weekly

'fascinating, cleverly constructed, and profoundly moving' - School Library Journal, starred review

'Green ... delivers once again ... A winning combination' - Kirkus

MORE AWARDS

Winner - 2009 Edgar Award

Editions of Paper Towns

Paperback
ISBN 9780732289003
EBook
ISBN 9781460700273

Read an Excerpt

Now a major motion picture from Twentieth Century Fox


New York Times bestseller from the award-winning author of Looking for Alaska and The Fault In Our Stars.

Quentin Jacobsen - Q to his friends - is eighteen and has always loved the edgy Margo Roth Spiegelman. As children, they'd discovered a dead body together. Now at high school, Q's nerdy while Margo is uber-cool.

One night, Q is basking in the predictable boringness of his life when Margo, dressed as a ninja, persuades him to partake in several hours of mayhem. Then she vanishes. While her family shrugs off this latest disappearance, Q follows Margo's string of elaborate clues - including a poem about death.

Q's friends Radar, Ben and Lacey help with the search, and a post turns up on a website: Margo will be in a certain location for the next 24 hours only. The race is on! After an epic drivethrough the night, they catch up with Margo, and Q learns first-hand that the way you think about a person isn't the way they actually are.


MORE PRAISE FOR PAPER TOWNS

'Paper Towns is a smart, thoughtful, funny, and hopeful novel that really epitomises John Green's brilliance. It has razor-sharp wit, fantastic writing, originality in spades, truth ... do everything in your power to get a copy immediately' - Teenbookreview

'A teen-pleasing read. Readers will enjoy the edgy journey and off-road thinking' - Publishers Weekly

'fascinating, cleverly constructed, and profoundly moving' - School Library Journal, starred review

'Green ... delivers once again ... A winning combination' - Kirkus

MORE AWARDS

Winner - 2009 Edgar Award

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Paper Towns about?

Now a major motion picture from Twentieth Century Fox


New York Times bestseller from the award-winning author of Looking for Alaska and The Fault In Our Stars.

Quentin Jacobsen - Q to his friends - is eighteen and has always loved the edgy Margo Roth Spiegelman. As children, they'd discovered a dead body together. Now at high school, Q's nerdy while Margo is uber-cool.

One night, Q is basking in the predictable boringness of his life when Margo, dressed as a ninja, persuades him to partake in several hours of mayhem. Then she vanishes. While her family shrugs off this latest disappearance, Q follows Margo's string of elaborate clues - including a poem about death.

Q's friends Radar, Ben and Lacey help with the search, and a post turns up on a website: Margo will be in a certain location for the next 24 hours only. The race is on! After an epic drivethrough the night, they catch up with Margo, and Q learns first-hand that the way you think about a person isn't the way they actually are.


MORE PRAISE FOR PAPER TOWNS

'Paper Towns is a smart, thoughtful, funny, and hopeful novel that really epitomises John Green's brilliance. It has razor-sharp wit, fantastic writing, originality in spades, truth ... do everything in your power to get a copy immediately' - Teenbookreview

'A teen-pleasing read. Readers will enjoy the edgy journey and off-road thinking' - Publishers Weekly

'fascinating, cleverly constructed, and profoundly moving' - School Library Journal, starred review

'Green ... delivers once again ... A winning combination' - Kirkus

MORE AWARDS

Winner - 2009 Edgar Award

What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Paper Towns?

Children’s, Teenage and Educational > Children’s / Teenage fiction and true stories > Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction

Where can I read a sample of Paper Towns?

You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780732289003

Who is/are the Author/s of the book Paper Towns?

John Green

Who is the Publisher of the book Paper Towns?

HarperCollins

What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?

Paper Towns is available as paperback(ISBN 9780732289003) and ebook(ISBN 9781460700273)

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