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Why we love him, quotes from John Green:

“What is the point of being alive if you don't at least try to do something remarkable?”
An Abundance of Katherines

“The only way out of the labyrinth of suffering is to forgive.”
Looking for Alaska

“You don't get to choose if you get hurt in this world...but you do have some say in who hurts you. I like my choices.”
The Fault in Our Stars

“I'm not saying that everything is survivable. Just that everything except the last thing is.”
Paper Towns

“Maybe there's something you're afraid to say, or someone you're afraid to love, or somewhere you're afraid to go. It's gonna hurt. It's gonna hurt because it matters.”
Will Grayson, Will Grayson

If You Like John Green...

Five Flavors of Dumb by Antony John; John Barnes
Call Number: PZ7 .J6216 Fiv 2010
Eighteen-year-old Piper becomes the manager for her classmates' popular rock band, called Dumb, giving her the chance to prove her capabilities to her parents and others, if only she can get the band members to get along.
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Call Number: PZ7 .A8155 Th 2007
When high school student Clay Jenkins receives a box in the mail containing thirteen cassette tapes recorded by his classmate Hannah, who committed suicide, he spends a bewildering and heartbreaking night crisscrossing their town, listening to Hannah's voice recounting the events leading up to her death.
Franny and Zooey by J. D. Salinger
Call Number: PS3537 .A426 F7 2006
Meet Franny and her younger brother, Zooey, in two Salinger stories.
The Year of Secret Assignments by Jaclyn Moriarty
Call Number: PZ7 .M826727 Ye 2004
Three female students from Ashbury High write to three male students from rival Brookfield High as part of a pen pal program, leading to romance, humiliation, revenge plots, and war between the schools.
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald; Matthew J. Bruccoli (Preface by)
Call Number: PS3511 .I9 G7 1996
Jay Gatsby had once loved beautiful, spoiled Daisy Buchanan, then lost her to a rich boy. Now, mysteriously wealthy, he is ready to risk everything to woo her back. Bathtub gin, flappers and house parties that last all week enliven Fitzgerald's classic tale, a startling portrait of Gatsby's search for meaning in his opulent world.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Call Number: PS3553 .H3469 P47 1999
A coming of age novel about Charlie, a freshman in high school who is a wallflower, shy and introspective, and very intelligent. He deals with the usual teen problems, but also with the suicide of his best friend.