Green, J. (2012). The fault in our stars. Dutton Books. New York.
Hazel is a sixteen year old girl and a thyroid cancer patient. Her parents force her to go to a support group where she meets Augustus who is surviving a rare bone cancer through an amputation of his leg. They share their favorite books with each other. Hazel feels connected to the main character of An Imperial Affliction and Augustus and her eventually find the means to travel to Amsterdam to ask the author about his story. While on their trip, Augustus shares the news that his cancer is spreading. Augustus dies shortly after but not without knowing how much he loved Hazel and how much she loves him.
This realistic fiction deals with themes of death and grief, love, and living with cancer. The book's strengths lies in the fact that it is so relatable to many young adults today who have connections to cancer. Living with and dying from cancer is a very real part of life for many . Unfortunately, it seems that the struggle and the pain of cancer is more connected to the modern world than it ever has before. Fault in Our Stars is modern, popular, current, and not only because it is well written, but because so many people have experienced something similar for themselves. This connection is what makes it that much more emotional, heart-breaking, and page turning.
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