Winner of the Edgar Award
The #1 New York Times Bestseller
Publishers Weekly and USA Today Bestseller Millions of Copies Sold
Quentin Jacobsen has spent a lifetime loving the magnificent Margo Roth Spiegelman from afar. So when she cracks open a window and climbs back into his life--summoning him for an ingenious campaign of revenge--he follows. When their all-nighter ends and a new day breaks, Margo has disappeared. But Q soon learns that there are clues--and they're for him. Embarking on an exhilarating adventure to find her, the closer Q gets, the less he sees the girl he thought he knew.
#1 Bestselling author of
The Fault in Our Stars John Green crafts a brilliantly funny and moving coming-of-age journey about true friendship and true love.
Author: John Green
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers
Published: 10/16/2008
Pages: 320
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.90w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9780525478188
Audience: Young Adult
Accelerated Reader:Reading Level: 5.4
Point Value: 13
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 125323 / Paper Towns
Award: 2009 Tayshas Reading Commended - Young Adult
Award: 2009 Edgar Allan Poe Awards Winner - Young Adult
Award: 2009 Anthony Awards Nominee - Children/Young Adult
Award: Volunteer State Book Awards Nominee - Young Adult
Award: 2011 Green Mountain Book Award Nominee - Grades 9-12
Award: 2011 Sequoyah Book Awards Nominee - High School
Award: 2011 Grand Canyon Reader Award Recommended - Teen
Award: 2010 Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee - Ages 12 & Up
Award: 2010 Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award Nominee - Young Adult
Award: 2011 Young Reader's Choice Award Nominee - Senior/Grades 10-12
Award: Black-Eyed Susan Award Nominee - High School
Award: Iowa High School Book Award Nominee - Young Adult
Award: 2014 Nutmeg Book Award Winner - High School
Review Citation(s): Booklist 06/01/2008 pg. 79
Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2008 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2008 pg. 585
Romantic Times 10/01/2008 pg. 64 - Excellent
Publishers Weekly 09/08/2008 pg. 51
Kirkus Review - Children 09/01/2008 pg. 945
School Library Journal 10/01/2008 pg. 148
Kirkus Best Young-Adult Books 12/01/2008 pg. 6
New York Times Book Review 12/07/2008 pg. 54
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2008 pg. 72 - Book Of Special Distinction
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2008
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2008 pg. 40
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2009 pg. 14
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2009 - Superior,Well Above Average
ALA Best Books Young Adults 03/15/2009 pg. 16
About the AuthorJohn Green is the award-winning, #1 bestselling author of
Looking for Alaska,
An Abundance of Katherines,
Paper Towns,
Will Grayson, Will Grayson (with David Levithan), and
The Fault in Our Stars. His many accolades include the Printz Medal, a Printz Honor, and the Edgar Award. He has twice been a finalist for the
LA Times Book Prize. John was selected by
TIME magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World. With his brother, Hank, John is one half of the Vlogbrothers (youtube.com/vlogbrothers), one of the most popular online video projects in the world. You can join the millions who follow John on Twitter (@realjohngreen) and tumblr (fishingboatproceeds.tumblr.com) or visit him online at johngreenbooks.com.
John lives with his family in Indianapolis, Indiana.