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Paper Towns | December 10, 2014

by John Green (Penguin Young Readers Group, September 2009)

A little boy and his young neighbor discover a suicide. Not exactly the way most great romances begin, but I was quickly swept up in Quentin and Margo’s unexpected (and sometimes scary) story. Now they’re both in high school, and although they’re still neighbors, they barely interact on campus. But that doesn’t stop band-geek Quentin from loving popular-girl Margo. One night as graduation nears, Margo sweeps Quentin away in the middle of the night to help her exact revenge on her gossipy friends and cheating ex-boyfriend. The night is all adrenalin, and I (like Quentin) was desperate to see how his and Margo’s at-school relationship would change after spending such a crazy night together. But we never get to, because Margo disappears. The chapters that follow are full of clues, suspense, and a desperate search to find Margo. With a healthy dose of mystery, great characters, and a desperate road trip, Paper Towns will keep you turning pages late into the night.

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