Paper Towns

After their all-nighter ends and a new day breaks, Q arrives at school to discover that Margo Roth Spiegelman from afar and always an enigma, has now become a mystery. She has disappeared. Q soon learns that there are clues in her disappearance ...and they are for him.

Who is the real Margo? Quentin Jacobsen has spent a lifetime loving the magnificently adventurous Margo Roth Spiegelman from afar. So when she cracks open a window and climbs into his life - dressed like a ninja and summoning him for an ingenious campaign of revenge - he follows. After their all-nighter ends and a new day breaks, Q arrives at school to discover that Margo, always an enigma, has now become a mystery. She has disappeared. Q soon learns that there are clues in her disappearance ...and they are for him. Trailing Margo's disconnected path across the USA, the closer Q gets, the less sure he is of who he is looking for.

'There is ... real pathos and humour in Q's attempts to follow Margo's trail' Financial Times 'Gripping, thought-provoking and witty ... It will entertain mid to older teens and extend their expectations of fiction. An outstanding novel' Sandra Bennett, School Librarian 'Green's novel is a fascinating study of adolescence' Inis Magazine 'A funny and quirky school-story and road trip that will appeal to older readers who, like Margo, yearn for something more' Bookfest

John Green lives in the USA where his first two novels have been published to great success. He has won the Edgar Award, the Printz Award and is the recipient of a Printz Honor. John writes a blog and can be found in full flow at: http://www.sparksflyup.com/weblog.php. His videoblogs alone have more than 100,000 subscribers on YouTube and he has over 1,000 000 followers on twitter. This is John's first book for Bloomsbury.

Contemporary urban adventure with a hint of romance Friendship, (slightly) disaffected teen angst, and the desire to be happy inform the characters in this enchanting book for young adults Witty, surprising and brilliantly plotted this is a book for fans of Holes, Small Steps and Elsewhere