John Green - Paper Towns.nfo
General Information
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Title: Paper Towns
Author: John Green
Read By: Dan John Miller
Copyright: 2008
Audiobook Copyright: 2008
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Abridged: No
Original Media Information
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ISBN: 9781423380030
Media: Library Download
Number: 7
Source: Library
File Information
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Number of MP3s: 7
Total Duration: 7:59:00
Total MP3 Size: 219.32
Parity Archive: No
Ripped By: A_S
Ripped With: Easy CD - DA Extractor
Encoded With: LAME 3.98
Encoded At: CBR 64 kbit/s 44100 Hz Mono
Normalize: MP3Gain, Track 89dB
Noise Reduction: None
ID3 Tags: Set, v1.1, v2.3
Book Description
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Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
Green melds elements from his Looking for Alaska and An Abundance of
graduating from their Orlando-area high school, Quentin Jacobsen's childhood
best friend, Margo, reappears in his life, specifically at his window,
commanding him to take her on an all-night, score-settling spree. Quentin
has loved Margo from not so afar (she lives next door), years after
she ditched him for a cooler crowd. Just as suddenly, she disappears
again, and the plot's considerable tension derives from Quentin's mission
to find out if she's run away or committed suicide. Margo's parents,
inured to her extreme behavior, wash their hands, but Quentin thinks
she's left him a clue in a highlighted volume of Leaves of Grass. Q's
sidekick, Radar, editor of a Wikipedia-like Web site, provides the most
intelligent thinking and fuels many hilarious exchanges with Q. The
title, which refers to unbuilt subdivisions and copyright trap towns
that appear on maps but don't exist, unintentionally underscores the
novel's weakness: both milquetoast Q and self-absorbed Margo are types,
not fully dimensional characters. Readers who can get past that will
All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
From Booklist
sonorous tones and just the right amount of wry. Q has lusted after
next-door neighbor Margo Roth Spiegelman for what seems like his whole
life. The mischievous brunette is drop-dead gorgeous and a little dangerous,
2006 Michael L. Printz Award winner Looking for Alaska, also available
from Brilliance Audio, the plot centers around a group of quirky, bright
teens. Miller handles most of them with aplomb, including nerdy best-friend
Ben, who is reflected in slightly high-pitched and whiny tones, and
Margo, who sounds somewhat breathy. He also does a first-rate job with
--Allison Block
Review
Green's prose is astounding-from hilarious...to devastating observation
and truths. The mystery of Margo...is fascinating, cleverly constructed,
and profoundly moving. --School Library Journal, starred review
Green...delivers once again with this satisfying, crowd-pleasing look
at a complex, smart boy and the way he loves. Genuine--and genuinely
funny--dialogue...mystery...and delightful secondary characters. A winning
combination. --Kirkus Reviews --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.-
Review
--This text refers to the Paperback edition.
Review
The writing is as stellar, with deliciously intelligent dialogue and
plenty of mind-twisting insights...a powerfully great read. --This text
refers to the Hardcover edition.
Review
Printz Medal Winner and Honoree Green knows what he does best and delivers
once again. Genuine-and genuinely funny-dialogue...mystery and delightful
characters...a winning combination. --This text refers to the Hardcover
edition.
Book Description
Ultimately, the mystery of Margo proves more compelling than Margo herself--ins-
tead it's the four fumbling detectives, each with their own idiosyncrasies
and foibles and secret strengths, who will capture readers' imaginations.
--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Product Description
Quentin Jacobsen has spent a lifetime loving the magnificently adventurous
Margo Roth Spiegelman from afar. So when she cracks open a window and
climbs back 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.
down a disconnected path, the closer he gets, the less Q sees of the
girl he thought he knew.
Printz medalist John Green returns with the brilliant wit and searing
emotional honesty that have inspired a new generation of listeners.
About the Author
John Green (whose full name anagrams to rejig, ole henchman) is the
Printz Award-winning author of Looking for Alaska. John has also written
Times. He lives in New York City with his wife. Before he got married,
he was dumped fifty-three times. But never by a Katherine. You can visit
John on the Web at www.sparksflyup.com.
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