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Last Monday, Jan 30th, author John Green stopped by Third Place Books to read from and sign copies of his latest release, The Fault in Our Stars. His brother, Hank, was with him. The Famous Vlogbrothers!!
I read the book over the weekend; I laughed and cried. It is at once heartbreaking and richly funny. Add in the philosophical threads, Shakespeare?s sonnets (and a quote or two from his plays), Robert Frost and Emily Dickinson?s poetry ? what a wonderful read. I have a huge crush on Augustus Waters.
Dystopian and dark stories are currently popular with fiction writers. Green bravely takes one of the most hopeless of situations ? teenagers struggling with life-changing and life-ending cancer and looks it square in the eye. We will all die. So how do we manage to live?
Green is not only a great teller of stories but an irrepressible human being. He is fast-talking, witty, warm, intelligent, curious, and genuine. If you take a look at his life and read his books, you will also learn that he had great difficulty making friends during his teen years. Most likely, he was awkward and unsure of himself, totally on the outside looking in. That?s why I want you to take a look at this youtube clip from his presentation at Third Place; listen to the audience, check out their response to him ? 800 people from all over who wanted to connect with this amazing guy (well, two amazing guys actually). Watch the video and then repeat after me: ?There is life after high school and it looks pretty-darn fun!?
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I read the book over the weekend; I laughed and cried. It is at once heartbreaking and richly funny. Add in the philosophical threads, Shakespeare?s sonnets (and a quote or two from his plays), Robert Frost and Emily Dickinson?s poetry ? what a wonderful read. I have a huge crush on Augustus Waters.
Dystopian and dark stories are currently popular with fiction writers. Green bravely takes one of the most hopeless of situations ? teenagers struggling with life-changing and life-ending cancer and looks it square in the eye. We will all die. So how do we manage to live?
Green is not only a great teller of stories but an irrepressible human being. He is fast-talking, witty, warm, intelligent, curious, and genuine. If you take a look at his life and read his books, you will also learn that he had great difficulty making friends during his teen years. Most likely, he was awkward and unsure of himself, totally on the outside looking in. That?s why I want you to take a look at this youtube clip from his presentation at Third Place; listen to the audience, check out their response to him ? 800 people from all over who wanted to connect with this amazing guy (well, two amazing guys actually). Watch the video and then repeat after me: ?There is life after high school and it looks pretty-darn fun!?
Video from VLOGBROTHERS @ http://www.youtube.com/user/vlogbrothers X
Is the video not playing? Click here.
- Happy 137th Birthday L. M. Montgomery
Wednesday, November 30th is the birthday of beloved children's author author Lucy Maud Montgomery. Montgomery is best known for her enchanting series detailing the adventures of Anne Shirley, the free-spirited red-head who is sent from her orphanage...
- What Is Teen Read Week?
Did you know that Oct. 17 - 23 is Teen Read Week? An initiative of the Young Adult Library Services Association, Teen Read Week started in 1998 as a way to highlight the value of encouraging teens to read. Research shows that teens who read for fun have...
- Video: Over 24,782 Books Of Summer Reading!
The numbers from our record-breaking summer reading program are in! An astounding 5,305 youth participated in Get Caught Reading 2010, including: 906 preschoolers 3, 518 elementary-aged kids 852 middle and high school studentsThe number of books these...
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Shannon believes adults should not belittle the genre just because it is populated predominantly with teenage characters: "There's this bizarre idea that adults can't empathise with teenagers - even that there's something embarrassing about...
- Laini Taylor @ Sc
I love it when authors visit SC! Thanks to our fabuous local bookstore, Third Place Books, we have had some amazing ?writers in action? over the years. One is coming this Friday!! As if our week wasn?t packed enough with tests and Homecoming! Laini Taylor,...