if you have read any novel by john green, then you are aware of the sincere, tearful and wonderful writer that he is. when the fault in our stars made you cry uncontrollably for hours, paper towns made you laugh in public. how green can capture the embarrassingly awkward moments of adolescence as he explores the intense emotions of a first love is beyond me. The point is that his stories are pretty incredible.
since you’ve probably read every book green has written, and with his recent announcement that a new book is in the works, you’re wondering what to read next. Within the already growing genre, there are plenty of worthwhile authors just as amazing as Green. Tackling similar, realistic themes like friendship, high school, and loss in all different shapes and sizes, authors are known to capture the struggles of growing up. And I can’t forget to mention the funny and sarcastic characters that accompany it.
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So if you feel like crying, laughing, or completely changing your life with the help of an amazing novel like all the books Green has written, you’re in luck. Here are 11 books to read if you love John Green, because let’s be honest, who doesn’t?
1. thirteen reasons why by jay asher
thirteen reasons why will definitely make you cry the same way green has. It is the story of Clay Jensen who finds a mysterious box on her doorstep two weeks after his girlfriend and classmate, Hanna Baker, committed suicide. inside the box he finds 13 cassette tapes. each tape is a reason why hanna finally decided to end her life, clay being one of them. Although this book begins with devastating terms, you won’t be able to put it down, cry, or appreciate it all.
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2. the beginning of it all by robyn schneider
if you loved quentin in paper towns and his whole ideology about how everyone in life gets a miracle, you’ll be interested in ezra faulkner, who believes that everyone in life has a tragedy waiting for them. . And when ezra’s tragedy strikes, a car accident that ends his athletic career and his social life, he finds himself starting over. That’s when Cassidy Thrope enters Ezra’s life and takes him on new adventures and a life he never considered for himself. Alone once again, Ezra encounters another problem: what happens when more misfortune awaits?
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3. I am the messenger of markus zusak
just like pudge and margo roth spiegelman (and many other green characters), ed kennedy is a character you won’t forget. Ed is an underage cabbie with little future, but he suddenly becomes someone of great importance after he accidentally stops a bank robbery. when he receives mysterious notes in the mail written on playing cards, he follows his instructions and ends up hurting and helping people unravel the mystery of who is writing to him. this mysterious and exciting novel will soon become one of your new favorites.
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4. I’ll give you the sun by jandy nelson
since you love green’s quirky characters, you’ll fall in love with the twins, noah and jude in I’ll give you the sun. Told from a grieving perspective with artistically driven 13-year-old Noah as she falls for the boy next door, and superstitious 16-year-old Jude as she tries to find peace with her mother. their disjointed history begins to come together piece by missing piece until they are finally able to remake the world and their relationship. Not only does Nelson write an incredible coming-of-age story, he paints beautiful pictures with every word.
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5. the absolutely true diary of a part time indian by alexie sherman
Junior is a little different from everyone else on the Spokane Indian Reservation, and when he decides to enroll in the nearest all-white school, it doesn’t make things easy for him. Being born with epilepsy, the desire to be a cartoonist, and the courage to try something no one around him has ever done makes Junior a character you’ll want to root for. Heartbreaking in ways you wouldn’t expect and written with a strong voice, this novel will make you want to devour absolutely everything Alexie writes.
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6. openly straight by bill konigsberg
rafe, a normal kid from colorado, has been out since eighth grade. But when he transfers to an all-boys school in New England, he decides to keep his sexuality a secret, so she doesn’t have to label him. When a teacher challenges him to write his own story and when he falls in love with a boy named Ben, Rafe questions if he made the right choice. if you were a big fan of will grayson, will grayson, you would absolutely adore openly straight .
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7. eleanor and park by rainbow rowell
rainbow rowell is one of those authors, like green, who inspires a large following with her stories. Eleanor, a misunderstood girl with crazy red hair and a dysfunctional family that she likes to stay away from. Park, the new kid in town, is completely smitten with her. Over time, this subtle love story will make you think of your first love and how scary and new everything was.
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8. say what you want by cammie mcgovern
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amy is born with cerebral palsy and cannot walk without the aid of a walker. matthew’s life is dominated by her ocd. neither expects to meet and fall in love, but when they do, you’ll need to have a box of tissues nearby. Say what you will, at its core, is about what it means to be alive and how we can find love despite the tragedies that have befallen us.
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9. me and earl and the dying girl by jesse andrews
Greg and his one kind of friend, the Earl, like to make their own versions of cult classic movies. And when Greg’s mom forces him to rekindle a childhood friendship with Rachel, the street girl recently diagnosed with leukemia, he and Earl decide to make a movie with her. neither expects how it will change their lives. After reading The Fault in Our Stars, I, the Earl and the Dying Girl l is among the novels that can make you cry. But like Green, Andrews writes funny and realistic teenage characters that you won’t be able to stop laughing at either.
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10. anna and the french kiss by stephanie perkins
Despite all the courage and teenage clumsiness a lot of katherines had, anna and the french kiss will double it. After unpacking her bags at her new boarding school in Paris, France, the Eiffel Tower isn’t the only thing new in Anna’s life. making new friends, trying not to fall in love with the beautiful boy with an even more beautiful girlfriend, and missing her family at her house: anna has a lot to balance. this novel is already a classic story of finding yourself in an unknown place.
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11. all the bright places by jennifer niven
Get ready to love a cast of characters you loved as much as Hazel Grace Lancaster and Augustus Waters. all the bright places is the story of violet, a girl who looks so far into the future that she forgets to live in the present, and theodore, a boy who can’t stop thinking about committing suicide. the two couldn’t have met at a better time, on the edge of the school bell tower. Now neither of them are quite sure what to do with their budding relationship, but it’s up to them to help each other live in the present and find out what life has in store for them after all.
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