The Fault in Our Stars
This book is about kids with cancer. Depressing, eh? Well, actually, no. Seen through the eyes of Hazel Grace Lancaster, this is a moving story of adolescence, as we share her struggles and those of her friends she meets through a cancer support group. Her attitude is typically teenage, sympathetic and warm. She is struck by a book about cancer, “An Imperial Affliction” and the novel charts her interaction with this book, and its author, Peter van Houten. She meets and falls in love with the handsome Augustus Waters, and they share their journey together. To say much more would be a spoiler, but I was hooked and read the book as fast as I could.
Perhaps it’s a book aimed at young readers, but it’s certainly enjoyable by children of any age.