The Fault in Our Stars, by John GreenRead about the other entries on the list.
Four words: children’s cancer support group. From the moment Hazel and Augustus meet in that particular setting, it’s clear the ending to this beginning will be difficult and painful. It is, but all the days and weeks in between are some of the purest and fully lived of any two characters in YA or any other genre.
The Fault in Our Stars is among Lara Williamson's ten top goodbyes in children’s literature, the Off the Shelf Staff's eight great books told by child narrators, Luke Kelly's five top YA novels, and Sophie McKenzie's five favorite Young Adult books that appeal to teenagers.
--Marshal Zeringue