Title Profile & Character Information

The Fault in Our Stars
Annotation
John Green's eagerly anticipated new young-adult fiction novel is an emotional and surprising look at sickness and health, life and death.
Awards
2012  School Library Journal Best Books of the Year
2012  Publishers Weekly Best Children's Books
2013  Audie Award
2013  Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award
2013-2014  Black-Eyed Susan Book Award
2013-2014  Virginia Reader's Choice Awards
2014  Teen Buckeye Book Award
2015  Evergreen Young Adult Book Award
2015  Golden Archer Award (Wisconsin)
2015  Sequoyah Book Award
2015  Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award
2015  Young Reader's Choice Award
2014-2015  California Young Reader Medal
2013  Indies' Choice Book Award
2016  Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award

Characters
NameLancaster, Hazel
GenderFemale
OccupationStudent
TraitCancer patient

NameWaters, Augustus
GenderMale
OccupationStudent
TraitCancer patient

GenreYoung adult fiction
Coming of age
Love story
Family
TopicsTeenagers
Cancer patients
Terminal illness
First loves
Falling in love
Self-discovery
SettingIndianapolis, Indiana
Indiana