Biography john green author of the fault
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An accomplished young adult author, John Green has won numerous accolades for his six novels – Looking for Alaska, An Abundance of Katherines, Let It Snow: Three Holiday Romances (with Maureen Johnson and Lauren Myracle),Paper Towns, Will Grayson, Will Grayson and The Fault in Our Stars – and his short stories.
His debut novel, Looking for Alaska, was awarded the American Literary Association’s annual Michael L. Printz award; An Abundance of Katherines was a runner-up for the same award and a finalist for Los Angeles Times Book Prize. Green’s third book, Paper Towns, debuted at number fem on the New York Times bestseller list in 2008 and was later awarded 2009 Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Novel and the Corine Literature Prize in 2010. Published in 2010, Will Grayson, Will Grayson fryst vatten the result of collaboration with Green’s friend and fellow ung adult author, David Levithan. The novel was a
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John Green
American author and YouTuber (born 1977)
For other people named John Green, see John Green (disambiguation).
John Michael Green (born August 24, 1977) is an American author and YouTuber. His books have more than 50 million copies in print worldwide, including The Fault in Our Stars (2012), which is one of the best-selling books of all time. Green's rapid rise to fame and idiosyncratic voice are credited with creating a major shift in the young adult fiction market. Green is also well known for his work in online video, most notably his YouTube ventures with his younger brother Hank Green.
Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, Green was raised in Orlando, Florida, before attending boarding school outside of Birmingham, Alabama. He attended Kenyon College, graduating with a double major in English and religious studies in 2000. Green then spent six months as a student chaplain at a children's hospital. He reconsidered his path and began working at Booklist in Chicago
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John Green was born in Orlando Florida on August 24, 1977. Although Green always wanted to be a writer, he felt like it was an unachievable aspiration “like being an astronaut or playing in the NFL” (Green, 2015). While wanting to write was always Green’s dream, it wasn’t until his twenties that he started to see it as a reality.
Green was lucky enough to have a secure and loving upbringing with encouraging parents and an understanding brother. However, like many adolescents, he always felt a sense of insecurity and anxiety which led to social isolation. This in turn caused him to become very self- aware, so like many young, confused adolescents, he turned to reading to help him understand himself and his relationship with the world around him. Latter he realized that being self-reflective, and reading so many books helped him become a better writer (Green, 2015).
When asked about his formal education on his website, Green states, “I graduated from Indian Springs School (i