John Green
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"The Anthropocene is the current geologic age, in which humans have profoundly reshaped the planet and its biodiversity. In this remarkable symphony of essays, bestselling author John Green reviews different facets of the human-centered planet on a five-star scale--from QWERTY keyboard and sunsets to Canada geese and Penguins of Madagascar. Funny, complex, and rich with detail, the reviews chart the contradictions of contemporary humanity. John Green's...
Author
Publisher
Nathan
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
Français
Description
"Hazel, 16 ans, est atteinte d'un cancer. Son dernier traitement semble avoir arrêté l'évolution de la maladie, mais elle se sait condamnée. Bien qu'elle s'y ennuie passablement, elle intègre un groupe de soutien, fréquenté par d'autres jeunes malades. C'est là qu'elle rencontre Augustus, un garçon en rémission, qui partage son humour et son goût de la littérature. Entre les deux adolescents, l'attirance est immédiate. Et malgré les...
Author
Publisher
Vintage Español, una división de Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
Español
Description
One month before graduating from his Central Florida high school, Quentin "Q" Jacobsen basks in the predictable boringness of his life until the beautiful and exciting Margo Roth Spiegelman, Q's neighbor and classmate, takes him on a midnight adventure and then mysteriously disappears.
"En su último año de instituto, Quentin no ha aprobado ni en popularidad ni en asuntos del corazón ... Pero todo cambia cuando su vecina, la legendaria, inalcanzable...
Author
Publisher
Ēditʻ Print
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Armenian
Description
Sixteen-year-old Hazel, a stage IV thyroid cancer patient, has accepted her terminal diagnosis until a chance meeting with a boy at cancer support group forces her to reexamine her perspective on love, loss, and life.
"Chʻnayats uṛutsʻkʻnerě pʻokʻratsʻnogh bzhshkakan hrashkʻin, orě Heyzelin aprelu evs mi kʻani tari ē pargevel, na, mievnuyn ē, anbuzherli hvand ē, kʻaghtsʻkeghi verjin pʻulum, um kyankʻi verjin glukhě grvel ē hentsʻ...
Author
Publisher
Debolsillo
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
Español
Description
Antes: Miles ve cómo su vida transcurre sin emoción alguna. Su obsesión con memorizar las últimas palabras de personajes ilustres le lleva a querer encontrar su Gran Quizá (como dijo François Rabelais justo antes de morir). Decide mudarse a Culver Creek, un internado fuera de lo común, donde disfrutará por primera vez de la libertad y conocerá a Alaska Young. La preciosa, descarada, fascinante y autodestructiva Alaska arrastrará a Miles...
Author
Publisher
Intrínseca
Pub. Date
2014
Language
Portuguese
Description
Sixteen-year-old Hazel, a stage IV thyroid cancer patient, has accepted her terminal diagnosis until a chance meeting with a boy at cancer support group forces her to reexamine her perspective on love, loss, and life. Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears...
10) The golden rule
Author
Language
English
Description
Grandpa explains that the golden rule is a simple statement on how to live that can be practiced by people of all ages and faiths, then helps his grandson figure out how to apply the rule to his own life.
Author
Publisher
Editora Intrínseca
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
Portuguese
Description
Sixteen-year-old Aza never intended to pursue the mystery of fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett, but there's a hundred-thousand-dollar reward at stake and her best and most fearless friend, Daisy, is eager to investigate. So together, they navigate the short distance and broad divides that separate them from Russell Pickett's son, Davis. Aza is trying. She is trying to be a good daughter, a good friend, a good student, and maybe even a good detective,...
Language
English
Description
Hazel and Gus share a sarcastic sense of humor, a distaste for the conventional, and ultimately a love that sweeps them on an unforgettable journey. Although the two teens face unlikely challenges, their courage and dedication to each other prove that while life isn't perfect, love can still be extraordinary in this powerfully moving film based on John Green's New York Times best-selling novel.
Language
English
Description
"An ill-timed storm on Christmas Eve buries the residents of Gracetown under multiple feet of snow and causes quite a bit of chaos. One brave soul ventures out into the storm from her stranded train, setting off a chain of events that will change quite a few lives. Over the next three days one girl takes a risky shortcut with an adorable stranger, three friends set out to win a race to the Waffle House (and the hash brown spoils), and the fate of...
16) Paper towns
Language
English
Formats
Description
Adapted from the bestselling novel by author John Green, a coming-of-age story centering on Quentin and his enigmatic neighbor Margo, who loved mysteries so much she became one. After taking him on an all-night adventure through their hometown, Margo suddenly disappears; leaving behind cryptic clues for Quentin to decipher. The search leads Quentin and his quick-witted friends on an exhilarating adventure that is equal parts hilarious and moving.
Author
Publisher
Ēditʻ Print
Pub. Date
2017
Language
Armenian
Description
One month before graduating from his Central Florida high school, Quentin "Q" Jacobsen basks in the predictable boredom of his life until the beautiful and exciting Margo Roth Spiegelman, Q's neighbor and classmate, takes him on a midnight adventure and then mysteriously disappears.
Author
Publisher
Intrínseca
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Portuguese
Description
"Before. Miles "Pudge" Halter's whole existence has been one big nonevent, and his obsession with famous last words has only made him crave the "Great Perhaps" (François Rabelais, poet) even more. He heads off to the sometimes crazy, possibly unstable, and anything-but-boring world of Culver Creek Boarding School, and his life becomes the opposite of safe. Because down the hall is Alaska Young. The gorgeous, clever, funny, sexy, self-destructive,...
Author
Publisher
Gaillimard
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
One month before graduating from his Central Florida high school, Quentin "Q" Jacobsen basks in the predictable boringness of his life until the beautiful and exciting Margo Roth Spiegelman, Q's neighbor and classmate, takes him on a midnight adventure and then mysteriously disappears.