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Paper Towns
Some people aren't a mystery to solve. They're just a person. 🗺️
Who it's for
Q has built Margo into a myth, and the whole novel is a road trip toward discovering that she is a person, not a puzzle or a prize.
Infatuated, restless→Grounded, clear-eyed
Feelings it meets
What it is
Quentin has loved his enigmatic neighbour Margo from afar for years. After one wild night of revenge pranks together, she disappears, and Q follows the clues she left behind, convinced he is meant to find her.
Where to find it
In print, ebook and audiobook (Dutton / Penguin); widely available in libraries. Film adaptation (2015).
Before you start
Heads up: Discovery of a suicide victim's body.
Age: Common Sense: 14+
Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind; And therefore is wing'd Cupid painted blind.William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act 1, Scene 1
