An Abundance of Katherines Hardcover - 2006
by John Green
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In this new novel from the acclaimed author of "Looking for Alaska," Colin Singleton always falls for girls named Katherine--and he's been dumped 19 times, to be exact. Letting expectations go and allowing love are in the heart of his hilarious quest to find his missing piece and avenge dumpees everywhere.
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Details
- Title An Abundance of Katherines
- Author John Green
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Condition New
- Pages 240
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Dutton Books, New York
- Date 2006-09-21
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Dust Cover, Illustrated, Price on Product - Canadian
- Bookseller's Inventory # WAL-K-0e-001828
- ISBN 9780525476887 / 0525476881
- Weight 0.97 lbs (0.44 kg)
- Dimensions 9.3 x 6.34 x 0.84 in (23.62 x 16.10 x 2.13 cm)
- Ages 14 to UP years
- Grade levels 9 - UP
- Reading level 890
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Themes
- Topical: Coming of Age
- Topical: Friendship
- Topical: Teen
- Library of Congress subjects Mathematics, Interpersonal relations
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2006004191
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
Summary
Michael L. Printz Honor Book
Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist
Katherine V thought boys were gross
Katherine X just wanted to be friends
Katherine XVIII dumped him in an e-mail
K-19 broke his heart
When it comes to relationships, Colin Singleton's type happens to be girls named Katherine. And when it comes to girls named Katherine, Colin is always getting dumped. Nineteen times, to be exact.
On a road trip miles from home, this anagram-happy, washed-up child prodigy has ten thousand dollars in his pocket, a bloodthirsty feral hog on his trail, and an overweight, Judge Judy-loving best friend riding shotgun--but no Katherines. Colin is on a mission to prove The Theorem of Underlying Katherine Predictability, which he hopes will predict the future of any relationship, avenge Dumpees everywhere, and finally win him the girl.
Love, friendship, and a dead Austro-Hungarian archduke add up to surprising and heart-changing conclusions in this ingeniously layered comic novel about reinventing oneself.
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- ALA Best Books Young Adults, 01/01/2007, Page 1
- Booklist, 08/01/2006, Page 75
- Booklist Ed Choice Youth, 01/01/2007, Page 12
- Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 10/01/2006, Page 69
- Horn Book Magazine, 09/01/2006, Page 583
- Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/2007, Page 92
- Kirkus Best Children's Books, 12/01/2006, Page 8
- Kirkus Review - Children, 08/15/2006, Page 841
- Kliatt, 09/01/2006, Page 12
- New York Times, 11/12/2006, Page 40
- Publishers Weekly, 09/04/2006, Page 69
- School Library Journal, 09/01/2006, Page 206
- Voice of Youth Advocates, 10/01/2006, Page 328