This Star Won't Go out
The Life and Words of Esther Grace Earl
New York, New York : Dutton Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA), LLC, [2014]
Format: Book
Description: 431 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
"A memoir told through the journals, letters, and stories of young cancer patient Esther Earl."-- Provided by publisher. Esther Earl was the girl who influenced John Green's novel, The Fault in Our Stars. Friends with Green, she died when she was 16 years old of thyroid cancer. Green notes that while the book is not based on Esther, he does credit her for inspiring him to finally write it, as she demonstrated how a short life could also be a full one.
Subjects:
Earl, Esther, 1994-2010 -- Juvenile literature.
Thyroid gland -- Cancer -- Patients -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Cancer -- Patients -- Juvenile literature.
Cancer -- Juvenile literature.
Earl, Esther, 1994-2010 -- Juvenile literature.
Thyroid gland -- Cancer -- Patients -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Cancer -- Patients -- Juvenile literature.
Cancer -- Juvenile literature.
Target Audience: 12 up.
ISBN:
9780525426363 (hardback)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
T BIOGRAPHY Earl, Esther | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Teen Biography | In |
T BIOGRAPHY Earl | Southeast | Teen Biography | In |