He is a social outcast as well, colin being his only friend, but is a very good. An abundance of katherines by john green, paperback. Printz award annually honors the best book written for teens, based entirely on its literary. John green an abundance of katherines book trailer. Nothing left to lose matt kearny near the end of the book, colin and lindsey become closer friends. An abundance of katherines is a young adult novel written by john green. And even then, colin very much wanted to have some important discoveries, so he asked his mom about it. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of an abundance of katherines by john green.
An abundance of katherines john green you will feel smarter reading this book, with its footnotes and child prodigy, and you will feel good about that, and you will laugh along the way. John was selected by time magazine as one of the 100 most. If you have, then you understand how outstanding his work is. His best and only friend, hassan, a less than devout muslim who. Child prodigy colin singleton had a hard luck with love. Get ready with your best comebacks, because an abundance of katherines is told with some major edge. Parents need to know that an abundance of katherines is a quirky novel by john green the fault in our stars about teen boys who take a road trip to tennessee, where they get jobs recording the locals oral histories in the town of gutshot. An abundance of katherines by john green scholastic. Ive now read four of his young adult ya novels, the latest being an abundance of katherines aok aok is about colin singleton, a young prodigy who finds himself at loose ends after being dumped by his 19 th girlfriend, all of whom have been called katherine. An abundance of katherines chapters 11 and 12 summary. John green has rapidly become one of my favourite authors.
Each week, our editors select the one author and one book they believe to be most worthy of your attention and highlight them in our pro connect email alert. But it had its adult parts such as language hell, st, dn, bd, and asit also had sex in it like references to man boobs and a girl taking off her shirt and colin referring to that his other girlfriends had black bras and blue bras but lindseys was purple. It was also named one of the books of the year by booklist, horn book, and kirkus. In an abundance of katherines, colin revels in the past because its where katherine is, but he soon learns that memories can be fickle things. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Of course, an abundance of katherines does have the inimitable john green dry humour and wit but it deals less with health woes and more with the woes of being a teenage boy dealing with heartbreak.
However, with the help of lindsey, hassan, and gutshot, colin was able to see what he should do, which is what makes him happy, even if its not what other people. The good news is that you already have all of the components needs to build. Were dating the guy or gal of our dreams when suddenly, out of nowhere, we get dumped, leaving us heartbroken, angry, confused, and totally lonely. An abundance of katherines paperback october 16, 2008.
When it comes to colin singleton, his type is girls named katherine. I chose this as the theme of the story because colin made it his destiny to only date katherines, and his parents wanted him to make the most he can out of being an intelligent child. Abundance of katherines is a novel that seems to live in the shadow of the later john green best seller, the fault in our stars, however, this underdog was a 2007 michael l. John green an abundance of katherines coffee for two. The side kick in an abundance of katherines is hassan harbish, an overweight and lebanese muslim. In fact, there is an entire appendix in the book for the math nerds out there. Throughout the book, he is portrayed as very lazy because he loves to watch judge judy and is not planning on going to college. For me, one of the great things about this book is the friendship between colin and hassan.
An abundance of katherines by john green is based around colin. Theres strong language including st, ass, damn, bastard and various euphemisms for the male organ and references to sex, orgasms, and oral sex. Its not dark or anythingits just got a knowitall attitude when it comes down to it. An abundance of katherines chapters 9 and 10 summary. Of course, an abundance of katherines does have the inimitable john green dry humour and wit but it deals less with health woes and more with the. An abundance of katherines by john green goodreads. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. It tells the story of colin, a recent high school graduate whose girlfriend katherine has just dumped him. His many accolades include the printz medal, a printz honor, and the edgar award. This book was so good that i finished it in less than a day. You can buy an abundance of katherines from your favorite retailer via the penguin portal. An abundance of katherines is a work of fiction that includes many mathematical terms and academic language. During that revision green estimates 80 percent of the words changed over several additional drafts the novel assumed its final, unusual shape. After finishing the third twin, i decided to do a r.
He was dumped nineteen times and all the girls were named. He dates 19 different katherines, and it makes his life seem like its stuck on replay. An abundance of katherines is a funny and quirky novel that is in the. The an abundance of katherines community note includes chapterbychapter summary and analysis, character list, theme list, historical context, author biography and.
They change over time, and pretty soon, the memory of. First off praise john green he is an amazing author for young adult only. John green an abundance of katherines book trailer duration. And when it comes to girls named katherine, colin is always getting dumped. It isnt surprising, eithercolin is a major smartypants, so it makes sense that the book about him is too. An abundance of katherines by john green the cosy nook.
Its not necessarily one im going to go reread, but its one ill keep on my shelf and hand to my teenagers if i ever get around to that stage of. An abundance of katherines follows colin singleton, a prodigy with an obsession for anagramming. English book report for john greens an abundance of katherines. An abundance of katherines by hannah pinheiro on prezi. An abundance of katherines is the story of colin singleton, former child prodigy who loves anagrams and has been dumped 19 times by girls called katherines. John green author this study guide consists of approximately 24 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of an abundance of katherines. His best and only friend, hassan, a less than devout muslim who likes. An abundance of katherines quotes by john greenpage 2 of 19. Colin begins to develop a theorem, the theorem of underlying katherine predictability which he. The book said that many important discoveries contained a eureka moment. Thea reads an abundance of katherines by john green january 6, 2011 at 12. An abundance of katherines quotes showing 3160 of 552 im what i need to be at any moment to stay above the ground but below the radar. If you are looking for a similar read then you have picked up the wrong book. I loved an abundance of katherines, even more than mr.
This isnt the first time this has happened to our main man colin. Green says he wrote an abundance of katherines while he was still working at booklist, but adds, it was really created after i left. The new languages and words are something i may never have heard of, read, or learned if i hadnt read an abundance of katherines. An abundance of katherines is a young adult novel by john. An abundance of katherines is a hilarious book but it did not make me laugh. I had first read aaok an abundance of katherines last year when school first started. Anyway, coming back to an abundance of katherines, the book is funny, sweet and a pleasant read. I liked this one, but it lacked a little of the finesse and emotional impact of johns later books. If you wanted the backstory of the 19 katherines and even if you didnt, dont worry it is included in the book, look for it between graphs. There is no doubt that everyone has a type and these vary on an individual basis. An abundance of katherines npr coverage of an abundance of katherines by john green. This is made even more traumatic because colin has dated no fewer than 19 girls named katherine, all of whom dumped him except for katherine the third colins middleeastern best friend, hassan, talks him into going.
With the footnotes and the appendix that is at the end of the novel, green gives his readers a way of attempting to achieve precision and clarity of the story in. This song could be played during he many times colin talked about all the different kathrines to hassan. Printz award, and i wont be surprised if this book is nominated, as well. Youngadult fiction an abundance of katherines is a 2007 michael l. He has dated and been dumped by a record 19 katherines. There are translations in this book in german, arabic, greek, french, quran, spanish, italian, russian, latin, as well as others. We have tons of study questions for you here, all completely free. Colin likes to announce that he is was a child genius on every single page, everyone is beneath him because he is such a child genius, he can remember.