![]() Secondly, after graduating college, I worked as a student chaplain at a children’s hospital for six months. “I went to a boarding school in rural Alabama, so a lot of the story is autobiographical. “I guess it really started in two places,” says Green, reflecting on the origins of Alaska’s tale. Next month Dutton is marking the book’s birthday with the release of a special 10th-anniversary edition and a celebratory marketing campaign. He did just that with Looking for Alaska, his first novel for young adults (Dutton, 2005), which won the 2006 Printz Award, was a PW Flying Start, and eventually became a bestseller. ![]() Long before the success of the book and movie versions of The Fault in Our Stars, his Vlogbrothers YouTube channel, or the blockbuster fundraising campaign Project for Awesome, Green was an aspiring writer looking for a way to channel his intense emotions into a story. But more accurately, he’s been having quite a decade. ![]() ![]() It’s often been said recently that author John Green is having a moment. ![]()
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