John Green: An Abundance Of Katherines

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You might more commonly know him as the “guy who does Crash Course videos” but John Green has quite a bit more under his belt than that. He was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on August 24, 1977. Mr. Green has a family of four: his wife Sarah, his daughter Alice, and his son Henry. He is the author of many popular and prized books, such as The Fault in Our Stars, Turtles All The Way Down, An Abundance of Katherines, Looking for Alaska, and Will Grayson. Green received the Printz Medal for his book Looking for Alaska and the Printz Honor book for An Abundance of Katherines. He has been on National Public Radio’s All Things Considered as a commentator, and also has reviewed books for publications in the New York Times and Booklist. He is commonly
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