The Fault in Our Stars by John Green, Nicola Winstanley

The Fault in Our Stars is a novel by author John Green. The story follows the main character, Hazel Grace Lancaster, as she battles cancer. Not only is Hazel trying to live the normal life of a 16-year-old girl, but she is also struggling with what it will be like for her parents after she dies.

The fault in our stars is a story about a girl, Hazel, who has lung-cancer. Every day, she has an oxygen tank with her. Her mom tells her to go to support group, where she has to talk to other cancer patients. She doesn’t really like it, until Augustus ‘Gus’ Waters appears. He is very handsome and he seems to be interested in her as well. When they spend the afternoon together, they give each other a book to read. The book Hazel gives Gus is ‘An Imperial Affliction’. AIA ends in an open end, and Hazel has been looking for answers ever since she’s finished the book a few years ago. For Gus’s wish (every cancer-kid gets one) he wishes to travel to Amsterdam with Hazel, where the author of AIA lives. They go there and in Amsterdam they finally share their first kiss. They also have sex that night. Up to that point- very happy story. The next day, Gus tells Hazel that, a few weeks ago, he had an ache. He went to the hospital and had a PET-scan. And, like he says: ‘I lit up like a Christmas tree.’ The cancer is everywhere. From that on, we follow a tragic downwards spiral, that leads to Gus’s death. The book ends with Hazel telling Gus that she does like her choices in life.