This Star Won't Go Out

This book's greatest strength and greatest failing both is that it was written by a teenage girl who died before it was published. It's incredibly honest and endearing, but also... kind of skimmable, because there's a whole lot of “bahahaha so random XD” type material included verbatim. Which I think will be much more appealing to actual youths.

There are also essays interspersed from her various family members, friends, doctors, and, of course, John Green.

Anyway, I cried like 20 times while reading this and I'm excited to booktalk it to junior high kids... obviously fans of Fault In Our Stars will be interested in this, but also all those kids who just want sad books. I think it will basically sell itself once kids hear the basic concept (those who haven't already heard of it, anyway).