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Description
Quentin Jacobsen has spent a lifetime loving the magnificently adventurous Margo Roth Spiegelman from afar. So when she cracks open a window and climbs back into his life--dressed like a ninja and summoning him for an ingenious campaign of revenge--he follows. After their all-nighter ends... read more
Cast of Characters/Important People
- Quentin Jacobson: The main character. Likes routine and wants to get into a good college so he can succeed in life. Madly in love with Margo Roth Speigelman.
- Margo Roth Speigelman: Quention's beautiful yet eccentric neighbor. Often disappears on crazy adventures.
- Ben Starling: Kind of a jerk, but one of Quentin's best friends. Likes making sexual jokes.
- Radar: Quentin's other best friend, a black nerd who runs a website called Omnictionary. Very smart.
- Lacey Pemberton: One of Margo's friends. Kind but superficial.
- Angela: Radar's girlfriend.
Memorable Quotes
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“It's true Q. Your grandma loves the brothers.”
Radar -
“Bat mitzvah money, bitch.”
Margo -
“Yeah. I'm a big believer in random capitalization. The rules of capitalization are so unfair to the words in the middle.”
Margo -
“Those of us who frequent the band room have long suspected that Becca maintains her lovely figure by eating nothing but the souls of kittens and the dreams of impoverished children.”
Quentin -
“We bring the f****** rain, Q. Not the scattered showers.”
Margo -
“Everybody, hey, shut up, hold on, shut up-- QUENTIN JACOBSEN IS INSIDE MY PHONE!”
Ben -
“'NOOOO! Booooo. Booo on Quentin. Hey, everybody! Boooo Quentin!' And then I was booed. 'Everybody's drunk. Ben drunk. Lacey drunk. Radar drunk. Nobody drive. Home by six. Promised mom. Boo, sleepy Quentin! Yay, Designated Driver! YESSSS!'”
Ben
First Sentence
The way I figure it, everyone gets a miracle.
Table of Contents
Authors & Contributors
- John Green (Author)
Awards
- Edgar Award (Winner, April 2009: Best Young Adult Novel)
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