Paper Towns
The Book
Author: John Green
Publish Date:2009
Synopsis: Quentin Jacobsen has spent a lifetime loving the magnificently adventurous Margo Roth Spiegelman from afar. So when she cracks open a window and climbs into his life—dressed like a ninja and summoning him for an ingenious campaign of revenge—he follows. After their all-nighter ends, and a new day breaks, Q arrives at school to discover that Margo, always an enigma, has now become a mystery. But Q soon learns that there are clues—and they're for him. Urged down a disconnected path, the closer he gets, the less Q sees the girl he thought he knew...
Publish Date:2009
Synopsis: Quentin Jacobsen has spent a lifetime loving the magnificently adventurous Margo Roth Spiegelman from afar. So when she cracks open a window and climbs into his life—dressed like a ninja and summoning him for an ingenious campaign of revenge—he follows. After their all-nighter ends, and a new day breaks, Q arrives at school to discover that Margo, always an enigma, has now become a mystery. But Q soon learns that there are clues—and they're for him. Urged down a disconnected path, the closer he gets, the less Q sees the girl he thought he knew...
The Movie
Director: Jake Schreier
Cast: Nat Wolff, Cara Delevingne, Halston Sage, Austin Abrams, Justice Smith.
Writer: Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber.
Release Date: 2015
Plot Summary: Quentin Jacobsen - Q to his friends - is eighteen and has always loved the beautiful and edgy Margo Roth Spiegelman. Nine years ago they discovered a dead body together but now, at their Central Florida high school, Q's a nerd while Margo is uber-cool. One night, before graduating, Q is basking in the predictable boringness of his life when Margo persuades him to join her in come midnight mayhem and vengeance... and then vanishes. While her family shrugs off this latest disappearance, Q follows Margo's string of elaborate clues - including an unnerving poem about death. Q's friends Radar, Ben and Lacey help with the search, and a post from a website turns up: Margo will be in a certain location for the next 24 hours only. They drive through the night, racing the clock. Is Q ready for what he might find?
Cast: Nat Wolff, Cara Delevingne, Halston Sage, Austin Abrams, Justice Smith.
Writer: Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber.
Release Date: 2015
Plot Summary: Quentin Jacobsen - Q to his friends - is eighteen and has always loved the beautiful and edgy Margo Roth Spiegelman. Nine years ago they discovered a dead body together but now, at their Central Florida high school, Q's a nerd while Margo is uber-cool. One night, before graduating, Q is basking in the predictable boringness of his life when Margo persuades him to join her in come midnight mayhem and vengeance... and then vanishes. While her family shrugs off this latest disappearance, Q follows Margo's string of elaborate clues - including an unnerving poem about death. Q's friends Radar, Ben and Lacey help with the search, and a post from a website turns up: Margo will be in a certain location for the next 24 hours only. They drive through the night, racing the clock. Is Q ready for what he might find?