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An Abundance of Katherines
By Green, John
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-52547-688-7
- Publisher
- Dutton
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 2006
Gr 9-Up This novel is not as issue-oriented as Green -s "Looking for Alaska" (Dutton, 2005), though it does challenge readers with its nod to postmodern structure. Right after intellectual child-prodigy Colin Singleton graduates from high school, his girlfriend (who, like the 18 young women and girls whom he claimed as girlfriends over the years, is named Katherine) breaks up with him and sends him into a total funk. His best friend, Hassan, determines that he can only be cured with a road trip. Afte...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on September 1, 2006
Former child prodigy Colin, faced with the real-world uselessness of his genius for trivia and word games, has no idea what to do with his life. Floundering, he lets his best friend Hassan drag him on a road trip while he attempts to recover from his breakup with Katherine XIX (he only dates girls named Katherine). Visiting the grave of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Tennessee, they befriend the tour guide, Lindsey Lee Wells, and accept summer jobs from her mother. As the three ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
