John Green to kick-start tour for THE FAULT IN OUR STARS - SOLD OUT.

Start: 01/10/2012 7:00 pm

THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT.

Please note the updated venue for this event is:
Wellesley Middle School, 50 Kingsbury Street, Wellesley, MA

Author John Green will be kick-starting his book tour for his witty and heart-wrenching novel The Fault in Our Stars with Wellesley Books at the Wellesley Middle School Auditorium.

IMPORTANT EVENT INFORMATION FOR ATTENDEES:

This is a ticketed event. In order to attend this event you must have purchased a copy of The Fault in Our Stars from Wellesley Books. This event is sold out.

Doors open at 6:00pm. Please be prepared to show your pre-order receipt a/o ID at the door to pick-up your book and gain admittance to the event. The event is open seating. Books will only be available for pick-up at the event. If you are unable to pick-up your book at the event, we will hold it at the store but cannot guarantee personalization.

The event will be held in the Wellesley Middle School auditorium. The entrance to the auditorium is on the Donazetti Street side of the school. All other doors will be locked. There will signs and staff members directing you to the proper entrance.

PARKING & DIRECTIONS

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The NEW venue for this event is the Wellesley Middle School auditorium. The address for WMS is 50 Kingsbury Street, however the auditorium entrance is on the Donazetti Street side. You will only be able to enter the school at the auditorium entrance. Please note: Donazetti has limited parking and is not a thru street; when coming from Linden Street or Rt. 16 we recommend approaching the school via Kingsbury for greater access to parking.

Street parking is available on Kingsbury Street, Donazetti Street, Calvin Road, and most residential streets in that area. Sprague Fields Parking Lot is also open to the public and is accessible via Kingsbury Street and Calvin Road. Please obey all posted signs and notices regarding parking. There will be police and volunteers directing you to the nearest parking areas. Carpooling is highly encouraged!

For exact driving directions to the school, click on the green school icon in the map above and select the "Directions" option to enter your address.

The Wellesley Area

If you are new to the area, there is a wide variety of restaurants and shops near the school where you can browse or grab a bite to eat. We of course encourage you to visit our store, Wellesley Books, at 82 Central Street, less than a 5 minute drive from the school. Near us you will also find several casual pizza places, coffee shops, and ethnic restaurants, including our Italian neighbor Alta Strada, and Ming Tsai's famous Blue Ginger. Check out a map of what's near Wellesley Books here (note that our sign reads Wellesley Booksmith, but it's the same store!)

Closer to Wellesley Middle School, you will find shopping and food on Linden Street. Linden Square contains a Starbucks, Pinkberry, and several restaurants and stores. Also on Linden Street is Captain Mardens and a Dunkin Donuts. You'll find restaurants and shopping up and down Route 16 as well.

"A novel of life and death and the people caught in between, The Fault in Our Stars is John Green at his best. You laugh, you cry, and then you come back for more."

- Markus Zusak, bestselling and Printz Honor-winning author of The Book Thief

ABOUT THE BOOK

Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel's story is about to be completely rewritten.

Insightful, bold, irreverent, and raw, The Fault in Our Stars is John Green's most ambitious and heartbreaking work yet, brilliantly exploring the funny, thrilling, and tragic business of being alive and in love.

"An electric portrait of young people who learn to live life with one foot in the grave. Filled with staccato bursts of humor and tragedy, The Fault in Our Stars takes a spin on universal themes-Will I be loved? Will I be remembered? Will I leave a mark on this world?-by dramatically raising the stakes for the characters who are asking."
- Jodi Picoult, bestselling author of My Sister's Keeper and Sing You Home

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

"John Green writes incredible, honest truths about the secret, weird hearts of human beings. He makes me laugh and gasp at the beauty of a sentence or the twist of a tale. He is one of the best writers alive and I am seething with envy of his talent."
- E. Lockhart, National Book Award Finalist and Printz Honor-winning author of The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau Banks and The Boyfriend List

John Green is a New York Times-bestselling author whose many accolades include the Printz Medal, a Printz Honor, and the Edgar Award. With his brother, Hank, John is one half of the Vlogbrothers (youtube.com/vlogbrothers), one of the most popular online video projects in the world. You can join John's 1.1 million followers on Twitter (@realjohngreen), or visit him online at johngreenbooks.com. John lives with his wife and son in Indianapolis, Indiana.