Mother for Dinner
- 272 pages
- 10 hours of reading
An outrageously tasty comedy about identity, tribalism and mothers.






An outrageously tasty comedy about identity, tribalism and mothers.
The unmissable first novel from bestselling and award-winning author of THE FAULT IN OUR STARS.
From bestselling, Printz Award-winning author Bray comes the story of a planeof beauty pageant contestants that crashes on a desert island.
A multi-million #1 bestseller and now a major motion picture, this poignant story explores the life of Hazel, a terminally ill teenager whose world shifts when she meets Augustus Waters at a Cancer Kid Support Group. Despite her diagnosis, Hazel's journey takes an unexpected turn as she navigates love, life, and loss. The narrative is insightful, bold, and infused with dark humor, making it both heartwarming and heartbreaking. Critics praise it as a touching, fiercely funny novel that captures the voices of a young generation, filled with wisdom and emotional depth. The story is not just for teenagers; it resonates with readers of all ages, offering a moving exploration of grief and the human experience. With its clever, irreverent tone, it defies categorization and invites readers to reflect on the beauty and tragedy of being alive. The love story between Hazel and Augustus is both humorous and poignant, ensuring that readers will laugh, cry, and perhaps even discover something profound about love and living. John Green's masterful storytelling makes this a must-read for anyone seeking inspiration and insight into the complexities of life.
From the #1 bestselling author of Turtles All the Way Down and The Fault in Our Stars Michael L. Printz Honor Book Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist New York Times Bestseller When it comes to relationships, Colin Singleton’s type is girls named Katherine. And when it comes to girls named Katherine, Colin is always getting dumped. Nineteen times, to be exact. On a road trip miles from home, this anagram-happy, washed-up child prodigy has ten thousand dollars in his pocket, a bloodthirsty feral hog on his trail, and an overweight, Judge Judy–loving best friend riding shotgun—but no Katherines. Colin is on a mission to prove The Theorem of Underlying Katherine Predictability, which he hopes will predict the future of any relationship, avenge Dumpees everywhere, and finally win him the girl. Love, friendship, and a dead Austro-Hungarian archduke add up to surprising and heart-changing conclusions in this ingeniously layered comic novel about reinventing oneself.
Read All About Georgia S Hilarious Antics As She Desperately Tries To Muddle Her Way Through Teenage Life. The New Film, Angus, Thongs And Perfect Snogging, Directed By Gurinder Chadha Of Bend It Like Beckham Fame, Is Sure To Be A Favourite Chick Flick. There Are Six Things Very Wrong With My Life:1. I Have One Of Those Under-The-Skin Spots That Will Never Come To A Head But Lurk In A Red Way For The Next Two Years.2. It Is On My Nose.3. I Have A Three-Year-Old Sister Who May Have Peed Somewhere In My Room.4. In Fourteen Days The Summer Hols Will Be Over And Then It Will Be Back To Stalag 14 And Oberführer Frau Simpson And Her Bunch Of Sadistic 'Teachers'.5. I Am Very Ugly And Need To Go Into An Ugly Home.6. I Went To A Party Dressed As A Stuffed Olive. Bridget Jones For Teenagers But Funnier. The Sunday Telegraph This Very Funny Book Perfectly Captures The Agony Of Being A Teenager. Book Of The Week, Sunday Mirror This Book Could Seriously Damage Your Health& You Could Die Laughing. Carousel Magazine
From the #1 bestselling author of Turtles All the Way Down and The Fault in Our Stars Winner of the Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Mystery #1 New York Times Bestseller USA Today Bestseller Publishers Weekly Bestseller Now a major motion picture When Margo Roth Spiegelman beckons Quentin Jacobsen in the middle of the night—dressed like a ninja and plotting an ingenious campaign of revenge—he follows her. Margo’s always planned extravagantly, and, until now, she’s always planned solo. After a lifetime of loving Margo from afar, things are finally looking up for Q . . . until day breaks and she has vanished. Always an enigma, Margo has now become a mystery. But there are clues. And they’re for Q. Printz Medalist John Green returns with the trademark brilliant wit and heart-stopping emotional honesty that have inspired a new generation of readers.
An exhilarating new book from the author of the worldwide bestseller The Tulip