The book rose to #84 on the and Barnes & Noble bestseller lists in June 2011 shortly after its title was announced. Hazel explains the novel's author had retreated following the novel's publication and has not been heard from since. The novel ends in the middle of a sentence, which means she either died or became too sick to continue telling the story. After Augustus finishes reading her book, he is frustrated upon learning that the novel ends abruptly without a conclusion. Augustus gives Hazel The Price of Dawn, and Hazel recommends An Imperial Affliction, a novel written by Peter Van Houten, who lives in Amsterdam, about a cancer-stricken girl named Anna that parallels Hazel's own experience. Hazel and Augustus strike a bond immediately and agree to read each other's favorite novels.
He says, 'You put an object of death right between your lips, but you don't give it the power to kill you.' Hazel, impressed by this, goes to his house to watch a movie.
Augustus explains that he does not actually light the cigarette. Hazel is disgusted by this and yells at him saying that he's already got cancer and he wants to pay money for more cancer. When everything seems to be going well, Augustus pulls out a cigarette and puts it between his lips.
They meet after the support group and begin to talk. Augustus is at the meeting to support Isaac, his friend who has eye cancer. At one meeting, Hazel meets a 17-year-old boy currently in remission named Augustus Waters, whose osteosarcoma caused him to lose his right leg. GradeSaver, 26 January 2016 Web.Hazel Grace Lancaster, a 16-year-old with thyroid cancer that has spread to her lungs, attends a cancer patient support group at her mother's behest.
Next Section Character List Previous Section About The Fault in Our Stars Buy Study Guide How To Cite in MLA Format Cohen, Madeline. Hazel copes with Augustus's death, comforting herself with the strength of her family and a letter about her that Augustus sent to the author before his death. The author attends Augustus's funeral and tries to apologize to Hazel she realizes that his book, which is about a young girl with cancer, was based on his daughter who died. They return home and Hazel stays by his side until his death. At the end of the trip, Augustus reveals to Hazel that his cancer has come back and is much worse than the previous time. They are able to take this trip, but when they arrive to meet the author he is drunk and surly. She introduces Augustus to her favorite book, and he forms a plan in which they will travel to Amsterdam together (using the "Wish" given to him by a foundation for children with cancer) to meet the reclusive and mysterious author and find out what happens after the book's end. Augustus has been in remission after losing his leg some years prior, so Hazel hesitates in starting a relationship with him, not wanting to hurt him if her illness takes another turn for the worse. She attends a support group at a church there, she meets a friend named Isaac and a romantic interest named Augustus. Her cancer began as thyroid cancer but spread to her lungs, causing her to need to breathe oxygen from a tank at all times throughout the day. Despite this, she is a girl with a vibrant mind, biting wit, and incredible empathy for the position into which she puts her parents of having to care for her. Hazel Grace Lancaster has been living with cancer for three of her seventeen years of life.