<Tr> <Th> OCLC </Th> <Td> 202483793 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> LC Class </Th> <Td> PZ7. G8233 Pap 2008 </Td> </Tr> <P> Paper Towns is a novel written by John Green, primarily for an audience of young adults, and was published on October 16, 2008, by Dutton Books . The novel is about the coming - of - age of the protagonist, Quentin "Q" Jacobsen and his search for Margo Roth Spiegelman, his neighbor and childhood sweetheart . During his search, Quentin and his friends Ben, Radar, and Lacey discover information about Margo . </P> <P> John Green drew inspiration for this book from his experience and knowledge of "paper towns" during a road journey through South Dakota . It debuted at number five on the New York Times bestseller list for children's books and was awarded the 2009 Edgar Award for best young adult novel . A film adaptation was released on July 24, 2015 . </P>

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