The Fault in Our Stars

The Fault in Our Stars is a novel by author John Green. It follows the story of a teen suffering from cancer and her boyfriend, Augustus, who also has cancer.

Plot
Late into Hazel Grace Lancaster's seventeenth year, her mother decided she was depressed. Hazel would read the same book over and over again, and didn't get out of the house much. Her doctor says it's a side affect of cancer, but Hazel says it's a side affect of dying. Hazel's doctor recommends a support group for Hazel to go to, which she goes to because she wants to make her parents happy.

At the support group, Hazel meets Augustus Waters, a friend of a friend. After the support session is over, the two go to Gus's house to watch a movie. Hazel makes Gus read An Imperial Affliction, only if she reads The Price of Dawn will Gus read it. Hazel reads The Price of Dawn, and Gus reads AIA. When he finishes it, he consults Hazel about the cliff-hanger ending, who understands his pain. Gus contacts the author of the book, Peter van Houten, and asks him about the ending. Van Houten doesn't tell him directly because such details could be used to make an unofficial sequel.

After Hazel gets over a cancer scare, Hazel and Augustus travel to Amsterdam to meet van Houten. Peter does not give them the information they're looking for, but instead makes Hazel angry because he wouldn't tell them the ending. The two go with van Houten's assistant, Lidewig, to the Anne Frank house. There, Hazel and Gus share their first kiss.

After leaving the house, the couple goes back to the hotel they're staying at, where they proceed to have intercourse. The next day, Gus tells Hazel that his cancer is back, and that he is dying.

They return to Indiana, and Gus dies a little while after returning.