Independent Reading- Theme and Summary

The theme of The fault in Our Stars is live your life to the fullest because you don't know how long you have left. This theme is developed throughout the book as Hazel tries to experience a lot of things before she dies. The theme is strongly supported when Augustus dies and he did not get to do everything he wanted to do in life. This book is about a teenage girl named Hazel who has cancer. She meets a guy named Augustus at a support group. They both know what it is like to be a teenager battling cancer. They bond over this and they fall in love. The story is about their struggle with cancer through their relationship. Towards the end of the book Augustus's cancer gets worse and this changes their relationship. To find out what happens you should read this book.