There were five others before they got to him. He smiled a little when his turn came. His voice was low, smoky, and dead sexy. My name is Augustus Waters, he said. Im seventeen. I had a little touch of osteosarcoma a year and a half ago, but Im just here today at Isaacs request.And how are you feeling? asked Patrick.Oh, Im grand. Augustus Waters smiled with a corner of his mouth. Im on a roller coaster that only goes up, my friend.
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John Green was a contemporary American author and youtuber. John Michael Green is an American author and YouTuber. His books have more than 50 million copies in print worldwide, including The Fault in Our Stars (2012), which is one of the best-selling books of all time. Read more on Wikipedia →

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