This Star Won't Go Out, 12/2

This Star Won't Go Out, by Esther Earl. Many of my peers have read The Fault in Our Stars, or at least seen the movie. John Green, a best selling author was very close friends with Esther Earl. As those of you may know, TFIOS is about two lovers who have cancer but the story isn't about their cancer. Esther Earl was who John Green dedicated TFIOS to, and who spiked some inspiration to the writer in writing TFIOS.

I chose This Star Won't Go Out for my nonfiction genre book because I have a deep interest in John Green. I find his writings so interesting and intriguing. I knew somewhat about Esther Earl, but as I continue reading this book of her journal entries, friends and family writings including various other entries, I have learned more in depth about this amazing lady and her journey.

Esther has Thyroid Cancer. She was diagnosed before Thanksgiving, and has been on a roller coaster going up and down. She gets sick, gets well, worse, better, really well, terrible, great, okay, good. For her age of about 13, she is very wise. She met John Green at a Harry Potter convention, and the two kept in touch ever since. 

This book, is, in my opinion one of the most inspiring I have read. Esther is sick, she has been for a few years, but she goes about her life while focusing not on her cancer. Her Internet friends weren't aware of her sickness until further into their relationships. In Esther's journal entries, she talks about how her day went, anything funny or terrible that happened and so much more. Some pages of the book include drawings, others entries, other updates from a blog made by Lori and Wayne Earl, her parents, to keep friends and family updated on how Esther is. Though I am roughly half way through this book, I'd rate it five stars out of five stars and would recommend it to anyone reading this post.