To celebrate the forthcoming paperback release of Paper Towns I am giving away one copy of the paperback each day for the next two weeks to my favorite ten-word comment. You can comment here, too, to be part of the contest. For aural/visual learners, the exact same information is contained in the video below (plus footage of Willy's secret shame):
I'm commenting here. Woo hoo! Wait, that doesn't count. That wasn't my ten word comment, er...
ReplyDeleteHere is my comment, sir. Yes, I'm giving an introduction to my comment:
Nothing feels better than the leaving, expect perhaps finding home.
As I said, I'll write two songs about Paper Towns.
ReplyDeleteUnicorns suck suck suck suck suck suck suck suck suck.
ReplyDeleteBlended happy meals make my stomach churn like strawberry hill.
ReplyDeleteOf all John Green's books,Paper Towns is the best.
ReplyDeleteRepeating myself!
ReplyDeleteohai im in ur minivanz, peein in ur bluefin bottlez
I made an embroidered zombies vs. unicorns bag. Zombies Win.
ReplyDeleteSometimes I wish that I was a piece of cheese.
ReplyDelete"who really Needs those dumb english Rules of Capitalization anyway?"
ReplyDeletenot me. and thanks for posting this on your blog too!
I once received a round of applause for catching a softball in gym class-- without hurting myself. It was a little sad, but mostly triumphant.
ReplyDeleteAnd here goes:
I can't write a ten word sentence, too bad, huh?
Paper towns are cooler than puppy-sized elephants in your pants!
ReplyDeleteThe outtake made me giggle. Thanks for including it.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I considered buying whoopie pies at the farmers' market the other day (didn't), but it reminded me I owe Sarah a copy of my great-grandmother's recipe. Look for it by email when the bell tolls 1. Or something.
That puppy is just too cute. Haha, I really wanna go home to my pitbull/shar pei now.
ReplyDeleteim going to make paper towns blow up. catch it on fire. & then go to sea world to cool off.
When I win something, the world is a better place.
ReplyDeleteLove the new cover of Paper Towns. lol at the wall's new inhabitants
ReplyDeleteI don't know if you've heard of the IB program but I'm starting it this year in high school, and for IB Art I'm going to try video since my drawing abilities aren't so great. I have this one really good idea (or I hope it is) that is somewhat inspired by Looking for Alaska. Enough that I'd like for you to see the video.
When it's done, if I send the link should I email or comment it? Would you watch it? That would be awesome :)
Banning books is like giving cardiac arrest to your soul.
ReplyDeleteTail Fail, Willy, Tail Fail.
ReplyDeleteI hope this counts as a comment entry, because I like this one WAY better than my one on Youtube:
ReplyDeleteThou art a boil, a plague-sore, an embossed carbuncle!
That's right, I just insulted you. SHAKESEARE STYLE. (Maybe not the best way to butter someone up to give you something, but hopefully it works. :D)
Im in ur van. Demanding vasuhleen. Relektin ur inside stuffz.
ReplyDeletehai, im at ur window, stairing at u in darknezz
ReplyDeleteahhh the relektin was suppose to say reflektin
ReplyDeletethis is what happens when i try to write like a lolcat
it just doesnt work
Ten word long haiku...
ReplyDeletePossible proposition?
John Green, I succeed.
Don't be afraid to teach this book; there's no fellatio!
ReplyDeleteI'm a poor teacher. I need lots of free stuff.
ReplyDeleteYou just sunk my Battleship! (......Captain Willie needs new vessel)
ReplyDelete"People say friends don't destroy one another"... willy destroyed chewbacca.
ReplyDelete:D there's my 10 word sentence. Dftba- Meridith
Want to teach Paper Towns. Give it to me. Please?
ReplyDeleteI teach English to adolescents; John's an asset of awesome.
ReplyDeletetengo dos comentarios...me gusta este juego..:)
ReplyDelete"if necessary, make a fake town real, make yourself real."
"margo's so awesome, she inspired the anagram/alias glaring metamorphoses."
"Zillions of zany zombicorns crunch zesty zucchinis in old Zaire."
ReplyDeleteOkay! 10 words, and now my eyes hurt from staring at the letter Z. It doesn't even look like a real letter anymore; you know? XD
Karen Kincy
www.karenkincy.com
I can't stand on tables either. Reppin' fear of heights!
ReplyDeleteImagined Image
ReplyDeleteFunhouse mirror,
never truely seen
Randomly Capitalized!
(If you choose me, contact me on te ning. http://nerdfighters.ning.com/profile/WilliamPass)
Is that a black Santa I see on your wall?
ReplyDeleteFive starred Edgar authorized-screenplay Calamusy Woody paperbackific promotion please.
ReplyDeleteAlaska's a journey, not a destination. Throw out the maps.
ReplyDeleteBooks are the source of my reality and my distraction.
ReplyDeleteDid you know that laughing in contagious and it advantageous?
ReplyDeletePeople rather commit the sin of selfishness than face selflessness.
ReplyDeleteI like, giveaways! black santas, and willy. I Hate unicornes.
ReplyDeleteohai, i iz a Fail Boat at ur tenword commentz. xD
ReplyDeleteI farted at school today and blamed my senile teacher.
ReplyDeleteBest alternative To prom- reading paper Towns for six hours.
ReplyDeleteThe Beatles: Sir Paul McCartney Pokemon Card. 'nuff said. RIBOFLAVIN!
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I am a librarian @ a small library and someone checked out and never returned our hardback copy of Paper Towns :(
ReplyDeleteHere's a 10-word sentence:
ReplyDeleteGood relevant metaphors are John Green's specialty--I mean Quentin's.
~Nerdette Ari
saddest words on card catalog-paper towns is checked out.
ReplyDeletevolunteer at library - patron visited, requested Paper Towns. me too!
ReplyDeleteWhy do I always have to sit between the elbows?
ReplyDeleteLady lady lady, lady lady lady lady lady John Green.
ReplyDeleteYes, the lady lady John Green song. (: With four "lady's" cut out, unfortunately, to meet your ten word requirement.
Please, if it "snot" an issue, don't waste a tissue.
ReplyDeleteOnly ten words, my entire dissertation is about John Green
ReplyDeleteDFTBA, Paper towns pwns all
ReplyDeletePaper Towns changed-my-life-Owns in your pants
ReplyDeleteviolet night,
ReplyDeleterain soft trickle
build paper fort
candle light
In my hard cover Paper Towns, my name is wrong.
ReplyDeleteEscape, the six letter word for my need to read.
ReplyDeletepuppy sized elephants are decreasing worldsuck everyday in every way.
ReplyDeletePaper Towns have the best HAPPY DANCES in the classroom!
ReplyDeleteLet us happy dance for you,
6th teacher
I want to put Paper Towns in my classroom library.
ReplyDeleteMi gato tambien tiene la cola torcida como la de perro
ReplyDeleteThe Beer Sword: Weapon of Choice for the Inebriated Ninja
ReplyDeleteFinding your beautiful whale is harder than one might think.
ReplyDeleteYou are one hot writer John, I envy your wife:)
ReplyDeleteThis comment will be John Green's favorite ten-word comment.
ReplyDeletePaper Towns was amazing!
ReplyDeleteMom wouldn't let me buy the hardback when it came out, so I was forced to beg my school librarian to order it. I practically badgered the poor woman every morning for weeks until she finally went out and bought it instead of ordering it from one of the school catalogues. I can't tell you how excited I was when she finally slapped the barcode on it and slid it across the counter. I started reading it as soon as I got class and finished reading it that night, but kept it checked out for weeks because I didn't want anyone else reading it. It was kinda like being in a secret club. You feel somewhat superior just because you know you have something great that others don't.
But a club isn't a club until it has members. So for that reason I returned the book to the library suggesting it to all my friends that I knew would love it.
I quote Margo on Facebook sometimes just to see how many people have read it ;)
And now all of that leads up to my 10 word comment on Paper Towns:
I hope for adventure, not a vampire boyfriend who sparkles.
(I wonder if Twilight knows how terribly burnt they are :P)
A book for each thought is money for the soul.
ReplyDeleteMy friend lynnette will implode with happiness if I win.
ReplyDelete(that was not my comment, unless you extremely liked it)
[neither was that]
my real comment is as follows:
"nerdfighters don't fight nerds, for nerdiness is their greatest weapon"
that should be the official motto AND on a t-shirt
ps if I win I'm totally keeping the prize! Lynnette can just be jealous. she buys all of the stuff anyways and I'm paper towns-less *uber-frown* :[
I'm probably too late, but here's a puppy sized elephant.
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...At least, I think.
ReplyDeleteStudents often steal your books from my classroom library--help!
ReplyDelete"Never trouble another for what
ReplyDeleteyou can do for yourself."
Thomas Jefferson
this giveaway is so cool. here is my comment.
ReplyDeleteTo escape, laugh, be free- read! there is nothing better.
Ashley
arudd908@gmail.com
Loved your banned books vlog; can't wait to share it!
ReplyDeleteThe town was paper but the memories were not. Win.
ReplyDeleteOnly the prettiest unicorns have two horns, equality never wins
ReplyDeleteI don't know where to post this. I want to say Thank you for Paper Town. After this, I feel less and more lonely than before. It's witty. It's grandiose. It's true. Paper Town and I met. It's a meeting. Right timing. I am a 'warship', I mean a boat (even if I can't swim in fact)(it's your metaphore). I read it in French and I can tell you Catherine Gilbert made a real good translation. Thank you again. Thank you Paper Town.
ReplyDeleteHave a good day