An Abundance of Katherines

John Green's "An Abundance of Katherines" follows Colin Singleton, a recently dumped child prodigy obsessed with Katherines, on a post-high school road trip with his best friend, Hassan. Colin's mission is to develop a mathematical theorem to predict the future of relationships, hoping to avoid future heartbreak and prove his genius. Along the way, they meet Lindsey Lee Wells, and Colin begins to explore what it means to find his identity and "matter" beyond his intellectual pursuits. The book is a humorous yet poignant exploration of first love, friendship, self-discovery, and the anxieties of young adulthood. While the publisher lists an age range of 4-11, this is a Young Adult novel best suited for readers aged 14 and up due to its complex themes, mature language, and romantic content.

Katherine V thought boys were gross Katherine X just wanted to be friends Katherine XVIII dumped him in an e-mail K-19 broke his heart When it comes to relationships, Colin Singleton's type happens to be girls named Katherine. And when it comes to girls named Katherine, Colin is always getting dumped. Nineteen times, to be exact. On a road trip miles from home, this anagram-happy, washed-up child prodigy has ten thousand dollars in his pocket, a bloodthirsty feral hog on his trail, and an overweight, Judge Judy-loving best friend riding shotgun--but no Katherines. Colin is on a mission to prove The Theorem of Underlying Katherine Predictability, which he hopes will predict the future of any relationship, avenge Dumpees everywhere, and finally win him the girl. Love, friendship, and a dead Austro-Hungarian archduke add up to surprising and heart-changing conclusions in this ingeniously layered comic novel about reinventing oneself.