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Why are TFIOS autor John Green’s fans called Nerdfighters, and what’s with the weird hand gestures?

ByStarcasm Staff

While the The Fault in Our Stars adaptation starring Shailene Woodley is set to take over the box office this weekend, fans are practically more excited to see John Green than the film’s actors. Most authors of best-selling YA novels don’t have quite the rock star quality of The Fault In Our Stars author John Green, who seems to have a following not just because of his awesome books, but also outside of them. He has a whole legion of fans who call themselves Nerdfighters who have their own hand signs. They’ll also tell you to give some props to John Green’s brother Hank Green. What’s going on with John Green is more than just an awesome tearjerker of a YA novel and movie, it’s a movement.

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VIDEO The Fault In Our Stars trailer

ByAsa Hawks

The trailer for the second most anticipated big screen romance (Damn you Christian Grey!) is finally here! Keep reading to see the two-and-a-half minute trailer for the film adaptation of John Green’s bestselling novel The Fault in Our Stars, a revelatory and non-sugar-coated look at two teens struggling with cancer and the likelihood that they will have a much shorter time on this planet than most. (Includes screen caps and gushing from this huge fan of the book.)

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Will the The Fault in Our Stars film adaptation live up to the book?

ByStarcasm Staff

John Green’s blockbuster, heart-wrenching Young Adult novel The Fault in Our Stars has been adapted for the screen, and will hit theaters next summer (2014.) It’s a beautiful book that really sticks with you, so the pressure is on to stay true to the book’s emotional honesty.