75 pages • 2 hours read
Turtles All the Way Down
Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2017A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
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Teacher Introduction
Turtles All the Way Down by John Green
- Genre: Fiction; young adult contemporary
- Originally Published: 2017
- Reading Level/Interest: Lexile 840L; ages 14 and up
- Structure/Length: Divided into chapters; approximately 304 pages; approximately 7 hours, 12 minutes on audiobook
- Protagonist/Central Conflict: Aza Holmes is a 16-year-old girl attempting to navigate high school life and friendships while also struggling daily with mental health challenges, including obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). When she reconnects with an old friend, Davis Pickett, whose billionaire father has gone missing, Aza becomes involved in a mystery that brings her personal challenges to the forefront. The novel explores themes of friendship, love, and the search for identity amid mental health struggles.
- Potential Sensitivity Issues: Themes of mental health, anxiety, and obsessive-compulsive disorder, and discussion of suicide
John Green, Author
- Bio: Born 1977; American author and vlogger known for his influential young adult novels that explore the emotional and intellectual lives of young adults; celebrated for his ability to address complex and sensitive topics while resonating with teenage readers; other works include The Fault in Our Stars and Looking for Alaska
- Other Works: Looking for Alaska (2005); Paper Towns (2008); The Fault in Our Stars (2012)
CENTRAL THEMES connected and noted throughout this Teaching Guide:
- Mental Illness
- Reality and Identity
- Socioeconomic Status
STUDY OBJECTIVES: In accomplishing the components of this Teaching Guide, students will:
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