Genre: Modern Realistic Fiction (coming of age, humorous, guy humor, adventure, love)
Subjects: Young adult fiction - humor, travel, dating & sex, self-perception, social issues, interpersonal relations
Audience: ages 14 & up
Colin is a recent high school graduate who is only interested in dating girls named Katherine spelled with a K. After being dumped by the 19th Katherine, Colin sets out to try to discover a mathematical theorem to predict the success of any relationship. His best friend Hassan talks him into going on a road trip to get him out of his depression and find a new direction in life. The two set off from Chicago and end up in Gutshot, Tennessee where they meet a girl named Lyndsey. Lyndsey's mom hires Colin and Hassan to interview the townspeople and write down their stories, but Colin's main concern is completing "The Theorem of Underlying Katherine Predictability" to determine the probability of a successful relationship. Lyndsey helps Colin to finish his Theorem, learn to tell a story properly, and they develop a relationship. Colin is insecure and his self-perception of himself as a former child prodigy and loser lend humor to the story as does Hassan's stand-up comedy routine. Green includes an appendix to explain how the theory of relationships can be created and graphed. The language and discussion of sex makes this book more appropriate for older teens.
Awards:
Michael L. Printz Award Honor (2007)
Abraham Lincoln Award Nominee (2010)
Alabama Author Award - Young Adult (2007)
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