Best-selling author John Green returning to Naperville

Best-selling author John Green will return to Naperville this month with his newest young adult novel release, "Turtles All the Way Down."

Green's presentation, sponsored by Anderson's Bookshop, is at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, at Community Christian Church, 1635 Emerson Lane. He last appeared in Naperville in 2010.

John and his brother, Hank, will share the stage for a multimedia event featuring conversation, a Q&A, and musical performance.

Tickets are available exclusively at JohnGreenAndersons.brownpapertickets.com. Ticketholders will receive an autographed copy of the book.

"Turtles" is about 16-year-old Aza, who never intended to pursue the mystery of fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett. But there's a $100,000 reward at stake and Aza's best and most fearless friend, Daisy, is eager to investigate.

Together, they navigate the short distance and broad divides that separate them from Russell Pickett's son, Davis.

Aza is trying to be a good daughter, a good friend, a good student and maybe even a good detective, while also living within the ever-tightening spiral of her own thoughts.

Green shares Aza's story with unflinching clarity in this novel of love, resilience and the power of lifelong friendship.

Green is the author of "Looking for Alaska," "An Abundance of Katherines," "Paper Towns" and "The Fault in Our Stars." He also is the co-author, with David Levithan, of "Will Grayson, Will Grayson."

He was the 2006 recipient of the Michael L. Printz Award, a 2009 Edgar Award winner, and has twice been a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize.

Green's books have been published in more than 55 languages and more than 24 million copies are in print.