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John Michael Green (born August 24, 1977) is an American author of young adult fiction, YouTube video blogger (vlogger) and educator. He won the 2006 Printz Award for his debut novel, ''Looking for Alaska'',〔 and his sixth novel, ''The Fault in Our Stars'', debuted at number 1 on ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list in January 2012.〔 The 2014 film adaptation opened at #1 at the box office. In 2014, Green was included in ''Time'' magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Another film based on a Green novel, ''Paper Towns'', was released on July 24, 2015. Aside from being a novelist, Green is also well known for his YouTube ventures. In 2007, he launched the VlogBrothers channel with his brother, Hank Green. Since then, John and Hank have launched events such as Project for Awesome and VidCon and created a total of 11 online series including ''Crash Course'', an educational channel teaching literature, history, and science, later joined by courses in economics, US government, astronomy, and politics. ==Early life and career== Green was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, to Mike and Sydney Green. Three weeks after he was born, his family moved to Michigan, then later Birmingham, Alabama, and finally to Orlando, Florida.〔. ''VlogBrothers''. May 16, 2007; 2:25〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://johngreenbooks.com/biographical-questions/ )〕 He attended Lake Highland Preparatory School in Orlando, and Indian Springs School outside of Birmingham, Alabama, the latter of which he later used as the inspiration for the main setting of his first book, ''Looking for Alaska''.〔("Looking for Alaska at My High School" ). ''VlogBrothers''. Youtube.com. August 6, 2010.〕 Green graduated from Kenyon College in 2000 with a double major in English and Religious studies.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.bookseriesinorder.com/john-green/ )〕 He has spoken about being bullied and how it had made life as a teenager miserable for him. After graduating from college, Green spent five months working as a student chaplain at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio while enrolled at the University of Chicago Divinity School (although he never actually attended the school). He intended to become an Episcopal priest, but his experiences of working in a hospital with children suffering from life-threatening illnesses inspired him to become an author, and later to write ''The Fault in Our Stars''. Green lived for several years in Chicago, where he worked for the book review journal ''Booklist'' as a publishing assistant and production editor while writing ''Looking for Alaska.''〔 While there, he reviewed hundreds of books, particularly literary fiction and books about Islam or conjoined twins. He has also critiqued books for ''The New York Times Book Review'' and created original radio essays for NPR's ''All Things Considered'' and WBEZ, Chicago's public radio station.〔 Green later lived in New York City for two years while his wife attended graduate school. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Green (author)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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