In 1914, a Serb nationalist assassinated him. (“While in power, attempted to restore Austro-Russian relations while maintaining an alliance with Germany. They stop here to see the supposed burial ground of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand, who was shot in the gut and was later turned famous by being the one to start WWI. They go on a road trip and end up in Gutshot, Tennessee. His best friend Hassan Harbish (who is Muslim and no he is not a terrorist, which he makes clear multiple times throughout the story) and Colin (part Jewish) decide they need to get away. The story starts the day after high school graduation when he recently is dumped by Katherine 19. His father thought this would make him a genius but Colin did not become a genius, he stayed a prodigy child. Colin is a lonely child who loves to anagram everything and chooses to study hours upon hours a day to learn all that he can. In addition, the Printz Committee names up to four honor books, which also represent the best writing in young adult literature.” (YALSA)Īn Abundance of Katherines is a young adult fiction novel, written in the third-person, which follows a depressed prodigy child named Colin Singleton. Printz Award annually honors the best book written for teens, based entirely on its literary merit, each year. Printz Honor Book, a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and a Book of the Year by three professional book reviews.
An Abundance of Katherines is a 2007 Michael L.
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