John Green is the New York Times bestselling author of such young adult novels as Looking for Alaska, An Abundance of Katherines, and Paper Towns, as well as coauthor (with David Levithan) of Will Grayson, Will Grayson. He has won numerous awards and his books have been published in more than a dozen languages. Along with his success in print, Green (with his brother Hank) has taken the internet by storm through the vlogbrothers youtube channel. Their videos have spawned a community of people known as nerdfighters who fight for intellectualism and to decrease the overall worldwide level of suck. This endeavor takes many forms: Nerdfighters have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to fight poverty in the developing world; they also planted thousands of trees around the world in May of 2010 to celebrate Hank's 30th birthday.