John Green's publisher pulled the meanest April Fools prank

Too far guys, too far.

John Green's publisher pulled the meanest April Fools prank
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Okay, we know that you shouldn't believe everything you read on April Fool's Day. But John Green's publishers did something SO believable, it was hard no to. 

To begin with, the prank was played by his publisher in Oz, Penguin Teen Australia. This meant the time difference had everyone mega confused.

Plus, IT'S HIS PUBLISHER and they tweeted the announcement from their official account, copying in John Green's actual verified account.

The news was that John Green was releasing a new e-book, Not in the Stars, to Hold Our Destiny, in what would seemingly be a prequel to The Fault In Our Stars.

"Exciting news: @PenguinTeenAus will publish ebook by @johngreen. The story of Augustus Waters and Caroline Mathers," they said. If you've read the book, you'll know Augustus was dating Caroline before Hazel, but she sadly died of cancer.

The whole thing was so convincing, that John Green himself had to take to Twitter to remind everyone what day it was and said that even his American publishers fell for it.

Eventually, Penguin Teen Australia admitted it was all an evil joke, tweeting: "We drink fan-girl tears for breakfast." SAD TIMES.

Still, maybe the reaction will prompt John to actually write a prequel or sequel. Please? 

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