An Abundance of Katherines was a 2007 Michael L. Printz Award Honor Book[5] and received recognition as one of American Library Association's Best Books for Young Adults.[6]
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The Question and Answer section for An Abundance of Katherines is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
All his life, Colin was told that he is special because of his capability of learning almost everything in a short period of time. Being a prodigy meant that people expected him to do great things from an early age and when he failed to do that,...
Adjectives that might be used to describe Colin are genius, socially inept, awkward, and logical.
Colin is obsessed with the fact that he's been dumped.... the Katherines are just the line of women in his attempt to create a theory for why. It isn't about the women, they're merely a tool.
