Paper towns timeline

  • As 9 year olds, Quentin and Margo find a dead body.

  • Margo finds out that her boyfriend is cheating on her. She drags along Quentin for a night of revenge.

  • The next day, Margo disappears.

  • She leaves clues for Quentin to say goodbye, and leaves.

  • She stays in an vacant mall for a few days to plan what she'll do next.

  • She posts on Omnictionary (like Wikipedia) that she'll be in Agloe, NY on May 29th.

  • She goes to Agloe.

  • She is living in the Agloe General Store when Quentin gets there.

  • she says she didn't want to be found so she gets mad at Quentin and all her friends when they get there.

  • Quentin doesnt want her to leave, so Margo tells him that she's going to move to New York City to find herself.

  • She shows Quentin her notebook and story she wrote when she was 9 years old.

  • She kisses Quentin and leaves.

  • To "bury the past" she digs a hole and puts her notebook in it.