Looking for Alaska
by John Green
Assigned across 1 curriculum list
Looking for Alaska by John Green is assigned in US schools at grades 9–12. It appears across 1 curriculum reference, sourced from state DOE pages and AP/IB/Common Core syllabi. Every citation below links to the primary source.
This page shows where Looking for Alaska is assigned in US schools — curricula, states, grades, and the primary-source citations behind each placement. Not a summary or study guide.
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- Grade range
- Grades 9–12
- Pages
- 248
- Reading time
- about 4h 35m (est.)
- First published
- 2005
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About this book
Sixteen-year-old Miles' first year at Culver Creek Preparatory School in Alabama includes good friends and great pranks, but is defined by the search for answers about life and death after a fatal car crash.
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Where this book is assigned
Michael L. Printz Award
- recommended·9th gradesource: Michael L. Printz Award winners (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 2006 Printz Award
- recommended·10th gradesource: Michael L. Printz Award winners (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 2006 Printz Award
- recommended·11th gradesource: Michael L. Printz Award winners (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 2006 Printz Award
- recommended·12th gradesource: Michael L. Printz Award winners (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 2006 Printz Award
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Common questions
- What grade level is Looking for Alaska?
- Looking for Alaska is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 9–12. Specific grade placement varies by curriculum — AP Literature and IB English Literature typically use it in grades 11-12.
- How long does it take to read Looking for Alaska?
- It takes about 4h 35m to read Looking for Alaska (248 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 275 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- What curricula assign Looking for Alaska?
- Looking for Alaska appears on reading lists for Michael L. Printz Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is Looking for Alaska banned in schools?
- Looking for Alaska has documented removals from at least one public-school district in 5 states (CO, FL, IA, ID, NE) per PEN America's Index of School Book Bans 2022-2024. Policies vary by district.
Why this book is on this list
How we classifyHide
Each dimension below is sourced from a public reference. The full framework is documented on the classification standard page.
- Lexile measure
- Not classified — this book has no published Lexile measure.
- Grade band
- Grades 9–12 — drawn from state ELA frameworks and AP/IB syllabi citing this book.
- Curriculum alignment
- Cited in 1 curriculum on this site (see “Where assigned” above for primary-source links).
- State-level evidence
- Not yet documented in a state-level framework on this site.
- Removal / banning records
- Documented as challenged or removed in 5 states per PEN America’s Index of School Book Bans — see the full banned & challenged books list.
- Seasonal / contextual tags
- Tagged for: award-winner.