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 does not appear in PEN America's Index of School Book Bans 2022-2024. No documented multi-district removals on record, but individual districts may challenge titles locally.

Looking for Alaska

Name: Looking for Alaska
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Author: John Green

by John Green

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.

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.

Where this book is assigned

Michael L. 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 does not appear in PEN America's Index of School Book Bans 2022-2024. No documented multi-district removals on record, but individual districts may challenge titles locally.

Why this book is on this list

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: No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
Seasonal / contextual tags: Tagged for: award-winner.