Books like Looking for Alaska

If you liked Looking for Alaska, read American Born Chinese, Going Bovine, or How I Live Now — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Looking for books like Looking for Alaska by John Green? The 10 titles below are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level, and each linked to the curricula, states, and grades where it’s assigned, with primary sources.

These are reading-level matches, not just topical ones — so the picks stay grade-appropriate for a grades 9–12 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to Looking for Alaska

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American Born Chinese530L
Both on the Michael L. Printz Award list, overlapping grades (7–12), and the same era (2000s). Amazon →
Going Bovinegrades 9–12
Both on the Michael L. Printz Award list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2000s). Amazon →
How I Live Nowgrades 9–12
Both on the Michael L. Printz Award list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2000s). Amazon →
Jellicoe Roadgrades 9–12
Both on the Michael L. Printz Award list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2000s). Amazon →
The White Darknessgrades 9–12
Both on the Michael L. Printz Award list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2000s). Amazon →
All My Ragegrades 9–12
Both on the Michael L. Printz Award list and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon →
Bone Gapgrades 9–12
Both on the Michael L. Printz Award list and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon →
Brownstonegrades 9–12
Both on the Michael L. Printz Award list and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon →
Diggrades 9–12
Both on the Michael L. Printz Award list and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon →
Everything Sad Is Untruegrades 9–12
Both on the Michael L. Printz Award list and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon →

Book data last updated 2026-07-07. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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