Book guide
Looking for Alaska
A boarding-school coming-of-age story where first love, wild pranks, and grief collide after one life-altering night.
Genre and trope pairingsYoung AdultFound familyYoung AdultSelf-discoveryYoung AdultComing of ageYoung AdultFirst loveYoung AdultBoarding schoolContemporary FictionFound familyContemporary FictionSelf-discoveryContemporary FictionComing of ageContemporary FictionGrief journey
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About Looking for Alaska
Miles Halter leaves home for boarding school at Culver Creek, where he is drawn into friendship, pranks, first love, and the orbit of the brilliant, unpredictable Alaska Young before a devastating event changes everything.
Reading signals
- Spice
- Medium
- Darkness
- Dark
- Pacing
- Balanced
Content warnings
- death
- car accident
- grief
- underage drinking
- smoking
- sexual content
- drug use
- possible suicide
