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Looking for Alaska

novel by Green

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Looking for Alaska is a 2005 novel by John Green that won the Michael L. Printz Award for excellence in young adult literature. The story follows a teenage boy who spends his junior year at a boarding school. There, he makes friends, falls in love, and grapples with themes of loss and death. The novel explores the complexities of adolescence, friendship, and the search for meaning in life.12

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  2. John Green

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