“Looking for Alaska” by John Green was first published in March 2005. It is the author’s first young adult novel. The book received Michael L. Printz Award from the American Library Association in the year 2006.

The novel was inspired by the authors’ own education at Indian Springs School in Alabama. The fictional Culver Creek Preparatory School is the setting for the story. It is presented as an upscale high school that lies fifteen miles south of Birmingham.

The story revolves around the central character Miles Halter who happens to be a new junior at the school.

He navigates the new adolescent world of the school. He makes friends, pranks with the wealthy day students, and finds romance. He searches for The Great Perhaps.

Ready Reference Treatise: Looking for Alaska

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Chapter One: Introduction

Chapter Two: Plot Overview

Chapter Three: Characters

Chapter Four: Complete Summary

Chapter Five: Critical Analysis