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Looking for Alaska

2005 novel by John Green
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Summary

Looking for Alaska is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 0.1% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19,723 views/month, #29 of 28,446).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: John Green[3]
  • Award received: Michael L. Printz Award[4]
  • Genre: young adult fiction[5]
  • Language of work or name: English[6]
  • Country of origin: United States[7]
  • Publication date: March 2005[8]
  • Has edition or translation: Looking for Alaska[9], Q137643448[10], Q138507612[11]
  • Number of pages: 250[12]
  • Nominated for: Michael L. Printz Award[13]
  • Title: Looking for Alaska[14]
  • Has characteristic: debut novel[15]
  • Intended public: young adult[16]
  • Derivative work: Looking for Alaska[17]
  • Form of creative work: short story[18]

Why It Matters

Looking for Alaska has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

FAQs

What awards did Looking for Alaska receive?

Honors received include Michael L. Printz Award[4].

Related Entities

John Green literary work United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . ala.org. ala.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . ala.org. ala.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 20d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 23
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  3. 23w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Language of work or name → English
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    Country of origin → United States
    Form of creative work → short story
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