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Challenged2005

Looking for Alaska

John Green

Miles Halter leaves his safe life in Florida for a boarding school in Alabama, where he falls for the enigmatic Alaska Young. When tragedy strikes, Miles must reckon with guilt, grief, and the labyrinth of suffering that Alaska often pondered.

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Why this book is challenged

  • sexually explicit content
  • profanity
  • drug use
  • unsuitable for age group

Challenge History

Highland Park ISD Libraries

Dallas, Texas

Challenged

Sexually explicit content inappropriate for young readers

April 5, 2022school district