The Resource Looking for Alaska : a novel, by John Green
Looking for Alaska : a novel, by John Green
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Resource Information
The item Looking for Alaska : a novel, by John Green represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Indiana State Library.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
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- Summary
- Sixteen-year-old Miles' first year at Culver Creek Preparatory School in Alabama includes good friends and great pranks, but is defined by the search for answers about life and death after a fatal car crash
- Language
- eng
- Label
- Looking for Alaska : a novel
- Title
- Looking for Alaska
- Title remainder
- a novel
- Statement of responsibility
- by John Green
- Subject
-
- trueFriends' death
- Interpersonal relations -- Juvenile fiction
- trueRealistic fiction
- trueTeenage boys
- trueBooks for reluctant readers
- Schools -- Fiction
- trueRules
- Boarding schools -- Juvenile fiction
- trueDeath
- trueInterpersonal relations
- trueBoarding schools
- trueTeenagers
- trueSelf-destructive behavior in teenagers
- Interpersonal relations -- Fiction
- trueUnhappiness in teenagers
- trueRisk-taking in teenagers
- Death -- Fiction
- trueLoss (Psychology)
- trueSchools
- trueTeenage boy/girl relations
- Death -- Juvenile fiction
- trueFriendship
- Boarding schools -- Fiction
- trueSixteen-year-old boys
- Schools -- Juvenile fiction
- trueTeenage girls
- trueAlabama
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Sixteen-year-old Miles' first year at Culver Creek Preparatory School in Alabama includes good friends and great pranks, but is defined by the search for answers about life and death after a fatal car crash
- Summary
- Sixteen-year-old Miles' first year at Culver Creek Preparatory School in Alabama includes good friends and great pranks, but is defined by the search for answers about life and death after a fatal car crash
- Award
-
- Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth, 2005
- Kentucky Bluegrass Award for Grades 9-12, 2006.
- Michael L. Printz Award, 2006.
- YALSA Best Books for Young Adults, 2006
- YALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, 2009
- YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, 2006
- Inky Awards (Australia): Silver Inky, 2007.
- YALSA Outstanding Book for the College Bound, 2009.
- School Library Journal Best Books, 2005.
- Great American Read, 2018.
- Awards note
- Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature, 2006.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 133056
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- Dewey number
- [Fic]
- Index
- no index present
- Intended audience
- 930
- Intended audience source
- Lexile
- LC call number
- PZ7.G8233
- LC item number
- Lo 2005
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/lexile
- 850
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
-
- 9
- 12
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Target audience
- adolescent
- Label
- Looking for Alaska : a novel, by John Green
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 21048470
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- 221 pages
- Isbn
- 9780525475064
- Lccn
- 2004010827
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other control number
- 9780525475064
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocm55633822
- (OCoLC)55633822
- Label
- Looking for Alaska : a novel, by John Green
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 21048470
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- 221 pages
- Isbn
- 9780525475064
- Lccn
- 2004010827
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other control number
- 9780525475064
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocm55633822
- (OCoLC)55633822
Subject
- trueAlabama
- trueBoarding schools
- Boarding schools -- Fiction
- Boarding schools -- Juvenile fiction
- trueBooks for reluctant readers
- trueDeath
- Death -- Fiction
- Death -- Juvenile fiction
- trueFriends' death
- trueFriendship
- trueInterpersonal relations
- Interpersonal relations -- Fiction
- Interpersonal relations -- Juvenile fiction
- trueLoss (Psychology)
- trueRealistic fiction
- trueRisk-taking in teenagers
- trueRules
- trueSchools
- Schools -- Fiction
- Schools -- Juvenile fiction
- trueSelf-destructive behavior in teenagers
- trueSixteen-year-old boys
- trueTeenage boy/girl relations
- trueTeenage boys
- trueTeenage girls
- trueTeenagers
- trueUnhappiness in teenagers
Genre
Included in
- trueBooklist Editors' Choice - Books for Youth - Older Readers Category: 2005
- trueFor Fans Of . . . Thirteen Reasons Why
- trueGreat American Read 2018
- trueInky Awards: Silver Inky
- trueKentucky Bluegrass Award: Grades 9-12
- trueMichael L. Printz Award
- trueSchool Library Journal Best Books: 2005
- trueThe New York Times Best Sellers - Children’s Paperback Books
- trueThe New York Times Best Sellers - Young Adult
- trueYALSA Best Books for Young Adults: 2006
- trueYALSA Outstanding Books for the College Bound - Literature and Language Arts: 2009
- trueYALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults: Death and Dying (2009)
- trueYALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers: Fiction: 2006
Tone Tone is the feeling that a book evokes in the reader. In many cases, this category best answers the question, "What are you in the mood for?"
Writing style Writing style terms tell us how a book is written, from the complexity of the language to the level of the detail in the background.
Character Only applied to fiction books, character appeal is especially for those readers who love books *because* of the characters.
- Award
- Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth, 2005
- Award
- Kentucky Bluegrass Award for Grades 9-12, 2006.
- Award
- Michael L. Printz Award, 2006.
- Award
- YALSA Best Books for Young Adults, 2006
- Award
- YALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, 2009
- Award
- YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, 2006
- Award
- Inky Awards (Australia): Silver Inky, 2007.
- Award
- YALSA Outstanding Book for the College Bound, 2009.
- Award
- School Library Journal Best Books, 2005.
- Award
- Great American Read, 2018.
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