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Is 'Looking for Alska' important enough to be required reading for all sophmore students?
John Greene, is writer of many teenage novels about their excursions through high school including, 'Lookin for Alaska'. It would be easy to say that many of his books relate to how a student in their sophmore year of high school. Every sophmore should be able to read 'Looking for Alaska'. This novel does have some explicit passages but it should be appropriate for 10th grade students. The author writes many passages a student in high school can relate too. 'Looking for Alaska' speaks upon many topics a high school student can relate too including friendships, relationships, and risks.
Essentially 'Looking for Alaska' is adaquite for all sophmore students. It is suitable for sophmore students because 'Looking for Alaska' depicts many conflicts a high school student can encounter in their scholar years. 'Looking for Alaska' is a story about Miles Halter otherwise known as "Pudge", and his journey through his junior year at "Culver Creek" . "Im going to start seeking the, Great Perhaps." (Greene, 5). Miles states this in the passage before he attends "Culver Creek" his new high school he will have to attend without any parental supervison. John Greene brings up the sensation of love, drama, and adventure when Miles meets the dangerous Alaska Young, who smokes, drinks and never thinks before she acts and is also the girl Miles, eventually falls in love with. Many high school students can relate too all of the above. Growing up and becoming a part of society puts some teenagers in situations in which they are able to drink, smoke and, fall in love.
Love and friendship are stressed in 'Looking for Alaska. Miles and Alaska's friendship together flourish. Mile's feelings he has towards Alaska change throughout the story. Although Alaska's feelings for Miles are not clear.

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