Looking for Alaska (novel)
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Looking for Alaska (novel) is John Green’s acclaimed 2005 young adult coming-of-age book that follows a boy at boarding school whose life is transformed by his enigmatic friend Alaska Young.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Looking for Alaska (novel) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12958680 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Looking for Alaska (novel) Context triple: [Looking for Alaska (miniseries), basedOn, Looking for Alaska (novel)]
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Looking for Alaska (miniseries)
Looking for Alaska is a 2019 teen drama miniseries based on John Green’s novel, following a boy at a boarding school whose life is transformed by his enigmatic classmate Alaska Young.
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B.
A Kind of Alaska
A Kind of Alaska is a one-act play by Harold Pinter that explores themes of time, memory, and identity through the story of a woman awakening after decades in a coma.
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C.
Into the Wild (book)
Into the Wild (book) is Jon Krakauer’s nonfiction account of Christopher McCandless’s journey into the Alaskan wilderness and the circumstances leading to his tragic death.
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D.
Paper Towns
Paper Towns is a 2015 coming-of-age mystery film, based on John Green’s novel, that follows a teenager’s quest to find his enigmatic neighbor after her sudden disappearance.
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E.
Wonder Boys
Wonder Boys is a 2000 comedy-drama film directed by Curtis Hanson about a disillusioned college professor and novelist navigating a chaotic weekend that upends his personal and professional life.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Looking for Alaska (novel) Target entity description: Looking for Alaska (novel) is John Green’s acclaimed 2005 young adult coming-of-age book that follows a boy at boarding school whose life is transformed by his enigmatic friend Alaska Young.
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A.
Looking for Alaska (miniseries)
Looking for Alaska is a 2019 teen drama miniseries based on John Green’s novel, following a boy at a boarding school whose life is transformed by his enigmatic classmate Alaska Young.
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B.
A Kind of Alaska
A Kind of Alaska is a one-act play by Harold Pinter that explores themes of time, memory, and identity through the story of a woman awakening after decades in a coma.
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C.
Into the Wild (book)
Into the Wild (book) is Jon Krakauer’s nonfiction account of Christopher McCandless’s journey into the Alaskan wilderness and the circumstances leading to his tragic death.
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D.
Paper Towns
Paper Towns is a 2015 coming-of-age mystery film, based on John Green’s novel, that follows a teenager’s quest to find his enigmatic neighbor after her sudden disappearance.
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E.
Wonder Boys
Wonder Boys is a 2000 comedy-drama film directed by Curtis Hanson about a disillusioned college professor and novelist navigating a chaotic weekend that upends his personal and professional life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coming-of-age novel
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novel ⓘ television miniseries ⓘ young adult novel ⓘ |
| author | John Green NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
ALA Best Books for Young Adults
NERFINISHED
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Michael L. Printz Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Looking for Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| coverArtist | Rodrigo Corral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| genre |
coming-of-age fiction
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realistic fiction ⓘ young adult fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | Looking for Alaska (miniseries) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Lara Buterskaya
NERFINISHED
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The Colonel NERFINISHED ⓘ The Eagle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | John Green's experiences at Indian Springs School ⓘ |
| ISBN | 0-525-47506-0 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Alaska Young
NERFINISHED
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Chip Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ Miles Halter NERFINISHED ⓘ Takumi Hikohito NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
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print ⓘ |
| narrativePointOfView | first-person ⓘ |
| narrator | Miles Halter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of grief in adolescence
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nonlinear timeline ⓘ |
| notableQuote | "I go to seek a Great Perhaps." ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2005 ⓘ |
| publisher | Dutton Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Alabama
NERFINISHED
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Culver Creek Preparatory School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | before and after sections ⓘ |
| subject |
adolescence
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boarding school life ⓘ mortality ⓘ religion and philosophy ⓘ |
| targetAudience | young adults ⓘ |
| theme |
friendship
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grief ⓘ guilt ⓘ love ⓘ search for meaning ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Looking for Alaska (novel) Description of subject: Looking for Alaska (novel) is John Green’s acclaimed 2005 young adult coming-of-age book that follows a boy at boarding school whose life is transformed by his enigmatic friend Alaska Young.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.