Books · YA novel · 2005 · frequently banned

Looking for Alaska

Name: Looking for Alaska
Author: John Green
ISBN: 9780142402511

John Green, 2005

Seen on screen 2 timesLast seen in Carrie, S1 E2

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Carrie · S1 E2 · 31:46 · Carrie White · Ewen High School library

Carrie's library stack

A sheltered kid leaves home, meets the world, and watches every adult in range fail the girl at the center of the story. Challenged for years over one scene, which is about how long it takes to explain the prom to someone who hasn't seen it.

Sources: Mike Flanagan's Carrie nods to the book ban debate with one library scene, Forbes · Carrie (miniseries), Wikipedia

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Carrie · S1 E2 · 31:35 · Carrie White · Ewen High School library

Carrie pulls Looking for Alaska off the shelf

A sheltered kid leaves home, meets the world, and watches every adult in range fail the girl at the center of the story. Challenged for years over one scene, which is about how long it takes to explain the prom to someone who hasn't seen it.

Sources: Mike Flanagan's Carrie nods to the book ban debate with one library scene, Forbes · Carrie (miniseries), Wikipedia

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