Which 2005 young adult novel by John Green was frequently challenged for its sexual content?

The 2005 young adult novel by John Green frequently challenged for sexual content is Looking for Alaska.

The novel follows Miles “Pudge” Halter, who leaves home for boarding school in search of a “Great Perhaps.” At Culver Creek, he befriends Alaska Young, the Colonel, and Takumi. The story is divided into “Before” and “After” sections, with the characters trying to understand a devastating event and its emotional consequences.

Looking for Alaska has faced repeated challenges because of an oral-sex scene, sexual references, profanity, and portrayals of smoking, drinking, drugs, and grief. In several school districts, parents sought removal from curricula or libraries; some schools retained the book while allowing alternate assignments. Green defended the controversial scene as part of the novel’s contrast between physical intimacy and genuine emotional connection.

The book is sometimes confused with Green’s later novels Paper Towns and The Fault in Our Stars, neither of which is the answer to this question. Looking for Alaska won the Michael L. Printz Award in 2006.