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Coming of age Lists by Fans All Time Best Trending New By Book DNA List by Fans

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  • Susan Doherty Trauma resilience, identity, and the human spirit Book cover of A Little Life Book cover of The Kite Runner Book cover of The Art of Fielding Book cover of The Goldfinch Book cover of My Dark Vanessa
  • Susan Beckham Zurenda Impaired characters propeling the protagonists Book cover of Amy and Isabelle Book cover of Sing, Unburied, Sing Book cover of Rich in Love Book cover of Child of My Heart Book cover of Peace Like a River
  • Natalie Jenner By Jane Austen Book cover of Pride and Prejudice Book cover of Persuasion Book cover of Emma Book cover of Mansfield Park Book cover of Sense and Sensibility
  • Alan M. Clark and Lisa Snellings Coming-of-age characters facing the unknown Book cover of To Kill a Mockingbird Book cover of Something Wicked This Way Comes Book cover of The Goldfinch Book cover of The Ocean at the End of the Lane Book cover of The Body
  • Cynthia Ulmer Family drama and saga books for when you want to escape into the past Book cover of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Book cover of To Kill a Mockingbird Book cover of All the Forgivenesses Book cover of The Road to Bittersweet Book cover of If the Creek Don't Rise
  • Eric Dakota Gay coming-of-age books that capture the realism of the experience Book cover of Snow Boys Book cover of All the Pretty Boys Book cover of Boy Shattered Book cover of Pride High: Red Book cover of Heartmates
  • Julie A. Sellers Kindred spirits Book cover of Anne of Green Gables Book cover of Up a Road Slowly Book cover of Little Women Book cover of I Capture the Castle Book cover of The Blue Castle
  • Whitney D. Grandison YA romances with bad boys to swoon over Book cover of Leaving Paradise Book cover of The Duff Book cover of Through My Window Book cover of Say You'll Remember Me Book cover of I Wanna Be Where You Are
  • Richard Vetere Classic coming-of-age set within the last century Book cover of A Separate Peace Book cover of Portnoy's Complaint Book cover of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Book cover of My Brilliant Friend Book cover of Great Expectations
  • Paul Jantzen Coming-of-age heroes facing grown up problems Book cover of A Painted House Book cover of The Crossing Book cover of The Body Book cover of In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash Book cover of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
  • Shari McNally Historical bildungsroman coming-of-age Book cover of Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit Book cover of The Catcher in the Rye Book cover of The Color Purple Book cover of Orlando: A Biography Book cover of The Outsiders
  • Zoë Bossiere Coming of age memoirs about trans kids actually written by trans people Book cover of Pretty: A Memoir Book cover of Fairest: A Memoir Book cover of Gender Queer: A Memoir Book cover of Pageboy: A Memoir Book cover of A Pros and Cons List for Strong Feelings
  • Jeremy Bates Coming-of-age horror Book cover of The Body Book cover of The Traveling Vampire Show Book cover of Boy's Life Book cover of The Girl Next Door Book cover of Suffer the Children
  • Steven Prevosto Why characters struggle to achieve their goals Book cover of The Midnights Book cover of Sold Out Book cover of The Outsiders Book cover of The Perks of Being a Wallflower Book cover of The Contender
  • Jonah Newman Gay coming-of-age graphic novels Book cover of Fun Home Book cover of Flamer Book cover of Spinning Book cover of The Magic Fish Book cover of This One Summer
  • Annette Young Education that make you think, laugh, and cry Book cover of Jane Eyre Book cover of How Green Was My Valley Book cover of Goodbye, Mr. Chips Book cover of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Book cover of I Can Jump Puddles
  • Katie K. May Healing family dynamics and generational trauma Book cover of Firefly Lane Book cover of White Oleander Book cover of Pride and Prejudice Book cover of Little Fires Everywhere Book cover of To Kill a Mockingbird
  • Liz Faraim Gritty queers figuring their lives out Book cover of Valencia Book cover of Stone Butch Blues Book cover of The Color Purple Book cover of Milk Fed Book cover of Running with Scissors: A Memoir
  • Kelly Flanagan Making you fall in love with male protagonists Book cover of Gilead Book cover of Peace Like a River Book cover of Ordinary Grace Book cover of The World Played Chess Book cover of A Town Called Solace
  • Eric Schlich Dysfunctional family novels about mythmaking Book cover of Middlesex Book cover of Beloved Book cover of Swamplandia! Book cover of The Family Fang Book cover of Tom Lake
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