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Growing pains

Coming-of-Age Fiction Reading Guides

The novels most frequently discussed as portraits of adolescence and the painful, irreversible process of becoming an adult.

The Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger · 1951 Recommended Get it on Amazon →
To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee · 1960 Essential Read Get it on Amazon →
The Perks of Being a Wallflower Stephen Chbosky · 1999 Recommended Get it on Amazon →
The Outsiders S.E. Hinton · 1967 Recommended See details →
Looking for Alaska John Green · 2005 Recommended See details →
The Kite Runner Khaled Hosseini · 2003 Essential Read See details →
The Joy Luck Club Amy Tan · 1989 Essential Read See details →
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou · 1969 Essential Read See details →
The House on Mango Street Sandra Cisneros · 1984 Essential Read See details →
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Sherman Alexie · 2007 Essential Read See details →
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Betty Smith · 1943 Essential Read See details →
The Bell Jar Sylvia Plath · 1948 Recommended See details →
Purple Hibiscus Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie · 2003 Essential Read See details →
Giovanni's Room James Baldwin · 1956 Essential Read See details →
Brooklyn Colm Toibin · 2009 Essential Read See details →

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