Fiction
Coming-of-Age Stories
Growing up, figuring it out — books that meet readers at the threshold.
14 books · ranked
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1
The Hunger Games
A girl volunteers for a televised fight to the death to save her sister; a propulsive, sharp dystopian thriller.
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The Fault in Our Stars
Two teenagers with cancer fall in love; funny and heartbreaking without ever being saccharine.
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The Hate U Give
A teenager witnesses a police shooting and finds her voice; urgent, powerful and humane.
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower
A shy freshman finds friends and faces buried pain; a beloved, bruised coming-of-age story.
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Divergent
A society sorted into factions and a girl who fits none of them; fast-paced YA dystopia.
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The Outsiders
Class warfare among teenagers, written by a teenager; the book that arguably invented modern YA.
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Six of Crows
A crew of teenage outcasts pull off an impossible heist; slick, dark and endlessly entertaining.
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8
Throne of Glass
An assassin competes to win her freedom; the launch of a hugely popular fantasy series.
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A Bear Called Paddington
Mr. and Mrs. Brown first met Paddington, a most endearing bear from Darkest Peru on a railway platform in London. A sign hanging around his neck said, "Please look after this bear. Thank you" So that
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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
Everyone is talking about A Good Girl's Guide to Murder! With shades of Serial and Making a Murderer this is the story about an investigation turned obsession, full of twists and turns and with an end
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Alanna
"From now on, I'm Alan of Trebond, the younger twin. I'll be a knight. And so yound Alanna of Trebond begins the journey to knighthood. Though a girl, Alanna has always craved the adventure and daring
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An Abundance of Katherines
Katherine V thought boys were gross Katherine X just wanted to be friends Katherine XVIII dumped him in an e-mail K-19 broke his heart When it comes to relationships, Colin Singleton's type happens to
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Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. is a 1970 novel by Judy Blume, typically categorized as a young adult book. It follows a sixth-grade girl who has grown up without a religious affiliation, due to
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Artemis Fowl
Artemis Fowl is the first of a series of semi-realist novels produced by Eoin Colfer. They document the adventures of a precocious prodigal child of the criminal empire, Artemis Fowl. In this book, ac