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34 Classic Coming of Age Books

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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
1
Harper Lee
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
2
J.D. Salinger
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
3
Betty Smith
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
The House on Mango Street
4
Sandra Cisneros
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
5
Louisa May Alcott
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
6
Sherman Alexie
The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
7
S.E. Hinton
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
8
Maya Angelou
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (Judy Blume)
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
9
Judy Blume
Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson)
Bridge to Terabithia
10
Katherine Paterson
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
11
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Because of Winn Dixie (Kate DiCamillo)
Because of Winn Dixie
12
Kate DiCamillo
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
13
William Golding
A Separate Peace (John Knowles)
A Separate Peace
14
John Knowles
The Yearling (Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings)
The Yearling
15
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
16
Anne Frank
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
17
L.M. Montgomery
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
18
Mark Twain
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
19
Zora Neale Hurston
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Mildred D. Taylor)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
20
Mildred D. Taylor
Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
Joy Luck Club
21
Amy Tan
The Chocolate War (Robert Cormier)
The Chocolate War
22
Robert Cormier
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (Jeanette Winterson)
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
23
Jeanette Winterson
Annie John (Jamaica Kincaid)
Annie John
24
Jamaica Kincaid
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain
25
James Baldwin
Bless Me, Ultima (Rudolfo Anaya)
Bless Me, Ultima
26
Rudolfo Anaya
Walk Two Moons (Sharon Creech)
Walk Two Moons
27
Sharon Creech
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
28
Lois Lowry
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Díaz)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
29
Junot Díaz
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
30
Charles Dickens
Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
Kite Runner
31
Khaled Hosseini
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
32
Kazuo Ishiguro
The Namesake (Jhumpa Lahiri)
The Namesake
33
Jhumpa Lahiri
Annie on My Mind (Nancy Garden)
Annie on My Mind
34
Nancy Garden
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