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Coming of Age Novels

The angst, the hormones, the uncontrollable giggles, the hysterical tears, the unbelievable beauty, the startling ugliness - it's all there in the growing and learning process. Some of my favorites.
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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
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
3
Louisa May Alcott
Before Women Had Wings (Connie May Fowler)
Before Women Had Wings
4
Connie May Fowler
Summer of the Monkeys
Summer of the Monkeys
5
Old Yeller (Fred Gipson)
Old Yeller
6
Fred Gipson
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
7
Sylvia Plath
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
8
Markus Zusak
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
9
Betty Smith
A Separate Peace (John Knowles)
A Separate Peace
10
John Knowles
Look Homeward, Angel (Thomas Wolfe)
Look Homeward, Angel
11
Thomas Wolfe
Norwegian Wood (Haruki Murakami)
Norwegian Wood
12
Haruki Murakami
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
13
Mark Twain
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
14
Mark Twain
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
15
Donna Tartt
Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
Kite Runner
16
Khaled Hosseini
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
17
Charles Dickens
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
18
Charlotte Bronte
David Copperfield (Charles Dickens)
David Copperfield
19
Charles Dickens
Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens)
Oliver Twist
20
Charles Dickens
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
21
L.M. Montgomery
Anne Frank: the Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
Anne Frank: the Diary of a Young Girl
22
Anne Frank
Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson)
Bridge to Terabithia
23
Katherine Paterson
Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi)
Persepolis
24
Marjane Satrapi
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
25
Frances Hodgson Burnett
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
The House on Mango Street
26
Sandra Cisneros
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents (Julia Alvarez)
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents
27
Julia Alvarez
Tuck Everlasting (Natalie Babbitt)
Tuck Everlasting
28
Natalie Babbitt
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
29
Anthony Doerr
The Chosen
The Chosen
30
Dandelion Wine
Dandelion Wine
31
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
32
E.B. White
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
33
Madeleine L'engle
The Reader (Bernhard Schlink)
The Reader
34
Bernhard Schlink
The Member of the Wedding (Carson McCullers)
The Member of the Wedding
35
Carson McCullers
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
36
Kathryn Stockett
The Marriage Plot (Jeffrey Eugenides)
The Marriage Plot
37
Jeffrey Eugenides
Number the Stars (Lois Lowry)
Number the Stars
38
Lois Lowry
Moloka'i (Alan Brennert)
Moloka'i
39
Alan Brennert
The Elegance of the Hedgehog (Muriel Barberry)
The Elegance of the Hedgehog
40
Muriel Barberry
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