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Goodreads "Best Coming of Age Stories"

All but the very youngest of us have been through the "coming of age" experience. Goodreads did not specify any criteria for inclusion on the source list but I suspect most of us have not had such a supernatural pathway to adulthood as described in many of these books. Anyone who has, please give brief details of your experience under the COMMENTS tab. Ideally also specify a book whose plot most resembles your teen years, e.g. one of the 'Harry Potters'.
For inclusion: Top 300, 1000+ ratings, 2+ votes
BTW, this is my 100th transcription of a Goodreads' list to a version suitable for this website. Good on me.
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
1
Harper Lee
The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
2
S.E. Hinton
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
3
J.D. Salinger
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
4
Stephen Chbosky
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
5
Louisa May Alcott
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
6
J.K. Rowling
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
7
L.M. Montgomery
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
8
Jane Austen
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë)
Jane Eyre
9
Charlotte Brontë
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
10
Anne Frank
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret (Judy Blume)
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
11
Judy Blume
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
12
Mark Twain
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
13
Charles Dickens
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
14
Betty Smith
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
15
J.K. Rowling
Where the Red Fern Grows (Wilson Rawls)
Where the Red Fern Grows
16
Wilson Rawls
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
17
Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
The Kite Runner
18
Khaled Hosseini
Princess Academy (Shannon Hale)
Princess Academy
19
Shannon Hale
Looking for Alaska (John Green)
Looking for Alaska
20
John Green
A Separate Peace (John Knowles)
A Separate Peace
21
John Knowles
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
22
Sylvia Plath
Tuck Everlasting (Natalie Babbitt)
Tuck Everlasting
23
Natalie Babbitt
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
24
Jane Austen
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
25
Markus Zusak
I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith)
I Capture the Castle
26
Dodie Smith
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
27
J.K. Rowling
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (E.L. Konigsburg)
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
28
E.L. Konigsburg
Walk Two Moons (Sharon Creech)
Walk Two Moons
29
Sharon Creech
Harry Potter Series (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter Series
30
J.K. Rowling
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Ann Brashares)
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
31
Ann Brashares
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
32
Lois Lowry
Night Swim (Jessica Keener)
Night Swim
33
Jessica Keener
The Graveyard Book (Neil Gaiman)
The Graveyard Book
34
Neil Gaiman
A Little Princess (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
A Little Princess
35
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
36
Kazuo Ishiguro
Speak (Laurie Halse Anderson)
Speak
37
Laurie Halse Anderson
The Chosen (Chaim Potok)
The Chosen
38
Chaim Potok
David Copperfield (Charles Dickens)
David Copperfield
39
Charles Dickens
White Oleander (Janet Fitch)
White Oleander
40
Janet Fitch
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