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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 (Harper Lee)
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The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)
The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)
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The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
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Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
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Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
8
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
9
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë)
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë)
10
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
11
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret (Judy Blume)
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret (Judy Blume)
12
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
13
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
14
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
15
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
16
Where the Red Fern Grows (Wilson Rawls)
Where the Red Fern Grows (Wilson Rawls)
17
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
18
The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
19
Princess Academy (Shannon Hale)
Princess Academy (Shannon Hale)
20
Looking for Alaska (John Green)
Looking for Alaska (John Green)
21
A Separate Peace (John Knowles)
A Separate Peace (John Knowles)
22
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
23
Tuck Everlasting (Natalie Babbitt)
Tuck Everlasting (Natalie Babbitt)
24
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma (Jane Austen)
25
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
26
I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith)
I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith)
27
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (J.K. Rowling)
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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (E.L. Konigsburg)
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (E.L. Konigsburg)
29
Walk Two Moons (Sharon Creech)
Walk Two Moons (Sharon Creech)
30
Harry Potter Series (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter Series (J.K. Rowling)
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Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Ann Brashares)
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Ann Brashares)
32
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
33
Night Swim (Jessica Keener)
Night Swim (Jessica Keener)
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The Graveyard Book (Neil Gaiman)
The Graveyard Book (Neil Gaiman)
35
A Little Princess (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
A Little Princess (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
36
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
37
Speak (Laurie Halse Anderson)
Speak (Laurie Halse Anderson)
38
The Chosen (Chaim Potok)
The Chosen (Chaim Potok)
39
David Copperfield (Charles Dickens)
David Copperfield (Charles Dickens)
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White Oleander (Janet Fitch)
White Oleander (Janet Fitch)
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