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Goodreads "Best Coming of Age Stories" - Page 2

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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Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt)
Angela's Ashes
41
Frank McCourt
The V Girl (Mya Robarts)
The V Girl
42
Mya Robarts
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
43
Orson Scott Card
Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)
Wuthering Heights
44
Emily Brontë
Norwegian Wood (Haruki Murakami)
Norwegian Wood
45
Haruki Murakami
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
46
Maya Angelou
The Penderwicks (Jeanne Birdsall)
The Penderwicks
47
Jeanne Birdsall
Go Ask Alice (Beatrice Sparks)
Go Ask Alice
48
Beatrice Sparks
A Wizard of Earthsea (Ursula K. Le Guin)
A Wizard of Earthsea
49
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Amber Spyglass (Philip Pullman)
The Amber Spyglass
50
Philip Pullman
Circle of Friends (Maeve Binchy)
Circle of Friends
51
Maeve Binchy
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
52
Paulo Coelho
The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Secret Life of Bees
53
Sue Monk Kidd
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
54
Sherman Alexie
Coraline (Neil Gaiman)
Coraline
55
Neil Gaiman
Girl With a Pearl Earring (Tracy Chevalier)
Girl With a Pearl Earring
56
Tracy Chevalier
Dandelion Wine (Ray Bradbury)
Dandelion Wine
57
Ray Bradbury
Franny & Zooey (J.D. Salinger)
Franny & Zooey
58
J.D. Salinger
Boy's Life (Robert McCammon)
Boy's Life
59
Robert McCammon
Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson)
Bridge to Terabithia
60
Katherine Paterson
Where the Crawdads Sing (Delia Owens)
Where the Crawdads Sing
61
Delia Owens
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (James Joyce)
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
62
James Joyce
Black Swan Green (David Mitchell)
Black Swan Green
63
David Mitchell
The Long Walk (Stephen King)
The Long Walk
64
Stephen King
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (Jeanette Winterson)
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
65
Jeanette Winterson
The World According to Garp (John Irving)
The World According to Garp
66
John Irving
Rocket Boys (Homer Hickam)
Rocket Boys
67
Homer Hickam
Siddhartha (Hermann Hesse)
Siddhartha
68
Hermann Hesse
Tess of the D'urbervilles (Thomas Hardy)
Tess of the D'urbervilles
69
Thomas Hardy
The Long Winter (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
The Long Winter
70
Laura Ingalls Wilder
American Born Chinese (Gene Luen Yang)
American Born Chinese
71
Gene Luen Yang
My Ántonia (Willa Cather)
My Ántonia
72
Willa Cather
Old Yeller (Fred Gipson)
Old Yeller
73
Fred Gipson
It's Kind of a Funny Story (Ned Vizzini)
It's Kind of a Funny Story
74
Ned Vizzini
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex
75
Jeffrey Eugenides
The Sword in the Stone (T.H. White)
The Sword in the Stone
76
T.H. White
Candide (Voltaire)
Candide
77
Voltaire
The Prince of Tides (Pat Conroy)
The Prince of Tides
78
Pat Conroy
Summer of '42 (Herman Raucher)
Summer of '42
79
Herman Raucher
Graceling (Kristin Cashore)
Graceling
80
Kristin Cashore
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