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Goodreads "Best Coming of Age Stories" - Page 3

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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Something Wicked This Way Comes (Ray Bradbury)
Something Wicked This Way Comes
81
Ray Bradbury
It (Stephen King)
It
82
Stephen King
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
83
Richard Adams
The Chocolate War (Robert Cormier)
The Chocolate War
84
Robert Cormier
Tell the Wolves I'm Home (Carol Rifka Brunt)
Tell the Wolves I'm Home
85
Carol Rifka Brunt
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time
86
Mark Haddon
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Mildred Taylor)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
87
Mildred Taylor
A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
A Prayer for Owen Meany
88
John Irving
Clover Blue (Eldonna Edwards)
Clover Blue
89
Eldonna Edwards
Rubyfruit Jungle (Rita Mae Brown)
Rubyfruit Jungle
90
Rita Mae Brown
Trickster's Choice (Tamora Pierce)
Trickster's Choice
91
Tamora Pierce
Hatchet (Gary Paulsen)
Hatchet
92
Gary Paulsen
Jude the Obscure (Thomas Hardy)
Jude the Obscure
93
Thomas Hardy
The Witch of Blackbird Pond (Elizabeth George Speare)
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
94
Elizabeth George Speare
Daughter of the Forest (Juliet Marillier)
Daughter of the Forest
95
Juliet Marillier
A Northern Light (Jennifer Donnelly)
A Northern Light
96
Jennifer Donnelly
Of Human Bondage (W. Somerset Maugham)
Of Human Bondage
97
W. Somerset Maugham
Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha (Roddy Doyle)
Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha
98
Roddy Doyle
Eleanor & Park (Rainbow Rowell)
Eleanor & Park
99
Rainbow Rowell
Carrie (Stephen King)
Carrie
100
Stephen King
The Gunslinger (Stephen King)
The Gunslinger
101
Stephen King
Stones From the River (Ursula Hegi)
Stones From the River
102
Ursula Hegi
Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
Memoirs of a Geisha
103
Arthur Golden
The Naming (Alison Croggon)
The Naming
104
Alison Croggon
Call Me by Your Name (André Aciman)
Call Me by Your Name
105
André Aciman
Bleak House (Charles Dickens)
Bleak House
106
Charles Dickens
The Virgin Suicides (Jeffrey Eugenides)
The Virgin Suicides
107
Jeffrey Eugenides
Then Again, Maybe I Won't (Judy Blume)
Then Again, Maybe I Won't
108
Judy Blume
The Mill on the Floss (George Eliot)
The Mill on the Floss
109
George Eliot
The Goose Girl (Shannon Hale)
The Goose Girl
110
Shannon Hale
The Sign of the Beaver (Elizabeth George Speare)
The Sign of the Beaver
111
Elizabeth George Speare
Where the Heart Is (Billie Letts)
Where the Heart Is
112
Billie Letts
Different Seasons (Stephen King)
Different Seasons
113
Stephen King
The Once and Future King (T.H. White)
The Once and Future King
114
T.H. White
The Three Musketeers (Alexandre Dumas)
The Three Musketeers
115
Alexandre Dumas
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
116
Carson McCullers
The Yearling (Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings)
The Yearling
117
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Twilight (Stephenie Meyer)
Twilight
118
Stephenie Meyer
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
119
Mark Twain
She's Come Undone (Wally Lamb)
She's Come Undone
120
Wally Lamb
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