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Goodreads "Best Coming of Age Stories" - Page 4

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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Snow Falling on Cedars (David Guterson)
Snow Falling on Cedars
121
David Guterson
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
122
Margaret Atwood
The Magic Mountain (Thomas Mann)
The Magic Mountain
123
Thomas Mann
Treasure Island (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Treasure Island
124
Robert Louis Stevenson
The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets (Eva Rice)
The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets
125
Eva Rice
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
126
William Golding
The Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
The Silence of the Lambs
127
Thomas Harris
Empire of the Sun (J.G. Ballard)
Empire of the Sun
128
J.G. Ballard
The Book of Lost Things (John Connolly)
The Book of Lost Things
129
John Connolly
The Complete Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
The Complete Anne of Green Gables
130
L.M. Montgomery
The Body (Stephen King)
The Body
131
Stephen King
The Sorrows of Young Werther (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe)
The Sorrows of Young Werther
132
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (Henry Fielding)
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
133
Henry Fielding
Wives and Daughters (Elizabeth Gaskell)
Wives and Daughters
134
Elizabeth Gaskell
The Dark Is Rising (Susan Cooper)
The Dark Is Rising
135
Susan Cooper
The Grass Harp (Truman Capote)
The Grass Harp
136
Truman Capote
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
137
Oscar Wilde
Summer of My German Soldier (Bette Greene)
Summer of My German Soldier
138
Bette Greene
My Mad Fat Teenage Diary (Rae Earl)
My Mad Fat Teenage Diary
139
Rae Earl
Song of Susannah (Stephen King)
Song of Susannah
140
Stephen King
The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
The Lovely Bones
141
Alice Sebold
Wolves of the Calla (Stephen King)
Wolves of the Calla
142
Stephen King
Dare to Kiss (S.B. Alexander)
Dare to Kiss
143
S.B. Alexander
Girl at War (Sara Novic)
Girl at War
144
Sara Novic
Apt Pupil (Stephen King)
Apt Pupil
145
Stephen King
Skinhead... the Life I Chose: Memoirs of a Real Skin (Spike Pitt)
Skinhead... the Life I Chose: Memoirs of a Real Skin
146
Spike Pitt
All the Pretty Horses (Cormac McCarthy)
All the Pretty Horses
147
Cormac McCarthy
A Monster Calls (Patrick Ness)
A Monster Calls
148
Patrick Ness
The Year of Ice (Brian Malloy)
The Year of Ice
149
Brian Malloy
What Has He Done Now? (David Hayes)
What Has He Done Now?
150
David Hayes
The Pigman (Paul Zindel)
The Pigman
151
Paul Zindel
The Dark Tower (Stephen King)
The Dark Tower
152
Stephen King
Demian (Herman Hesse)
Demian
153
Herman Hesse
Titus Groan (Mervyn Peake)
Titus Groan
154
Mervyn Peake
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
155
John Green
Perfume (Patrick Süskind)
Perfume
156
Patrick Süskind
The Red Pony (John Steinbeck)
The Red Pony
157
John Steinbeck
The Golden Compass (Philip Pullman)
The Golden Compass
158
Philip Pullman
The Member of the Wedding (Carson McCullers)
The Member of the Wedding
159
Carson McCullers
The Thorn Birds (Colleen McCullough)
The Thorn Birds
160
Colleen McCullough
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