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Goodreads "Best Coming of Age Stories" - Page 5

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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Thirteen Reasons Why (Jay Asher)
Thirteen Reasons Why
161
Jay Asher
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
162
John Steinbeck
Girl in Translation (Jean Kwok)
Girl in Translation
163
Jean Kwok
Rage (Stephen King)
Rage
164
Stephen King
Orphan Train (Christina Baker Kline)
Orphan Train
165
Christina Baker Kline
Hugo Cabret (Brian Selznick)
Hugo Cabret
166
Brian Selznick
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
167
Douglas Adams
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
168
Amy Tan
Ransom My Heart (Meg Cabot)
Ransom My Heart
169
Meg Cabot
Blubber (Judy Blume)
Blubber
170
Judy Blume
Because of Winn-Dixie (Kate DiCamillo)
Because of Winn-Dixie
171
Kate DiCamillo
The Blue Sword (Robin McKinley)
The Blue Sword
172
Robin McKinley
The Glass Castle (Jeanette Walls)
The Glass Castle
173
Jeanette Walls
Kidnapped (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Kidnapped
174
Robert Louis Stevenson
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
Midnight's Children
175
Salman Rushdie
My Name Is Asher Lev (Chaim Potok)
My Name Is Asher Lev
176
Chaim Potok
Criss Cross (Lynne Rae Perkins)
Criss Cross
177
Lynne Rae Perkins
We Were Liars (E. Lockhart)
We Were Liars
178
E. Lockhart
The Queen's Gambit (Walter Tevis)
The Queen's Gambit
179
Walter Tevis
Sleepers (Lorenzo Carcaterra)
Sleepers
180
Lorenzo Carcaterra
The Rainbow (D.H. Lawrence)
The Rainbow
181
D.H. Lawrence
A River Runs Through It (Norman MacLean)
A River Runs Through It
182
Norman MacLean
Rite of Passage (Alexei Panshin)
Rite of Passage
183
Alexei Panshin
Cat's Eye (Margaret Atwood)
Cat's Eye
184
Margaret Atwood
The Age of Miracles (Karen Thompson Walker)
The Age of Miracles
185
Karen Thompson Walker
Nicholas Nickleby (Charles Dickens)
Nicholas Nickleby
186
Charles Dickens
Wizard and Glass (Stephen King)
Wizard and Glass
187
Stephen King
Fire (Kristin Cashore)
Fire
188
Kristin Cashore
The Pact (Jodi Picoult)
The Pact
189
Jodi Picoult
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
190
C.S. Lewis
The Drawing of the Three (Stephen King)
The Drawing of the Three
191
Stephen King
Jacob Have I Loved (Katherine Paterson)
Jacob Have I Loved
192
Katherine Paterson
The Waste Lands (Stephen King)
The Waste Lands
193
Stephen King
The Last Picture Show (Larry McMurtry)
The Last Picture Show
194
Larry McMurtry
Dragonsong (Anne McCaffrey)
Dragonsong
195
Anne McCaffrey
Lucky (Alice Sebold)
Lucky
196
Alice Sebold
Trickster's Queen (Tamora Pierce)
Trickster's Queen
197
Tamora Pierce
Martin the Warrior (Brian Jacques)
Martin the Warrior
198
Brian Jacques
North and South (Elizabeth Gaskell)
North and South
199
Elizabeth Gaskell
Fun Home (Allison Bechdel)
Fun Home
200
Allison Bechdel
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