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Goodreads "Best Coming of Age Stories" - Page 6

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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The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Alan Bradley)
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
201
Alan Bradley
Magic's Pawn (Mercedes Lackey)
Magic's Pawn
202
Mercedes Lackey
The Glass Menagerie (Tennessee Williams)
The Glass Menagerie
203
Tennessee Williams
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Marjane Satrapi)
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
204
Marjane Satrapi
The Woman Who Rides Like a Man (Tamora Pierce)
The Woman Who Rides Like a Man
205
Tamora Pierce
The Invention of Wings (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Invention of Wings
206
Sue Monk Kidd
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (John Boyne)
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
207
John Boyne
The Girl Who Chased the Moon (Sarah Addison Allen)
The Girl Who Chased the Moon
208
Sarah Addison Allen
Up a Road Slowly (Irene Hunt)
Up a Road Slowly
209
Irene Hunt
The Bottoms (Joe R. Lansdale)
The Bottoms
210
Joe R. Lansdale
Kristy and the Snobs (Ann M. Martin)
Kristy and the Snobs
211
Ann M. Martin
My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
My Brilliant Friend
212
Elena Ferrante
The Go-Between (L.P. Hartley)
The Go-Between
213
L.P. Hartley
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (Hannah Green)
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
214
Hannah Green
Life on the Mississippi (Mark Twain)
Life on the Mississippi
215
Mark Twain
A Christmas Memory (Short) (Truman Capote)
A Christmas Memory (Short)
216
Truman Capote
My Side of the Mountain (Jean Craighead George)
My Side of the Mountain
217
Jean Craighead George
Forrest Gump (Winston Groom)
Forrest Gump
218
Winston Groom
Blankets (Craig Thompson)
Blankets
219
Craig Thompson
Leaving Cheyenne (Larry McMurtry)
Leaving Cheyenne
220
Larry McMurtry
Beaches (Iris Rainer Dart)
Beaches
221
Iris Rainer Dart
Drama (Raina Telgemeier)
Drama
222
Raina Telgemeier
Breath, Eyes, Memory (Edwidge Danticat)
Breath, Eyes, Memory
223
Edwidge Danticat
Marjorie Morningstar (Herman Wouk)
Marjorie Morningstar
224
Herman Wouk
Christine (Stephen King)
Christine
225
Stephen King
Dubliners (James Joyce)
Dubliners
226
James Joyce
Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man (Fannie Flagg)
Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man
227
Fannie Flagg
The Fires of Spring (James Michener)
The Fires of Spring
228
James Michener
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (Lisa See)
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
229
Lisa See
Nation (Terry Pratchett)
Nation
230
Terry Pratchett
Complicate Me (M. Robinson)
Complicate Me
231
M. Robinson
Jerkbait (Mia Siegert)
Jerkbait
232
Mia Siegert
Rainbirds (Clarissa Goenawan)
Rainbirds
233
Clarissa Goenawan
Skippy Dies (Paul Murray)
Skippy Dies
234
Paul Murray
Summer (Edith Wharton)
Summer
235
Edith Wharton
City Boy (Herman Wouk)
City Boy
236
Herman Wouk
All My Friends Are Going to Be Strangers (Larry McMurtry)
All My Friends Are Going to Be Strangers
237
Larry McMurtry
The Name of the Wind (Patrick Rothfuss)
The Name of the Wind
238
Patrick Rothfuss
Beneath the Wheel (Hermann Hesse)
Beneath the Wheel
239
Hermann Hesse
Monsters of Men (Patrick Ness)
Monsters of Men
240
Patrick Ness
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