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Some Books With the Theme of Growing Up, or Coming of Age

If I had to choose one category of fiction to stick to for the rest of my life, coming of age novels and stories would be my choice. Even when I read memoirs and biographies, I am much more interested in their childhood, teen, and new adult years than their thirties and later. Maybe I am still trying to learn those lessons myself, despite nearing 50 years old.
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Akata Witch (Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu)
Akata Witch
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Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu
An American Tragedy (Theodore Dreiser)
An American Tragedy
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Theodore Dreiser
An Old-Fashioned Girl (Louisa May Alcott)
An Old-Fashioned Girl
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Louisa May Alcott
Annabel (Kathleen Winter)
Annabel
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Kathleen Winter
Autobiography of Red (Anne Carson)
Autobiography of Red
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Anne Carson
The Baron in the Trees (Italo Calvino)
The Baron in the Trees
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Italo Calvino
Bastard Out of Carolina (Dorothy Allison)
Bastard Out of Carolina
7
Dorothy Allison
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
8
Sylvia Plath
Belladonna (Anbara Salam)
Belladonna
9
Anbara Salam
Birthday (Meredith Russo)
Birthday
10
Meredith Russo
Black Swan Green (David Mitchell)
Black Swan Green
11
David Mitchell
Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
Blood Meridian
12
Cormac McCarthy
The Boston Girl (Anita Diamant)
The Boston Girl
13
Anita Diamant
Boys and Girls Like You and Me (Aryn Kyle)
Boys and Girls Like You and Me
14
Aryn Kyle
Brass Ankle Blues (Rachel M. Harper)
Brass Ankle Blues
15
Rachel M. Harper
Breaking the Tongue (Vyvyane Loh)
Breaking the Tongue
16
Vyvyane Loh
Breath, Eyes, Memory (Edwidge Danticat)
Breath, Eyes, Memory
17
Edwidge Danticat
Call Me by Your Name (André Aciman)
Call Me by Your Name
18
André Aciman
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time: A Play Based on the Novel by Mark Haddon (Simon Stephens)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time: A Play Based on the Novel by Mark Haddon
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Simon Stephens
Dominicana (Angie Cruz)
Dominicana
20
Angie Cruz
The End of Everything (Megan Abbott)
The End of Everything
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Megan Abbott
The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell (Robert Dugoni)
The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell
22
Robert Dugoni
The Family (Naomi Krupitsky)
The Family
23
Naomi Krupitsky
Fangirl (Rainbow Rowell)
Fangirl
24
Rainbow Rowell
Geek Love (Katherine Dunn)
Geek Love
25
Katherine Dunn
The Girl Who Fell From the Sky (Heidi W. Durrow)
The Girl Who Fell From the Sky
26
Heidi W. Durrow
The Girl With the Louding Voice (Abi Daré)
The Girl With the Louding Voice
27
Abi Daré
The Girls (Emma Cline)
The Girls
28
Emma Cline
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain
29
James Baldwin
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch
30
Donna Tartt
Hold Love Strong (Matthew Aaron Goodman)
Hold Love Strong
31
Matthew Aaron Goodman
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
The House on Mango Street
32
Sandra Cisneros
I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith)
I Capture the Castle
33
Dodie Smith
The Island of Missing Trees (Elif Shafak)
The Island of Missing Trees
34
Elif Shafak
The Last Illusion (Porochista Khakpour)
The Last Illusion
35
Porochista Khakpour
The Last Samurai (Helen Dewitt)
The Last Samurai
36
Helen Dewitt
Lemon (Cordelia Strube)
Lemon
37
Cordelia Strube
The Lincoln Highway (Amor Towles)
The Lincoln Highway
38
Amor Towles
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
39
Louisa May Alcott
Loveless (Alice Oseman)
Loveless
40
Alice Oseman
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