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Some Books With the Theme of Growing Up, or Coming of Age - Page 2

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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The Lover (Marguerite Duras)
The Lover
41
Marguerite Duras
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex
42
Jeffrey Eugenides
Music From Another World (Robin Talley)
Music From Another World
43
Robin Talley
My Dark Vanessa (Kate Elizabeth Russell)
My Dark Vanessa
44
Kate Elizabeth Russell
My Education (Susan Choi)
My Education
45
Susan Choi
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
46
Kazuo Ishiguro
The New Girls (Beth Gutcheon)
The New Girls
47
Beth Gutcheon
A Northern Light (Jennifer Donnelly)
A Northern Light
48
Jennifer Donnelly
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous (Ocean Vuong)
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
49
Ocean Vuong
One Italian Summer (Keris Stainton)
One Italian Summer
50
Keris Stainton
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (Jeanette Winterson)
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
51
Jeanette Winterson
Ordinary Grace (William Kent Krueger)
Ordinary Grace
52
William Kent Krueger
Oreo (Fran Ross)
Oreo
53
Fran Ross
Orphan Train (Christina Baker Kline)
Orphan Train
54
Christina Baker Kline
The Orphans of Race Point (Patry Francis)
The Orphans of Race Point
55
Patry Francis
The Outrage (William Hussey)
The Outrage
56
William Hussey
Peach Blossom Spring (Melissa Fu)
Peach Blossom Spring
57
Melissa Fu
A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
A Prayer for Owen Meany
58
John Irving
Prep (Curtis Sittenfeld)
Prep
59
Curtis Sittenfeld
Purple Hibiscus (Chimamanda Adichie)
Purple Hibiscus
60
Chimamanda Adichie
Sag Harbour (Colson Whitehead)
Sag Harbour
61
Colson Whitehead
Saving Ruby King (Catherine Adel West)
Saving Ruby King
62
Catherine Adel West
Silver Sparrow (Tayari Jones)
Silver Sparrow
63
Tayari Jones
Sing, Unburied, Sing (Jesmyn Ward)
Sing, Unburied, Sing
64
Jesmyn Ward
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
65
Toni Morrison
Sooley (John Grisham)
Sooley
66
John Grisham
Sweet Days of Discipline (Fleur Jaeggy)
Sweet Days of Discipline
67
Fleur Jaeggy
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
68
Zora Neale Hurston
This Is Happiness (Niall Williams)
This Is Happiness
69
Niall Williams
Tipping the Velvet (Sarah Waters)
Tipping the Velvet
70
Sarah Waters
To All the Boys I've Loved Before (Jenny Han)
To All the Boys I've Loved Before
71
Jenny Han
The Torn Skirt (Rebecca Godfrey)
The Torn Skirt
72
Rebecca Godfrey
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
73
Betty Smith
The Violin Conspiracy (Brendan Slocumb)
The Violin Conspiracy
74
Brendan Slocumb
We the Animals (Justin Torres)
We the Animals
75
Justin Torres
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
76
Shirley Jackson
What the Fireflies Knew (Kai Harris)
What the Fireflies Knew
77
Kai Harris
The Whistling Season (Ivan Doig)
The Whistling Season
78
Ivan Doig
The Yearling (Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings)
The Yearling
79
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
You're the One That I Want (Simon James Green)
You're the One That I Want
80
Simon James Green
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