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The 30 Best Coming-Of-Age Novels

ShortList website has made a list of their favorite coming-of-age novels.
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A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
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Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (Jeanette Winterson)
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (Jeanette Winterson)
3
Less Than Zero (Bret Easton Ellis)
Less Than Zero (Bret Easton Ellis)
4
Vernon God Little
Vernon God Little
5
Rats Saw God
Rats Saw God
6
Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You (Peter Cameron)
Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You (Peter Cameron)
7
King Dork (Frank Portman)
King Dork (Frank Portman)
8
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
9
The Rotter's Club (Jonathan Coe)
The Rotter's Club (Jonathan Coe)
10
Goodbye, Columbus, Philip Roth
Goodbye, Columbus, Philip Roth
11
Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
12
Absolute Beginners
Absolute Beginners
13
Tietam Brown (Mick Foley)
Tietam Brown (Mick Foley)
14
Twelve (Nick Mcdonell)
Twelve (Nick Mcdonell)
15
The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole (Sue Townsend)
The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole (Sue Townsend)
16
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
17
Black Swan Green (David Mitchell)
Black Swan Green (David Mitchell)
18
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
19
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
20
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre
21
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
22
The Outsiders
The Outsiders
23
The Art of Fielding
The Art of Fielding
24
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time – Mark Haddon
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time – Mark Haddon
25
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
26
Wait Until Spring, Bandini (John Fante)
Wait Until Spring, Bandini (John Fante)
27
The Virgin Suicides (Jeffrey Eugenides)
The Virgin Suicides (Jeffrey Eugenides)
28
The Secret History - Donna Tartt
The Secret History - Donna Tartt
29
The Rachel Papers
The Rachel Papers
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Skippy Dies (Paul Murray)
Skippy Dies (Paul Murray)
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