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The 30 Best Coming-Of-Age Novels

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A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
1
Anthony Burgess
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (Jeanette Winterson)
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
2
Jeanette Winterson
Less Than Zero (Bret Easton Ellis)
Less Than Zero
3
Bret Easton Ellis
Vernon God Little (D.B.C. Pierre)
Vernon God Little
4
D.B.C. Pierre
Rats Saw God
Rats Saw God
5
Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You (Peter Cameron)
Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You
6
Peter Cameron
King Dork (Frank Portman)
King Dork
7
Frank Portman
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
8
Michael Chabon
The Rotter's Club (Jonathan Coe)
The Rotter's Club
9
Jonathan Coe
Goodbye, Columbus, Philip Roth
Goodbye, Columbus, Philip Roth
10
Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
Kite Runner
11
Khaled Hosseini
Absolute Beginners (Colin Macinnes)
Absolute Beginners
12
Colin Macinnes
Tietam Brown (Mick Foley)
Tietam Brown
13
Mick Foley
Twelve (Nick Mcdonell)
Twelve
14
Nick Mcdonell
The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole (Sue Townsend)
The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole
15
Sue Townsend
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
16
J.D. Salinger
Black Swan Green (David Mitchell)
Black Swan Green
17
David Mitchell
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
18
Charles Dickens
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
19
Mark Twain
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
20
Charlotte Bronte
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
21
Kazuo Ishiguro
The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
22
S.E. Hinton
The Art of Fielding (Chad Harbach)
The Art of Fielding
23
Chad Harbach
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
24
Mark Haddon
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
25
Stephen Chbosky
Wait Until Spring, Bandini (John Fante)
Wait Until Spring, Bandini
26
John Fante
The Virgin Suicides (Jeffrey Eugenides)
The Virgin Suicides
27
Jeffrey Eugenides
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
28
Donna Tartt
The Rachel Papers
The Rachel Papers
29
Skippy Dies (Paul Murray)
Skippy Dies
30
Paul Murray
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