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Coming Of Age

Growing up means navigating life's pivotal moments - first loves, family struggles, identity questions, and the raw emotions of youth. These transformative stories capture the universal journey from innocence to understanding, following characters as they find their place in a complex world through triumph, heartbreak, and self-discovery.

Coming Of Age Book Summaries

Looking for Alaska Summary
Looking for Alaska
by John Green 2008 227 pages
3.97
1.6M+ ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Romance
The Liars' Club Summary
The Liars' Club
by Mary Karr 2005 352 pages
3.94
69k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Biography Memoir
In the Wild Light Summary
In the Wild Light
by Jeff Zentner 2021 432 pages
4.47
10k+ ratings
Young Adult
Realistic Fiction
Contemporary
The Secret Life of Bees Summary
The Secret Life of Bees
by Sue Monk Kidd 2001 302 pages
4.10
1.3M+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Young Adult
Call Me By Your Name Summary
Call Me By Your Name
by André Aciman 2007 248 pages
4.10
500k+ ratings
LGBT
Queer
Contemporary
The Catcher in the Rye Summary
The Catcher in the Rye
by J.D. Salinger 2001 288 pages
3.80
3.6M+ ratings
Classics
Young Adult
Literature
Normal People Summary
Normal People
by Sally Rooney 2018 273 pages
3.81
1.6M+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Ireland
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe Summary
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
by Benjamin Alire Sáenz 2012 390 pages
4.30
600k+ ratings
Young Adult
LGBT
Contemporary
How to Make Friends with the Dark Summary
How to Make Friends with the Dark
by Kathleen Glasgow 2019 432 pages
4.08
32k+ ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Mental Health
Demon Copperhead Summary
Demon Copperhead
by Barbara Kingsolver 2022 560 pages
4.49
500k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
The House on Mango Street Summary
The House on Mango Street
by Sandra Cisneros 1962 144 pages
3.69
200k+ ratings
Classics
Young Adult
Short Stories
The Fault in Our Stars Summary
The Fault in Our Stars
by John Green 2012 313 pages
4.13
5.4M+ ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Realistic Fiction
The Outsiders Summary
The Outsiders
by S.E. Hinton
4.13
1.4M+ ratings
Classics
Young Adult
School
Paper Towns Summary
Paper Towns
by John Green 2008 305 pages
3.71
1.4M+ ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Romance
The Lion Women of Tehran Summary
The Lion Women of Tehran
by Marjan Kamali 2024 327 pages
4.50
45k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Iran
Eleanor & Park Summary
Eleanor & Park
by Rainbow Rowell 2012 328 pages
3.93
1.2M+ ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Contemporary
Fangirl Summary
Fangirl
by Rainbow Rowell 2013 483 pages
3.94
700k+ ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Realistic Fiction
Almond Summary
Almond
by Sohn Won-Pyung 2020 272 pages
4.16
100k+ ratings
Contemporary
Young Adult
Literary Fiction
Dead Poets Society Summary
Dead Poets Society
by N.H. Kleinbaum 1989 176 pages
4.17
100k+ ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Poetry
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Summary
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
by Betty Smith 2006 528 pages
4.30
400k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Young Adult
The Perks of Being a Wallflower Summary
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
by Stephen Chbosky 1999 213 pages
4.23
1.8M+ ratings
Young Adult
Classics
Coming Of Age
Big Mouth and Ugly Girl Summary
Big Mouth and Ugly Girl
by Joyce Carol Oates 2002 288 pages
3.33
5k+ ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
School
I Capture the Castle Summary
I Capture the Castle
by Dodie Smith 1948 408 pages
3.99
100k+ ratings
Classics
Young Adult
Historical Fiction
Lawn Boy Summary
Lawn Boy
by Jonathan Evison 2018 320 pages
3.83
9k+ ratings
Banned Books
LGBT
Young Adult
Go as a River Summary
Go as a River
by Shelley Read 2023 320 pages
4.27
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Coming Of Age
Maame Summary
Maame
by Jessica George 2023 320 pages
4.06
100k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Coming Of Age
Hang the Moon Summary
Hang the Moon
by Jeannette Walls 2023 368 pages
3.82
76k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Coming Of Age
Honey Summary
Honey
by Isabel Banta 2024 336 pages
3.45
11k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
Music
The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell Summary
The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell
by Robert Dugoni 2018 448 pages
4.44
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Coming Of Age
Contemporary
Ordinary Grace Summary
Ordinary Grace
by William Kent Krueger 2013 307 pages
4.27
100k+ ratings
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Coming Of Age
Quarterlife Crisis Summary
Quarterlife Crisis
The Unique Challenges of Life in Your Twenties
by Alexandra Robbins 2001 224 pages
3.18
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
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