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Book Riot's 50 Must-Read Coming-Of-Age Books

"Let's face it, coming of age books are timeless and there are so many different ways you can make a connection. Sometimes the main character is just so real, you can see your younger self in their personality. Other times it's the experience; you've gone through this before, or you know someone who has, and it strikes a chord. It can be similarities in the family dynamic where maybe you realize that your particular assigned grown-ups have no idea what they're doing. Most times it's just the struggle™; growing up can be weird and awesome and stressful and terrifying on its own. So, attention adults adulting, and kids and teens adulting—you are not alone."
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Tell the Wolves I'm Home (Carol Rifka Brunt)
Tell the Wolves I'm Home
Carol Rifka Brunt
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The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
The Hate U Give
Angie Thomas
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Girls in the Moon (Janet McNally)
Girls in the Moon
Janet McNally
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The Last Illusion (Porochista Khakpour)
The Last Illusion
Porochista Khakpour
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The Residue Years (Mitchell S. Jackson)
The Residue Years
Mitchell S. Jackson
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Every Other Weekend (Zulema Renee Summerfield)
Every Other Weekend
Zulema Renee Summerfield
7
Every Exquisite Thing (Matthew Quick)
Every Exquisite Thing
Matthew Quick
8
Juliet Takes a Breath (Gabby Rivera)
Juliet Takes a Breath
Gabby Rivera
9
The Housekeeper and the Professor - Yoko Ogawa
The Housekeeper and the Professor - Yoko Ogawa
10
Lottery (Patricia Wood)
Lottery
Patricia Wood
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The Heart Is a Muscle the Size of a Fist (Sunil Yapa)
The Heart Is a Muscle the Size of a Fist
Sunil Yapa
12
American Street (Ibi Zoboi)
American Street
Ibi Zoboi
13
Disgruntled (Asali Solomon)
Disgruntled
Asali Solomon
14
Brooklyn (Colm Toibin)
Brooklyn
Colm Toibin
15
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Benjamin Alire Saenz)
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Benjamin Alire Saenz
16
The Girl Who Fell From the Sky (Heidi W. Durrow)
The Girl Who Fell From the Sky
Heidi W. Durrow
17
Silver Sparrow
Silver Sparrow
18
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
Markus Zusak
19
The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Laurie R. King)
The Beekeeper's Apprentice
Laurie R. King
20
Bless Me, Ultima (Rudolfo Anaya)
Bless Me, Ultima
Rudolfo Anaya
21
A Quiet Kind of Thunder (Sara Barnard)
A Quiet Kind of Thunder
Sara Barnard
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Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Zora Neale Hurston
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Mark Haddon
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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Díaz)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Junot Díaz
25
Dear Martin (Nic Stone)
Dear Martin
Nic Stone
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The Poet X (Elizabeth Acevedo)
The Poet X
Elizabeth Acevedo
27
What I Leave Behind (Alison McGhee)
What I Leave Behind
Alison McGhee
28
Long Way Down (Jason Raynolds)
Long Way Down
Jason Raynolds
29
Binti (Nnedi Okorafor)
Binti
Nnedi Okorafor
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The Goblin Emperor (Katherine Addison)
The Goblin Emperor
Katherine Addison
31
The Book of Lost Things (John Connolly)
The Book of Lost Things
John Connolly
32
The Graveyard Book (Neil Gaiman)
The Graveyard Book
Neil Gaiman
33
Sing, Unburied, Sing (Jesmyn Ward)
Sing, Unburied, Sing
Jesmyn Ward
34
A Closed and Common Orbit (Becky Chambers)
A Closed and Common Orbit
Becky Chambers
35
The Wrong Unit (Rob Dircks)
The Wrong Unit
Rob Dircks
36
Hannah Green and Her Unfeasibly Mundane Existence (Michael Marshall Smith)
Hannah Green and Her Unfeasibly Mundane Existence
Michael Marshall Smith
37
The Chaos (Nalo Hopkinson)
The Chaos
Nalo Hopkinson
38
A Monster Calls (Patrick Ness)
A Monster Calls
Patrick Ness
39
Born a Crime (Trevor Noah)
Born a Crime
Trevor Noah
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The Woman Warrior (Maxine Hong Kingston)
The Woman Warrior
Maxine Hong Kingston
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