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Goodreads "Best Coming of Age Stories" - Page 2

All but the very youngest of us have been through the "coming of age" experience. Goodreads did not specify any criteria for inclusion on the source list but I suspect most of us have not had such a supernatural pathway to adulthood as described in many of these books. Anyone who has, please give brief details of your experience under the COMMENTS tab. Ideally also specify a book whose plot most resembles your teen years, e.g. one of the 'Harry Potters'.
For inclusion: Top 300, 1000+ ratings, 2+ votes
BTW, this is my 100th transcription of a Goodreads' list to a version suitable for this website. Good on me.
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Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt)
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt)
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The V Girl (Mya Robarts)
The V Girl (Mya Robarts)
43
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
44
Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)
Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)
45
Norwegian Wood (Haruki Murakami)
Norwegian Wood (Haruki Murakami)
46
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
47
The Penderwicks (Jeanne Birdsall)
The Penderwicks (Jeanne Birdsall)
48
Go Ask Alice (Beatrice Sparks)
Go Ask Alice (Beatrice Sparks)
49
A Wizard of Earthsea (Ursula K. Le Guin)
A Wizard of Earthsea (Ursula K. Le Guin)
50
The Amber Spyglass (Philip Pullman)
The Amber Spyglass (Philip Pullman)
51
Circle of Friends (Maeve Binchy)
Circle of Friends (Maeve Binchy)
52
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
53
The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd)
54
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
55
Coraline (Neil Gaiman)
Coraline (Neil Gaiman)
56
Girl With a Pearl Earring (Tracy Chevalier)
Girl With a Pearl Earring (Tracy Chevalier)
57
Dandelion Wine (Ray Bradbury)
Dandelion Wine (Ray Bradbury)
58
Franny & Zooey (J.D. Salinger)
Franny & Zooey (J.D. Salinger)
59
Boy's Life (Robert McCammon)
Boy's Life (Robert McCammon)
60
Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson)
Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson)
61
Where the Crawdads Sing (Delia Owens)
Where the Crawdads Sing (Delia Owens)
62
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (James Joyce)
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (James Joyce)
63
Black Swan Green (David Mitchell)
Black Swan Green (David Mitchell)
64
The Long Walk (Stephen King)
The Long Walk (Stephen King)
65
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (Jeanette Winterson)
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (Jeanette Winterson)
66
The World According to Garp (John Irving)
The World According to Garp (John Irving)
67
Rocket Boys (Homer Hickam)
Rocket Boys (Homer Hickam)
68
Siddhartha (Hermann Hesse)
Siddhartha (Hermann Hesse)
69
Tess of the D'urbervilles (Thomas Hardy)
Tess of the D'urbervilles (Thomas Hardy)
70
The Long Winter (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
The Long Winter (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
71
American Born Chinese (Gene Luen Yang)
American Born Chinese (Gene Luen Yang)
72
My Ántonia (Willa Cather)
My Ántonia (Willa Cather)
73
Old Yeller (Fred Gipson)
Old Yeller (Fred Gipson)
74
It's Kind of a Funny Story (Ned Vizzini)
It's Kind of a Funny Story (Ned Vizzini)
75
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
76
The Sword in the Stone (T.H. White)
The Sword in the Stone (T.H. White)
77
Candide (Voltaire)
Candide (Voltaire)
78
The Prince of Tides (Pat Conroy)
The Prince of Tides (Pat Conroy)
79
Summer of '42 (Herman Raucher)
Summer of '42 (Herman Raucher)
80
Graceling (Kristin Cashore)
Graceling (Kristin Cashore)
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