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1-21 of 21 results for "coming of age"

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Written by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter is growing up! At age 14, he wants to be done with the Dursleys and attend the...

4th - 7th

A Long Way from Chicago

Written by Richard Peck

Set in the Depression, the book is a series of stories about the adventures Joey Dowdel and his...

3 - 7

Bad Boy

Written by Walter Dean Myers

The autobiography of Water Dean Myers, who describes what it's like growing up in Harlem in the...

4 - 8

The Fault in Our Stars

Written by John Green

Through the miracles of modern science, Hazel Grace Lancaster is still alive, though her cancer is...

7 - 12

Pictures of Hollis Woods

Written by Patricia Reilly Giff

The story of Hollis Woods, a girl who was abandoned in a park for which she is named. Currently,...

3 - 7

The Outsiders

Written by S.E. Hinton

A coming-of-age novel about two gangs, the Greasers and the Socs. The Socs are wealthier and often...

7 - 12

Dare to Disappoint: Growing Up in Turkey

Written by Ozge Samanci

Growing up on the Aegean Coast, Ozge loved the sea and imagined a life of adventure while her...

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Jacob Have I Loved

Written by Katherine Paterson

The story of Sara Louise Bradshaw, a twin who is physically stronger than her beautiful sister,...

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M. C. Higgins, the Great

Written by Virginia Hamilton

Mayo Cornelius Higgins watches the activities on Sarah Mountain from a silver pole. Strip mining is...

3rd - 7th

Julie of the Wolves

Written by Jean Craighead George

Julie, or Miyax as she is known in her Eskimo village, runs away to escape danger, but she gets...

5th - 9th

The Summer of the Swans

Written by Betsy Byars

Sara Godfrey is having a rough summer. She is moody and uncomfortable in her own skin. She blames...

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Shadow of a Bull

Written by Maia Wojciechowska

Manalo's father, the great bullfighter Juan Olivar, died when his son was only three, yet he was...

3rd - 7th

It's Like This, Cat

Written by Emily Neville

Fourteen-year-old Dave needs a friend, and Kate, the Cat Lady, provides one: a stray tom named Cat....

5th - 9th

The Witch of Blackbird Pond

Written by Elizabeth George Speare

When 16-year-old Kit Tyler was forced to leave Barbados for Connecticut, in 1687, she had a hard...

5th - 7th

Caddie Woodlawn

Written by Carol Ryrie Brink

Based on the life of author Carol Ryrie Brink's grandmother, Caddie Woodlawn is about adventurous...

3rd - 7th

The Skin I'm In

Written by Sharon G. Flake

Maleeka suffers every day from the taunts of the other kids in her class. If they're not getting at...

5th - 8th

Hoot

Written by Carl Hiassen

A pancake house wants to open a franchise in Florida, but the site under consideration is where...

5th - 8th

I Funny: I Even Funnier

Written by James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein

Middle-schooler Jamie Grimm is excited. He's just won the state finals in New York for the Planet's...

4th - 7th

The Ugly One

Written by Leanne Statland Ellis

I had always been ugly, as far back as I could remember. Micay has a deep scar that runs like a...

5 - 7

The Barefoot Book of Jewish Tales

Written by Shoshana Boyd Gelfand

This timeless collection includes eight delightful tales from Jewish tradition. Each engaging...

1 - 5

Winter Shadow

Written by Richard Knight

Traipse to a small village in the snowy north, where Maria stumbles upon a mysterious gray bundle,...

K - 6

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