Fiction / Coming Of Age Best Sellers

In a quiet town on the North Carolina coast in 1969, a young woman who survived alone in the marsh becomes a murder suspect.

The connection between a high school star athlete and a loner ebbs and flows when they go to Trinity College in Dublin.

A novelist, a warehouse worker, an editorial assistant and a political adviser deal with changes.

In the mid-1950s, a grown-up Jean Louise Finch returns to Maycomb and realizes that her adored father is a racist.

A painting smuggled out of the Metropolitan Museum of Art after a bombing becomes a boy\'s prize, guilt and burden.

A 17-year-old girl spends the summer with her divorced father in North Carolina and finds many kinds of love.

A young mute who can communicate with dogs his family raises takes refuge with three of them in the Wisconsin woods after his uncle murders his father.

What it\'s like to grow up, from the perspective of a high school boy.

Life in a Maine orphanage in the first part of the 20th century. First published in 1985.

"The Hotel New Hampshire" by John Irving is a coming-of-age novel that follows the eccentric Berry family as they navigate life's challenges while running a hotel. The novel explores themes of identity, family dynamics, and the pursuit of dreams. Irving's quirky characters and storytelling style contribute to the novel's unique charm and emotional resonance.

Set in Brooklyn, the novel explores the friendship between two Jewish boys from different religious backgrounds.

Up the Down Staircase is a novel by Bel Kaufman, published in 1964. The novel is set in a New York City high school, and it chronicles a year in the life of an idealistic English teacher named Sylvia Barrett.

Set in the 1930s, the novel follows the lives of eight Vassar College graduates as they navigate the challenges of adulthood. McCarthy provides a candid portrayal of friendship, love, and the societal expectations faced by women in that era.

The book consists of two interconnected stories, "Franny" and "Zooey," exploring the spiritual and existential struggles of the Glass family, capturing J.D. Salinger's signature themes of alienation and the search for authenticity.

"Marjorie Morningstar" by Herman Wouk is a coming-of-age novel that follows the titular character, Marjorie Morgenstern, as she navigates the challenges of adolescence, love, and self-discovery in post-World War II America. The novel explores themes of identity, ambition, and the pursuit of personal happiness.

"Bonjour Tristesse" by Françoise Sagan is a coming-of-age novel that explores themes of love, relationships, and the complexities of adolescence. The story follows a young girl, Cécile, as she navigates the emotional landscape of her father's romantic entanglements during a summer vacation. Sagan's debut novel is celebrated for its evocative prose and portrayal of youthful introspection.

"The Green Years" by A.J. Cronin is a coming-of-age novel that follows the life of an orphan named Robert Shannon. Set in Scotland, the story explores themes of family, education, and the journey to self-discovery.

Set in early 20th-century Brooklyn, the novel follows the coming-of-age story of a young girl named Francie Nolan. It explores themes of poverty, family, and the pursuit of education and dreams in a challenging urban environment.

"The Yearling" by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings is a coming-of-age novel set in the Florida scrubland during the late 19th century. The story follows a young boy, Jody Baxter, and his relationship with a fawn he adopts as a pet. Rawlings' novel explores themes of family, nature, and the challenges of growing up in a rural environment. The novel won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1939.

When seventeen-year-old Tom learns he has tuberculosis, he is confined to a sanatorium in an effort to stop the spread of the disease. There, he must come to terms with his own mortality and his emerging homosexuality.

A coming-of-age story about a young woman's first love.