Coming Of Age category: 7169 books

A coming of age debut novel from The Boondock Saints and Young Indiana Jones actor Sean Patrick Flanery. A young Mickey navigates through the dense Texas humidity of the 70s and out onto the porch every single time his Granddaddy calls him, where he's presented with the heirloom recipe for...

Sara Jaffe's engrossing debut novel, Dryland, is a smart coming-of-age novel that charts the murky waters of adolescence. Anything can happen when Julie hits the water. It’s 1992, and the world is caught up in the HIV/AIDS epidemic and the Balkan Wars, but for Julie Winter, 15, the...

The classic novel of fly fishing and spirituality, originally published in 1983. Since its publication in 1983, THE RIVER WHY has become a classic. David James Duncan's sweeping novel is a coming-of-age comedy about love, nature, and the quest for self-discovery, written in a voice as distinct...

I never should have danced with a stranger. A coming-of-age romance series from six-time USA Today bestselling author Deanna Roy Three things about me: I’m not as innocent as everybody thinks. I know I’m shy and quiet, but like they say, still waters run deep. I’ve been home schooled...

Red Leaf is a young Native American boy whose grandfather is teaching him the traditions of the sacred path their ancestors walked. First, Red Leaf learns to be a Fire Keeper. Then he goes in the sweat lodge and out on vision quest. The preparations and traditions described in this charming, coming of age story are still practiced today.

You’ll find this an engrossing story. Live your life all over again but knowing what you know now. Molly Maguire is a charmer. Going to bed 4 October 2020, she awakes, Monday 9 October 1962. Letters to President Kennedy telling him about Dallas, his affairs, and classified secret missiles in Cuba...

In 1959,  at ten years old, Mario and his Aunt Carmen make their way on the streets of East Los Angeles. His friends are murderers, dope peddlers, and hookers. He's no genius, and hates school with a passion. People think he's a con man, but he's got a gift. The question is how will he use it?   

Meet fourteen-year-old Gary. A self-described "tree-toad,"a sly and endearing geek, Gary has many unwieldy passions, chief among them his cousin Kate, his Underwood typewriter and the soft-porn masterpiece, High School Orgies. The folks of Lake Wobegon don't have much patience for a kid's...

An indefatigable, irresistible, and wildly inappropriate Jewish mother takes her 17-year-old son to school in this uproarious coming-of-age comedy Tall and scattered-looking, Joseph has just graduated from high school and is ready for college. But is college ready for him? Apparently not,...

A coming of age short story during the time of the Kennedy assassination.

The night before the morning after. Can this small Thai restaurant be the setting to a monumental moment in four peoples lives? Each person has their own story and an entire life ahead of them. But is something about to happen that will change their lives forever? These four young twenty-something’s...

Faith's ex-boyfriend, Rick, broke up with her the summer after high school because of his best friend's lie.  By the time Rick discovered the truth, it was too late.  Now it's been two years, and he's standing on her grandma's front porch asking for a second chance.  Will he get one? My...

A visceral story of friendship, music, and bloody revenge Rachel feels like she doesn’t fit in — until she finds heavy metal and meets Fern, a kindred spirit. The two form their own band, but the metal scene turns out to be no different than the misogynist world they want to change. Violent...

This explosively inspirational collection book is part 2 to the 2016 loved Rytings: Book 1. It consists of 30 deep, intense & intoxicating rytings (writings) about growing up, ups and downs, love, relationships & so much more! This book also includes teasers of more works by Dr....