Coming Of Age category: 7169 books

East Vancouver in the '50s and '60s was a low income, blue-collar neighbourhood. Kids grew up with minimum supervision. They left home in the morning, showed up for dinner, and were gone again until "the gun" sounded at 9 p.m. During the time away adventures were undertaken, friendships...

In one day everything can change. Strung Out: A Novella is a collection of a novella (Strung Out) and a novelette (A Walk in the Park with Mozart). A modern coming-of-age fable, "Strung Out" tells the tragic story of five homeless youth who struggle with addiction and other maladies in the big city....

Everyone thinks Vicky has an attitude problem, but in her eyes, she's simply being realistic and honest about what she thinks and feels. If people can't handle it, well... it's their problem.The novel recounts a young woman's coming of age, with a little bit of sassiness and a lot of heart. Jam-packed...

All jaws drop when high school track and football star Tyler Spence throws in his helmet and cleats to form Dance Machine a “white boy” funk band with four fellow classmates. Rising in popularity, the band sets off on the road to a remote corner of their State to play for yet another Sadie Hawkins...

Shortlisted for the 2016 Victorian Premier’s Unpublished Manuscript Award He shouldn’t have a life he never asked for and be expected to love men. With their problems never spoken outward. And childhood trauma and family issues. Men wanting to be held or hold. Markus Bello’s life...

Melt your heart romance and sizzling chemistry infused with soul inspiring music. Follow best friends in this set of coming of age novels that will make you fall in love. THE SONGBIRD NOVEL BOX SET INCLUDES: Fever, Bulletproof, Everything and Home. FEVER When Ella starts at her new college...

• According to Pew Research Center, multiracial Americans are the cutting edge of social and demographic change in the US. Growing at a rate three times as fast as the population as a whole, they are defining change. The survey found that 2.1% of the adult population is multiracial, but that may...

“A brilliant newcomer ... Cohen is not only a talented writer; she is an artist.”—Andre Aciman, New York Times**-bestselling author of** Call Me by Your Name**, the novel that inspired the Academy Award-winning film** A love letter to classic literature and an illuminating look at newfound...

A coming-of-age story of two teenaged boys, one white, one black, and their journey to adulthood. What transpires spans three generations and melds events from Ireland, the blue collar city of Troy, NY, the rolling horse fields of North Carolina, and the killing fields of Southeast Asia. It is a riveting...

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Teresa Mummert comes a cautionary coming of age tale. Lila Jane is spending her summer vacation preparing for high school. She does everything asked of her, but her parents rarely give her credit for her efforts. She decides to sneak out with a...

In 1969, an unlocked gate would change the McGee family forever.Following the accidental death of the youngest daughter in 1969, the McGee family faces the devastation that often overwhelms a family over the next decade. The parents are wracked by anger, guilt, denial and not surprisingly, end up...

He was trouble—full of nothing but lies and deceit. In the beginning, everything was perfect. Little by little, though, it all started to unravel. At first, I felt sorry for him. But how can you continue to feel sorry for someone who doesn’t want to better themselves, who lives in their...

The story is set in Bangkok in 1968 during the height of the Vietnam War. Three young G.I.s who are stationed in North Central Thailand decide to take a rare three day pass to the capital to sight see and enjoy the famous Bangkok nightlife.The story goes as expected until one of the servicemen...

“Real Life”, the most important reality show in the country, is over. The Winner has won it. He’s a thirty-year-old, handsome and muscular man. He loves gym and motorcycles, wears preferably ripped jeans and a tight white t-shirt. He has had a difficult life and wants to succeed in society,...