52 Best Coming of Age Books
Goal: Find the best Coming of Age books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).
Method:
- Search for "best coming of age books" and study the top 5+ pages.
- Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
- Rank the results neatly here.
52 Best Coming of Age Books
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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
by Mark Twain
Also recommended by:
Richard Branson, Daniel Pink, Walter Isaacson, Ernest Hemingway
The Catcher in the Rye
by J.D. Salinger
Also recommended by:
Bill Gates, Jennifer Lawrence, Gretchen Rubin, Ev Williams, Larry King, Tim Draper, Kathie Lee Gifford, Sarah Jessica Parker
The House on Mango Street
by Sandra Cisneros
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird, Book 1
by Harper Lee
Also recommended by:
Jordan Peterson, Taylor Swift, Oprah Winfrey, James Clear, Kathie Lee Gifford
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
by Mark Haddon
Also recommended by:
The Hate U Give
The Hate U Give, Book 1
by Angie Thomas
Also recommended by:
Call Me by Your Name
A Novel
by André Aciman
Also recommended by:
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
by James Joyce
Also recommended by:
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents
by Julia Alvarez
My Brilliant Friend
Neapolitan, Book 1
by Elena Ferrante
Sag Harbor
A Novel
by Colson Whitehead
Silver Sparrow
by Tayari Jones
The Poet X
by Elizabeth Acevedo
Little Women
Little Women, Book 1
by Louisa May Alcott
Also recommended by:
J.K. Rowling, Hillary Clinton, Kathie Lee Gifford, Maya Angelou, Shonda Rhimes
Song of Solomon
by Toni Morrison
Also recommended by:
Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Barack Obama, Bozoma Saint John, Jesse Williams
Infinite Jest
A Novel
by David Foster Wallace
Also recommended by:
Amelia Boone, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Peter Attia, Mindy Kaling
Invisible Man
by Ralph Ellison
Also recommended by:
Jacqueline Novogratz, Ryan Holiday, Maya Angelou, Dan Barreiro
Breaking the Tongue
A Novel
by Vyvyane Loh
Looking for Alaska
by John Green
My Education
A Novel
by Susan Choi
Red at the Bone
A Novel
by Jacqueline Woodson
Submarine
A Novel
by Joe Dunthorne
The Great Alone
A Novel
by Kristin Hannah
The Last Illusion
A Novel
by Porochista Khakpour
The Outsiders
by S. E. Hinton
Tipping the Velvet
A Novel
by Sarah Waters
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