The 50 Greatest Coming-of-Age Novels

1.
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird 4.26 avg rating — 6,690,096 ratings
2.
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous 4.02 avg rating — 375,246 ratings
3.
The Golden Phoenix and the Blue Jackal
The Golden Phoenix and the Blue Jackal 4.22 avg rating — 40 ratings
4.
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre 4.16 avg rating — 2,260,182 ratings
5.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 3.83 avg rating — 1,319,048 ratings
6.
It
It 4.24 avg rating — 1,227,673 ratings
7.
Call Me By Your Name (Call Me By Your Name, #1)
Call Me By Your Name (Call Me By Your Name, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 572,132 ratings
8.
Go Tell It on the Mountain
Go Tell It on the Mountain 4.05 avg rating — 78,223 ratings
9.
Great Expectations
Great Expectations 3.80 avg rating — 857,620 ratings
10.
The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye 3.80 avg rating — 3,801,053 ratings
11.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The Perks of Being a Wallflower 4.24 avg rating — 1,948,555 ratings
12.
A Separate Peace
A Separate Peace 3.60 avg rating — 229,409 ratings
13.
The House on Mango Street
The House on Mango Street 3.69 avg rating — 223,008 ratings
14.
The Adventures of Augie March
The Adventures of Augie March 3.84 avg rating — 18,692 ratings
15.
The Bell Jar
The Bell Jar 4.05 avg rating — 1,154,265 ratings
16.
The Cider House Rules
The Cider House Rules 4.17 avg rating — 192,687 ratings
17.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man 3.64 avg rating — 161,014 ratings
18.
Middlesex
Middlesex 4.04 avg rating — 657,142 ratings
19.
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit 3.73 avg rating — 89,543 ratings
20.
Autobiography of Red
Autobiography of Red 4.26 avg rating — 34,591 ratings
20.
Purple Hibiscus
Purple Hibiscus 4.18 avg rating — 137,159 ratings
22.
We the Animals
We the Animals 3.73 avg rating — 25,958 ratings
23.
Prep
Prep 3.44 avg rating — 73,286 ratings
24.
Midnight’s Children
Midnight’s Children 3.98 avg rating — 130,721 ratings
25.
Invisible Man
Invisible Man 3.92 avg rating — 198,749 ratings
26.
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Their Eyes Were Watching God 3.99 avg rating — 377,837 ratings
27.
Lie With Me
Lie With Me 4.27 avg rating — 58,700 ratings
28.
White Teeth
White Teeth 3.79 avg rating — 170,772 ratings
29.
Smile (Smile, #1)
Smile (Smile, #1) 4.23 avg rating — 301,121 ratings
30.
The Last Samurai
The Last Samurai 4.11 avg rating — 10,912 ratings
31.
The Lover
The Lover 3.71 avg rating — 68,187 ratings
32.
Holes (Holes, #1)
Holes (Holes, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 1,333,244 ratings
33.
My Brilliant Friend (Neapolitan Novels, #1)
My Brilliant Friend (Neapolitan Novels, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 435,803 ratings
34.
Portnoy’s Complaint
Portnoy’s Complaint 3.71 avg rating — 72,181 ratings
35.
Tipping the Velvet
Tipping the Velvet 4.05 avg rating — 76,503 ratings
36.
Sag Harbor
Sag Harbor 3.56 avg rating — 11,317 ratings
36.
How the García Girls Lost Their Accents
How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 3.62 avg rating — 32,116 ratings
38.
My Education
My Education 3.31 avg rating — 4,667 ratings
39.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 4.30 avg rating — 499,299 ratings
40.
Black Swan Green
Black Swan Green 3.98 avg rating — 43,422 ratings
40.
Sweet Days of Discipline
Sweet Days of Discipline 3.62 avg rating — 8,386 ratings
42.
Infinite Jest
Infinite Jest 4.25 avg rating — 98,674 ratings
43.
Geek Love
Geek Love 3.95 avg rating — 71,416 ratings
44.
Bastard Out of Carolina
Bastard Out of Carolina 4.14 avg rating — 46,997 ratings
45.
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
We Have Always Lived in the Castle 3.92 avg rating — 273,880 ratings
46.
Silver Sparrow
Silver Sparrow 3.90 avg rating — 45,097 ratings
47.
The Last Illusion
The Last Illusion 3.37 avg rating — 1,028 ratings
48.
Breath, Eyes, Memory
Breath, Eyes, Memory 3.90 avg rating — 30,928 ratings
49.
Song of Solomon
Song of Solomon 4.15 avg rating — 123,956 ratings
50.
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West 4.16 avg rating — 204,561 ratings
51.
Breaking the Tongue
Breaking the Tongue 3.81 avg rating — 432 ratings
52.
Oreo
Oreo
by: Fran Ross
3.62 avg rating — 3,916 ratings
53.
The Baron in the Trees
The Baron in the Trees 4.02 avg rating — 51,068 ratings
54.
Sing, Unburied, Sing
Sing, Unburied, Sing really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 145,399 ratings
55.
Never Let Me Go
Never Let Me Go 3.85 avg rating — 813,490 ratings
56.
The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell
The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell 4.44 avg rating — 202,465 ratings
56.
Flamer
Flamer 4.31 avg rating — 12,187 ratings
56.
City of Thieves
City of Thieves 4.30 avg rating — 162,032 ratings
59.
The Knockout Queen
The Knockout Queen 3.73 avg rating — 14,584 ratings
59.
A Boy's Own Story (The Edmund Trilogy, #1)
A Boy's Own Story (The Edmund Trilogy, #1) 3.71 avg rating — 9,055 ratings
59.
The Goldfinch
The Goldfinch 3.96 avg rating — 1,010,708 ratings
62.
The Body
The Body 4.30 avg rating — 44,940 ratings
62.
Little Women (Little Women, #1)
Little Women (Little Women, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 2,393,470 ratings
64.
Apt Pupil
Apt Pupil 3.93 avg rating — 39,815 ratings
65.
The Witch Boy (The Witch Boy, #1)
The Witch Boy (The Witch Boy, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 31,432 ratings
66.
The Hidden Witch (The Witch Boy, #2)
The Hidden Witch (The Witch Boy, #2) 4.28 avg rating — 14,120 ratings
67.
The Midwinter Witch (The Witch Boy, #3)
The Midwinter Witch (The Witch Boy, #3) 4.27 avg rating — 10,231 ratings
68.
The Smallest Dragonboy
The Smallest Dragonboy 4.28 avg rating — 5,193 ratings
69.
Fights: One Boy's Triumph Over Violence
Fights: One Boy's Triumph Over Violence 4.09 avg rating — 760 ratings
70.
White Bird
White Bird 4.50 avg rating — 25,094 ratings
71.
Stargazing
Stargazing
by: Jen Wang
4.16 avg rating — 17,875 ratings
72.
Home After Dark
Home After Dark 3.65 avg rating — 2,956 ratings
73.
Drama
Drama 4.18 avg rating — 157,618 ratings
74.
New Kid
New Kid 4.15 avg rating — 60,080 ratings
75.
Freddie and Me: A Coming-of-Age (Bohemian) Rhapsody
Freddie and Me: A Coming-of-Age (Bohemian) Rhapsody 3.52 avg rating — 546 ratings
76.
The Harper Hall of Pern
The Harper Hall of Pern 4.46 avg rating — 6,949 ratings
77.
The History Boys
The History Boys 3.95 avg rating — 11,391 ratings
78.
Life of Pi
Life of Pi 3.94 avg rating — 1,726,886 ratings
79.
Billy Elliot
Billy Elliot
by: Lee Hall
3.79 avg rating — 289 ratings
80.
Cowboys Can Fly
Cowboys Can Fly
by: Ken Smith
4.33 avg rating — 90 ratings
81.
Bless the Beasts and Children
Bless the Beasts and Children 3.63 avg rating — 2,171 ratings
82.
Mysterious Skin: A Novel
Mysterious Skin: A Novel 4.16 avg rating — 12,042 ratings
83.
Bilal's Bread
Bilal's Bread 3.75 avg rating — 93 ratings
84.
The Talisman
The Talisman 4.11 avg rating — 138,400 ratings
85.
The Eyes of the Dragon
The Eyes of the Dragon 3.95 avg rating — 140,640 ratings
86.
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Something Wicked This Way Comes 3.90 avg rating — 146,015 ratings
87.
Dandelion Wine
Dandelion Wine 4.09 avg rating — 76,323 ratings