Best Coming of Age Books

1.
The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye 3.80 avg rating — 3,800,704 ratings
2.
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird 4.26 avg rating — 6,689,372 ratings
3.
Rooftops of Tehran
Rooftops of Tehran 3.96 avg rating — 11,117 ratings
4.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The Perks of Being a Wallflower 4.24 avg rating — 1,948,353 ratings
5.
The Secret Life of Bees
The Secret Life of Bees 4.10 avg rating — 1,337,547 ratings
6.
The Book Thief
The Book Thief 4.39 avg rating — 2,802,368 ratings
7.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 3.83 avg rating — 1,318,960 ratings
8.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 4.30 avg rating — 499,239 ratings
9.
Little Women (Little Women, #1)
Little Women (Little Women, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 2,393,219 ratings
10.
Siddhartha
Siddhartha 4.08 avg rating — 846,938 ratings
11.
The Joy Luck Club
The Joy Luck Club
by: Amy Tan
3.97 avg rating — 703,423 ratings
12.
About a Boy
About a Boy 3.80 avg rating — 140,021 ratings
13.
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies 3.70 avg rating — 3,117,653 ratings
14.
Looking for Alaska
Looking for Alaska 3.96 avg rating — 1,716,103 ratings
15.
Tuck Everlasting
Tuck Everlasting 3.91 avg rating — 289,655 ratings
16.
Into the Wild
Into the Wild 4.02 avg rating — 1,165,690 ratings
16.
The Fault in Our Stars
The Fault in Our Stars 4.12 avg rating — 5,581,025 ratings
18.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man 3.64 avg rating — 161,007 ratings
19.
Nickel
Nickel 3.33 avg rating — 95 ratings
20.
On the Road
On the Road 3.61 avg rating — 438,524 ratings
20.
The Virgin Suicides
The Virgin Suicides 3.78 avg rating — 395,368 ratings
20.
The Icarus Girl
The Icarus Girl 3.64 avg rating — 5,432 ratings
20.
Speak
Speak 4.05 avg rating — 622,708 ratings
24.
The Basketball Diaries
The Basketball Diaries 3.99 avg rating — 31,489 ratings
25.
Lullabies for Little Criminals
Lullabies for Little Criminals 4.04 avg rating — 29,068 ratings
26.
A Day No Pigs Would Die
A Day No Pigs Would Die 3.59 avg rating — 10,378 ratings
27.
A Lost Argument: A Latter-Day Novel
A Lost Argument: A Latter-Day Novel 3.70 avg rating — 56 ratings
27.
Checker and the Derailleurs
Checker and the Derailleurs 3.57 avg rating — 401 ratings
27.
Among the Jimson Weeds (Running Nowhere, #1).
Among the Jimson Weeds (Running Nowhere, #1). 3.73 avg rating — 11 ratings
27.
Let Me Wear Your Coat
Let Me Wear Your Coat 4.15 avg rating — 13 ratings
27.
Secrets in the Dark (Chimera Chronicles, #1)
Secrets in the Dark (Chimera Chronicles, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings
27.
Starting over: The Story of a Teenage Girl's Road to Discovery About Love, Betrayal, Friendship and Life
Starting over: The Story of a Teenage Girl's Road to Discovery About Love, Betrayal, Friendship and Life 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings
27.
The Keeper of Dawn
The Keeper of Dawn 3.53 avg rating — 225 ratings
27.
Mushroom Satori: The Cult Diary
Mushroom Satori: The Cult Diary 4.17 avg rating — 35 ratings
27.
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit 3.73 avg rating — 89,531 ratings
27.
Angel
Angel 3.48 avg rating — 33 ratings
27.
Torn by God: A Family's Struggle with Polygamy: A Novel
Torn by God: A Family's Struggle with Polygamy: A Novel 3.58 avg rating — 108 ratings
27.
Summer Sisters
Summer Sisters 3.86 avg rating — 126,067 ratings
27.
I am David
I am David
by: Anne Holm
3.96 avg rating — 12,417 ratings
27.
The Life of Ely
The Life of Ely 4.29 avg rating — 68 ratings
27.
Dream Tiger
Dream Tiger really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
27.
Grasshopper Jungle
Grasshopper Jungle 3.64 avg rating — 18,794 ratings
27.
Fireflies (Airborne, #1)
Fireflies (Airborne, #1)
by: Bree Wolf
4.12 avg rating — 157 ratings
27.
Wasted Summer (Stone Cliff, #2)
Wasted Summer (Stone Cliff, #2) 3.99 avg rating — 70 ratings
27.
Small Fish Big Fish
Small Fish Big Fish 3.99 avg rating — 95 ratings
27.
Before Life Happened (Before, #1)
Before Life Happened (Before, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 122 ratings
27.
Rarity
Rarity 3.96 avg rating — 167 ratings
27.
Alice Bliss
Alice Bliss 3.80 avg rating — 3,144 ratings
27.
Velva Jean Learns to Drive (Velva Jean, #1)
Velva Jean Learns to Drive (Velva Jean, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 4,810 ratings
27.
Palisades Park
Palisades Park 3.79 avg rating — 6,890 ratings
27.
The Alaskan Laundry
The Alaskan Laundry 3.79 avg rating — 1,854 ratings
27.
NLM
NLM
by: Kev K
3.78 avg rating — 37 ratings
27.
The Wishmaster: Peace for all your wishes
The Wishmaster: Peace for all your wishes 4.03 avg rating — 30 ratings
27.
The Little Bastards
The Little Bastards 3.93 avg rating — 61 ratings
27.
Swerve: Little Bastards 2
Swerve: Little Bastards 2 3.78 avg rating — 27 ratings
27.
Where do you go to
Where do you go to 3.91 avg rating — 124 ratings
27.
The Oaken Throne (The Deptford Histories, #2)
The Oaken Throne (The Deptford Histories, #2) 4.21 avg rating — 603 ratings
27.
The Other Mother
The Other Mother 3.73 avg rating — 935 ratings
27.
Bitch Need Jesus: My Life Story
Bitch Need Jesus: My Life Story 3.96 avg rating — 25 ratings
27.
The 'Great' Kickin'dog
The 'Great' Kickin'dog 4.09 avg rating — 34 ratings
27.
Girl Out of Place
Girl Out of Place 3.98 avg rating — 194 ratings
27.
Sinners and Saints
Sinners and Saints 3.98 avg rating — 66 ratings
27.
The Fool
The Fool 3.83 avg rating — 23 ratings
27.
The Eighth Stone (Lands of the Faith #1)
The Eighth Stone (Lands of the Faith #1) 4.05 avg rating — 43 ratings
27.
The Art of Becoming
The Art of Becoming 4.12 avg rating — 56 ratings
27.
Songs From The Other Side
Songs From The Other Side 3.90 avg rating — 39 ratings
27.
The Vagabond King
The Vagabond King 4.05 avg rating — 96 ratings
27.
The Tests
The Tests 4.68 avg rating — 22 ratings
69.
Worlds Apart: The Autobiography Of A Dancer From Brooklyn
Worlds Apart: The Autobiography Of A Dancer From Brooklyn 4.03 avg rating — 29 ratings
69.
Portrait of a Protégé (Portraits, #2)
Portrait of a Protégé (Portraits, #2) 4.22 avg rating — 36 ratings
69.
Loving Geordie
Loving Geordie 3.69 avg rating — 68 ratings
69.
The Cement Garden
The Cement Garden 3.54 avg rating — 34,490 ratings
69.
84 Ribbons: A Dancer's Journey (Ballet Trilogy, #1)
84 Ribbons: A Dancer's Journey (Ballet Trilogy, #1) 3.61 avg rating — 102 ratings
69.
Biflocka: A Novel
Biflocka: A Novel 4.03 avg rating — 29 ratings
69.
Anywhere but Here
Anywhere but Here 3.56 avg rating — 3,245 ratings
69.
All Girls
All Girls 3.22 avg rating — 5,224 ratings
69.
Together We Make Teal
Together We Make Teal
by: Justin Ho
3.97 avg rating — 32 ratings
69.
Aline and the Blue Bottle
Aline and the Blue Bottle 3.80 avg rating — 69 ratings
79.
Twisted
Twisted 3.82 avg rating — 37,320 ratings
79.
The Unseen
The Unseen 3.21 avg rating — 239 ratings
79.
Coyote's Daughter
Coyote's Daughter 3.89 avg rating — 105 ratings
79.
Elevator Music: A Novel
Elevator Music: A Novel 3.60 avg rating — 30 ratings
79.
Jasper Jones
Jasper Jones 4.09 avg rating — 42,327 ratings
84.
Smiles to Go
Smiles to Go 3.77 avg rating — 5,310 ratings
84.
The Green Glass Sea
The Green Glass Sea 4.04 avg rating — 7,868 ratings
84.
A Lion in Your Number: A Novel
A Lion in Your Number: A Novel 3.43 avg rating — 37 ratings
87.
Black Swan Green
Black Swan Green 3.98 avg rating — 43,421 ratings
87.
Penny from Heaven
Penny from Heaven 4.01 avg rating — 9,754 ratings
87.
Skateboy: A Novel
Skateboy: A Novel 4.24 avg rating — 25 ratings
90.
Jim the Boy: A Novel
Jim the Boy: A Novel 3.84 avg rating — 3,366 ratings
91.
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 1,079,943 ratings
92.
Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters
Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters
by: Mark Dunn
3.94 avg rating — 56,071 ratings
93.
Paddy Clarke HA HA HA
Paddy Clarke HA HA HA 3.75 avg rating — 23,940 ratings
94.
The Bean Trees
The Bean Trees 4.01 avg rating — 169,173 ratings
95.
The Fine Wisdom and Perfect Teachings of the Kings of Rock and Roll: A Memoir
The Fine Wisdom and Perfect Teachings of the Kings of Rock and Roll: A Memoir 3.43 avg rating — 51 ratings
96.
Juniper Tree Burning
Juniper Tree Burning 3.64 avg rating — 337 ratings
97.
Ham on Rye
Ham on Rye 4.14 avg rating — 115,674 ratings
98.
Bad Haircut: Stories of the Seventies
Bad Haircut: Stories of the Seventies 3.75 avg rating — 2,147 ratings