New Coming-of-Age Titles for Required High School Reading

1.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The Perks of Being a Wallflower 4.24 avg rating — 1,948,557 ratings
2.
Speak
Speak 4.05 avg rating — 622,742 ratings
3.
Looking for Alaska
Looking for Alaska 3.96 avg rating — 1,716,240 ratings
4.
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 9,596,793 ratings
5.
The Secret Life of Bees
The Secret Life of Bees 4.10 avg rating — 1,337,619 ratings
6.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) 4.47 avg rating — 11,066,411 ratings
7.
Thirteen Reasons Why
Thirteen Reasons Why
by: Jay Asher
3.84 avg rating — 1,013,977 ratings
8.
1984
1984 4.20 avg rating — 5,227,675 ratings
9.
The Lovely Bones
The Lovely Bones 3.86 avg rating — 2,439,662 ratings
10.
Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451 3.97 avg rating — 2,719,619 ratings
11.
I Talk Slower Than I Think: An Antidote to Helicopter Parenting
I Talk Slower Than I Think: An Antidote to Helicopter Parenting 4.24 avg rating — 51 ratings
12.
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 4.06 avg rating — 281,460 ratings
13.
The Complete Persepolis
The Complete Persepolis 4.40 avg rating — 199,613 ratings
14.
The Virgin Suicides
The Virgin Suicides 3.78 avg rating — 395,460 ratings
15.
Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 1,449,897 ratings
16.
My Sister’s Keeper
My Sister’s Keeper 4.11 avg rating — 1,263,925 ratings
17.
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close 3.97 avg rating — 431,626 ratings
18.
The House on Mango Street
The House on Mango Street 3.69 avg rating — 223,008 ratings
19.
Night
Night 4.38 avg rating — 1,334,397 ratings
20.
Flowers for Algernon
Flowers for Algernon 4.23 avg rating — 763,779 ratings
21.
The Fault in Our Stars
The Fault in Our Stars 4.12 avg rating — 5,581,592 ratings
22.
The Host (The Host, #1)
The Host (The Host, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 1,040,002 ratings
23.
Uglies (Uglies, #1)
Uglies (Uglies, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 701,339 ratings
24.
Middlesex
Middlesex 4.04 avg rating — 657,143 ratings
25.
Elsewhere
Elsewhere 3.90 avg rating — 69,050 ratings
26.
An Abundance of Katherines
An Abundance of Katherines 3.51 avg rating — 545,334 ratings
27.
A Prayer for Owen Meany
A Prayer for Owen Meany 4.24 avg rating — 332,411 ratings
28.
American Born Chinese
American Born Chinese 3.88 avg rating — 100,068 ratings
29.
The Color of Water
The Color of Water 4.15 avg rating — 131,563 ratings
30.
Life of Pi
Life of Pi 3.94 avg rating — 1,726,889 ratings
31.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn & Maggie-Now
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn & Maggie-Now 4.42 avg rating — 1,307 ratings
32.
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby 3.93 avg rating — 5,732,473 ratings
33.
The Other Boleyn Girl (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #9)
The Other Boleyn Girl (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #9) 4.09 avg rating — 508,966 ratings
34.
Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice 4.29 avg rating — 4,634,346 ratings
35.
Pretties (Uglies, #2)
Pretties (Uglies, #2) 3.83 avg rating — 277,029 ratings
36.
The Poisonwood Bible
The Poisonwood Bible 4.11 avg rating — 779,877 ratings
37.
Tangerine
Tangerine 3.58 avg rating — 33,052 ratings
38.
Never Let Me Go
Never Let Me Go 3.85 avg rating — 813,494 ratings
39.
Rafferty Lincoln Loves...
Rafferty Lincoln Loves... 4.26 avg rating — 57 ratings
40.
Anywhere But Here (Mayan Stevenson, #1)
Anywhere But Here (Mayan Stevenson, #1) 3.56 avg rating — 3,245 ratings
41.
A Yellow Raft in Blue Water
A Yellow Raft in Blue Water 3.87 avg rating — 18,297 ratings
42.
The Neverending Story
The Neverending Story 4.18 avg rating — 215,993 ratings
43.
If I Stay (If I Stay, #1)
If I Stay (If I Stay, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 955,786 ratings
44.
Little Bee
Little Bee 3.72 avg rating — 247,091 ratings
45.
Cat’s Eye
Cat’s Eye 3.95 avg rating — 71,403 ratings
46.
Insurgent (Divergent, #2)
Insurgent (Divergent, #2) 3.96 avg rating — 1,596,352 ratings
47.
Keeping You a Secret
Keeping You a Secret 3.93 avg rating — 36,580 ratings
48.
The Chocolate War (Chocolate War, #1)
The Chocolate War (Chocolate War, #1) 3.49 avg rating — 46,452 ratings
49.
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre 4.16 avg rating — 2,260,186 ratings
50.
High School Society of One
High School Society of One 3.87 avg rating — 38 ratings
50.
They Come in All Colors
They Come in All Colors 3.45 avg rating — 334 ratings
52.
When You Reach Me
When You Reach Me 4.08 avg rating — 115,232 ratings
53.
This is Where I Leave You
This is Where I Leave You 3.88 avg rating — 147,547 ratings
54.
First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers
First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers
by: Loung Ung
4.35 avg rating — 52,433 ratings
55.
Rubyfruit Jungle
Rubyfruit Jungle 3.91 avg rating — 46,003 ratings
56.
Monster
Monster 3.73 avg rating — 74,202 ratings
57.
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius 3.69 avg rating — 182,719 ratings
58.
Project X
Project X 3.54 avg rating — 1,099 ratings
59.
The Magician's Assistant
The Magician's Assistant 3.73 avg rating — 48,956 ratings
60.
Night Swim
Night Swim 3.27 avg rating — 1,418 ratings
60.
Teen Life: Everything a Teenager Should Know to Survive the Teen Years
Teen Life: Everything a Teenager Should Know to Survive the Teen Years 3.95 avg rating — 20 ratings
62.
Twenty Boy Summer
Twenty Boy Summer 3.88 avg rating — 40,685 ratings
63.
Geography Club (Russel Middlebrook, #1)
Geography Club (Russel Middlebrook, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 15,645 ratings
64.
What Happened to Lani Garver
What Happened to Lani Garver 4.04 avg rating — 3,635 ratings
64.
The Long Walk
The Long Walk 4.06 avg rating — 224,521 ratings
66.
Code Name Verity (Code Name Verity, #1)
Code Name Verity (Code Name Verity, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 125,868 ratings
67.
Little Brother (Little Brother, #1)
Little Brother (Little Brother, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 52,725 ratings
68.
A Visit from the Goon Squad
A Visit from the Goon Squad 3.70 avg rating — 244,190 ratings
69.
The Kitchen God's Wife
The Kitchen God's Wife
by: Amy Tan
4.04 avg rating — 87,074 ratings
70.
Stick Man: The long-awaited coming-of-age novel
Stick Man: The long-awaited coming-of-age novel 3.63 avg rating — 54 ratings
70.
Being Henry David
Being Henry David 3.64 avg rating — 2,896 ratings
70.
Graphic the Valley
Graphic the Valley 4.06 avg rating — 196 ratings
70.
My Life as a Myth
My Life as a Myth 4.06 avg rating — 85 ratings
70.
School Spirit 1989
School Spirit 1989 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
70.
Sublime Karma
Sublime Karma 3.89 avg rating — 98 ratings
70.
Bobby's Girl
Bobby's Girl 4.57 avg rating — 81 ratings
70.
Edna in the Desert
Edna in the Desert 3.86 avg rating — 261 ratings
78.
A Home at the End of the World
A Home at the End of the World 3.95 avg rating — 21,675 ratings
79.
Drown
Drown 4.01 avg rating — 36,959 ratings
80.
Adaptation (Adaptation, #1)
Adaptation (Adaptation, #1) 3.63 avg rating — 7,966 ratings
81.
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic 4.08 avg rating — 197,166 ratings
82.
Marcelo in the Real World
Marcelo in the Real World 3.94 avg rating — 19,687 ratings
82.
A Separate Peace
A Separate Peace 3.60 avg rating — 229,409 ratings
84.
All the Fishes Come Home to Roost
All the Fishes Come Home to Roost 3.72 avg rating — 811 ratings
84.
How To Talk To Black People
How To Talk To Black People
by: A. Anon
3.88 avg rating — 34 ratings
86.
Forgotten Fire
Forgotten Fire 4.27 avg rating — 2,727 ratings
86.
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Their Eyes Were Watching God 3.99 avg rating — 377,838 ratings
88.
The House You Pass on the Way
The House You Pass on the Way 3.78 avg rating — 1,795 ratings
88.
Beautiful Creatures (Caster Chronicles, #1)
Beautiful Creatures (Caster Chronicles, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 616,856 ratings
90.
Empire of the Sun
Empire of the Sun 3.98 avg rating — 22,083 ratings
91.
The Body of Christopher Creed (Steepleton Chronicles, #1)
The Body of Christopher Creed (Steepleton Chronicles, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 6,165 ratings
91.
If Cats Disappeared from the World
If Cats Disappeared from the World 3.79 avg rating — 113,456 ratings
93.
Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove, #1)
Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove, #1) 4.56 avg rating — 222,438 ratings
94.
Disappearance
Disappearance
by: Don Inman
3.72 avg rating — 18 ratings
94.
A Girl's Guide to Guys: Meeting Them, Managing Them and All That Love Stuff
A Girl's Guide to Guys: Meeting Them, Managing Them and All That Love Stuff 4.34 avg rating — 91 ratings
94.
Road to Megara (Knife of Truth, #2)
Road to Megara (Knife of Truth, #2) 3.68 avg rating — 22 ratings
94.
Goodbye Crackernight
Goodbye Crackernight 3.90 avg rating — 30 ratings
94.
Rape Girl
Rape Girl 3.98 avg rating — 599 ratings
94.
The False Prince (Ascendance, #1)
The False Prince (Ascendance, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 106,533 ratings
94.
Please Don't Remove MarGreat's Glasses!
Please Don't Remove MarGreat's Glasses! 4.20 avg rating — 83 ratings
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