Bildungsroman: Ultimate Coming of Age Books

1.
Little Women (Little Women, #1)
Little Women (Little Women, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 2,393,479 ratings
2.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 3.83 avg rating — 1,319,053 ratings
3.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 4.30 avg rating — 499,300 ratings
4.
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 1,080,082 ratings
5.
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird 4.26 avg rating — 6,690,137 ratings
6.
Tuck Everlasting
Tuck Everlasting 3.91 avg rating — 289,682 ratings
7.
The Book Thief
The Book Thief 4.39 avg rating — 2,802,670 ratings
8.
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre 4.16 avg rating — 2,260,195 ratings
9.
The Midwife's Apprentice
The Midwife's Apprentice 3.73 avg rating — 43,214 ratings
10.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The Perks of Being a Wallflower 4.24 avg rating — 1,948,560 ratings
11.
The Kite Runner
The Kite Runner 4.35 avg rating — 3,402,664 ratings
12.
The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye 3.80 avg rating — 3,801,068 ratings
13.
Great Expectations
Great Expectations 3.80 avg rating — 857,632 ratings
14.
My Name Is Asher Lev
My Name Is Asher Lev 4.24 avg rating — 42,916 ratings
15.
The Virgin Suicides
The Virgin Suicides 3.78 avg rating — 395,464 ratings
16.
The Outsiders
The Outsiders 4.14 avg rating — 1,538,748 ratings
17.
I Capture the Castle
I Capture the Castle 3.99 avg rating — 113,062 ratings
18.
Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No Normal
Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No Normal 4.10 avg rating — 92,188 ratings
19.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 3.89 avg rating — 1,569,050 ratings
19.
The Country Girls Trilogy & Epilogue (The Country Girls Trilogy, #1-3)
The Country Girls Trilogy & Epilogue (The Country Girls Trilogy, #1-3) 3.89 avg rating — 4,342 ratings
21.
The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden 4.16 avg rating — 1,263,280 ratings
22.
Lives of Girls and Women
Lives of Girls and Women 3.95 avg rating — 15,706 ratings
22.
The Thresher
The Thresher 3.94 avg rating — 33 ratings
22.
Black Swan Green
Black Swan Green 3.98 avg rating — 43,423 ratings
22.
The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1)
The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 696,827 ratings
26.
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1)
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 1,594,380 ratings
27.
David Copperfield
David Copperfield 4.04 avg rating — 253,120 ratings
27.
Different Seasons
Different Seasons 4.36 avg rating — 217,020 ratings
29.
Brooklyn
Brooklyn 3.74 avg rating — 151,388 ratings
29.
The Goldfinch
The Goldfinch 3.96 avg rating — 1,010,711 ratings
29.
My Brilliant Friend (The Neapolitan Novels, #1)
My Brilliant Friend (The Neapolitan Novels, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 435,814 ratings
32.
Purple Hibiscus
Purple Hibiscus 4.18 avg rating — 137,160 ratings
33.
My Dark Vanessa
My Dark Vanessa 4.10 avg rating — 398,852 ratings
34.
Life of Pi
Life of Pi 3.94 avg rating — 1,726,888 ratings
35.
The Secret Life of Bees
The Secret Life of Bees 4.10 avg rating — 1,337,620 ratings
36.
The Girl Who Was Saturday Night
The Girl Who Was Saturday Night 3.82 avg rating — 6,212 ratings
37.
Middlesex
Middlesex 4.04 avg rating — 657,143 ratings
37.
Breath
Breath 3.91 avg rating — 24,824 ratings
39.
The God Boy
The God Boy
by: Ian Cross
3.60 avg rating — 331 ratings
40.
The Smell of Other People's Houses
The Smell of Other People's Houses 3.93 avg rating — 17,493 ratings
40.
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Tess of the D'Urbervilles 3.84 avg rating — 297,835 ratings
42.
Slice of Cherry
Slice of Cherry 3.70 avg rating — 3,486 ratings
42.
Tom Jones
Tom Jones 3.75 avg rating — 34,039 ratings
44.
Lullabies for Little Criminals
Lullabies for Little Criminals 4.04 avg rating — 29,073 ratings
45.
Vernon God Little : A 21st Century Comedy in the Presence of Death
Vernon God Little : A 21st Century Comedy in the Presence of Death 3.61 avg rating — 33,418 ratings
45.
The Favorite Game
The Favorite Game 3.81 avg rating — 4,395 ratings
47.
Giovanni’s Room
Giovanni’s Room 4.34 avg rating — 226,260 ratings
48.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 3.92 avg rating — 996,831 ratings