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favorite "coming of age" books

what are your favorite coming of age books? my sister read Perks of Being a Wallflower again & wants to read some more books the same style but I couldn't think of any suggestions.

By mamazinereader at 02/03/2006 - 3:59pm | What Are You Reading? | previous forum topic | next forum topic

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favorite "coming of age" book

The Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger

Regina
"Karma is a boomerang"

By Recoveringme at Sat, 02/04/2006 - 7:23pm |

I love that book. I keep

I love that book. I keep trying to get her to read it. thanks for reminding me.

By mamazinereader at Sat, 02/04/2006 - 9:40pm |

These are not very like

These are not very like Perks but are among my favorite coming-of-age sort of stories:

The Forestwife by Theresa Tomlinson
Make Lemonade by Virginia Euwer Wolf
Junebug by Alice Mead
Shabanu by Suzanne Fisher Staples
Crash by Jerry Spinelli
Gingerbread by Rachel Cohn
The Ocean Within by V. M. Caldwell*
Trino's Choice by Diane Gonzales Bertrand
Taking Sides by Gary Soto
Daphne's Book by Mary Downing Hahn
Monkey Island by Paula Fox
Say Yes by Audrey Couloumbis
What Jamie Saw by Carolyn Coman
Petey by Ben Mikaelsen
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
Becoming Rosemary by Frances M. Wood

* Unfortunately includes spanking seen as a positive

By Lone Star Ma at Sat, 02/04/2006 - 3:41pm |

thanks. yeah, perks is one

thanks. yeah, perks is one of a kind.

By mamazinereader at Sat, 02/04/2006 - 9:39pm |