Topical/Coming of Age

  • Sister Carrie

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    When a girl leaves her home at eighteen, she does one of two things. Either she falls into saving hands and becomes better, or she rapidly assumes the cosmopolitan standard of virtue and becomes worse… [more below]

  • The Tie That Binds

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    From the bestselling author of Eventide, The Tie That Binds is a powerfully eloquent tribute to the arduous demands of rural America, and of the tenacity of the human spirit.

    Colorado, January 1977. E

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    • Series: Vintage Contemporaries
    • Author: Haruf, Kent
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 256
    • Publish Date: March 21 2000
    • ISBN10: 0375724389
    • Language: English
  • Worlds Apart

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    An emotional and hopeful debut that asks: Can first love survive 18 years, 11,000 miles and a lifetime of misunderstandings?

    “How I loved this story… It has it all–an evocative setting, complicated

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    • Author: Crittenden, Jane
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 364
    • Publish Date: May 01 2023
    • ISBN10: 1662509154
    • Language: English
  • The Karma Map

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    A youth group’s temple road trip through India is a liberating escape for a former mean girl and sunshine boy to explore their past and their feelings for each other in the much-anticipated novel abou

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    • Author: Sharma, Nisha
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 256
    • Publish Date: March 01 2023
    • ISBN10: 1662500777
    • Language: English
  • Lena, the Sea, and Me

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    In a charming sequel to Adventures with Waffles, Trille and Lena navigate the rough waters of friendship when a new soccer coach and a new girl in school disrupt their seaside escapades.

    Trille and L

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    • Author: Parr, Maria
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 304
    • Publish Date: May 02 2023
    • ISBN10: 1536230391
    • Language: English
  • Hunt for Eden’s Star

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    Discover the story of an intrepid, globe-trotting teen and a motley group of friends in a world where choices have epic consequences.

    In this new coming-of-age YA fantasy novel full of action-packed ad… [more below]

    • Author: Williams, D. J.
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 480
    • Publish Date: April 04 2023
    • ISBN10: 1496462653
    • Language: English
  • A Sun to Be Sewn

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    An NPR Book of the Day

    In this modern fable full of poetry, desire, and blood, a creative young Haitian girl struggles against seemingly impossible odds to escape the cruel reality of her Port-au-Prin

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    • Author: D’Amérique, Jean
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 160
    • Publish Date: March 21 2023
    • ISBN10: 1635422825
    • Language: English
  • George Washington Gomez: A Mexicotexan Novel

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    Fiction. “An absorbing, heart-rending story told with sensitivity and wisdom.this book deserves a wide readership not only for its artistry but also for its subject matter” -Beaumont Enterprise.

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    • Author: Paredes, Americo
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 1
    • Publish Date: January 01 1990
    • ISBN10: 1558850120
    • Language: English
  • Swallowed

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    In 1966, Ré§›ean Ducharme, then a 24-year-old unknown, published L’Aval馥 des aval駸, this debut novel that would go on to serve as a zeitgeist for several generations of French-Canadian readers. At… [more below]

    • Author: Stratford, Madeleine
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 260
    • Publish Date: April 01 2021
    • ISBN10: 1550655531
    • Language: English
  • The Setup

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    From the author of The Summer Job comes a laugh-out-loud, heartwarming story about one woman’s impulsive fib that jump starts a summer of reinvention and learning about love, life, and what it means t[more below]

    • Author: Dent, Lizzy
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 384
    • Publish Date: June 07 2022
    • ISBN10: 0593422066
    • Language: English
  • Which Side Are You on

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    Finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel

    How can we live with integrity and pleasure in this world of police brutality and racism? An Asian American activist is challenged by his mother to

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    • Author: Wong, Ryan Lee
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 192
    • Publish Date: October 04 2022
    • ISBN10: 1646221486
    • Language: English
  • El Cerebro del Adolescente: Descubre Cómo Funciona Para Entenderlos Y Acompañarl OS / The Teenage Brain: Explore Its Workings to Understand and Suppor

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    En este magnífico libro, el doctor David Bueno, biólogo y neuroeducador de prestigio mundial, nos invita, de forma magistral y amena, a descubrir qué sucede en el cerebro de los adolescentes con la[more below]

    • Author: Bueno, David
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 320
    • Publish Date: May 31 2022
    • ISBN10: 8425361354
    • Language: Spanish
  • Emma

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    Handsome, clever, and rich, Emma Woodhouse delights in interfering in the romantic lives of others. But when she ignores the warnings of her good friend Mr. Knightley and attempts to arrange a suitabl… [more below]

    • Series: Signature Classics
    • Author: Austen, Jane
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 496
    • Publish Date: September 05 2023
    • ISBN10: 1435172787
    • Language: English
  • Warlight

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    NATIONAL BESTSELLER – BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST – From the internationally acclaimed, Booker Prize-winning author of The English Patient “an elegiac thriller [with] the immediate allure of a dark fairy ta[more below]

    • Series: Vintage International
    • Author: Ondaatje, Michael
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 304
    • Publish Date: April 02 2019
    • ISBN10: 0525562966
    • Language: English
  • Fish Girl

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    The triple Caldecott winner David Wiesner brings his rich visual imagination and trademark artistry to the graphic novel format in a unique coming-of-age tale that begins underwater. A young mermaid,

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    • Author: Napoli, Donna Jo
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 192
    • Publish Date: March 07 2017
    • ISBN10: 0547483937
    • Language: English
  • Hum If You Don’t Know the Words

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    Perfect for readers of The Secret Life of Bees and The Help, a perceptive and searing look at Apartheid-era South Africa, told through one unique family brought together by tragedy.

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    • Author: Marais, Bianca
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 464
    • Publish Date: March 06 2018
    • ISBN10: 0399575081
    • Language: English
  • Game Change

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    “Subtle, nuanced, and full of heart” (Kirkus Reviews), this powerful story about football and a boy on the brink of adulthood is perfect for fans of Carl Deuker and Mike Lupica.

    Seventeen-year-old Zeb

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    • Author: Monninger, Joseph
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 240
    • Publish Date: August 20 2019
    • ISBN10: 1328595862
    • Language: English
  • Swimming Upstream: Middle School Poems

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    The ups and downs of the middle school experience are explored in these poems by award-winning poet Kristine O’Connell George

    “Engaging.” —The Bulletin

    “Sweet and on key.” —Booklist

    “From humorou

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    • Author: George, Kristine O’Connell
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 80
    • Publish Date: March 27 2018
    • ISBN10: 1328900185
    • Language: English
  • La Luna Dentro de Mí (the Moon Within)

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    A dazzling story told with the sensitivity, humor, and brilliant verse of debut talent Aida Salazar.

    La vida de Celi Rivera es un torbellino de preguntas… por los cambios en su cuerpo, por sentirse a… [more below]

    • Author: Salazar, Aida
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 240
    • Publish Date: June 02 2020
    • ISBN10: 1338631063
    • Language: Spanish
  • How to Live Without You

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    In this heart-wrenching coming-of-age story about family, grief, and second chances, seventeen-year-old Emmy returns home for the summer to uncover the truth behind her sister Rose’s disappearance–on

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    • Author: Everett, Sarah
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 400
    • Publish Date: May 17 2022
    • ISBN10: 0358256224
    • Language: English
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