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Young Adult About Growing Up

Explore young adult books about growing up for children.

1,905 books

Cover of Descendant of the Crane

Descendant of the Crane

For the teen navigating the heavy weight of family expectations and questioning the systems of power they are meant to i

Cover of Aftershocks

Marisa Reichardt

For the teen facing overwhelming circumstances who needs to see how hope and human connection can shine through even the

Cover of This Is My Brain in Love

This Is My Brain in Love

For the teen navigating the highs and lows of first love while managing the heavy weights of anxiety, cultural expectati

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Flight Risk

Jennifer Fenn

For the teenager who feels invisible at home and dreams of a daring escape. This high-stakes story explores the fine lin

Ages 12–18

Cover of All That Glitters Is Not Gucci

All That Glitters Is Not Gucci

Four young designers race to land their handbag on a magazine cover while catching the eye of a powerful Hollywood taste

Cover of The Scorpio Races

The Scorpio Races

Maggie Stiefvater

Sean and Puck face the annual Scorpio Races, where riders must tame deadly water horses in a high-stakes competition whe

Cover of Gorgeous Gruesome Faces

Beautiful Brutal Bodies #1

Gorgeous Gruesome Faces

For the teen navigating the high-stakes pressure of competition while healing from a friendship that turned toxic and ha

Cover of Between Two Skies

Between Two Skies

Joanne O'Sullivan

Sixteen-year-old Evangeline loves her quiet life in a Louisiana fishing town until a massive storm changes her world and

Cover of All the Things We Do in the Dark

All the Things We Do in the Dark

Saundra Mitchell

For teens navigating the heavy aftermath of trauma, memory loss, and the complex journey of reclaiming one's narrative a

Cover of Phalaina

Alice Brie`re-Haquet

For the teen who feels like an outsider and is beginning to question humanity's impact on the natural world and our plac

Cover of Twilight Robbery

Fly by Night #2

Twilight Robbery

Frances Hardinge

For the reader who feels caught between duty and their own voice, navigating the echoes of a past they didn't choose.

Cover of Inhuman

To save her father, Lane must enter the Savage Zone—a forbidden land where mutation has turned people and plants into da

Cover of Where Futures End

Where Futures End

Parker Peevyhouse

For the teen navigating the digital age who wonders how today's social media and environmental choices will shape the wo

Cover of Gathering Darkness

Falling Kingdoms #3

Gathering Darkness

Prince Magnus must choose between justice and his own blood as his father, the King of Blood, hunts for elemental crysta

Cover of We Are the Weather Makers

We Are the Weather Makers

The history of our changing climate unfolds alongside scientific predictions and practical steps to help protect the pla

Cover of Fly Like a Girl One Woman's Dramatic Fight in Afghanistan and on the Home Front

Fly Like a Girl One Woman's Dramatic Fight in Afghanistan and on the Home Front

Mary Jennings Hegar

For the teenager who wants to challenge the status quo, this memoir follows a combat pilot fighting for her life in Afgh

Cover of Represent: The Unfinished Fight for the Vote

Represent: The Unfinished Fight for the Vote

Michael Eric Dyson, Marc Favreau

For the teenager asking why their vote matters or wondering about the history of fairness in America, this book connects

Cover of Sweetly

Fairytale Retellings #2

Magical candy offers Gretchen a chance to forget the monster that took her sister, but a dark presence still waits in th

Cover of The Penalty

Paul Faustino #2

A star soccer prodigy vanishes, leading a journalist into a mystery where modern sports reporting meets the ancient, pow

Cover of The Hidden Staircase

Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #2

The Hidden Staircase

Nancy Drew faces one of her most famous early challenges as she investigates a mysterious haunting and searches for a se

Cover of How the Other Half Die

How the Other Half #1

How the Other Half Die

For the teen grappling with the unfairness of the world, this high-stakes thriller explores survival and the widening ga

Cover of Planesrunner

Armed with a map of billions of parallel earths and a knack for Indian cooking, Everett Singh races across the multivers

Cover of Lies We Tell About the Stars

Lies We Tell About the Stars

For the teenager grappling with a friend's sudden disappearance or the heavy weight of secrets following a life-altering

Cover of Try Not to Breathe

Try Not to Breathe

Jennifer R. Hubbard

For the teenager navigating the heavy path of recovery after a mental health crisis, this story offers a quiet, honest l

More Formats for Growing Up

Chapter Books(7109)Middle Grade(627)Graphic Novels(503)Picture Books(318)Poetry(138)Early Readers(101)Board Books(8)

Growing Up by Age Group

Books for Growing Up for Ages 0–3(1283)Books for Growing Up for Ages 12–18(13059)Books for Growing Up for Ages 4–7(4804)Books for Growing Up for Ages 8–11(11169)