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Explore young adult books about growing up for children.
1,947 books
If I Stay #2
Where She Went
Gayle Forman
One chance encounter in New York City brings two former lovers together for a single night to confront the grief and dis
Ages 14–18
The Lucy Variations
Sara Zarr
A former piano prodigy walks away from her high-pressure career and begins to rediscover the joy of music while guiding
Ages 12–18
A Twisted Tale #12
What Once Was Mine
Liz Braswell
Born with silver hair and a dangerous touch, Rapunzel flees her tower to find the truth behind the floating lights and h
Ages 12–18
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If He Had Been with Me #2
If Only I Had Told Her
Laura Nowlin
Three different perspectives weave together a story of truth and tragedy, following the unexpected bonds that form when
Ages 14–18
The Betrothed #1
The Betrothed
Kiera Cass
Lady Hollis Brite finally has the king’s heart, but a meeting with a commoner makes her question if being queen is the f
Ages 13–18
A Thousand Heartbeats
Kiera Cass
Princess Annika faces a forced marriage while a soldier named Lennox fights to reclaim a throne, until an undeniable lov
Ages 13–18
Thursday's Child
Sonya Hartnett
In the grit of the Great Depression, young Tin begins to tunnel beneath his family's shanty, slowly transforming into a
Ages 12–17
The New Guy (and Other Senior Year Distractions)
Amy Spalding
Overachiever Jules has her senior year meticulously planned for Ivy League acceptance, but the arrival of Alex Powell, a
Ages 12–18
Shadow and Bone #3
Ruin and Rising
Leigh Bardugo
The Darkling rules from a shadow throne while Alina hunts for a final amplifier and uncovers a past that changes everyth
Ages 12–18
Lightlark #2
Nightbane
Alex Aster
Betrayal stings as Isla Crown balances her crown and her broken heart, while deadly secrets from her past threaten to de
Ages 14–18
Landscape with Invisible Hand
M. T. Anderson
Alien invaders brought free tech and cures for every disease, but they also took everyone's jobs, leaving Adam and Chloe
Ages 14–18
These Violent Delights #1
These Violent Delights
Chloe Gong
In 1920s Shanghai, two heirs of rival gangs must ignore a bitter blood feud to stop a terrifying contagion that is teari
Ages 14–18
The Inheritance Cycle #5
Murtagh
Christopher Paolini
Hated and exiled after the fall of an evil king, the Dragon Rider Murtagh and his dragon Thorn venture into the shadows
Ages 12–18
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation #1
The Pox Party
M. T. Anderson
Raised by philosophers in Revolutionary Boston, Octavian uncovers a horrifying experiment that forces him to question th
Ages 14–18
The Agency #3
The Traitor in the Tunnel
Y. S. Lee
Undercover in Buckingham Palace, Mary Quinn must catch a thief and solve a murder while uncovering a secret tunnel that
Ages 12–17
Realm Breaker #1
Realm Breaker
Victoria Aveyard
The last of an ancient lineage must join forces with an immortal and an assassin to stop a man determined to burn every
Ages 14–18
Powerless #3
Fearful
Lauren Roberts
Mara returns to the kingdom of Ilya only to find that power, revenge, and a grand love are just as dangerous as the deat
Ages 14–18
Graven Images
Paul Fleischman
A wooden statue that hears secrets and a ghostly sculptor are just the start of these three eerie tales where art reveal
Ages 10–14
The Shadows Between Us #1
The Shadows Between Us
Tricia Levenseller
Alessandra plans to woo the Shadow King, marry him, and kill him to take his kingdom, but keeping him alive long enough
Ages 14–18
Golden Boys
Sonya Hartnett
To the neighbors, Rex Jenson is a hero, but his son Colt feels a suffocating darkness behind the gifts and the perfect f
Ages 13–18
The Book of Dust #2
The Secret Commonwealth
Philip Pullman
Lyra Silvertongue is drawn back into a dangerous world of secrets and daemons when a murder witness forces her to flee t
Ages 15–18
Belladonna #3
Wisteria
Adalyn Grace
Blythe Hawthorne refuses to play the submissive princess, but as she clashes with her insufferable new husband, she unco
Ages 14–18
Boy Proof
Cecil Castellucci
Egg lives her life behind a shaved head and sci-fi armor, but her carefully guarded world starts to shift when she meets
Ages 12–17
The Nsibidi Scripts #3
Akata Woman
Nnedi Okorafor
Sunny Nwazue must venture into a dangerous otherworldly realm to find a hidden object and master her powers before a loo
Ages 12–18
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Poetry
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Early Readers
(106)
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Growing Up by Age Group
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