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Young Adult About Growing Up
Explore young adult books about growing up for children.
1,947 books
Aethelflaed #1
The Edge on the Sword
Rebecca Tingle
Fifteen-year-old Aethelflaed must trade her childhood for a strategic marriage to protect ninth-century Britain from the
Ages 12–17
Putting Makeup on the Fat Boy
Bil Wright
Carlos Duarte fights for his dream career at a makeup counter while navigating a difficult home life and a secret crush
Ages 14–18
The Dark Frigate
Charles Boardman Hawes
A young man finds himself trapped among a pirate crew after his ship is captured, leaving him unable to return home to E
Ages 12–17
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The Dance Sequence #5
Postcards from No Man's Land
Aidan Chambers
Past and present collide as seventeen-year-old Jacob visits Amsterdam while his grandmother recounts the liberation of H
Ages 14–18
House of Night #5
Hunted
P. C. Cast, Kristin Cast
For teens exploring the complexities of moral choice and the weight of leadership when the line between light and shadow
Ages 14–18
An Inheritance of Ashes
Leah Bobet
Sixteen-year-old Hallie fights to save her family farm from converging monsters and dark secrets while waiting for soldi
Ages 13–18
The Queen's Assassin #1
The Queen's Assassin
Melissa de la Cruz
An elite assassin and his secret apprentice hunt for stolen magical scrolls while navigating a dangerous web of lies tha
Ages 12–18
Where Things Come Back
John Corey Whaley
A summer in Arkansas turns bizarre when a teenager vanishes, a town obsesses over an extinct woodpecker, and a grieving
Ages 14–18
Modern Retellings #2
Catherine
April Lindner
Catherine falls for a brooding musician and leaves her family behind, while years later her daughter searches for the tr
Ages 14–18
Vampire Academy #3
Shadow Kiss
Richelle Mead
For teens grappling with the weight of responsibility and the haunting echo of loss while trying to protect those they l
Ages 14–18
Love Is a Gift
Lauren Brooke
For the reader navigating the ups and downs of a first romance while coping with the pressures of family responsibility
Ages 10–14
March Toward the Thunder
Joseph Bruchac
Fifteen-year-old Louis Nolette, an Abenaki Indian, joins the Union's Irish Brigade to fight for freedom and discovers th
Ages 10–15
Love Letters to the Dead
Ava Dellaira
Laurel processes her sister’s mysterious death and her mother’s absence by writing honest, heart-wrenching letters to fa
Ages 14–18
The Midwife's Apprentice
Karen Cushman
A nameless orphan in medieval Europe begins a new life as a midwife's apprentice, uncovering her own strength despite he
Ages 10–14
Enchantress from the Stars #2
The Far Side of Evil
Sylvia Engdahl
An agent on a planet facing nuclear war must decide whether to follow strict orders or help a colleague whose compassion
Ages 12–18
Slated #3
Shattered
Teri Terry
For the teen navigating a world of secrets and seeking the truth about who they really are when everything they knew has
Ages 12–18
Gossip Girl #13
It Had To Be You
Cecily von Ziegesar
Step into the glittering world of Manhattan’s elite, where three gorgeous best friends deal with love triangles and secr
Ages 14–18
Those Girls
Lauren Saft
For teens navigating the high-stakes world of female friendship, where keeping secrets and trying to fit in can sometime
Ages 14–18
Last Night at the Telegraph Club
Last Night at the Telegraph Club
Malinda Lo
Lily Hu must weigh her family’s safety against her growing feelings for a classmate as 1950s Red Scare politics threaten
Ages 14–18
A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich
Alice Childress
Thirteen-year-old Benjie insists he can quit heroin anytime, but the voices of his family and teachers reveal a world th
Ages 12–17
The Bronze Bow
Elizabeth George Speare
Burning with a desire to avenge his parents, a young boy finds his wall of hatred against the Roman Empire slowly crumbl
Ages 10–15
Gena/Finn
Hannah Moskowitz, Kat Helgeson
Two fans of a hit TV show connect through texts and blogs, discovering a deep bond that stretches far beyond their share
Ages 14–18
Arc of a Scythe #3
The Toll
Neal Shusterman
As the silent Thunderhead watches and a dictator rises to power, the fate of a world that conquered death hangs on a fin
Ages 14–18
The Unlikelies
Carrie Firestone
Five teenagers form an unexpected bond over a summer spent righting local wrongs, but new obstacles threaten to pull the
Ages 12–17
More Formats for Growing Up
Chapter Books
(7356)
Middle Grade
(634)
Graphic Novels
(517)
Picture Books
(322)
Poetry
(142)
Early Readers
(106)
Board Books
(8)
Growing Up by Age Group
Books for Growing Up for Ages 0–3
(1337)
Books for Growing Up for Ages 4–7
(5035)
