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Young Adult About Growing Up
Explore young adult books about growing up for children.
1,947 books
Sadie
Courtney Summers
After her sister is found dead, Sadie takes to the road to hunt a killer while a radio personality tracks her trail in a
Ages 14–18
Keeping the Castle #3
Don't You Trust Me?
Patrice Kindl
A blue-eyed girl with an innocent face makes a split-second decision at the airport to swap identities with a crying str
Ages 12–17
Define "Normal"
Julie Anne Peters
Two girls from very different social worlds are forced together in peer-counseling, only to realize their labels hide th
Ages 12–16
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Hunted #1
Fake ID
Walter Sorrells
Six IDs, a blood-stained car, and only six days to find a missing mother before the foster system—or a deadly stranger—c
Ages 12–17
The It Girl #9
Devious
Cecily von Ziegesar
A new semester at Waverly Academy brings a pair of mysterious siblings who spark fresh crushes and a ruthless battle to
Ages 14–18
48 Shades of Brown
Nick Earls
Sixteen-year-old Dan navigates a chaotic final year of high school while living with his bass-playing aunt and her very
Ages 14–18
The Mount
Carol Emshwiller
In a world where alien invaders use people as racing mounts, a young athlete named Charley must choose between being a c
Ages 12–18
The Internet Girls #1
ttyl
Lauren Myracle
Tenth grade unfolds through a series of instant messages as three best friends trade secrets, navigating the daily drama
Ages 14–18
The Year of the Hangman
Gary Blackwood
For the teen struggling with authority and finding their own path, this gripping alternative history explores what it me
Ages 12–17
The Candle and the Flame
Nafiza Azad
In a Silk Road city of refuge, a young woman finds herself caught in the middle of a dangerous war between two powerful
Ages 12–18
CHERUB #5
Divine Madness
Robert Muchamore
Teen spy James Adams goes undercover in the Australian outback to infiltrate a religious cult and must fight to resist t
Ages 12–17
Tigers, Not Daughters
Samantha Mabry
Three sisters in San Antonio are haunted by the memory of their older sister while struggling to escape their father's r
Ages 14–18
Bloodthirsty
Flynn Meaney
Tired of being invisible, pale and sun-allergic Finbar decides to fake being a vampire to win over the girl of his dream
Ages 12–17
Alienated #1
Alienated
Melissa Landers
High school senior Cara Sweeney enters a world of unexpected danger and romance when she joins Earth’s first intergalact
Ages 14–18
Water
Geoff Havel
Tully must never go near the water, but a mysterious visitor at the door is about to reveal exactly why her father keeps
Ages 12–17
Seven Cities of Gold #1
The King's Fifth
Scott O'Dell
A teenage Spanish Conquistador witnesses firsthand how the desperate search for gold in the Americas twists the minds an
Ages 11–16
So Yesterday
Scott Westerfeld
Hunter is a trend-spotter paid to be cool, but meeting a girl with a basketball and blue hair pulls him into a mystery i
Ages 12–17
Alphas #1
Alphas
Lisi Harrison
At the ultra-exclusive Alpha Academy, only the top students survive the cutthroat social climb where being second best i
Ages 11–15
In Real Life
Cory Doctorow
Anda is a hero in her favorite online game, but meeting a poor gold farmer changes everything. Digital rules clash with
Ages 12–18
Survive the Night
Danielle Vega
For teens navigating the high stakes of recovery and the pressure to fit in, this gritty horror story explores survival
Ages 14–18
The Maze Runner #2
The Scorch Trials
James Dashner
Thomas and the Gladers have only two weeks to survive the Scorch, a desolate wasteland filled with broken loyalties and
Ages 12–17
Wreck
Allan Baillie
A rusted freighter washed up after a cyclone looks like a playground to Reene and Ian, but the abandoned ship holds a te
Ages 10–14
Guitar Girl
Sarra Manning
Molly's band, The Hormones, rockets to international stardom, but she soon questions if the price of fame is too high. T
Ages 12–18
Backwater
Joan Bauer
Ivy trades her father’s legal ambitions for a hike into the Adirondack wilds to find a reclusive aunt and uncover her ow
Ages 12–17
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(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
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