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Young Adult About Growing Up

Explore young adult books about growing up for children.

1,905 books

Cover of Ensnared

Alyssa ventures through a violent parallel dimension of mutated outcasts to face Queen Red in a final battle for the hea

Cover of Windfall

For the teen processing how global crises change their local world. Follow a village through the early days of WWI as ol

Cover of Pardon My French

S.A.S.S. Students Across the Seven Seas #3

Pardon My French

Stranded in Paris without her boyfriend, Nicole faces edible snails and a confusing language until a new friend helps he

Cover of Orphaned

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The Ape Quartet #4

Orphaned

Eliot Schrefer

After a natural disaster separates her from her troop, a young gorilla must step up to protect her sibling in a dangerou

Ages 12–18

Cover of Speed Dating

The Dating Game #5

Natalie Standiford

For the teenager navigating the pressure of first impressions and the awkward, exciting world of high school dating and

Cover of The Enemy

When a mysterious illness turns every adult into a hungry monster, a gang of children must trek across a ruined London t

Cover of A Place Apart

After her father's death, Victoria moves to a new town and struggles with loneliness. She finds solace in a charismatic,

Cover of Once Upon a K-Prom

Once Upon a K-Prom

Elena has zero interest in prom until her childhood best friend—who is now a global K-pop superstar—shows up at her fron

Cover of Top Heavy

Rhonda Dechambeau

For the teenager navigating the heavy weight of unwanted attention, body image struggles, and the journey toward healing

Cover of SILENT FLOWER Teen & Young Adult Survival & Literary Fiction

SILENT FLOWER Teen & Young Adult Survival & Literary Fiction

For the teenager grappling with the fear of growing up or losing their voice in a world where adulthood brings silence.

Cover of Fixing Delilah

For the teenager grappling with long-held family secrets and a mother who refuses to talk about the past. A journey of h

Cover of A Winter's Gift

A Winter's Gift

For the teen navigating the awkward space between childhood home and new independence, or for anyone learning to mend a

Cover of American Royals

American Royals #1

American Royals

Katharine McGee

George Washington accepted the crown centuries ago, and now his descendants face the scandal, duty, and forbidden romanc

Cover of Winterkeep

Graceling Realm #4

Kristin Cashore

In a land of telepathic foxes and airships, Queen Bitterblue must solve a mystery of suspicious drownings and political

Cover of Kind of a Big Deal

Kind of a Big Deal

After her Broadway dreams crumble, Josie Pie begins falling literally into the books she reads, living out wild fantasie

Cover of Truth, Lies, and the Questions in Between

Truth, Lies, and the Questions in Between

For the teen starting to question their parents' political views or discovering that the heroes in history books are mor

Cover of Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines

Nic Sheff's Addiction Memoirs #1

Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines

For parents and older teens seeking a brutally honest look at the realities of drug addiction, relapse, and the grueling

Cover of Get Real, Chloe Torres

Get Real, Chloe Torres

Crystal Maldonado

An ambitious road trip to a boy band concert becomes a messy, heartfelt journey through old heartbreaks, new romances, a

Cover of Just Another Hero

The Jericho Trilogy #3

Just Another Hero

Sharon M. Draper

For teens grappling with the weight of adulthood and the terrifying reality of school violence, this intense story explo

Cover of The Color of the Sun

The Color of the Sun

For the teenager grappling with the stillness after a loss, this lyrical journey captures the blurry line between grief,

Cover of The Small Crimes of Tiffany Templeton

The Small Crimes of Tiffany Templeton

Richard Fifield

For the teenager navigating the heavy weight of a 'bad' reputation while privately processing the loss of a parent and t

Cover of The Ruby Circle

The Ruby Circle

Exposed secrets and forbidden romance force an Alchemist and a vampire on a desperate hunt to protect their loved ones f

Cover of The Deadly Sky

For the teenager starting to question the ethics of adult decisions, this Cold War journey follows a boy discovering the

Cover of He Must Like You

He Must Like You

Danielle Younge-Ullman

After dumping sangria on a handsy customer at work, Libby must navigate family chaos and an unfair eviction while decidi

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)