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Explore young adult books about growing up for children.
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The Firebringer Trilogy #2
Dark Moon
Meredith Ann Pierce
A silver crescent marks Jan as the legendary Firebringer, but he must first escape a strange captor and master the magic
Ages 11–15
Song of the Lioness #1
Alanna: The First Adventure
Tamora Pierce
Alanna swaps places with her twin brother to pursue a forbidden dream of knighthood, disguising herself as a boy to trai
Ages 10–14
All Boys Aren't Blue A Memoir-Manifesto
George M. Johnson
Personal essays journey from childhood bullies to the warmth of a grandmother's love, exploring the triumphs and complex
Ages 14–18
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Changes in Latitudes
Will Hobbs
A cocky teenager’s world expands during a family trip to Mexico as he confronts his parents' struggles and his brother's
Ages 12–17
Venomous
Christopher Krovatin
For the teenager grappling with explosive anger and the fear of their own destructive impulses as they navigate the pres
Ages 14–18
The Enemy #7
The End
Charlie Higson
London’s kids face their final stand as a massive battle erupts against Saint George’s army of sickos.
Ages 13–18
A Crooked Mark
Linda Kao
For the teen grappling with intense pressure to follow a family path and the heavy weight of questioning if what they ha
Ages 14–18
Wildwood #2
Cybele's Secret
Juliet Marillier
Paula navigates the dangerous markets of Istanbul to find a rare pagan artifact while dodging a murderer and uncovering
Ages 12–17
Victoria Martin #1
Hangin' Out with Cici
Francine Pascal
After a bump on the head, Victoria travels back to 1944 and meets a wild teenager who turns out to be her very own mothe
Ages 10–14
Relative Strangers
Paula Garner
Trapped in a quiet Illinois town with a mother she can't connect to, eighteen-year-old Jules searches for the family and
Ages 14–18
Keeping the Castle
Patrice Kindl
Money-minded Althea hopes her beauty will save her family's crumbling castle, but her sharp tongue keeps getting in the
Ages 12–18
The Glittering Court #1
The Glittering Court
Richelle Mead
A high-born lady assumes a false identity to escape an arranged marriage, boarding a ship for a dangerous new land where
Ages 12–18
Rules for Camouflage
Kirstin Cronn-Mills
For the teen who feels like they are constantly performing to fit in, this verse novel celebrates the courage it takes t
Ages 12–18
King of Nothing #2
King of Nothing
Nathanael Lessore
For the teen navigating the pressure to be 'tough' while processing hidden pain. A moving look at how grief and unexpect
Ages 12–16
Pink
Lili Wilkinson
Ava is swapping her all-black wardrobe for pink to try and fit in, but she quickly discovers that changing her identity
Ages 13–18
Ab(solutely) Normal: Short Stories That Smash Mental Health Stereotypes
Nora Shalaway Carpenter, Rocky Callen
For the teen who feels defined by their mental health struggles and needs to see that a diagnosis is only one part of a
Ages 14–18
Enter the Body
Joy McCullough
For the teen processing the weight of their own story or seeking to understand the voices of women often silenced by his
Ages 14–18
Raybearer #2
Redemptor
Jordan Ifueko
For the young person wrestling with immense pressure and the weight of difficult choices, this fantasy explores the burd
Ages 13–17
Jennifer Donnelly Retellings #1
Stepsister
Jennifer Donnelly
Isabelle desperateley seeks her own identity and a way to save Ella after failing to win the prince in this dark, high-s
Ages 12–18
Carbonel #3
Carbonel and Calidor
Barbara Sleigh
Prince Calidor has run away to apprentice with hostile witches, leaving his father Carbonel to send human friends on a m
Ages 8–12
Between #2
Between the Spark and the Burn
April Genevieve Tucholke
Seventeen-year-old Violet travels the country chasing a charismatic liar, struggling to understand the line between fear
Ages 14–18
Nantucket #3
Hello, Sunshine
Leila Howland
After college rejections stall her plans, Becca heads to L.A. to chase stardom through viral videos and unexpected encou
Ages 13–18
Unthinkable
Nancy Werlin
Trapped for centuries in the faerie realm, Fenella must complete three acts of destruction against her own family to fin
Ages 12–18
An Echo in the City
K. X. Song
Amidst the 2019 Hong Kong protests, Phoenix must choose between her family’s dreams and her own convictions as the city
Ages 14–18
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Chapter Books
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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
(1337)
Books for Growing Up for Ages 4–7
(5035)
