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Young Adult About Growing Up

Explore young adult books about growing up for children.

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The Unknown Assassin #2

I Am the Mission

Boy Nobody, a perfect assassin, is haunted by his past and given a new, challenging mission to prove his loyalty. He mus

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Ship Breaker #3

Paolo Bacigalupi

A bioengineered soldier designed for absolute obedience finds a way to break his programming and lead a rebellion agains

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All the Noise at Once

For the teen who feels overwhelmed by the world's sensory input: a moving story about navigating misophonia, finding que

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The Game #1

Rush

Eve Silver

For the teen who feels like life is a series of impossible high stakes, this adrenaline-fueled thriller explores courage

Ages 14–18

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My First Italian

For the curious child eager to name and understand their own body. This book provides a gentle, informative introduction

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Challenger Deep

Neal Shusterman

For the teen or parent navigating the complex, often frightening world of severe mental illness and the internal reality

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Good Brother, Bad Brother: The Story of Edwin Booth and John Wilkes Booth

James Cross Giblin

Step into the spotlight with the Booth brothers, two legendary actors whose shared history was shattered by a single, wo

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Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock

Leonard Peacock carries a grandfather's pistol and four distinct gifts on his birthday, planning a final goodbye to the

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Lesley Livingston

For the teen girl finding her inner strength when her world is upended, this story explores resilience and sisterhood in

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Ten years after a tragic accident involving his father’s gun, Sebastian Cody grapples with a guilt so heavy he isn't sur

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Scandalous whispers and dangerous secrets haunt Manhattan’s elite socialites as they fight to maintain their status in t

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Rasmussem Corporation #2

Vivian Vande Velde

Giannine is trapped inside a virtual reality game where she must defeat dragons and solve riddles, because in this world

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Why Would I Lie?

For the teen who feels the crushing weight of perfectionism and the drive to prove their worth when up against someone w

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A Taste for Monsters

Matthew J. Kirby

In the shadows of 1888 London, a maid to the Elephant Man is haunted by the ghosts of Jack the Ripper's victims while sh

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For the teen who feels like an outsider and is looking for a place to belong while navigating the heavy weight of secret

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Cynthia Leitich Smith

Vampires, angels, and werewolves unite for a desperate rescue mission at a New England college to save a human soul from

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The Maze Runner

For the teen processing a difficult goodbye or facing an inevitable transition. This story explores finding dignity and

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With her nation fallen and her mother captive, Talin must go undercover as a deadly war machine to reunite the Strikers

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A Varsity Novel #1

The Timberwolves are headed to Nationals, but Chloe and her squad must balance high-stakes stunts with the complicated d

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The Phantom Light

For the curious reader who loves a good puzzle, this coastal mystery follows a girl determined to find the truth behind

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A Beautiful and Terrible Murder

Claire M. Andrews

For the teen navigating a world where people aren't always what they seem, this noir thriller explores the courage neede

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It Ends in Fire

For the teen grappling with systemic unfairness who wants to see an underdog dismantle a corrupt power structure from th

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Instructions for a Secondhand Heart

Two fifteen-year-olds find their lives irrevocably linked when one receives a life-saving heart transplant from the othe

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This is Our Story

A hunting trip turns fatal, leaving five best friends under a cloud of suspicion where the truth is as dangerous as the

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

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