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Young Adult About Growing Up
Explore young adult books about growing up for children.
1,947 books
To Timbuktu: Nine Countries, Two People, One True Story
Casey Scieszka
Follow Casey and Steven's incredible journey from Morocco to China and Timbuktu. This illustrated memoir captures their
Ages 12–18
Nothing Left to Burn
Heather Ezell
As a massive wildfire closes in on her home, sixteen-year-old Audrey must evacuate while grappling with the dangerous se
Ages 14–18
Stuck Up and Stupid
Angourie Rice, Kate Rice
Lily thinks Hollywood star Dorian Khan is just another arrogant A-lister, but a summer at Pippi Beach proves her first i
Ages 12–18
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When You Looked My Way: A Story of First Love
Evelyn Sloane
A quiet sketcher and a boatyard boy find their summer project turning into something deeper as they learn to truly see o
Ages 12–18
Alice #23
Almost Alice
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Alice has always been the perfect, understanding friend, but now she's questioning her role and feeling envious of her f
Ages 12–18
The Bad Decisions Playlist
Michael Rubens
Sixteen-year-old Austin, known for messing up and joking his way out, is stunned when his supposedly dead father, rock s
Ages 12–18
Struck By Lightning: The Carson Phillips Journal
Chris Colfer
Desperate to escape his small-minded town, high schooler Carson Phillips resorts to blackmailing his classmates into con
Ages 14–18
Angelmonster: The Haunting Story of Mary Shelley
Veronica Bennett
Passionate young love and poetic history collide in this lush reimagining of Mary Shelley’s life on the eve of her writi
Ages 14–18
Tomorrow #4
Darkness, Be My Friend
John Marsden
Ellie and her friends return to their occupied homeland to guide an attack, facing the harrowing reality of war and the
Ages 14–18
Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie #2
Sophomores and Other Oxymorons
David Lubar
For the teenager navigating the awkward middle of high school: Scott Hudson returns with humor to tackle shifting friend
Ages 12–17
Finishing School #4
Manners & Mutiny
Gail Carriger
For the teen ready to take charge, this grand finale follows a clever heroine who must trust her own skills to protect h
Ages 12–18
Fiendish
Brenna Yovanoff
Clementine DeVore wakes from a ten-year magical slumber and must brave the terrifying Hollow to uncover the secrets of h
Ages 14–18
Victoria Martin #1
My First Love and Other Disasters
Francine Pascal
Victoria Martin’s summer plan to win over her crush on Fire Island spiraling into a series of hilarious mishaps proves t
Ages 12–16
The Distance from Me to You
Marina Gessner
McKenna sets off to hike the Appalachian Trail alone, but a chance romance with a fellow drifter leads them off the path
Ages 14–18
Snow Job
Charles Benoit
Nick has a list of rules to remake his life, but a new friendship and a series of illegal deliveries create an avalanche
Ages 14–18
The Princesses of Iowa
M. Molly Backes
After a car crash shatters her perfect reputation, homecoming princess Paige must decide if she will stay silent or own
Ages 14–18
Fat Angie #3
Fat Angie: Homecoming
e.E. Charlton-Trujillo
Viral fame and an online music contest collide with complicated romances and family instability as Angie finds her voice
Ages 14–18
The Dating Game #2
Breaking Up Is Really, Really Hard to Do
Natalie Standiford
Three sophomores run their own matchmaking service, but find that keeping their own romantic lives and friendships on tr
Ages 12–16
An Arrow to the Moon
Emily X. R. Pan
Two teenagers fall into a lyrical and magical romance while caught in the middle of a bitter, long-standing rivalry betw
Ages 14–18
Fire Becomes Her #1
Fire Becomes Her
Rosiee Thor
In a lavish fantasy world where magic fuels politics, seventeen-year-old Ingrid Ellis seeks power and status on the arm
Ages 12–18
Grown
Tiffany D. Jackson
Enchanted Jones's dreams of R&B stardom turn into a nightmare when she wakes up near a crime scene with no memory of how
Ages 14–18
Effie's House
Morse Hamilton
Haunted by a dark secret, a runaway teenager searches for the truth about the father she was told died long ago in the V
Ages 13–17
Elena Vanishing
Elena Dunkle, Clare B. Dunkle
A seventeen-year-old girl shares an intimate and harrowing look at her internal struggle with anorexia in this raw, coll
Ages 14–18
The Safe-Keepers #1
The Safe-Keeper's Secret
Sharon Shinn
In a village where secrets are kept as sacred trusts, two children raised as siblings begin to uncover the truth of thei
Ages 12–17
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Chapter Books
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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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