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Young Adult About Growing Up
Explore young adult books about growing up for children.
1,905 books
Absent
Katie Williams
Stuck as a ghost on her high school grounds, Paige discovers she can possess the living to clear her name and prove her
Ages 14–18
Chaos Walking #1
The Knife of Never Letting Go
Patrick Ness
Todd Hewitt lives in a town where every thought can be heard by others, but a dark secret from the men around him forces
Ages 14–18
The Night's Edge #2
When Shadows Burn
Vanessa Le
A demon caller and a slayer investigate a dangerous group trying to destroy an exorcist university from the inside.
Ages 14–18
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Right Where It Hurts
David Hill
A boy attempts to protect a girl from her own destructive coping mechanisms while she struggles under the weight of imme
Ages 13–17
The Variants #2
Defector
Susanne Winnacker
Tessa risks everything to find her missing best friend, launching a dangerous investigation into a rogue organization th
Ages 12–17
Straight Walking
Julia Owen
Lissie writes letters to her absent father, dreaming of escape while struggling with her family's reality and the truth
Ages 12–18
The Dear One
Jacqueline Woodson
Feni is resentful when a pregnant teenager moves into her home, but living in close quarters forces her to confront her
Ages 11–15
Get a Life with Freddy and Fifi
Meredith Costain
Freddy and Fifi are open for business, offering cheeky advice and tongue-in-cheek humor to help solve the many problems
Ages 8–12
Labyrinth
John Herman
Nightly dreams pull a boy toward a mysterious parallel world where a strange mirror-image of himself is waiting to be fo
Ages 12–16
Elemental #2
Renegade
Antony John
Thomas and his friends must harness their elemental powers for one final, desperate battle to save their Roanoke Island
Ages 12–18
Throw Like a Girl #2
It's All in How You Fall
Sarah Henning
After a gymnastics injury ends her career, fifteen-year-old Caroline teams up with her brother’s best friend to find a n
Ages 12–17
Black City #2
Phoenix
Elizabeth Richards
Ash faces a devastating choice with the fate of the Darklings on one side and Natalie’s life on the other.
Ages 14–18
Master of the Grove
Victor Kelleher
Searching for his father after an attack, Derin is pulled into a brutal war that leads him toward a final stand with the
Ages 11–16
Sway with Me
Syed Masood
Arsalan has always followed his great-grandfather’s lead, but a forbidden dance at a wedding pushes him to step out and
Ages 12–18
Shadowgate #2
Shadow Mirror
Richie Tankersley Cusick
Miranda’s gift for speaking with the dead pulls her dangerously deep into the spirit world, leaving her to find a way ba
Ages 12–18
Mister Boots
Carol Emshwiller
Ten-year-old Bobby Lassiter enters a strange new world when she meets Mister Boots, a mysterious man who claims to actua
Ages 10–14
Stranger Danger?
Anne Fine
Joe navigates everyday encounters to learn the important balance between staying safe and being polite when meeting peop
Ages 5–8
Diary of a Crush #2
Kiss and Make Up
Sarra Manning
Follow Kim and her trendy friends as they navigate the highs and lows of teenage life, fashion, and first romances in th
Ages 12–18
Right Here, Right Now
Shannon Dunlap
Two musicians find their lives pulling together again and again across different versions of reality as they try to keep
Ages 12–18
Heartbreak Symphony
Laekan Zea Kemp
Aaron is haunted by a DJ’s persona after his mother’s death, while Mia is plagued by her parents’ legacy of doubt in thi
Ages 14–18
Heart of Dread #2
Golden
Melissa de la Cruz, Michael Johnston
Nat and Wes journey into the dangerous ruins beyond New Kandy, risking everything to find a source of magic that could s
Ages 12–18
Missing Girls
Lois Metzger
Adjusting to a new life with her grandmother, eighth-grader Carrie finds solace in a quiet friendship while processing t
Ages 10–14
Rundown
Michael Cadnum
A sixteen-year-old's fake claim of an attack spirals out of control, leaving her trapped in a web of unwanted attention
Ages 14–18
Trajectory
Cambria Gordon
Determined to help her family in Poland, a seventeen-year-old math prodigy joins the U.S. Army to perfect a top-secret w
Ages 12–18
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(318)
Poetry
(138)
Early Readers
(101)
Board Books
(8)
Growing Up by Age Group
Books for Growing Up for Ages 0–3
(1283)
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(13059)
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(4804)
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(11169)
