Criss Cross
written and illustrated by Lynne Rae Perkins
Age: 12+
Interests: coming of age, friendship, romance, small town life
Criss Cross
26 Nov 2018 Leave a comment
in Books, books 12+ Tags: coming of age, friendship, romance, small town life
M.C. Higgins, the Great
03 Oct 2018 Leave a comment
in Books, books 9+, Uncategorized Tags: coming of age, country life, family, family history, mountains, nature, superstition
M.C. Higgins, the Great
by Virginia Hamilton
Age: 9 +
Interests: nature, family history, mountain life, superstition, coming of age stories
The High King
12 Mar 2018 Leave a comment
in Books, books 9+, Illustrators, Uncategorized Tags: bravery, coming of age, ethics, fantasy, Magic, romance, violence, war
The High King
by Lloyd Alexander
Ages: 9+
Interests: fantasy, magic, war, violence, bravery, coming of age, ethical dilemmas, romance
The Bronze Bow
23 Jun 2017 Leave a comment
in Books, books 11+, Uncategorized Tags: coming of age, early Christianity, ethics, history, Jesus, Jewish history, religion, romance, war
The Bronze Bow
by Elizabeth George Speare
Age: 11+
Interests: history, religion, Israel, Judaism and early Christianity, war, ethics, romance, coming-of-age story
Jacob Have I Loved
13 Feb 2017 Leave a comment
in Books, books 12+ Tags: adolescence, careers, coming of age, family, jealousy, religion, siblings, small town life, twins
Jacob Have I Loved
by Katherine Paterson
Ages: 12+
Interests: family, sibling rivalry, jealousy, twins, coming of age, religion More
Alice, I Think
14 Oct 2016 Leave a comment
in Books, books 12+, Canadian books, Uncategorized Tags: angst, Canada, coming of age, family, fashion, humour, romance, small town life, teens
Alice, I Think
by Susan Juby
Age: 12
Interests: family, teen drama, small town life, fashion, career choices, coming of age, how lame adults can be More
Onion John
14 Sep 2016 Leave a comment
in Books, books 9+ Tags: careers, coming of age, family, father, satire, small town life, superstition, tolerance
Onion John
by Joseph Krumgold
Age: 9 +
Interests: father-son relationships, careers, superstition, tolerance, small town life
Also by this author: … And Now Miguel (another Newbery Medal winner), Henry 3, The Most Terrible Turk: A Story of Turkey, Sweeney’s Adventure
Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze
01 Sep 2016 Leave a comment
in Books, books 11+ Tags: careers, China, city life, coming of age, history, morality, religion
Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze
by Elizabeth Foreman Lewis
Age: 11+
Interests: China, history, city life, hardship, careers, coming of age More
… And Now Miguel
23 Feb 2015 1 Comment
in Books, books 8+ Tags: coming of age, family, farming, New Mexico, religion, responsibility, sheep, siblings, Spanish language
… and Now Miguel
by Joseph Krumgold
illustrated by Jean Charlot
Age: 8 +
Interests: coming of age stories, farming, family, siblings, New Mexico, sheep, religion, responsibility
Up a Road Slowly
17 Feb 2015 Leave a comment
in Books, books 10+ Tags: adolescence, coming of age, family, romance, strong girls
Up a Road Slowly
by Irene Hunt
Age: 10+
Interests: strong female characters, coming of age, adolescence, family, romance
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