Best Coming Of Age Stories - April 2024

Schooled

My best friend's brother grew up. Hot.Like any self-respecting college senior, I've got plans: 1. Graduate with the business degree I've been busting my ass four years for. 2. Start a fashion label in NYC with my BFF.  Those plans do not include Dylan Cameron. Not his messy dark hair and tempting eyes. Definitely not the hard body he built, broke, and rebuilt playing rugby. Or the reputation for doing very bad things.But when the hottest guy I never let myself want shows up on my birthday with a confession that sends me reeling - even more than the rum I should NOT have been drinking -... [Read More]

• ASIN: B017HY6FUA
• ASIN: B017HY6FUA

Educated: A Memoir

• ASIN: B072BLVM83
• ASIN: B072BLVM83
• Manufacturer: Random House

Where the Crawdads Sing

• ASIN: B078GD3DRG
• ASIN: B078GD3DRG
• Manufacturer: G.P. Putnam's Sons

Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The compelling, inspiring, and comically sublime story of one man’s coming-of-age, set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumultuous days of freedom that followedNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Michiko Kakutani, New York Times • USA Today • San Francisco Chronicle • NPR • Esquire • Newsday • Booklist Trevor Noah’s unlikely path from apartheid South Africa to the desk of The Daily Show began with a criminal act: his birth. Trevor was born to a white Swiss father and a black Xhosa mother at a time when such a union was punishab... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0399588191
• ASIN: 0399588191
• ISBN: 0399588191
• Manufacturer: Spiegel & Grau

The Tattooist of Auschwitz: A Novel

• ASIN: B0756DZ4C1
• ASIN: B0756DZ4C1
• Manufacturer: Harper Paperbacks

The Jesus Storybook Bible: Every Story Whispers His Name

If you are a parent, grandparent, pastor, or teacher looking for a way to teach the children in your life about God’s “Never Stopping, Never Giving up, Unbreaking, Always and Forever Love,” look no further than The Jesus Storybook Bible.What makes The Jesus Storybook Bible different from every other Kids’ Bible?While other Kids’ Bibles contain stories from the Old and New Testaments, The Jesus Storybook Bible tells the Story beneath all the stories in the Bible, pointing to Jesus as our Savior. From the Old Testament through the New Testament, as the Story unfolds, children will clea... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0310708257
• ASIN: 0310708257
• ISBN: 9780310708254
• Brand: Zonderkidz
• Manufacturer: ZonderKidz

What Should Danny Do? (The Power to Choose Series)

9 Stories in 1! What Should Danny Do? is an innovative, interactive book that empowers kids with the understanding that their choices will shape their days, and ultimately their lives into what they will be. Written in a "Choose Your Own Story" style, the book follows Danny, a Superhero-in-Training, through his day as he encounters choices that kids face on a daily basis. As your children navigate through the different story lines, they will begin to realize that their choices for Danny shaped his day into what it became. And in turn, their choices for themselves will shape their days, and ult... [Read More]

• ASIN: 069284838X
• ASIN: 069284838X
• ISBN: 069284838X
• Manufacturer: Elon Books

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine: A Novel

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND THE PERFECT HOLIDAY GIFT A Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick“Beautifully written and incredibly funny, Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine is about the importance of friendship and human connection. I fell in love with Eleanor, an eccentric and regimented loner whose life beautifully unfolds after a chance encounter with a stranger; I think you will fall in love, too!” —Reese WitherspoonNo one’s ever told Eleanor that life should be better than fine. Meet Eleanor Oliphant: She struggles with appropriate social skills and tends to say exactly what sh... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01KGZVTOE
• ASIN: B01KGZVTOE
• Manufacturer: Penguin Books

The Age Of Innocence

• ASIN: B000TVLYDC
• ASIN: B000TVLYDC

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous: A Novel

• ASIN: 0525562028
• ASIN: 0525562028
• ISBN: 0525562028
• Manufacturer: Penguin Press

Little Fires Everywhere: A Novel

• ASIN: B01N4VW75U
• ASIN: B01N4VW75U
• Brand: Unknown
• Manufacturer: Penguin Books

To Kill a Mockingbird

Voted America's Best-Loved Novel in PBS's The Great American ReadHarper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning masterwork of honor and injustice in the deep South—and the heroism of one man in the face of blind and violent hatredOne of the most cherished stories of all time, To Kill a Mockingbird has been translated into more than forty languages, sold more than forty million copies worldwide, served as the basis for an enormously popular motion picture, and was voted one of the best novels of the twentieth century by librarians across the country. A gripping, heart-wrenching, and wholly remarkable ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0060935464
• ASIN: 0060935464
• ISBN: 0060935464
• Brand: Harper Perennial
• Manufacturer: Harper Perennial

The Stone Brothers: A Complete Romance Series (3-Book Box Set)

A Top-10 Kindle Unlimited series!Have you gotten STONED yet?Which brother will you choose?The over-protective private investigator, the recovering bad-boy movie star, the alluring ER doctor?These hot and sexy brothers will have you begging for more.You'll love them. You'll hate them.You'll want to hide them away and marry them.Get the series readers are raving about.Book ONE - Stone Rules:CHARLIE DOESN'T PLAY BY THE RULES...She likes sleeping with men.Sometimes it's not a choice.Life hasn't been easy for Charlie. Her mother was a monster. And when Charlie left home, there wasn't always a warm ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B0776MD3WK
• ASIN: B0776MD3WK

Normal People: A Novel

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE • “A stunning novel about the transformative power of relationships” (People) from Sally Rooney, the author of Conversations with Friends and “a master of the literary page-turner” (J. Courtney Sullivan).   COMING TO HULU IN 2020 • “Fresh and accessible . . . There is so much to say about Rooney’s fiction—in my experience, when people who’ve read her meet they tend to peel off into corners to talk.”—Dwight Garner, The New York Times   At school Connell and Marianne pretend not to know each other. He�... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1984822179
• ASIN: 1984822179
• ISBN: 1984822179
• Manufacturer: Hogarth

Where the Wild Things Are

Where the Wild Things Are is fifty years old! Maurice Sendak's Caldecott Medal-winning picture book has become one of the most highly acclaimed and best-loved children's books of all time. A must for every child's bookshelf.Introduce a new generation to Max's imaginative journey with this special anniversary edition. Let the wild rumpus continue as this classic comes to life like never before with new reproductions of Maurice Sendak's artwork.Astonishing state-of-the-art technology faithfully captures the color and detail of the original illustrations. Sendak himself enthusiastically endorsed ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0060254920
• UPC: 201560254920
• ASIN: 0060254920
• ISBN: 0060254920
• Brand: HarperCollins
• Manufacturer: HarperCollins

Kaffir Boy : The True Story Of A Black Youths Coming Of Age In Apartheid South Africa

A Black writer describes his childhood in South Africa under apartheid and recounts how Arthur Ashe and Stan Smith helped him leave for America on a tennis

• UPC: 374970
• Rating: 4.143

Fat Vampire : A Never Coming of Age Story

Attacked by a desperate vampire, Doug Lee finds himself cursed with being fat and 15 forever. When he falls for the new Indian exchange student, the laws of vampire existence get

• UPC: 15442225
• Rating: 3.158

Raising Ourselves : A Gwitch'in Coming of Age Story from the Yukon River

RAISING OURSELVES is a gritty, sobering, yet irresistible memoir filled with laughter even as generations of Gwich'in grief seeps from past to present. But hope pushes back hopelessness, and a new strength and wisdom emerge

• UPC: 25016024
• Rating: 4.0

A Story Lately Told : Coming of Age in Ireland, London, and New York

Anjelica Huston's "gorgeously written" (O, The Oprah Magazine) memoir is "an elegant, funny, and frequently haunting reminiscence of the first two decades of her life...A classic" (Vanity Fair). In her first, dazzling memoir, Anjelica Huston

• UPC: 38184651
• Rating: 2.8

The Making of the Women's World Cup : Defining Stories from a Sport's Coming of Age

9781472143327

• UPC: 970476004

A Story Lately Told: Coming of Age in London, Ireland and New York (Paperback)

Anjelica Huston's life, once she turned 15 and moved to London, is a who's who of popular culture from the Rolling Stones in late '60s Londonto the Chelsea Hotel in New York when she was

• UPC: 816649695
• Rating: 2.8

Best Pug Pals (Board Book)

In this touch-and-feel board book, kids get to experience the Pug Life along with Bingo and Rolly. Head outside to Puppy Paradise (aka Bob's backyard) complete with a puppy pool, a sandbox, a twisty slide,

• UPC: 488373122

Just Like Us : The True Story of Four Mexican Girls Coming of Age in America

"Just Like Us" offers a powerful account of four young Mexican women coming of age in Denver--two of whom have legal documentation, two of whom who don't--and the challenges they face as they attempt to

• UPC: 14828515
• Rating: 3.75

Boarus: The Story of a Young Boar Coming of Age - eBook

In a world where his species is considered destructive and dirty, a young wild boar finds himself in a wrestling match with his identity. He would much rather be a delicate bunny rabbit or a

• UPC: 981840629

There Are No Grown-ups : A Midlife Coming-of-Age Story

9780143111054

• UPC: 319972773
• Rating: 4.0

Best Book Of Adventure Stories Edited By Pauline Rush Evans 1957

• UPC: 352715820364
• Category: Children & YA Fiction
• Price: 7 USD

Best Book Of Adventure Stories Edited By Pauline Rush Evans 1957

• UPC: 301307154413
• Category: Children & YA Fiction
• Price: 7 USD

Set Of 3: Best-loved Stories, Good Night Bible Stories & Bedtime Bible Story B

• UPC: 153659064064
• Category: Children & YA Fiction
• Price: 12 USD

Golden Books R. Scarry’s Best Storybook Ever, 82 Wonderful Stories 1995HC Like N

• UPC: 153842971763
• Category: Children & YA Non-Fiction
• Price: 10 USD

My SIDE of the STORY ~ Will DAVIS. 1st sc BEST coming-of-age novel NEW in MELB

• UPC: 232779097722
• Category: Fiction Books
• Price: 25 AUD

Richard Scarry's Look & Learn Vintage Books Going Places & Best Stories Ever

• UPC: 383363974698
• Category: Children & YA Fiction
• Price: 55 AUD