Coming-of-age books, ranked by your taste

Books about growing up and finding out who you are: every book on Boxlist tagged with the coming-of-age story theme, the same taste attribute as on films and TV. 917 books on Boxlist.

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The 100 best rated coming-of-age books

  1. Tallstar's Revenge

    Tallstar's Revenge

    Animals · 2013

    5.0 / 5

  2. Green Days by the River

    Green Days by the River

    Drama · 1967

    5.0 / 5

  3. Wild Born

    Wild Born

    Family · 2013

    5.0 / 5

  4. Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself

    Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself

    Teen · 1977

    5.0 / 5

  5. Diary of an 8-Bit Warrior #1

    Diary of an 8-Bit Warrior #1

    Fantasy · 2014

    4.9 / 5

  6. Suicide Notes

    Suicide Notes

    Drama · 2008

    4.9 / 5

  7. Crash

    Crash

    Family · 1996

    4.9 / 5

  8. Dear Martin

    Dear Martin

    Drama · 2017

    4.9 / 5

  9. Riding Freedom

    Riding Freedom

    Family · 1998

    4.9 / 5

  10. Felix Ever After

    Felix Ever After

    Teen · 2020

    4.9 / 5

  11. The Storybook of Legends

    The Storybook of Legends

    Myth/fairytale · 2013

    4.9 / 5

  12. Diary of an 8-Bit Warrior #6

    Diary of an 8-Bit Warrior #6

    Family · 2019

    4.9 / 5

  13. Crookedstar's Promise

    Crookedstar's Promise

    Family · 2011

    4.8 / 5

  14. Melissa

    Melissa

    Family · 2015

    4.8 / 5

  15. Squire

    Squire

    Fantasy · 2001

    4.8 / 5

  16. My Life Next Door

    My Life Next Door

    Romance · 2012

    4.8 / 5

  17. Lone Wolf

    Lone Wolf

    Family · 2010

    4.8 / 5

  18. Haunted

    Haunted

    Monster/alien/supernatural · 2003

    4.8 / 5

  19. The Poet X

    The Poet X

    Teen · 2018

    4.8 / 5

  20. Playing with Fire

    Playing with Fire

    Fantasy · 2008

    4.8 / 5

  21. Keeper of the Lost Cities

    Keeper of the Lost Cities

    Fantasy · 2012

    4.7 / 5

  22. The Bronze Bow

    The Bronze Bow

    Historical · 1961

    4.7 / 5

  23. That Was Then, This is Now

    That Was Then, This is Now

    Drama · 1971

    4.7 / 5

  24. The Summoning

    The Summoning

    Fantasy · 2008

    4.7 / 5

  25. Nevermoor

    Nevermoor

    Family · 2017

    4.7 / 5

  26. Rilla of Ingleside

    Rilla of Ingleside

    Historical · 1921

    4.7 / 5

  27. Third Year at Malory Towers

    Third Year at Malory Towers

    Family · 1948

    4.7 / 5

  28. Autoboyography

    Autoboyography

    Teen · 2017

    4.7 / 5

  29. Middle School: Get Me Out of Here!

    Middle School: Get Me Out of Here!

    Family · 2012

    4.7 / 5

  30. The Twins at St. Clare's

    The Twins at St. Clare's

    Family · 1941

    4.7 / 5

  31. Loser

    Loser

    Family · 2002

    4.7 / 5

  32. In the Fifth at Malory Towers

    In the Fifth at Malory Towers

    Family · 1950

    4.7 / 5

  33. The Last Song

    The Last Song

    Drama · 2009

    4.7 / 5

  34. The Thing About Jellyfish

    The Thing About Jellyfish

    Drama · 2015

    4.7 / 5

  35. All-of-a-Kind Family

    All-of-a-Kind Family

    Family · 1951

    4.7 / 5

  36. Slathbog's Gold

    Slathbog's Gold

    Adventure · 2009

    4.7 / 5

  37. The Legend of Luke

    The Legend of Luke

    Family · 1999

    4.7 / 5

  38. Can Adults Become Human

    Can Adults Become Human

    Comedy · 2006

    4.7 / 5

  39. Born a Crime

    Born a Crime

    Biography · 2016

    4.6 / 5

  40. The Brilliant World of Tom Gates

    The Brilliant World of Tom Gates

    Comedy · 2011

    4.6 / 5

  41. Wild Magic

    Wild Magic

    Fantasy · 1992

    4.6 / 5

  42. Different Seasons

    Different Seasons

    Drama · 1982

    4.6 / 5

  43. Cemetery Boys

    Cemetery Boys

    Teen · 2020

    4.6 / 5

  44. My Family and Other Animals

    My Family and Other Animals

    Biography · 1956

    4.6 / 5

  45. Confessions of a Shopaholic, Shopaholic Takes Manhattan, and Shopaholic Ties the Knot

    Confessions of a Shopaholic, Shopaholic Takes Manhattan, and Shopaholic Ties the Knot

    Comedy · 2000

    4.6 / 5

  46. The Apprentice's Quest

    The Apprentice's Quest

    Fantasy · 2016

    4.6 / 5

  47. Concrete Rose

    Concrete Rose

    Drama · 2021

    4.6 / 5

  48. I Capture the Castle

    I Capture the Castle

    Drama · 1948

    4.6 / 5

  49. Chinese Cinderella

    Chinese Cinderella

    Biography · 1999

    4.6 / 5

  50. Demon Copperhead

    Demon Copperhead

    Drama · 2022

    4.6 / 5

  51. Daddy-Long-Legs

    Daddy-Long-Legs

    Romance · 1912

    4.6 / 5

  52. You Don't Know Me

    You Don't Know Me

    Drama · 2001

    4.6 / 5

  53. Fear Street: Runaway

    Fear Street: Runaway

    Horror · 1997

    4.6 / 5

  54. Al Capone Does My Shirts

    Al Capone Does My Shirts

    Family · 2004

    4.6 / 5

  55. Stick Figure

    Stick Figure

    Biography · 2000

    4.6 / 5

  56. Once Upon a Time

    Once Upon a Time

    Family · 2014

    4.6 / 5

  57. The Gathering

    The Gathering

    Teen · 2011

    4.6 / 5

  58. If You Could Be Mine

    If You Could Be Mine

    Romance · 2013

    4.6 / 5

  59. Blood on the River

    Blood on the River

    Historical · 2006

    4.6 / 5

  60. Fun and Games at Malory Towers

    Fun and Games at Malory Towers

    Family · 2009

    4.6 / 5

  61. The Calling

    The Calling

    Family · 2012

    4.6 / 5

  62. Diper Overlode

    Diper Overlode

    Comedy · 2014

    4.5 / 5

  63. Educated

    Educated

    Biography · 2018

    4.5 / 5

  64. First Test

    First Test

    Fantasy · 1999

    4.5 / 5

  65. David Copperfield

    David Copperfield

    Drama · 1850

    4.5 / 5

  66. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

    Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

    Fantasy · 2009

    4.5 / 5

  67. Julie of the Wolves

    Julie of the Wolves

    Adventure · 1972

    4.5 / 5

  68. Judy Moody Was in a Mood

    Judy Moody Was in a Mood

    Family · 2000

    4.5 / 5

  69. The Reckoning

    The Reckoning

    Fantasy · 2010

    4.5 / 5

  70. Burned

    Burned

    Drama · 2006

    4.5 / 5

  71. Sons and Lovers

    Sons and Lovers

    Drama · 1913

    4.5 / 5

  72. The Lincoln Highway

    The Lincoln Highway

    Adventure · 2021

    4.5 / 5

  73. How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories

    How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories

    Fantasy · 2020

    4.5 / 5

  74. The River Between

    The River Between

    Drama · 1965

    4.5 / 5

  75. Eighth Grade Bites

    Eighth Grade Bites

    Fantasy · 2007

    4.5 / 5

  76. A Little House of Their Own

    A Little House of Their Own

    Family · 2005

    4.5 / 5

  77. Spirit Bound

    Spirit Bound

    Fantasy · 2010

    4.5 / 5

  78. The Princess Diaries

    The Princess Diaries

    Comedy · 2000

    4.5 / 5

  79. Bad Blood

    Bad Blood

    Mystery · 2016

    4.5 / 5

  80. The King's Daughter

    The King's Daughter

    Historical · 1962

    4.5 / 5

  81. Ender's Game

    Ender's Game

    Science fiction · 1985

    4.4 / 5

  82. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

    Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

    Fantasy · 2005

    4.4 / 5

  83. The Wise Man’s Fear

    The Wise Man’s Fear

    Fantasy · 2011

    4.4 / 5

  84. The Last Olympian

    The Last Olympian

    Fantasy · 2009

    4.4 / 5

  85. The Outsiders

    The Outsiders

    Drama · 1967

    4.4 / 5

  86. The Battle of the Labyrinth

    The Battle of the Labyrinth

    Fantasy · 2008

    4.4 / 5

  87. To All the Boys I've Loved Before

    To All the Boys I've Loved Before

    Romance · 2014

    4.4 / 5

  88. The Glass Castle

    The Glass Castle

    Biography · 2005

    4.4 / 5

  89. Alanna: The First Adventure

    Alanna: The First Adventure

    Fantasy · 1983

    4.4 / 5

  90. The Dragonet Prophecy

    The Dragonet Prophecy

    Fantasy · 2012

    4.4 / 5

  91. Dragonsong

    Dragonsong

    Fantasy · 1976

    4.4 / 5

  92. Crank

    Crank

    Drama · 2004

    4.4 / 5

  93. Forest of Secrets

    Forest of Secrets

    Fantasy · 2003

    4.4 / 5

  94. The Darkest Hour

    The Darkest Hour

    Fantasy · 2004

    4.4 / 5

  95. Dragonsinger

    Dragonsinger

    Fantasy · 1977

    4.4 / 5

  96. Annie on My Mind

    Annie on My Mind

    Romance · 1982

    4.4 / 5

  97. The Heir

    The Heir

    Romance · 2015

    4.4 / 5

  98. Harriet the Spy

    Harriet the Spy

    Comedy · 1960

    4.4 / 5

  99. Little House on the Prairie

    Little House on the Prairie

    Historical · 1935

    4.4 / 5

  100. The Waves

    The Waves

    Drama · 1931

    4.4 / 5

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