Browsing: Coming of Age

From the author of the beloved Hum If You Don’t Know the Words comes a rich, unforgettable story of three…

From a “superb writer” hailed as “the Irish Jojo Moyes” (Irish Examiner): When her best friend, Iris, disappears, Terry chases her down on a road trip that will change both of their lives forever…

When reporter Iris is assigned to cover the story of a missing baby, her investigation leads her to her own seaside childhood home — where she uncovers secrets from her mother’s tragic past… “Compelling, twisty, heart-wrenching, and thought-provoking. A novel that stays with you” (Sophie Kinsella).

It’s Berkeley in the 1960s, and all Martha Goldenthal wants is to do well at Berkeley High and plan for…

After Hannah pours her hopes and dreams into her son Sam’s education, he’s accepted at an elite boarding school. But when Sam uncovers a horrifying scandal, their plans are upended… A riveting and thought-provoking read.

Two best friends, four weeks, eight steps to ALPHA.Elliot Prescott has one question for his ultra-nerdy roommate and best friend,…

The boys crept to the window and watched as Miss Maggie carried the long bundle into the barn, the weight…

“Love can cost you everything.” Bella Hattie is young, beautiful, and unpredictable as Florida sunshine. I shouldn’t be lusting after her soft…

This “powerful tale” (Library Journal) follows three very different people in Louisiana as their rural community comes to terms with school integration in 1969. A “potent illustration of the formidable obstacles to equality that remained ― and persist ― post–Brown v. Board of Education” (Kirkus Reviews).

Winner of the Man Booker Prize “Everything about this novel rings true. . . . Original, funny, disarmingly oblique and…