Browsing: Coming of Age

From an author called “a prophet of technology’s future” (Booklist): Nanotech engineer John Percival Hackworth risks the future of society when he steals a copy of a device that teaches independent thought. A “whimsical, satirical, and cautionary” sci-fi tale (USA Today) with over 32,000 five-star Goodreads ratings!

This “immaculate and disturbing masterpiece” (NPR) explores the repercussions of a man’s shocking obsession. “An authentic work of art… Revealing and indispensable” (San Francisco Chronicle).

Elizabeth Berg, bestselling author of The Art of Mending and The Year of Pleasures, has a rare talent for revealing…

In this haunting masterpiece from a Nobel and Pulitzer Prize–winning author, young Pecola navigates tragedy, hardship, and racism. “So precise, so faithful to speech, and so charged with pain and wonder that the novel becomes poetry” (The New York Times).

An “extraordinary” tale (Entertainment Weekly) from the New York Times bestselling author of Cloud Atlas: Over the course of a year in a small English town, young Jason experiences the excitement and fear of growing up. “Alternately nostalgic, funny, and heartbreaking” (The Washington Post).

The spectacular, history-making first novel about a young man’s coming of age by literary legend Thomas Wolfe, first published in…

A sizzling page-turner from a #1 New York Times bestselling author! Roxy thinks it’s over between her and Reece, the sexy cop she’s loved for years — until the threat of a dangerous stalker brings them together again. With over 4,600 five-star ratings on Goodreads.

Talk about unlucky sevens. An hour ago, seventeen-year-old, seven months pregnant Novalee Nation was heading for California with her boyfriend.…

A #1 New York Times bestseller with over 27,000 five-star Goodreads ratings! When childhood friends Victoria and Caitlin reunite for Caitlin’s wedding on Martha’s Vineyard, they must confront their tangled pasts. “As warm as a summer breeze blowing through your hair” (Chicago Tribune).

From the National Book Award–winning author of Cold Mountain: When orphan Will embarks on a journey into the Cherokee wilderness, his fate becomes intertwined with the lives of those in the tribe. A “fascinating and moving” tale (USA Today) with more than 2,300 five-star Goodreads ratings.