Browsing: Coming of Age

This “celebration of life” (The Washington Post) from a #1 New York Times bestselling author follows a young boy’s attempts to navigate a strict parochial school as a series of events catapults him toward one outrageous Christmas. “A charming read… Genuinely funny” (Houston Chronicle).

On the evening of Sofia Claremont’s seventeenth birthday, she is sucked into a nightmare from which she cannot wake. A…

Becoming a vampire is easy. Living with the condition… that’s the hard part. Newbie vampire Alyssa never asked for this…

A feature film in 2012 starring Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, and Paul Rudd and written and directed by the author…

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Hopeless and Losing Hope. Falling in love can feel like poetry.…

A New York Times bestseller: In post–World War II New England, a young boy hits a foul ball that kills his best friend’s mother — an accident that will change the course of their lives. “A remarkable novel… Readers will come to the end feeling sorry to leave” (Stephen King).

In the fields of western New York State in the 1970s, a few dozen idealists set out to live off…

Enter a “unique, wonderful world” (Tamora Pierce) in this “smart, complex fantasy” (Publishers Weekly). Elisa is chosen to become a king’s secret wife, while a revolutionary is convinced she has the power to save his people. “I stayed up until 2 a.m. reading this… Definitely recommended” (Veronica Roth).

Hailed as “one of the greatest American novels” (The New Yorker), this classic follows Francie Nolan as she comes of age in 20th-century New York. “Cuts right to the heart of life… If you miss A Tree Grows in Brooklyn you will deny yourself a rich experience” (The New York Times).

A finalist for the National Book Award called “Pulitzer Prize–worthy good” (San Francisco Chronicle): This New York Times bestseller follows eight soldiers who are suddenly thrust into the national spotlight. “Mothers, father, sons, and daughters: Read this giant-hearted novel” (Maria Semple, author of Where’d You Go Bernadette).