best coming of age books

musicismylife78
musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
edited May 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
What would your top picks be?
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  • Lukin66
    Lukin66 Posts: 3,063
    Ishmael definitely hit me....
    deep, deep blue of the morning
    gets to me every time
  • OffHeGoes29
    OffHeGoes29 Posts: 1,240
    Mario Puzo's "The God Father"
    BRING BACK THE WHALE
  • eyedclaar
    eyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    Where the Red Fern Grows.

    Dammit, I just made myself cry...
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  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    Huckleberry Finn
    Catcher in the Rye
    Vernon God Little
    Chronicles of Narnia
    Bridge to Terabithia
    Lord of the Flies
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • failedpersephone
    failedpersephone Posts: 3,424
    are you there god? It's me, Margaret.



    :p
    IF YOU WANT A PLATE OF MY BEEF SWELLINGTON, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY THE COVERCHARGE.
  • FinsburyParkCarrots
    FinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    David Copperfield.
  • sennin
    sennin Posts: 2,146
    The Alchemist
  • urbanhippie
    urbanhippie Posts: 3,007
    Kes (a kestrel for a knave)
    A human being that was given to fly.

    Wembley 18/06/07

    If there was a reason, it was you.

    O2 Arena 18/09/09
  • urbanhippie
    urbanhippie Posts: 3,007
    failedpersephone wrote:
    are you there god? It's me, Margaret.



    :p
    OMG! I read that when I was 12 LOL :D
    A human being that was given to fly.

    Wembley 18/06/07

    If there was a reason, it was you.

    O2 Arena 18/09/09
  • bovy_j
    bovy_j Posts: 1,008
    The whole series of Goosebumps! ;)
  • nfanel
    nfanel Posts: 2,558
    A Tree Grows in Brooklyn - my fave book ever
  • elmer
    elmer Posts: 1,683
    To Kill A Mockingbird
  • mbangel10
    mbangel10 Posts: 548
    The S.E. Hinton books are classics.

    The Outsiders
    Rumblefish
    That Was Then, This is Now
    Tex

    The list goes on....
    Pitt 98, Pitt 00, Cleveland 03, Pitt 03, State College 03, Toledo 04, Toronto 05, Pitt 05, Cleveland 06, Pitt 06 & Chicago 07, Chicago 1&2 09, Philly 2,3,4 09, Cleveland 10, Columbus 10, Alpine Valley 1& 2 11
  • Heineken Helen
    Heineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    The magic faraway tree :o:)
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • fleahorse
    fleahorse Posts: 50
    the book thief
  • dunkman
    dunkman Posts: 19,646
    Angela's Ashes

    Lord of the Flies
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • Lukin66
    Lukin66 Posts: 3,063
    I don't know if they're coming of age books, but I read these ones at least once a year:

    Lord of the Flies
    1984
    The Stand
    His Dark Materials trilogy
    deep, deep blue of the morning
    gets to me every time
  • kh65
    kh65 Posts: 946
    Penthouse
    "If you're not living on the edge you're taking up too much room."

    Gambling=a taxation on stupidity.

    Remember, you can walk anywhere, as long as you have the time.

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  • dirt
    dirt Posts: 398
    How to Eat Fried Worms
    drive less - RIDE MORE!
  • One Song Glory
    One Song Glory Posts: 710
    The Secret Garden
    The "His Dark Materials" Trilogy (Golden Compass, etc.)
    The Giver
    Harry Potter books (if that's not already obvious enough)
    Tuck Everlasting
    The Thief Lord
    The Outsiders
    2003: Toronto
    2005: Kitchener/Hamilton/Toronto
    2006: Toronto 1 & 2
    2008: Hartford/EV Toronto 1 & 2
    2009: Toronto/Philadelphia 3 & 4
    2010: Buffalo
    2011: Montreal/Toronto 1 & 2/Hamilton
    2013: London/Buffalo/Vancouver/Seattle
    2016: Toronto 1 & 2
    2022: Hamilton/Toronto
    2023: EV Seattle 1&2

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