18 books like Youth in Revolt

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The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 Sue Townsend · 1982 · ★ 3.9 · 261p · ≈ 8h · Moderate From book jacket: Adrian Mole is a worrier. The problems of existence hit him hard. Spots, bits of him that won't seem to keep still, the cracks in his parents' marriage, all prey heavily on his mind. There are some consolations. A 14 year old feminist, an 89 year old chain smoker and his spoilt best friend all help to lift the gloomy introspection of Mole's moods. Mole believes he is an… Shares: Adolescence, Youth, Teenage boys

Big girl small Rachel DeWoskin · 2011 · ★ 3.3 · 294p · ≈ 9h · Moderate With a singing voice that can shake an auditorium, Judy should be the star of Darcy Academy, the local performing arts high school. So why is a girl this promising hiding out in a seedy motel room on the edge of town? A scathingly funny and moving book about dreams and reality, at once light on its feet and profound. Shares: Adolescence, High school students, Coming-of-age

Coming of age around the world Anita Ganeri · 2015 · 32p · ≈ 1h · Moderate Discover a wonderful world of celebrations from around the world. Featuring the world's main religions as well as some little-known ceremonies and festivals, this book takes an intriguing and colorful look at how growing up and coming of age are celebrated in many different places. Shares: Adolescence, Coming-of-age

To die in spring Ralf Rothmann · 2017 · ★ 4.0 · 209p · ≈ 6h · Moderate "The lunacy of the final months of World War II, as experienced by a young German soldier. Distant, silent, often drunk, Walter Urban is a difficult man to have as a father. But his son -- the narrator of this slim, harrowing novel -- is curious about Walter's experiences during World War II, and so makes him a present of a blank notebook in which to write down his memories. Walter dies, however,… Shares: Youth, Coming-of-age

The Master Key L. Frank Baum · 1901 · ★ 3.4 · 100p · ≈ 3h · Challenging A young boy accidentally summons the Demon of Electricity who gives him certain electrical gifts to show the world. Shares: Parent and child, Youth

The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole Sue Townsend · 1984 · ★ 4.0 · 192p · ≈ 6h · Moderate If I turn out to be mentally deranged in adult life, it will be all my mother's fault.'Adrian Mole continues to struggle valiantly against the slings and arrows of growing up and his own family's attempts to scar him for life in this second volume of his secret diary. Shares: Adolescence, Teenage boys

With the Fire on High Elizabeth Acevedo · 2019 · ★ 4.2 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Moderate With her daughter to care for and her abuela to help support, high school senior Emoni Santiago has to make the tough decisions, and do what must be done. The one place she can let her responsibilities go is in the kitchen, where she adds a little something magical to everything she cooks, turning her food into straight-up goodness. Still, she knows she doesn’t have enough time for her school’s… Shares: High school students, Coming-of-age

The Book of Form and Emptiness Ruth L. Ozeki · 2021 · ★ 4.0 · 560p · ≈ 18h · Moderate The Book of Form and Emptiness is a novel by American author Ruth Ozeki, published in 2021 by Viking. Ozekis fourth novel, the book won the 2022 Women's Prize for Fiction. The story follows a boy who hears voices from inanimate objects while the narrative explores themes of mental illness and bereavement. Shares: Teenage boys, Coming-of-age

The Catcher in the Rye J. D. Salinger · 1945 · ★ 3.8 · 255p · ≈ 8h · Challenging Story of Holden Caufield with his idiosyncrasies, penetrating insight, confusion, sensitivity and negativism. Holden, knowing he is to be expelled from school, decides to leave early. He spends three days in New York City and tells the story of what he did and suffered there. Shares: Adolescence, Teenage boys

Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life Bryan Lee O'Malley · 2004 · ★ 4.2 · 168p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Scott Pilgrim's life is fantastic. He's 23 years old, in a rock band, between jobs, and dating a cute high school girl. Everything's awesome until a seriously mind-blowing delivery girl named Ramona Flowers enters his life. Shares: High school students, Coming-of-age

We need to talk about Kevin Lionel Shriver · 2003 · ★ 4.1 · 437p · ≈ 14h · Moderate The gripping international bestseller about motherhood gone awry. "Eva never really wanted to be a mother -- and certainly not the mother of the unlovable boy who murdered seven of his fellow high school students, a cafeteria worker, and a much-adored teacher who tried to befriend him, all two days before his sixteenth birthday. Now, two years later, it is time for her to come to terms with… Shares: High school students, Teenage boys

Sag Harbor Colson Whitehead · 2009 · ★ 3.6 · 288p · ≈ 9h · Moderate The warm, funny, and supremely original new novel from one of the most acclaimed writers in AmericaThe year is 1985. Benji Cooper is one of the only black students at an elite prep school in Manhattan. He spends his falls and winters going to roller-disco bar mitzvahs, playing too much Dungeons and Dragons, and trying to catch glimpses of nudity on late-night cable TV. After a tragic mishap on… Shares: Adolescence, Coming-of-age

All Day Is a Long Time David Sanchez · 2022 · ★ 3.9 · 256p · ≈ 8h · Moderate One of The Millions' "Most Anticipated Books of 2022" One of PureWow’s "10 Books We Can’t Wait to Read in January" One of BookShop.org's "Notable New Releases" One of The New York Times Book Review’s "16 New Books Coming in January" One of Poets & Writers' "New and Noteworthy Books” "David Sanchez's first novel—brilliant, lyrical, hilarious, heartbreaking—is the definitive handbook to… Shares: Teenage boys, Coming-of-age

Demon Copperhead Barbara Kingsolver · 2022 · ★ 4.5 · 560p · ≈ 18h · Moderate "Anyone will tell you the born of this world are marked from the get-out, win or lose." Set in the mountains of southern Appalachia, this is the story of a boy born to a teenaged single mother in a single-wide trailer, with no assets beyond his dead father's good looks and copper-colored hair, a caustic wit, and a fierce talent for survival. In a plot that never pauses for breath, relayed in his… Shares: Teenage boys, Coming-of-age

The Perks of Being a Wallflower Stephen Chbosky · 1999 · ★ 4.5 · 221p · ≈ 7h · Moderate The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a young adult coming-of-age epistolary novel by American writer Stephen Chbosky, which was first published on February 1, 1999, by Pocket Books. Set in the early 1990s, the novel follows Charlie, an introverted observing teenager, through his freshman year of high school in a Pittsburgh suburb. The novel details Charlie's unconventional style of thinking as he… Shares: Adolescence, High school students

Across the Nightingale Floor Lian Hearn · 2002 · ★ 4.1 · 304p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Already a sensation around the world, this first book of the Otori Trilogy is a brilliantly imagined, wholly seductive tale of war, passion, and intrigue, evoking the spirit of medieval Japan. It is the story of a boy who is suddenly plucked from his life in a remote and peaceful village to find himself a pawn in a political scheme filled with treacherous warlords, rivalry and the intensity of… Shares: Teenage boys, Coming-of-age

Brighton Beach memoirs Neil Simon · 1743 · ★ 3.9 · 130p · ≈ 4h · Demanding A comedy built around the Jerome family during the Depression and focusing on fifteen-year-old, Eugene, preoccupied with sex and the Yankees. Shares: Teenage boys, Coming-of-age

Blankets Craig Thompson · 2003 · ★ 4.1 · 587p · ≈ 19h · Moderate Loosely based on the author's life, chronicling his journey from childhood to adulthood, exploring the people, experiences, and beliefs that he encountered along the way. Shares: Teenage boys, Coming-of-age

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