Narrative theme: Coming of age Books

Being a teenager is never easy. There are those turbulent hormones, the pressure to fit in, societal expectations, and, of course, never enough sleep. Add all of that to a new friend who threatens to overwhelm the tenuous balance. Brian Landis and his...

Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood is a novel written by George Mac Donald in 1871. The story follows the life of Ranald Bannerman, a young boy growing up in Scotland during the 19th century. The novel is divided into two parts, with the first part depicting...

The Dewy Morn V2: A Novel is a literary work written by Richard Jefferies and published in 1884. The book is a sequel to the first volume of The Dewy Morn, which was published a year earlier. The novel tells the story of a young woman named Mary who...

Forraadt is a novel written by Norwegian author Amalie Skram and was published in 1892. The book is set in the late 19th century and follows the story of a woman named Elisabeth who is forced into a loveless marriage with a wealthy man named Johan...

""Auf Leben und Tod: Zwei Erz�����hlungen"" ist eine Sammlung von zwei Kurzgeschichten des deutschen Schriftstellers Hermann Stehr, die erstmals 1898 ver������ffentlicht wurden. Die erste Geschichte, ""Auf Leben und Tod"", handelt von einem jungen Mann,...

""As Da Haimat"" ist ein Roman des ������sterreichischen Schriftstellers Clemens von Zedtwitz, der im Jahr 1877 ver������ffentlicht wurde. Die Geschichte handelt von einem jungen Mann namens Franz, der in einem kleinen Dorf in den Alpen aufw�����chst und...

""Auf Capri"" ist eine Novelle von Karl Detlef aus dem Jahr 1877. Die Geschichte spielt auf der Insel Capri und erz�����hlt von einer Gruppe von deutschen Touristen, die sich auf der Insel aufhalten. Im Mittelpunkt der Handlung steht die Liebesgeschichte...

Oeuvres Completes De Alphonse Daudet V2: Contes Du Lundi Et Robert Helmont (1899) est un livre qui rassemble les �����uvres compl�����tes de l'�����crivain fran�����ais Alphonse Daudet. Cette deuxi�����me �����dition comprend les Contes du Lundi, une...

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The Three Curates V3 is a novel written by Mrs. G. Bigg-Wither and published in 1887. The book tells the story of three curates, or assistant priests, who live in a small English village. The three men, each with their own unique personality and...

""Eddies and Ebbs"" is a novel written by Benjamin George Ambler and published in 1882. The story is set in a small town in England and revolves around the lives of its inhabitants. The main character is a young woman named Edith, who is struggling to...

Bohemias (1885) ����� um livro escrito por Arthur Duarte que narra a vida bo������mia dos artistas e intelectuais do Rio de Janeiro no final do s�����culo XIX. A obra ����� composta por uma s�����rie de contos que retratam personagens como poetas,...

Aunt Jane's Nieces At Millville is a novel written by Lyman Frank Baum, first published in 1908. The book is the third installment in the Aunt Jane's Nieces series, which follows the adventures of three young women, Louise, Beth, and Patsy, who are the...

A Honorable Youth is a novel written by John Coleman Adams and first published in 1906. The story follows the life of a young man named Ralph Morley, who is determined to lead a life of honor and integrity despite the challenges he faces.Ralph grows up...

All And Sundry is a collection of short stories written by E. T. Raymond and published in 1920. The stories in this collection are varied, ranging from humorous to serious, and explore different themes and emotions. Some of the stories are set in rural...

In the heart of Litchfield High School, the Lions basketball team faces their greatest challenge yet. Led by the determined Jordan, the team navigates a season filled with intense rivalries, unexpected setbacks, and personal sacrifices. From the pressure...

Alex "The Fury" Johnson has faced countless battles in the octagon, but none as challenging as the journey of redemption, mentorship, and ultimate triumph. From the highs of championship victories to the lows of personal betrayals, Alex's story is one of...

In A White Bird Flying, Bess Streeter Aldrich chronicles the journey of young Laura Deal as she pursues her literary dreams. Set against the backdrop of small-town Nebraska, this heartwarming novel explores themes of family, ambition, and the enduring...

In Last Night's Clothes recounts the misadventures of Colin Prescott, a self-indulgent, young, Black, suburbanite navigating the onset of his college years. Through a series of candid letters to an unnamed friend, Colin shares the highs and lows of his...

All it took was one kiss, one kiss that changed my life forever.My dad is gonna freak when I tell him my secret—my truth—unless he finds out first.No one will ever treat me the same at Benedictine Catholic High School.I'll be made fun of,...

Everything in my life was falling into place...or so I thought...After Blaine and I squashed the ghosts of our paths, I thought we were ready to move on together.But a night of sin in New Orleans proved that wasn't going to happen.Now instead of moving...

This legend traces back to the times when a true warrior was considered to be a man of honour and might and the formations of empires were built on quests for wealth and power. This book tells the tale of a clan who had everything before they fell from...

This is my first attempt at writing a laugh out loud comedy. It is a satirical look at what it's like for your average eighteen-year-old who joins the elite British Army Parachute Regiment. From the initial shock of leaving home to the pride on donning...

Talei has agreed to become the Emperor's sole heir, the Lel'ult. To better the relations between her father's and her mother's people. But when she comes of age, Talei must take part in two traditions. During the first, she kills an assassin...

As he graduates from college in North Carolina, a troubled, young artist must confront his traumatic childhood, with support from an older, grieving high school teacher.

Sawyer Johnson a passé toute sa vie dans la même petite ville avec les mêmes personnes, et elle a toujours imaginé une vie au-delà des lumières vives de la ville. Autumn Thompson, sa meilleure amie, est...

In a sleepy village in Goa, a child grows up in a house whose windows arenever opened. The door is often locked as well, and no visitors ever comeby to meet the family. Vipin Parob has a strange and solitary childhood,dominated by his overbearing and...

Beneath a façade of palm trees and sunshine, homelessness and addiction are bubbling to the surface.It can be hard to shake the brands others place on you; Derek, currently homeless, knows this better than most. How can a person with nowhere to hide be...

"Als Johanna träumte" ist ein Roman, der die Kehrseite der Transgenderbewegung thematisiert. Eine begleitende Psychotherapie von Transsexuellen stellt für Betroffene, Ärzte und Psychotherapeuten meist nur eine Formalität dar, um die Voraussetzungen für...

Looks can be deceiving.Take Ellie – pretty, athletic, starting university on a scholarship, and serving as her sister’s bridesmaid.Except … Ellie’s sister is a bridezilla, her bridesmaid’s dress is hideous, her career as a...

"You look something." Jennifer had heard this her entire life as a "white-washed" half-Cherokee, half-white girl in a small Oregon town.THE WRONG KIND OF INDIAN is a thinly-veiled memoir-style story of what it means to claim your identity after a...

Dream of Flying Flowers is a beautifully written coming-of-age novel. It tells the story ot 15-year-old Lin Sen (Lin being the surname), a high school student from rural China. Bitterly disappointed about his life, family and the whole society, Lin...

When the abduction of an imperial princess sparks a tense standoff between Rogand and the distant Empire of Ahr, the dispute threatens to engulf Arvenon and its allies.Hurrying to the Rogandan capital with an Arvenian delegation, Will joins the kings of...

The epic fantasy saga of The Stone Cycle continues...The invasion is over, and the survivors of the shattered Rogandan army have straggled home. The people of Arvenon and the surrounding kingdoms are at peace. Or so they believe.Little do they know that...

Mystical portals to ancient worlds, ferocious guards, brutal challenges and chilling ghosts. Aussie teenagers, Jack, Max, Kenny, Peanut and Ruby have faced them all - and survived. But others may not be so lucky. So the team form The Central...

In the first of his books, Sean Peter describes a fictionalised account of his life as a young Irish boy in 1960s Swaziland, growing up with the daily exuberance that only the young can find "running wild" in the countryside with friends. Sean suddenly...

Lies. Treason. Magic.Celka can use magic in unprecedented ways-ways that may make her the perfect assassin. If Gerrit can get them close enough to his tyrannical father, together they could end the horrors of his rule. But to do it, Gerrit must prove...

"For You, Sweetheart" is a two-language book for teenagers and about teenagers (the first boy in love, the first kiss, the first experiments, the first sex). Situations are revealed not only from the point of view of the main character, a guy, but also a...

Clifford Porter's mother and sister are killed in a car crash on a rainy day in Vancouver. After the accident, Cliff's father struggles trying to cope with the tragedy and overwhelmingly grief. Unfortunately, his dad breaks down and is hospitalized...

Wheelboys is the emotional, action-packed debut novel from Dd Jaseron, and winner of both the 2020 Readers' Favorite medal for Fiction - Social Issues and the 2020 eLit Book Award for Popular Fiction. Tragedy, love, and unintended consequences change...

Kayden Moses has worked for 15 years to be a good pastor's son. He's volunteered at every Vacation Bible School, never missed a youth group meeting, and tries to follow the example of his spiritually gifted twin sister, Delilah. However, all his diligent...

"Outside of Grace presents a delicate, but honest handling of a pervasive issue among young people, and others, who find themselves entangled in a situation they are not prepared to combat. As a first novel, Outside of Grace is exceptional." -Annette...

After the horrific car crash which killed their parents, twelve-year-old Kristin and nine-year-old Megan try to cope with a new world after their parents were suddenly ripped from their lives. Their parents named an uncle on each side of the family...

"Like Dust, I Rise is an uplifting tale that artfully pulls you into the slipstream of a scrappy girl who defies the ravages of the Dustbowl and The Great Depression to achieve her goal of becoming a pilot." -Bruce Lewis, author of Bloody...