Adolescence

Adolescence (from Latin adolescere, meaning "to grow up") is a transitional stage of physical and psychological human development that generally occurs during the period from puberty to legal adulthood (age of majority).

The period of adolescence is most closely associated with the teenage years, though its physical, psychological and cultural expressions may begin earlier and end later. For example, although puberty has been historically associated with the onset of adolescent development,it now typically begins prior to the teenage years and there has been a normative shift of it occurring in
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The Catcher in the Rye
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The Fault in Our Stars
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
Thirteen Reasons Why
Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
To Kill a Mockingbird
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret
The Goldfinch

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Henry Handel Richardson
“ After all, there was something rather pleasant in knowing that you were misunderstood. It made you feel different from everyone else. ”
― Henry Handel Richardson, The Getting of Wisdom

Freeman Dyson
“ We must be careful not to discourage our twelve-year-olds by making them waste the best years of their lives preparing for examinations. ”
― Freeman Dyson, Infinite in All Directions

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