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Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta Saving Francesca Marchetta, Melina *
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, australian, coming-of-age     Slayermel 2011/01/15 view activity »
Fire by Kristin Cashore Fire (Graceling Realm, #2) Cashore, Kristin
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, coming-of-age     Slayermel 2011/01/15 view activity »
I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore I Am Number Four (Lorien Legacies, #1) Lore, Pittacus
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, coming-of-age     Slayermel 2011/01/15 view activity »
Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver Before I Fall Oliver, Lauren *
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 read, coming-of-age, guilty-pleasures, stand-alone     Slayermel 2011/01/15 view activity »
The Road from Coorain by Jill Ker Conway The Road from Coorain Conway, Jill Ker
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, coming-of-age     Slayermel 2011/01/15 view activity »
Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes Matterhorn Marlantes, Karl
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 read, coming-of-age     Slayermel 2011/01/09 view activity »
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison The Bluest Eye Morrison, Toni
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, coming-of-age     Slayermel 2011/01/09 view activity »
The Neverending Story by Michael Ende The Neverending Story Ende, Michael
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, 5-stars, coming-of-age, fantasy     Slayermel 2011/01/09 view activity »
After Tupac and D Foster by Jacqueline Woodson After Tupac and D Foster Woodson, Jacqueline *
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, coming-of-age     Slayermel 2011/01/08 view activity »
Linger by Maggie Stiefvater Linger (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #2) Stiefvater, Maggie *
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, coming-of-age     Slayermel 2011/01/08 view activity »
The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer The House of the Scorpion (Matteo Alacran, #1) Farmer, Nancy *
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, coming-of-age     Slayermel 2011/01/08 view activity »
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1) Satrapi, Marjane
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 read, coming-of-age, world-lit     Slayermel 2011/01/06 view activity »
Beauty by Robin McKinley Beauty McKinley, Robin
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, coming-of-age     Slayermel 2011/01/06 view activity »
Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok Girl in Translation Kwok, Jean *
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, coming-of-age     Slayermel 2011/01/06 view activity »
The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles, #1) Riordan, Rick *
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, coming-of-age     Slayermel 2011/01/06 view activity »
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls The Glass Castle Walls, Jeannette *
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, american-history, biography, coming-of-age     Slayermel 2010/10/08 view activity »
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake Bender, Aimee *
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, coming-of-age, literature     Slayermel 2010/08/28 view activity »
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd The Secret Life of Bees Kidd, Sue Monk *
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, abandoned, chick-lit, coming-of-age, contemporary-fiction     Slayermel 2010/06/07 view activity »
The Dead-Tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan The Dead-Tossed Waves (The Forest of Hands and Teeth, #2) Ryan, Carrie *
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, coming-of-age, favorites     Slayermel 2010/05/01 view activity »
Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin Elsewhere Zevin, Gabrielle *
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, coming-of-age, favorites     Slayermel 2010/04/22 view activity »
Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson Wintergirls Laurie Halse Anderson *
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, chick-lit, coming-of-age, favorites, life-changers     Slayermel 2010/04/08 view activity »
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) Collins, Suzanne
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, abandoned, coming-of-age, dystopia, favorites, movies, psychological-fic..., speculative-fiction     Slayermel 2010/03/06 view activity »
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) Riordan, Rick *
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, adventure, american-literature, coming-of-age, favorites, greece, literature, mythology, speculative-fiction     Slayermel 2010/02/19 view activity »
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold The Lovely Bones Sebold, Alice
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, coming-of-age, mystery, mystery-thriller     Slayermel 2010/01/20 view activity »
Graceling by Kristin Cashore Graceling (Graceling Realm, #1) Cashore, Kristin
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, abandoned, coming-of-age, kick-ass-heroines, medieval, paranormal, speculative-fiction     Slayermel 2009/10/13 view activity »
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks Lockhart, E. *
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, coming-of-age, realistic-fiction     Slayermel 2009/07/03 view activity »
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett The Secret Garden Burnett, Frances Hodgson
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, classics, coming-of-age, europe     Luann 2009/06/30 view activity »
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Harry Potter, #1) Rowling, J.K.
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, classics, coming-of-age, dragons     Luann 2009/06/30 view activity »
Stardust by Neil Gaiman Stardust Gaiman, Neil *
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, coming-of-age, stand-alone     Tien 2009/02/23 view activity »
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky The Perks of Being a Wallflower Chbosky, Stephen
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, american-literature, chick-lit, coming-of-age, favorites, glbt, young-adult     Tien 2009/01/19 view activity »


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