Growing Up Books

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To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
by (shelved 77 times as growing-up)
avg rating 4.26 — 6,946,661 ratings — published 1960
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Hardcover)
by (shelved 76 times as growing-up)
avg rating 4.24 — 2,018,470 ratings — published 1999
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
by (shelved 69 times as growing-up)
avg rating 4.47 — 11,516,072 ratings — published 1997
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
by (shelved 64 times as growing-up)
avg rating 4.57 — 4,235,182 ratings — published 2000
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The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
by (shelved 63 times as growing-up)
avg rating 3.80 — 3,922,791 ratings — published 1951
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
by (shelved 62 times as growing-up)
avg rating 4.50 — 3,828,064 ratings — published 2003
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
by (shelved 58 times as growing-up)
avg rating 4.58 — 4,895,769 ratings — published 1999
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
by (shelved 57 times as growing-up)
avg rating 4.58 — 3,686,687 ratings — published 2005
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
by (shelved 57 times as growing-up)
avg rating 4.43 — 4,539,916 ratings — published 1998
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The Giving Tree The Giving Tree (Hardcover)
by (shelved 57 times as growing-up)
avg rating 4.39 — 1,243,145 ratings — published 1964
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The Giver (The Giver, #1) The Giver (The Giver, #1)
by (shelved 56 times as growing-up)
avg rating 4.12 — 2,832,269 ratings — published 1993
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Charlotte’s Web Charlotte’s Web (Paperback)
by (shelved 55 times as growing-up)
avg rating 4.21 — 2,061,443 ratings — published 1952
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
by (shelved 53 times as growing-up)
avg rating 4.62 — 4,141,005 ratings — published 2007
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The Outsiders The Outsiders (Paperback)
by (shelved 53 times as growing-up)
avg rating 4.15 — 1,625,422 ratings — published 1967
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The Diary of a Young Girl The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 49 times as growing-up)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,227,173 ratings — published 1947
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The Fault in Our Stars The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover)
by (shelved 48 times as growing-up)
avg rating 4.12 — 5,765,238 ratings — published 2012
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Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret (Hardcover)
by (shelved 47 times as growing-up)
avg rating 3.95 — 257,119 ratings — published 1970
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Wonder (Wonder, #1) Wonder (Wonder, #1)
by (shelved 45 times as growing-up)
avg rating 4.36 — 1,203,474 ratings — published 2012
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The Secret Garden The Secret Garden (Hardcover)
by (shelved 45 times as growing-up)
avg rating 4.17 — 1,306,725 ratings — published 1911
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Bridge to Terabithia Bridge to Terabithia (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 44 times as growing-up)
avg rating 4.06 — 593,669 ratings — published 1977
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Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1) Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)
by (shelved 44 times as growing-up)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,123,543 ratings — published 1908
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Holes (Holes, #1) Holes (Holes, #1)
by (shelved 44 times as growing-up)
avg rating 4.01 — 1,371,630 ratings — published 1998
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Looking for Alaska Looking for Alaska (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as growing-up)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,758,313 ratings — published 2005
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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 43 times as growing-up)
avg rating 4.35 — 10,007,160 ratings — published 2008
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Smile (Smile, #1) Smile (Smile, #1)
by (shelved 40 times as growing-up)
avg rating 4.23 — 311,603 ratings — published 2009
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Matilda Matilda (Hardcover)
by (shelved 40 times as growing-up)
avg rating 4.34 — 1,120,395 ratings — published 1988
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Love You Forever Love You Forever (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as growing-up)
avg rating 4.38 — 248,385 ratings — published 1986
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Little Women (Little Women, #1) Little Women (Little Women, #1)
by (shelved 37 times as growing-up)
avg rating 4.17 — 2,483,078 ratings — published 1868
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Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
by (shelved 35 times as growing-up)
avg rating 4.12 — 3,760,650 ratings — published 2010
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Eleanor & Park Eleanor & Park (Hardcover)
by (shelved 35 times as growing-up)
avg rating 3.92 — 1,265,148 ratings — published 2012
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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Aristotle and Dante, #1) Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Aristotle and Dante, #1)
by (shelved 32 times as growing-up)
avg rating 4.28 — 680,624 ratings — published 2012
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The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
by (shelved 31 times as growing-up)
avg rating 4.31 — 3,471,386 ratings — published 2005
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1) The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1)
by (shelved 31 times as growing-up)
avg rating 4.24 — 3,172,223 ratings — published 1950
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Oh, the Places You’ll Go! Oh, the Places You’ll Go! (Hardcover)
by (shelved 30 times as growing-up)
avg rating 4.37 — 444,957 ratings — published 1990
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as growing-up)
avg rating 4.30 — 517,281 ratings — published 1943
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The Hobbit, or There and Back Again The Hobbit, or There and Back Again (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as growing-up)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,495,523 ratings — published 1937
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 30 times as growing-up)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,905,338 ratings — published 2005
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Roller Girl Roller Girl (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as growing-up)
avg rating 4.27 — 70,183 ratings — published 2015
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Hatchet (Brian's Saga, #1) Hatchet (Brian's Saga, #1)
by (shelved 29 times as growing-up)
avg rating 3.80 — 454,881 ratings — published 1987
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Lord of the Flies Lord of the Flies (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as growing-up)
avg rating 3.70 — 3,228,330 ratings — published 1954
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This One Summer This One Summer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 28 times as growing-up)
avg rating 3.69 — 92,976 ratings — published 2014
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Divergent (Divergent, #1) Divergent (Divergent, #1)
by (shelved 28 times as growing-up)
avg rating 4.13 — 4,407,823 ratings — published 2011
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The BFG The BFG (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as growing-up)
avg rating 4.23 — 530,711 ratings — published 1982
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The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Sisterhood, #1) The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Sisterhood, #1)
by (shelved 28 times as growing-up)
avg rating 3.85 — 735,959 ratings — published 2001
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Fangirl Fangirl (ebook)
by (shelved 27 times as growing-up)
avg rating 3.93 — 783,057 ratings — published 2013
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Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
by (shelved 27 times as growing-up)
avg rating 4.36 — 4,202,039 ratings — published 2009
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Ella Enchanted (Ella Enchanted, #1) Ella Enchanted (Ella Enchanted, #1)
by (shelved 26 times as growing-up)
avg rating 4.02 — 424,839 ratings — published 1997
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Number the Stars Number the Stars (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as growing-up)
avg rating 4.20 — 625,425 ratings — published 1989
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A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1) A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1)
by (shelved 26 times as growing-up)
avg rating 3.97 — 1,293,429 ratings — published 1962
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Speak Speak (Hardcover)
by (shelved 26 times as growing-up)
avg rating 4.05 — 634,595 ratings — published 1999
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Cormac McCarthy
“He stood at the window of the empty cafe and watched the activites in the square and he said that it was good that God kept the truths of life from the young as they were starting out or else they'd have no heart to start at all.”
Cormac McCarthy, All the Pretty Horses

Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
“Maturity is a bitter disappointment for which no remedy exists, unless laughter could be said to remedy anything.”
Kurt Vonnegut

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