Bildungsromans
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Okay for Now: A National Book Award Winner
$9.99 Add to cartBeloved author Gary D. Schmidt expertly blends comedy and tragedy in the story of Doug Swieteck, an unhappy “teenage thug” first introduced in The Wednesday Wars, who finds consolation and a sense of
- Author: Schmidt, Gary D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: 5-Feb-13
- ISBN10: 0544022807
- Language: English
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Little Women (Masterpiece Library Edition)
$24.99 Add to cartIn Little Women; or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy, four sisters learn of love, identity, sacrifice, and generosity in a coming-of-age story cherished by generations of readers.
– Rediscover this beloved cla- Author: Alcott, Louisa May
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 554
- Publish Date: October 10 2023
- ISBN10: 144134215X
- Language: English
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The Love of Singular Men
$15.95 Read moreIn the suburbs of Rio de Janeiro, one summer in the 1970s, a family–a husband and wife, their daughter, and their crippled teenage son Camilo–take in an orphan named Cosme. The boys unexpectedly fal
- Author: Heringer, Victor
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: 5-Sep-23
- ISBN10: 0811237478
- Language: English
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The House of God
$24.00 Add to cartBy turns heartbreaking, hilarious, and utterly human, The House of God is a mesmerizing and provocative novel about what it really takes to become a doctor.
“The raunchy, troubling, and hilarious nove- Author: Shem, Samuel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: September 07 2010
- ISBN10: 0425238091
- Language: English
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Is Love the Answer?
$14.99 Add to cartA poignant coming-of-age story about a young woman coming into her own as she discovers her identity as aromantic asexual. A complete story in a single volume, from the creator of “Mine-kun is Asexual
- Author: Isaki, Uta
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: January 17, 2023
- ISBN10: 1646516494
- Language: English
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The History of a Difficult Child
$28.00 Add to cart“An endearing coming-of-age story. . . . Sharp and witty. . . . A wily and operatic novel. . . . Propulsive.” —The Washington Post
“The History of a Difficult Child is an extraordinary novel.” –Maaz- Author: Sibhat, Mihret
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: June 27, 2023
- ISBN10: 0593298616
- Language: English
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Mansfield Park
$25.00 Add to cartChiltern Publishing was formed in 2018 with a vision to create the most beautiful classics. Jane Austen’s original books (particularly Pride and Prejudice) from the 1800s were our inspiration. So, u
- Series: Chiltern Classic
- Author: Austen, Jane
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: October 01 2019
- ISBN10: 1912714280
- Language: English
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Valley Verified
$17.00 Read moreWhen a fashion writer dives headfirst into the cutthroat Silicon Valley tech world, her future threatens to unravel in this addictive novel by Kyla Zhao, author of The Fraud Squad.
On paper, Zoe Zeng- Author: Zhao, Kyla
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: January 16 2024
- ISBN10: 0593546156
- Language: English
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Amal Unbound
$8.99 Add to cartA New York Times Bestseller!
Amal has big dreams, until a nightmarish encounter . . . Twelve-year-old Amal’s dream of becoming a teacher one day is dashed in an instant when she accidentally insults a- Author: Saeed, Aisha
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: January 01, 1970
- ISBN10: 0399544690
- Language: English
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I Am Kavi
$18.99 Read moreCaught between two worlds–a poverty-stricken village and a fancy big-city school–a young Sri Lankan girl must decide who she really is and where she really belongs.
1998, Colombo. The Sri Lankan Civ- Author: Ponweera, Thushanthi
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: September 19 2023
- ISBN10: 0823453650
- Language: English
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Calling for a Blanket Dance
$27.00 Add to cartWinner of the PEN America/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel * Finalist for the 2023 Aspen Words Literary Prize * Finalist for the L.A. Times Book Prize/Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction
“A profound
- Author: Hokeah, Oscar
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: July 26 2022
- ISBN10: 1643751476
- Language: English
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Aristotle and Dante Dive Into the Waters of the World
$19.99 Add to cartA #1 New York Times bestseller
The highly anticipated sequel to the critically acclaimed, multiple awa
Four starred reviews!
“Messily human and sincerely insightful.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)- Series: Aristotle and Dante
- Author: Sáenz, Benjamin Alire
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: October 12, 2021
- ISBN10: 153449619X
- Language: English
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Fireworks Every Night
$27.00 Read moreA young woman trapped in a deeply dysfunctional family in the seedy wilds of 1990s South Florida has to make a choice–save her family, or save herself–in this “riveting” (The Atlanta Journal-Constit… [more below]
- Author: Raymer, Beth
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: June 27 2023
- ISBN10: 812993160
- Language: English
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Mongrels
$18.99 Add to cartNominated for both the Shirley Jackson and Bram Stoker Awards, and a Best of 2016 selection of Tor.com and Book Riot, acclaimed horror writer Stephen Graham Jones’ (The Only Good Indians and My Heart
- Author: Jones, Stephen Graham
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: January 24, 2017
- ISBN10: 0062412701
- Language: English
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Srta. Quinces = Miss Quinces: A Graphic Novel
$12.99 Add to cartRising star Kat Fajardo’s debut middle-grade graphic novel about a girl who would rather do anything other than celebrate her quinceañera!
Sue solo quiere pasar el verano leyendo y haciendo cómics en e
- Author: Fajardo, Kat
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: May 03, 2022
- ISBN10: 133853565X
- Language: Spanish
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The Saturday Night Ghost Club
$17.00 Add to cartAn irresistible and bittersweet coming-of-age story in the vein of Stranger Things and Stand by Me about a group of misfit kids who spend an unforgettable summer investigating local ghost stories and
- Author: Davidson, Craig
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: July 09, 2019
- ISBN10: 0143133934
- Language: English
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Notes of a Crocodile
$17.95 Add to cartWINNER OF THE 2018 LUCIEN STRYK ASIAN TRANSLATION PRIZE
The English-language premiere of Qiu Miaojin’s coming-of-age novel about queer teenagers in Taiwan, a cult classic in China and winner of the 199… [more below]- Series: Nyrb Classics
- Author: Miaojin, Qiu
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: May 02 2017
- ISBN10: 168137076X
- Language: English
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Last Summer on State Street
$18.99 Add to cart- PEN Open Book Award finalist
Chicago Writers Association Book of the Year Award winner
Stephen Curry Underrated Literati Book Club Pick
Named a Best Book of Summer by Good Housekeeping, Chicago Magazine,
- Author: Wolfe, Toya
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: May 02 2023
- ISBN10: 006320973X
- Language: English
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An Echo in the City
$19.99 Read moreTwo star-crossed teenagers fall in love during the Hong Kong protests in this searing contemporary novel about coming-of-age in a time of change, for fans of Malinda Lo and Axie Oh.
Sixteen-year-old- Author: Song, K. X.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: June 20, 2023
- ISBN10: 0316396826
- Language: English
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Happy
$26.00 Read more“Leaping, chattering, dancing atop this conundrum [of global migration] comes the hero of Celina Baljeet Basra’s debut novel, Happy Singh Soni, his head bursting with ideas, his heart set on gargantua
- Author: Baljeet Basra, Celina
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: November 14, 2023
- ISBN10: 1662602308
- Language: English
