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Coming of age

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Eighth Grade

August 8, 2018

Elsie Kate Fisher is captivating as this universal yet time-specific tale of middle school and its heartwrenching moments.

Jamie

The Female Persuasion

May 30, 2018

Meg Wolitzer is a gift to writing and this electric story about female friendship and ambition should be in the pantheon of relationship stories.

Knox

The Edge of Seventeen

December 14, 2016

Hailee Steinfeld is an absolute movie star in this quietly hilarious coming of age story.

Mutual

The Mothers

November 9, 2016

This is not for everyone but it was a gift to me. It's lyrical yet depressing. Beautiful bummer.

Jamie

The Interestings

August 3, 2015

Portraits of friendship and marriage that are poignant and reflective. Wolitzer does dialogue better than most.

Mutual

Eleanor & Park

August 3, 2015

An endearing YA love story with two misfits in the lead.

Mutual

When We Were Animals

August 3, 2015

The premise of this book is that when teenagers reach a certain age, they literally go wild. As on the nose as it seems, there's…

Knox