Your search returned 162 results in the Theme: coming of age.
A nerdy high schooler learns to embrace his main-character energy in this witty and heart-healing ode to movie tropes, meet-cutes, and LGBTQ+ love.... [Read More]
A nerdy high schooler learns to embrace his main-character energy in this witty and heart-healing ode to movie tropes, meet-cutes, and LGBTQ+ love. Photographer and film buff Daniel Sanchez learned a long time ago that the only way to get by in an allistic world is to mask his autism and follow the script. Which means he knows that boisterous, buff, and beautiful soccer superstars like his best friend, Mona Sinclair, shouldn't be wasting time hanging out with introverts who prefer being behind the camera. So when Daniel meets a new classmate, Gabe Mendes, who is tall, mysterious, nonbinary, and--somehow--as cool as Mona, Daniel knows exactly how this is going to play out. Mona and Gabe will meet cute, win their nominations for Homecoming Court, and ride off into the sunset together. Daniel just needs to do a little behind-the-scenes directing. But matchmaking means stepping into the mystifying and illogical world of love, dating, and relationships, where nothing is as it seems and no one knows their lines. And when Daniel finds himself playing a starring role in this romance, he'll question everything he thought he knew about himself and his place in the world.
Theme: LGBTQ2S+, Coming of Age
Les premiers mots et les derniers « L'échappée. Le regard vers l'ailleurs. Aller chercher sa force au-dehors. » et « Ces temps-ci on passe son... [Read More]
Les premiers mots et les derniers « L'échappée. Le regard vers l'ailleurs. Aller chercher sa force au-dehors. » et « Ces temps-ci on passe son temps à s'obstiner, on n'a pas encore décidé qui va chanter. »
Theme: Coming of Age, Gr. 7-12
Anciens meilleurs amis, Dylan et Leighton sont obligés de passer l'été dans une colonie pour jeunes en difficulté s'ils ne veulent pas être... [Read More]
Anciens meilleurs amis, Dylan et Leighton sont obligés de passer l'été dans une colonie pour jeunes en difficulté s'ils ne veulent pas être renvoyés de leur lycée. Tout en participant aux activités et aux corvées du camp, ils revivent leur parcours jusqu'à l'incident qui les a menés là. Un incident qui menace leur avenir et leur amitié.
Theme: Coming of Age, LGBTQ2S+, Non-Binary
In this thrilling novel from the bestselling author of Peak, mountain-climbing prodigy Peak Marcello faces his toughest challenge yet as he descends... [Read More]
In this thrilling novel from the bestselling author of Peak, mountain-climbing prodigy Peak Marcello faces his toughest challenge yet as he descends into Tibet and goes head-to-head with an old enemy. Peak and his team need to descend into Tibet after surviving an avalanche on the remote and isolated mountain of Hkakabo Razi. The only catch is that Peak's famous mountaineering father, Josh, and climbing guide, Zopa, are both wanted by the Chinese government. As a high-stakes game of cat-and-mouse ensues, making it off the mountain won't be the end of this team's struggles, only the beginning... Heart-pounding action and political drama converge in this epic conclusion to the Peak Marcello's adventures by bestselling author Roland Smith. This thrilling teen climbing adventure is "the perfect antidote for kids who think books are boring" (Publishers Weekly starred review for Peak). Roland Smith's Peak Marcello's Adventures are: Peak The Edge Ascent Descent
Theme: Coming of Age
Thirteen-year-old Bina has a long summer ahead of her. She and her best friend, Austin, usually do everything together, but he's off to soccer camp... [Read More]
Thirteen-year-old Bina has a long summer ahead of her. She and her best friend, Austin, usually do everything together, but he's off to soccer camp for a month, and he's been acting kind of weird lately anyway. So it's up to Bina to see how much fun she can have on her own. At first it's a lot of guitar playing, boredom, and bad TV, but things look up when she finds an unlikely companion in Austin's older sister, who enjoys music just as much as Bina. But then Austin comes home from camp, and he's acting even weirder than when he left. How Bina and Austin rise above their growing pains and reestablish their friendship and respect for their differences makes for a touching and funny coming-of-age story.
Theme: Coming of Age, Friendship
Thirteen-year-old Bina faces her first summer without her best friend, Austin, who has left for soccer camp.
Theme: Coming of Age, Friendship
Theme: Coming of Age, Friendship
Theme: Coming of Age, Friendship
Theme: Coming of Age, Friendship
★ “Historical fiction at its finest.” –The Horn Book “There has never been a better time to read about healing, of both the... [Read More]
★ “Historical fiction at its finest.” –The Horn Book “There has never been a better time to read about healing, of both the body and the heart.” –The New York Times Book Review Echo Mountain is an acclaimed best book of 2020! An NPR Best Book of the Year • A Horn Book Fanfare Selection • A Kirkus Best Book of the Year • A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year • A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year • A Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year After losing almost everything in the Great Depression, Ellie’s family is forced to leave their home in town and start over in the untamed wilderness of nearby Echo Mountain. Ellie has found a welcome freedom, and a love of the natural world, in her new life on the mountain. But there is little joy after a terrible accident leaves her father in a coma. An accident unfairly blamed on Ellie. Ellie is a girl who takes matters into her own hands, and determined to help her father she will make her way to the top of the mountain in search of the healing secrets of a woman known only as “the hag.” But the hag, and the mountain, still have many untold stories left to reveal. Historical fiction at its finest, Echo Mountain is celebration of finding your own path and becoming your truest self. Lauren Wolk, the Newbery Honor– and Scott O'Dell Award–winning author of Wolf Hollow and Beyond the Bright Sea, weaves a stunning tale of resilience, persistence, and friendship across three generations of families. “Soothing and exquisitely written.” –People “This is a book that will soothe readers like a healing balm.” –The Wall Street Journal “Brilliant.” –Lynda Mullaly Hunt, bestselling author of Fish in a Tree
Theme: Coming of Age, Historical Fiction, Family Relationships, Survival
Theme: Coming of Age
Après le départ de sa soeur Nissi, Mikun n’a plus de repères. Tout lui semble hostile : la grande ville, la vie à l’école et celle à la... [Read More]
Après le départ de sa soeur Nissi, Mikun n’a plus de repères. Tout lui semble hostile : la grande ville, la vie à l’école et celle à la maison. La jeune fille de quinze ans en vient rapidement à croire qu’en étant moins différente, moins innue, elle pourra, elle aussi, connaître l’amitié et les premiers émois de l’amour. Entre la quête amoureuse et la quête identitaire, Envole-toi, Mikun explore les déchirements du coeur. Moira-Uashteskun Bacon signe ici son premier roman.
Theme: Indigenous, Coming of Age
Theme: Coming of Age
Teenager June must figure out how to exist in a world where she's the only one left with a heart--and whether she wants to keep hers at all.
Theme: Coming of Age
No one can figure out what Gwendolyn Rogers's problem is--not her mom, or her teachers, or any of the many therapists she's seen. But Gwendolyn knows... [Read More]
No one can figure out what Gwendolyn Rogers's problem is--not her mom, or her teachers, or any of the many therapists she's seen. But Gwendolyn knows she doesn't have just one thing wrong with her: she has fifty-four. At least, according to a confidential school report (that she read because she is #16. Sneaky, not to mention #13. Impulsive). So Gwendolyn needs a plan, because if she doesn't get these fifty-four things under control, she's not going to be able to go to horse camp this summer with her half-brother, Tyler. But Tyler can't help her because there's only one thing "wrong" with him: ADHD. And her best friend Hettie can't help her because there's nothing wrong with Hettie. She's perfect. So Gwendolyn is hopeless until she remembers the one thing that helped her mother when her own life was out of control. Or actually, the twelve things. Can these Twelve Steps that cured her mother somehow cure Gwendolyn too?
Theme: Coming of Age, Self-Esteem, Mental Health & Wellness