Growing Up


To Kill a Mockingbird
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
The Catcher in the Rye
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
The Giver (Giver, #1)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
Charlotte’s Web
The Outsiders
The Giving Tree
The Diary of a Young Girl
The Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsAngela's Ashes by Frank McCourtEducated by Tara WestoverLucky by Scott NelsonFun Home by Alison Bechdel
Memoirs About One's Parents
279 books — 67 voters
Little Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Hidden Staircase by Carolyn KeeneHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingThe Little House Collection by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Favorite Books From Childhood
83 books — 6 voters

Flowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesThe Night Circus by Erin MorgensternAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeLittle Bee by Chris Cleave
Gateways to books beyond YA
50 books — 12 voters

Maurice by E.M. ForsterTales of the City by Armistead MaupinA Single Man by Christopher IsherwoodTigers and Devils by Sean KennedyGiovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
Gay Fiction by Men
577 books — 253 voters

Stephen Chbosky
“ I walked over to the hill where we used to go and sled. There were a lot of little kids there. I watched them flying. Doing jumps and having races. And I thought that all those little kids are going to grow up someday. And all of those little kids are going to do the things that we do. And they will all kiss someone someday. But for now, sledding is enough. I think it would be great if sledding were always enough, but it isn't. ...more ”
― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Jodi Picoult
“ Everyone thinks you make mistakes when you're young. But I don't think we make any fewer when we're grown up. ...more ”
― Jodi Picoult, Nineteen Minutes

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