I'm pretty excited to share this one with you, because I really enjoyed it. But before I tell you about it, in the interest of full disclosure, this was sent to me by the lovely people at Simon & Schuster for review. This book is the third volume in a series of young adult fiction …
Tag: coming of age
Daddy-Long-Legs by Jean Webster
Written way back in 1912 for children or young adults, by Jean Webster, a woman who believed in women's rights and other socially progressive issues, this book has been made into films and stage plays. And for some reason, I had never read it. Which is crazy, because as a kid I was a reader, …
Blue Diary by Alice Hoffman
Ethan Ford is a pillar of the community and still madly in love with his wife after 13 years together and their son, Collie, is a calm, happy teen. But in Ethan's past is a massive secret that's about to come out: he used to go by another name in and committed a horrible rape …
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
Theo Decker is a 13 year old boy, who ducks into a New York gallery with his ex-model mother on the way to a meeting with his principle about his recent behaviour. But while they're in the gallery, a bomb explodes, killing his mother and knocking him out. Half concussed, he comforts a stranger who …
Moab Is My Washpot – Stephen Fry
Stephen Fry has a terribly British way of writing, a bit like Bill Bryson, so fans of his TV work with Hugh Laurie or as host on QI know what to expect. His humour is dry, self deprecating, and apologetic for his privileged background. In this book, he writes the memoirs of his early years, until …
Paper Towns by John Green
As I was reading this book, something about it just didn't feel right. I guess that high school was long enough ago for me that I think back on it with the rose coloured glasses of nostalgia, so from time to time, I kind of like a coming of age story. But what drew me …
The Story Sisters, by Alice Hoffman
When you get an Alice Hoffman book, you know you want to clear your afternoon schedule and switch off the phone. The Story Sisters is no exception. It tells the story of the coming of age of three sisters, who create their own world and language to escape the pain of a traumatic event and …
