Favorite coming-of-age novels

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	"Grimes strays from her usual mystery series and does her best work yet.  Full of humor, suspense and mystery."

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	"Three generations of women live together and learn about life.  Beautiful."

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	"Small town southern life in 1906 as seen through the eyes of a 14 year old boy."

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	"My favorite book of all time.  Harper Lee's writing is like soothing, familiar music."

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	"This work by Gibbons will make you laugh and cry, sometimes at the same time."

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	"Childhood friends fight evil in their small town.  Reminds me of Stephen King's "IT.""

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	"A young boy and his father deal with mystery and death while living in their small town.  McCammon's best work , in my opinion."

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	"Growing up in Indiana during the depression, a boy's only wish is for a BB gun.  One of the funniest books of all time."

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	"Growing up in a 1950's tourist town on the gulf coast, Fannie Flagg's heroine shows more intelligence and maturity than the adults around her."

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	"Not technically coming of age, but I had to include this one."

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	"Orphaned girl grows up on Prince Edward Island at the turn of the century.  Every girl should read these stories."