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Bildungsromans

Running Loose

Chris Crutcher

Louie, a high school senior in a small Idaho town, learns about sportsmanship, love, and death as he matures into manhood.

A Northern Light

Jennifer Donnelly

Sixteen-year-old Mattie, determined to attend college and be a writer against the wishes of her father and boyfriend, takes a job at a hotel in 1906 where the death of a guest renews her determination

Local Girls

Alice Hoffman

Gretel Samuelson grows up in a suburban neighborhood with her best friend Jill, struggling to deal with the everyday disappointments and tragedies that occur on the way to adulthood.

Peace Like a River

Leif Enger

This is a story of eleven year old Reuben Land, an asthmatic boy in the Midwest who has a reason to believe in miracles.

The Catcher in the Rye

J. D. Salinger

Tells the story of teenager Holden Caulfield who runs away from boarding school in Pennsylvania to New York.

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Cherokee Bat and the Goat Guys

Francesca Lia Block

With their parents away, four young people form a rock band that becomes wildly popular, carrying them into a "freer" life than they can cope with.

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Peace Like a River

Leif Enger

This is a story of eleven year old Reuben Land, an asthmatic boy in the Midwest who has a reason to believe in miracles.

PPB
Fic
Enger

The Catcher in the Rye

J. D. Salinger

Tells the story of teenager Holden Caulfield who runs away from boarding school in Pennsylvania to New York.

FIC
Sal

Cherokee Bat and the Goat Guys

Francesca Lia Block

With their parents away, four young people form a rock band that becomes wildly popular, carrying them into a "freer" life than they can cope with.

FIC
Blo
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