50 coming-of-age books for when growing up is too hard

Growing up is hard, whether you're 16 or 60. In the transition to adulthood, coming-of-age books are an important staple — everything from Huckleberry Finn to Harry Potter has helped along the way.

Although the journey to maturity is a tumultuous one, it never ceases to be wondrous, heartbreaking, revolutionary, and often a little bit of fun. These 50 books have been earmarked, cried over, highlighted, overanalyzed and read time and again.

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