Wells Without Water    by Channing Allen
Price: $5.99 USD. 114090 words. Language: English. Published on February 28, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Coming of age.
(5.00 from 8 reviews)
Ruth Clayton has a dangerous secret to keep. Living in an all-white town in Alabama at a time of charged racial emotions, she is pregnant—and the baby is half black. "Wells Without Water" chronicles the coming of age of Ruth’s son, Theodore Clayton, and the one boy in town who dares to befriend him.

Scar Jewelry    by Sue Perry
Price: $2.99 USD. 87710 words. Language: English. Published on October 27, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Coming of age.
(5.00 from 5 reviews)
What do we really know about our parents or the ways they shape us? For twins Deirdre and Langston, 20, the answer is: not enough. With their father long dead, and their mother now in a coma, they realize they don't even know whom to notify. In fact, they understand almost nothing about their mother. They delve into her life and uncover secrets that revise the past and transform the future.

Small Town Glory    by Eli Godbolt
Price: Free! 29240 words. Language: English. Published on July 5, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Coming of age.
(5.00 from 4 reviews)
With a video camera in his hand and the haunting images in his head of a friend being pulled from an icy river, Eli sets off to film a documentary and, in the process, unearths harrowing truths about life in a small town.

Playing the 'Son' Card    by Wilson James
Price: Free! 31530 words. Language: English. Published on December 12, 2009. Fiction » Young adult or teen » Adventure.
(5.00 from 2 reviews)
Troy lost his father at age 9. Ever since then, he’s been steadily losing confidence in himself and his ability to make his way in the world. Troy is increasingly the target of bullies at school and he’s just hanging on. He hates school and socializing has become torture. Now age 12, he has one chance to change his life and start new. Will he meet the challenge or will he remain a victim?

Midheaven    by Ken Kuhlken
Price: $3.99 USD. 87810 words. Language: English. Published by Hickey's Books  on November 10, 2010. Fiction » Young adult or teen » Literary.
(5.00 from 2 reviews)
In the early 1970's, high school senior Jodi McGee turns from drugs and boys to Christ, but soon thereafter falls for her English teacher. As a result, tragedies test her will, her faith, and her sanity. Finalist for the Ernest Hemingway Award for best first-published novel. "The pace, clarity and assurance of Midheaven made it a pleasure to read." Anne Tyler

Scholarship    by Ian John Copeland
Price: Free! 102880 words. Language: English. Published on September 17, 2011. Fiction » Literature » Coming of age.
(5.00 from 2 reviews)
The Rocks Preparatory School for Boys lived in its own world. 140 odd boys and 16 teaching staff inhabited the school, mostly isolated from the outside world not just by the boundaries but also by the society they formed for themselves. Like all communities, most conformed, but some did not. A story of friendship and loss at a 1960s boarding school.

A Hero Grows in Brooklyn    by Jeffrey Rubin
Price: Free! 48990 words. Language: English. Published on February 27, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Coming of age.
(5.00 from 2 reviews)
A Hero Grows in Brooklyn is a thrilling novel about Steve Marino, a junior high student seeking respect. Should he take after his violent father whose actions have flung his family into poverty? Or can he discover another way? Amidst swirling emotions, suddenly Steve discovers he must face the Skull Bones, a knife slashing gang. Armed only with courage, he takes on the challenge of his life.

Lunch in Brooklyn    by Rebecca Moore
Price: $2.99 USD. 51210 words. Language: English. Published on March 24, 2012. Fiction » Young adult or teen » Literary.
(5.00 from 2 reviews)
Originally serialized in Sassy magazine, this is the full version of the story many readers have been waiting to finish since 1994. If you are an eighth grader, this book will make you glad to know other people have been there. If you are a former eighth grader, you’ll enjoy the trip.

Once, We Were Stolen    by Courtney Symons
Price: $4.99 USD. 110910 words. Language: Canadian English. Published on January 6, 2013. Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Psychological thriller.
(5.00 from 2 reviews)
Once, Violet and Ben Wrigley were stolen. The siblings discover what it takes to find love in desolation, to seek beauty in everyday ugliness, and to battle emotions for a man they struggle to hate. As their time together passes, the Wrigleys learn that their keeper is as much a captive as they are, and wonder if the three of them will ever break free.

How to Become Famous in High School    by Grey Gheist
Price: Free! 78830 words. Language: English. Published on May 7, 2013. Fiction » Young adult or teen » Drama.
(5.00 from 2 reviews)
What would you do, if the whole world was against you? The story of what Beau Braithewaite did will blow your mind.