Fiction » Literature » Coming of age

Stockings Required-Tales of a Cigarette & Candy Girl    by Karryn Nagel
Price: $4.99 USD. 77960 words. Language: English. Published on May 22, 2013. Fiction » Literature » Coming of age.

Pale is 26 years old, but still has trouble finding a job. On a dare from her best friend, she lands her a job as a cigarette and candy girl in San Francisco. Her customers are all outrageous and unpredictable. Even though he’s not perfect, she lusts after one of the company drivers who just wants to be “friends”. A family mystery comes to light-how can she know the news won't make matters worse?
Stockings Required-Tales of a Cigarette & Candy Girl    by Karryn Nagel
Price: $4.99 USD. 77960 words. Language: English. Published on May 22, 2013. Fiction » Literature » Coming of age.

Pale is 26 years old, but still has trouble finding a job. On a dare from her best friend, she lands her a job as a cigarette and candy girl in San Francisco. Her customers are all outrageous and unpredictable. Even though he’s not perfect, she lusts after one of the company drivers who just wants to be “friends”. A family mystery comes to light-how can she know the news won't make matters worse?
Give Me Wings    by Joy Redmond
Price: $2.99 USD. 79840 words. Language: English. Published by Solstice Publishing  on May 22, 2013. Fiction » Literature » Coming of age.

Carnikko was abandoned by her father and then forced into foster care after the loss of her mother at an early age. Even after she’s finally adopted, the world around her is still uncertain—and her days are filled with an insistent sense of loneliness.
King's Road    by Sean De Siun
Price: $14.95 USD. 89830 words. Language: English. Published by Flieata Imaginative Fiction on May 21, 2013. Fiction » Literature » Coming of age.

In 1969, young Eamon Curran and his family arrive in London. An alien in a strange city, he stands on the corner of the King’s Road and watches life swirling around him. Eamon grows up through the turbulent years of the 1970s as the back beat of contemporary music echoes through his story. With an outsider’s vision, he observes the youth subcultures, and their alienation from society amid econo
Gift of the Raven    by Catriona Troth
Price: $2.99 USD. 25270 words. Language: Canadian English. Published on May 20, 2013. Fiction » Young adult or teen » Social Issues.

The people of the Haida Gwaii tell the legend of the raven, a trickster who brings the gift of light to the world. Terry used to believe his father would come back and rescue him. He's 13 now and doesn't believe in anything much. Yet his father is alive and Terry is about to come face to face with the truth about his own past and the real nature of the gift of the Raven.
Twenty-nothing    by Mark Hunter
Price: $2.99 USD. 82080 words. Language: English. Published on May 20, 2013. Fiction » Humor & comedy » General.

27 year-old James Burroughs has just realised something terrible - he is no longer a young man. Gone is the carefree dreamer of yesteryear and in his place is an aimless wage slave with a passion for nights in and a fear of teenagers. Desperate to find some direction in life, James determines to adopt a Young Person's Philosophy in the hopes that his former hopes and dreams will come back to him.
Ruffled Feathers    by Jason Blacker
Price: $2.99 USD. 28750 words. Language: English. Published on May 19, 2013. Fiction » Literature » Literary.

Ruffled Feathers is a short novel exploring two days in the life of Mallard the unlikely hero. In Broken Beak Woods, it is illegal to fly above your ability. In fact, it is a crime punishable by clipping, the grisly punishment of losing the ability to fly. Not only was Mallard flying higher than he should, but he was also flying faster than he was allowed.
Life Begins    by Jack Gunthridge
Price: $5.99 USD. 63840 words. Language: English. Published on May 19, 2013. Fiction » Literature » Coming of age.

In this semi-sequel/semi-revision of "Life", Jack and Christine explore their past together and look at the impact of Jack's recent diagnosis of Asperger's Syndrome, a high functioning form of autism, has had on their relationship. With the time, distance, and knowledge of autism, they look back to understand who they were and how Jack's autism caused issues in the relationship.
Obscurities    by Mick Bordet
Price: Free! 22950 words. Language: English. Published by Katharina Bordet on May 18, 2013. Fiction » Literature » Coming of age.

When Del discovers a box full of strange musical instruments in the attic, it reveals more about her family history and holds some secrets to her own past. What happens when you challenge your husband.... Mick Bordet produced an album, a full-colour booklet and a novella in eBook and audiobook format... Find it all at: http://www.mickbordet.com/2013/05/obscurities/
Benny and Fonzy, Children's Stories, First Part.    by Bruno Roggen
Price: $4.99 USD. 30070 words. Language: English. Published on May 18, 2013. Fiction » Literature » Coming of age.

These are stories about two boys who are good friends. Their social backgrounds are however very different. Their daily lives, their aspirations and dreams and their adventures are told.