Books tagged: coming of age

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Searching For Eldorado    by E. P. Ned Burke
Price: $1.99 USD. 74860 words. Published on September 18, 2008. .

Searching For Eldorado is like mixing "Catcher in The Rye" with "American Graffiti." It is a fictional memoir centered around Jerry Killian,a mixed-up, seventeen-year-old Pennsylvania prep student in 1959 whose self-image is low but his testosterone level is confusingly high. Thus, his quest to understand both results in many comical and bittersweet moments as he strives to reach manhood.
Legend of Dark Mountain    by ANDREW    P. LEBEL
Price: $10.17 USD. 63630 words. Published on December 16, 2008. .

The town of Glen-Cliff is a quiet town in the middle of the New Hampshire White Mountain Region. The town does have a chilling secret, and the townies are afraid to even talk about it. The Dark Mountain Phantom lives high up the mountain. When he awakes, he looks to kill while searching for his emerald eyes, and won't stop looking until they're found.
In Search of Aimai Cristen    by
Price: $3.99 USD. 57920 words. Published on December 24, 2008. .

" Young attractive girl, 24, searching for love, compassion, joy from a man who can provide financial security. Write Aimai Cristen, Barb Box 3689, Barb Office, 1234 University Ave, Berkeley CA 94709." An odyssey through the late 1960's from L.A.'s Shrine Auditorium to Berkeley and Altamont, this novel describes a daughter's search today for her father and herself.
The Love of Whitney    by ANDREW    P. LEBEL
Price: $13.50 USD. 63320 words. Published on December 27, 2008. .

The day Whitney came down to the shoreline to watch us float on the ice, was the day our lives had changed forever. A girl, scared to even swing too high on the swing set when we were younger, found the guts to jump from the one lane bridge onto the ice. Who knew she was jumping to her death, or should I say, murdered.
The Wrong Choice (le choix errone)    by
Price: $3.99 USD. 50050 words. Published on December 31, 2008. .

Hoping to rally the Confederacy to the French-Canadien cause, eighteen-year old Jean-Pierre Mercier, agrees to spy for them. He travels to Bull Run by train and balloon. Appalled by the carnage, he follows a Confederate deserter into the hills of Kentucky and his future wife. Ultimately, Baton Rouge, Mill Run, Shiloh, Chancellorsville, draft riots, and prison convince him war is not the answer
Calling Out Your Name    by Ned White
Price: $0.99 USD. 76200 words. Published on May 27, 2009. .

SILVER MEDALS, Foreword Reviews and IPPY Moonbeam Book of the Year; SEMIFINALIST, Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award 2010. For 16 year-old Woody Elmont, life in rural Georgia is a tolerable routine of caring for his aging aunt and his mentally challenged younger brother, Tick. But when Tick disappears from a home for troubled youth, Woody sets off on a grand adventure to discover his brother's fate.
EyeLeash: A Blog Novel (teenage memoir, coming of age, internet romance, sexting)    by Jess C Scott
Price: $4.99 USD. 65700 words. Published on July 14, 2009. .

Jade Ashton is a sassy virgin. In her blog, she vents about "fitting in" a superficial world. Suddenly all logic flies out the window when she meets Novan: the former geek, who's morphed into a delicious songwriter-musician. EyeLeash captures self-discovery in the 2000s, and showcases the intricate drama in two youths' relentless search for themselves--and what's really in their hearts.
Arousing Love, a teen novel    by M.H. Strom
Price: $2.99 USD. 60930 words. Published on August 10, 2009. .

One of the highest rated teen ebooks on iTunes-USA rated 4½ stars from over 2000 reviews. --- When 18 year old local boy, Zach, meets Joanna camping near his beach it is almost love at first sight until he finds out she's only 15. Joanna is swept away by her feelings for Zach, it's like God has whispered in her heart Zach is the one for her. Can it be true love when you're only 15?
Three Avenues of Escape    by Elmore Hammes
Price: Free! 1920 words. Published on September 7, 2009. .

A short story (1,650 words) about a young man's utilization of several items left to him by his older brother as a means to escape his father's bigotry. Some adult language and implied sexual situations, but nothing overt. This story first appeared in the Fall 2006 issue of the literary magazine The First Line.
Tales of a Texas Boy    by Marva Dasef
Price: $0.99 USD. 34350 words. Published on September 8, 2009. .

Little Eddie tells some almost true Tall Tales set in West Texas of the 1930s. Guess what's true and what Eddie fudged on. Was it about the bear? Cage McNatt's prize sow? The skunk in the cornpatch? Guaranteed for a chuckle. NEW BONUS STORY: Ma Yote and Her Cubs