Books tagged: coming of age

The adult filter is active; content marked as adults-only by the author is not listed.

Full Search
Found: 1000 results (Try using more keywords)

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 zanybooks
Price: $3.99 USD. 57050 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.
Heroes' Day    by Jesse Gordon
Price: $9.99 USD. 84090 words. Published on March 4, 2009. .

In the late 21st century, war has become unfashionable. In its place: the Global Ranking System, a means by which the world’s Patriot nations can compete for resources on Heroes' Day. Monica's dream is to become a Hero—but no opportunity comes without a price, and she soon finds that in the world of the Patriot elite the slightest misstep can send ripples across the globe.
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.
The Red Album of Asbury Park    by Alex Austin
Price: $1.99 USD. 72280 words. Published on July 21, 2009. .

It's the late Sixties, and on the East Coast, Asbury Park, fading as a resort and rent with drugs, crime and racial unrest, looks to become the epicenter of a new brand of rock and roll. Against the backdrop of a fabled town in trouble, 22-year-old musician Sam Nesbitt, struggles to rid himself of his personal demons, past and present, as he pursues a girl, a mystery and a rock ‘n’ roll dream.
Arousing Love, a teen novel    by M. H. Strom
Price: $3.94 USD. 60810 words. Published on August 10, 2009. .

Can it be true love when you're only 15? One of the highest rated teen books on iTunes and the US iBookstore rated 4½ stars with over 2,800 reviews. Available in ebook, paperback and audiobook. 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.
Songs From the Other Side of The Wall    by Dan Holloway
Price: $2.99 USD. 70880 words. Published on August 11, 2009. .

A lyrical novel for lovers of Murakami. 18 year-old Szandi is part of Budapest’s vibrant, cosmopolitan art scene, sharing a flat and a bohemian lifestyle with her lover and fellow sculptress, Yang. Then a letter arrives that threatens everything, and forces her to choose once and for all: between the past and the present; between East and West; between her family and her lover.