coming of age + romance

23 books tagged both “coming of age” and “romance”.

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A Thousand Boy Kisses

Tillie Cole · 2016

Poppy and Rune bind promise jar kisses before illness parts them.

2,585-word summary · 11 min read

Their Eyes Were Watching God

Zora Neale Hurston · 1937

Janie Crawford tells Pheoby about Eatonville life with Logan Killicks, Joe Starks called Jody, and Tea Cake.

2,230-word summary · 10 min read

Credence

Penelope Douglas · 2020

An orphaned teen spends a mountain winter with her guardian and his two sons, and lines blur.

2,723-word summary · 12 min read

Will Grayson, Will Grayson

John Green and David Levithan · 2010

Two Chicago teens with one name collide, with Tiny Cooper's musical stealing every scene.

2,742-word summary · 12 min read

Better than the Movies

Lynn Painter · 2021

A rom com obsessed senior hires her annoying next door neighbor to win her crush, then finds real love is messier and kinder than any movie plot.

2,438-word summary · 11 min read

Heartstopper: Volume Three

Alice Oseman · 2020

Nick and Charlie test honesty on a Paris trip while friends face exams, outings, and eating-disorder strain.

2,355-word summary · 10 min read

If He Had Been with Me

Laura Nowlin · 2013

Childhood friends Autumn and Finn drift apart in high school until one August night changes everything.

2,785-word summary · 12 min read

Northanger Abbey

Jane Austen · 1817

Naive Catherine Morland mixes gothic novels with real Bath society and love.

2,650-word summary · 12 min read

Punk 57

Penelope Douglas · 2016

Pen pals Misha and Ryen turn cruel at school while hiding who writes the letters and who takes the hits.

2,909-word summary · 13 min read