Beyond the Bookends 2024 Reading Challenge - hosted by jackie_beyondthebookends

September- Read a Coming-of-Age story
The prompt for September is to Read a Coming-of-Age story.

All books added
Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson

Red at the Bone

Jacqueline Woodson

196 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger

Ordinary Grace

William Kent Krueger

307 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction mystery emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

The Goldfinch

Donna Tartt

784 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary dark emotional reflective slow-paced
Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward

Sing, Unburied, Sing

Bois Sauvage #3

Jesmyn Ward

304 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction literary magical realism dark emotional sad medium-paced
Saving Ruby King by Catherine Adel West

Saving Ruby King

Catherine Adel West

336 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction mystery emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

The Kite Runner

Khaled Hosseini

371 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Peach Blossom Spring by Melissa Fu

Peach Blossom Spring

Melissa Fu

387 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Sooley by John Grisham

Sooley

John Grisham

355 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction sports emotional inspiring sad medium-paced
The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles

The Lincoln Highway

Amor Towles

576 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical literary adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak

The Island of Missing Trees

Elif Shafak

354 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical literary magical realism emotional informative reflective medium-paced