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22 Best Historical Coming-of-Age Books in American History

Coming-of-age historical fiction connects personal development with the expectations and disruptions of a particular time. Young protagonists confront family authority, education, work, conflict, migration and first responsibility.

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Prehistory 3,200 BCE–43 CE 5 books Ancient World 2,200 BCE–628 CE 20 books American History 1607–1912 CE 22 books Asia & the Islamic World 221 BCE–1,997 CE 8 books Medieval Period 330–1,816 CE 39 books Renaissance & Early Modern Europe c. 1300–1789 CE 3 books Russian Empire & Revolution 1721–1922 CE 2 books Tudor & Stuart Britain 1485–1714 CE 7 books Georgian & Regency Britain 1714–1837 CE 11 books Age of Revolutions 1763–1848 CE 5 books Nineteenth-Century Europe 1815–1900 CE 13 books World War I & Interwar Era 1914–1939 CE 19 books World War II 1939–1945 CE 20 books Cold War and Post-war Era 1945–1991 CE 15 books

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22 Coming-of-Age Fiction books in American History

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