Coming of Age Reads

Posted on May 31, 2010 by

Recently, Oprah.com posted a list of “Non-Vampire Coming of Age Reads” (I starred ** the ones I’ve read):

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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
**Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison
**Becoming Jane Eyre by Sheila Kohler
**The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
The Go-Between by L.P. Hartley
Just Like Us by Helen Thorpe
The Other Side of Paradise by Staceyann Chin
Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven by Susan Jane Gilman

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I have been a high school teacher for 15 years and am ready to embark on a new project! I hope to promote classic literature and help book clubs rediscover these gems.
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One Response to Coming of Age Reads

  1. Dan says:
    June 4, 2010 at 1:22 pm

    If you haven’t read A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, you are in for a treat.

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