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growing up

Books about growing up for readers of all ages.

Cover of Anyway

Anyway

Arthur Salm

Ages 8–14self-acceptancematuration

Cover of Saddled with chances

Saddled with chances

Deb Loughead

Ages 9–13horsesresponsibility

Cover of When Ratboy lived next door

When Ratboy lived next door

Chris Woodworth

Ages 10–14familyfriendship

Cover of The cow-pie chronicles

The cow-pie chronicles

James L. Butler

Ages 7–12sibling rivalryfamily

Cover of Village boys

Village boys

Kema Chikwe

Ages 8–12rural lifefriendship

Cover of Living with grown-ups

Living with grown-ups

Nadege Nicoll

Ages 7–12family relationshipshumor

Cover of The 25 pains of Kennedy Baines

The 25 pains of Kennedy Baines

Dede Crane

Ages 12–16self-discoveryfamily relationships

Cover of The Secrets of Billie Bright

The Secrets of Billie Bright

Susie Day

Ages 12–16grief and lossmother-daughter relationships

Cover of Whistling in the dark

Whistling in the dark

Shirley Hughes

Ages 9–14couragefamily

Cover of Tough Tiffany

Tough Tiffany

Belinda Hurmence

Ages 9–13resiliencefamily

Cover of Along came a black bird

Along came a black bird

Elizabeth Wild

Ages 9–14sistersfamily problems

Cover of H, my name is Henley

H, my name is Henley

Colby F. Rodowsky

Ages 9–13familysingle-parent families

Cover of Sea, salt, and air

Sea, salt, and air

Miriam Bat-Ami

Ages 8–14family bondsgrandparents

Cover of Top ten uses for an unworn prom dress

Top ten uses for an unworn prom dress

Tina Ferraro

Ages 12–16family relationshipsresourcefulness

Cover of The Berenstain Bears and the Sitter

The Berenstain Bears and the Sitter

Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain

Ages 3–8familyindependence

Cover of Too many secrets

Too many secrets

Adele Broadbent

Ages 9–13friendshipsecrecy

Cover of The simple things

The simple things

Bill Condon

Ages 10–14familysecrets

Cover of Being grown-up is cool (not!)

Being grown-up is cool (not!)

Karen McCombie

Ages 9–12growing upfamily relationships

Cover of Blatherskite

Blatherskite

Marian Potter

Ages 8–12familyfarm life

Cover of Charlotte cuts it out

Charlotte cuts it out

Kelly Barson

Ages 9–13self-perceptionbeauty culture

Cover of Little Boy

Little Boy

Alison McGhee

Ages 3–7father-son relationshipfamily love

Cover of Boys here--girls there

Boys here--girls there

Riki Levinson

Ages 8–12gender rolesfamily

Cover of Big brother Peter

Big brother Peter

Frederick Warne (Firm)

Ages 1–4familysiblings

Cover of Calvin Coconut

Calvin Coconut

Graham Salisbury

Ages 8–12family lifefriendship