Funny coming of age books

Growing up brings new freedoms and plenty of opportunities to misjudge them. Coming-of-age comedy follows people learning what they want, how others see them and which assumptions they may need to abandon along the way.

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Look for the stage of life and kind of company you want to follow. School, family and first attempts at independence create different pressures. Profiles describe the comic voice and emotional stakes, including any painful experiences that shape the story.

Humor is personal. Our labels describe supported traits, not a promise that every reader will find the same things funny. How we classify books.

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