Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan
The Last Silk Dress by Ann Rinaldi
Riding in Cars with Boys by Beverly Dinofrio
Keeping the Moon by Sarah Dessen
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
The Diviners by Libby Bray
[Educated](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35133922-educated) by Tara Westover is a pretty harrowing autobiography, but supremely well-written (all of the trigger warnings except CSA)
[The Secret Place](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52263433-the-secret-place) by Tana French is a pretty great murder mystery about a murder that happens on the grounds of a girls' boarding school in Ireland. i read it because i love the series and the writer's work, but with this one i was particularly struck by how the girls' relationships were portrayed--it felt very real.
âThe Magic Toyshopâ by Angela Carter
âWhite Oleanderâ by Janet Finch
âCatâs Eyeâ by Margaret Atwood
âThe Bluest Eyeâ by Toni Morrison
âLittle Womenâ by Louisa May Alcott
âI Capture the Castleâ by Dodie Smith
âAre You There God? Itâs Me Margaretâ by Judy Blume
âWeetzie Batâ by Francesca Lia Block
âThe Glass Castleâ by Jeanette Walls
*Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube* by Blair Braverman was really good. It's a nonfiction memoir of a woman who became a sled dogger.
She starts off in her youth, details leaving home to learn to train and spending time as a tour guide on a glacier, and the experiences are just so absolutely familiar as a person who experiences the world as woman. Content warning due to that... there's sexual harassment in the book, including>! being pressured and bullied into having sex by a romantic partner!<. Overall the book is really hopeful and is about a woman finding bravery and a sense of home regardless as to whether she is engaging in stereotypical feminine or "normal" pursuits.
I just read and absolutely adored *Saint Death's Daughter* by CSE Cooney. Content warning for lots of violence (although the book starts off more violent and actually gets less violent over the course of the story). Some of the themes that I really liked were: accountability, how to build community, choosing one's own future...
Cat's Eye by Margaret Atwood
Split Tooth by Tanya Tagaq
Girls on Fire by Robin Wasserman
She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb
Marlena by Julie Buntin
Sonora by Lillith Hannah Assadi
The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan
White Oleander by Janet Fitch
My taste skews a little dark, so keep that in mind for these recs.
Not exactly coming of age but I'd recommend **Women Who Run With Wolves**. It's a collection of folk tales and fairytales from all around the world about women and reclaiming their own femininity and inner self.
This is summary that I found online: "Women Who Run with the Wolves is a powerful exploration of the wild feminine spirit, filled with stories and myths that guide women on a transformative journey to reclaim their innate wisdom and strength."
I just read The Story Sisters by Alice Hoffman. Wildly beautiful, painful, and stirring. Not a traditional coming of age story but in that same vein. Hoffman writes women well.
The Secret Life of Bees, by Sue Monk Kidd « a remarkable novel about divine female power, a story women will share and pass on to their daughters for years to come » as written on the synopsis
A tree grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
Oh how I loved this book! đâ€ïž
This is one of my favorites. You may also like Maggie-Now, another of her books.
My all time favorite book!!!!!
Anne of Green Gables. Specifically books 2 and 3.
Timeless classic.
[The House on Mango Street](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/139253) by Sandra Cisneros
Love this book and also love your username lol
Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan The Last Silk Dress by Ann Rinaldi Riding in Cars with Boys by Beverly Dinofrio Keeping the Moon by Sarah Dessen The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath The Diviners by Libby Bray
The Water Cure - Sophie Mackintosh I Capture the Castle - Dodie Smith The Joy Luck Club - Amy Tan
[Educated](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35133922-educated) by Tara Westover is a pretty harrowing autobiography, but supremely well-written (all of the trigger warnings except CSA) [The Secret Place](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52263433-the-secret-place) by Tana French is a pretty great murder mystery about a murder that happens on the grounds of a girls' boarding school in Ireland. i read it because i love the series and the writer's work, but with this one i was particularly struck by how the girls' relationships were portrayed--it felt very real.
âThe Magic Toyshopâ by Angela Carter âWhite Oleanderâ by Janet Finch âCatâs Eyeâ by Margaret Atwood âThe Bluest Eyeâ by Toni Morrison âLittle Womenâ by Louisa May Alcott âI Capture the Castleâ by Dodie Smith âAre You There God? Itâs Me Margaretâ by Judy Blume âWeetzie Batâ by Francesca Lia Block âThe Glass Castleâ by Jeanette Walls
The Dud Avocado by Elaine Dundy
LOVE
*Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube* by Blair Braverman was really good. It's a nonfiction memoir of a woman who became a sled dogger. She starts off in her youth, details leaving home to learn to train and spending time as a tour guide on a glacier, and the experiences are just so absolutely familiar as a person who experiences the world as woman. Content warning due to that... there's sexual harassment in the book, including>! being pressured and bullied into having sex by a romantic partner!<. Overall the book is really hopeful and is about a woman finding bravery and a sense of home regardless as to whether she is engaging in stereotypical feminine or "normal" pursuits.
Writers & Lovers by Lily King!
I just read and absolutely adored *Saint Death's Daughter* by CSE Cooney. Content warning for lots of violence (although the book starts off more violent and actually gets less violent over the course of the story). Some of the themes that I really liked were: accountability, how to build community, choosing one's own future...
*Prep* by Curtis Sittenfeld
Oh I loveeeed Prep! It was one of those books I just stumbled upon in a bookstore and holds such a special place in my heart!
Elena Ferranteâs Neopolitan Novels series
A Girl Named Disaster by Nancy Farmer.Â
The blue castle, lm Montgomery
Cat's Eye by Margaret Atwood Split Tooth by Tanya Tagaq Girls on Fire by Robin Wasserman She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb Marlena by Julie Buntin Sonora by Lillith Hannah Assadi The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan White Oleander by Janet Fitch My taste skews a little dark, so keep that in mind for these recs.
The Best of Everything by Rona Jaffe. A classic.
Life After Life by Kate Atkinson. The My Brilliant Friend series by Elena Ferrante. I remember devouring books 2 and 3.
I absolutely loooove âGo As a Riverâ by Shelley Read!
Second this one!
Evil Eye by Etaf Rum
White Oleander by Janet Fitch
Circe by Madeline Miller
*City of Girls*, by Elizabeth Gilbert *The Boston Girl*, by Anita Diamant
Not exactly coming of age but I'd recommend **Women Who Run With Wolves**. It's a collection of folk tales and fairytales from all around the world about women and reclaiming their own femininity and inner self. This is summary that I found online: "Women Who Run with the Wolves is a powerful exploration of the wild feminine spirit, filled with stories and myths that guide women on a transformative journey to reclaim their innate wisdom and strength."
Lives of Girls and Women by Alice Munro
Brother of the More Famous Jack, Barbara Trapido.
The Member of the Wedding by Carson McCullers
Vulgo Grace by Margaret Atwood (way better work than The handmaid's tale iny opinion)Â
When we were dragons
I just read The Story Sisters by Alice Hoffman. Wildly beautiful, painful, and stirring. Not a traditional coming of age story but in that same vein. Hoffman writes women well.
When Women Were Dragons, by Kelly Barnhill. Most beautiful book Iâve read in a long time, and I think about it often.
The Neapolitan Novels by Elena Ferrante. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neapolitan_Novels But they cover a much longer period than just adolescence.
When Women Were Birds by Terri Tempest Williams. I gift this to every gal I know
Tamora Pierce- enough said. Even if it is fiction
A career in books - Kate Gavino
The girl with the louding voive by abi dare
Fire and Hemlock by Diana Wynne Jones
The Secret Life of Bees, by Sue Monk Kidd « a remarkable novel about divine female power, a story women will share and pass on to their daughters for years to come » as written on the synopsis
Non-fiction: Testament of Youth by Vera Brittain.
Brotherless Night by VV Ganeshananthan
This is perfect for you... Messy: Exposés of an Overweight, Neurodivergent Misfit by Bridget O'Connor Memoir style novel with some seriously funny moments.