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Coming of Age

A theme charting the psychological threshold between innocence and selfhood, marked by irreversible encounters with moral failure, loss, or mortality.

The ache of disillusionment and the dawning of self-awareness. It's the feeling of the world cracking open, revealing its complexities and dangers, and the painful, exhilarating process of becoming who you are in its wake.

Books

ItStephen King
Shatter MeTahereh Mafi
The HobbitJ. R. R. Tolkien
Fourth WingRebecca Yarros
Throne of GlassSarah J. Maas
Red QueenVictoria Aveyard
EragonChristopher Paolini
City of BonesCassandra Clare
Heir of FireSarah J. Maas
The Red PyramidRick Riordan
UgliesScott Westerfeld
The Poppy WarR. F. Kuang
The Wise Man's FearPatrick Rothfuss
DragonflightAnne McCaffrey
Second FoundationIsaac Asimov
MortTerry Pratchett
The Silver ChairC. S. Lewis
The Throne of FireRick Riordan
The Subtle KnifePhilip Pullman
Children of DuneFrank Herbert
The InstituteStephen King
The Crystal ShardR. A. Salvatore
DreamcatcherStephen King
HomelandR. A. Salvatore
Wizard's First RuleTerry Goodkind
One Last StopCasey McQuiston
Vampire AcademyRichelle Mead
Clockwork AngelCassandra Clare
Starship TroopersRobert A. Heinlein
DesperationStephen King
The MagiciansLev Grossman
The troopNick Cutter
The Diamond AgeNeal Stephenson
DragonsongAnne McCaffrey
Golden SonPierce Brown
Pawn of ProphecyDavid Eddings
IntensityDean Koontz
AnathemNeal Stephenson
Equal RitesTerry Pratchett
SabrielGarth Nix
Siege and StormLeigh Bardugo
LegendbornTracy Deonn
Never fadeAlexandra Bracken
The Underground RailroadColson Whitehead
WintersmithTerry Pratchett

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Identity & SelfhoodFaith & DoubtLove & LossScaredImmortalityThe Price of PowerKnowledge as CurseTransformation & BecomingExile & ReturnLegacy & Inheritance