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Coming of Age YA Books

10 hand-picked coming of age books in ya — each one profiled with spice ratings, mood tags, and reader-fit guides.

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Top Coming of Age YA Books

Ranked by reader ratings. Every book profiled with spice, mood, and trope data.

The Hate U Give
#1 MatchThe Hate U Giveby Angie Thomas🫧 Clean · ★ 4.35YA ContemporaryView on Amazon →
Skyward
#2 MatchSkywardby Brandon Sanderson🫧 Clean · ★ 4.32Science FictionView on Amazon →
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
#3 MatchThe Perks of Being a Wallflowerby Stephen Chbosky🫧 Clean · ★ 4.22YA ContemporaryView on Amazon →
Sabriel
#4 MatchSabrielby Garth Nix🫧 Clean · ★ 4.18FantasyView on Amazon →
The Outsiders
#5 MatchThe Outsidersby S.E. Hinton🫧 Clean · ★ 4.11YA ClassicView on Amazon →
Felix Ever After
#6 MatchFelix Ever Afterby Kacen Callender🌶️ Mild · ★ 4.07YA ContemporaryView on Amazon →
Looking for Alaska
#7 MatchLooking for Alaskaby John Green🌶️ Mild · ★ 4.01YA ContemporaryView on Amazon →
Eragon
#8 MatchEragonby Christopher Paolini🫧 Clean · ★ 3.92FantasyView on Amazon →
The Last Song
#9 MatchThe Last Songby Nicholas Sparks🫧 Clean · ★ 3.85RomanceView on Amazon →
The Girl of Fire and Thorns
#10 MatchThe Girl of Fire and Thornsby Rae Carson🫧 Clean · ★ 3.7YA FantasyView on Amazon →

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The highest-rated coming of age ya books on Sort By Cravings include The Hate U Give, Skyward, The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Each has been profiled with trope tags, spice ratings, and mood breakdowns.

Coming of Age YA books average 0.2/5 on the spice scale. They range from completely clean reads to scorching.

We recommend starting with The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas. It showcases everything readers love about coming of age ya stories.

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Every book on this page has been read and profiled by the Sort By Cravings team. Spice ratings, trope tags, and mood labels reflect our honest assessment — not publisher metadata. Some links are affiliate links; they help keep the site running at no cost to you. Learn more about our process.