Puu kasvaa Brooklynissa (1943)

1. 81
   Seitsemännen portaan enkeli (tekijä: Frank McCourt) (Anonyymi käyttäjä)
2. 71
   Kuin surmaisi satakielen (tekijä: Harper Lee) (rebeccareid)
3. 94
   Lasilinna (tekijä: Jeannette Walls) (JGoto)
4. 50
   Lark Rise to Candleford (tekijä: Flora Thompson) (atimco)

   atimco: Both stories are semi-autobiographical and tell the story of a young, sensitive girl coming of age in a poor community. The heroines have similar family structures (attractive, hardworking mother, generally absent/weak father, younger brother who fits into his surroundings better than his older sister). The historical setting is very important to both works and almost acts as a character in its own right.… (lisätietoja)

5. 50
   Amerikan ihmemaassa (tekijä: Frank McCourt) (kiwiflowa)
6. 74
   Linnanneidon lokikirja (tekijä: Dodie Smith) (weener)

   weener: Another superb girl's coming-of-age novel!

7. 96
   Mehiläisten salaisuudet (tekijä: Sue Monk Kidd) (readerbabe1984)
8. 31
   Brooklyn (tekijä: Colm Tóibín) (kiwiflowa)
9. 20
   The Walking People (tekijä: Mary Beth Keane) (JGoto)
10. 10
    The Tin Flute (tekijä: Gabrielle Roy) (RidgewayGirl)

    RidgewayGirl: Set in 1939, The Tin Flute is also a beautifully told coming of age story, this time of a young, working class French-Canadian girl in Quebec.

11. 10
    Poor Man's Orange (tekijä: Ruth Park) (tandah)
12. 10
    Älä tunnusta ikinä, poika : kahden juutalaispojan seikkailut miehitetyssä Ranskassa (tekijä: Joseph Joffo) (Benaleer)
13. 43
    The House on Mango Street (tekijä: Sandra Cisneros) (readerbabe1984)
14. 11
    The Drive-In (tekijä: Joe R. Lansdale) (cometahalley)
15. 11
    Veden väri (tekijä: James McBride) (iMagic)

    iMagic: My all time favorite book. A must read. Ruth McBride was a force to be reckoned with. Raised 12 phenomenal children. One of them wrote this book about her life as the daughter of an orthodox Jewish rabbi who later married the man who taught her how to live.

16. 33
    The Bean Trees (tekijä: Barbara Kingsolver) (readerbabe1984)
17. 00
    The Bandini Quartet (tekijä: John Fante) (cometahalley)
18. 00
    Pikkukaupunki (tekijä: Sherwood Anderson) (FutureMrsJoshGroban)

    FutureMrsJoshGroban: The style of writing and realism in the portrayal of the characters is very similar.

19. 11
    I Love You Like a Tomato (tekijä: Marie Giordano) (someproseandcons)
20. 00
    Harmaata valoa (tekijä: Ruta Sepetys) (LadyBlakeny)

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