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New to Adulting, Send Help!: Emerging Adult/College-Age Fiction

The transition from teen to adult can be filled with a lot of complex problems, new discoveries, and unknowns about the future. Here are some coming-of-age stories featuring new adults in their late teens to mid-twenties. From college and university life (that might include demons or a new relationship) or the first steps into the world beyond, titles feature YA and adult fiction in romance, science fiction, and more--that have teen appeal and may have adult content. Many titles below are available in multiple formats, such as e-book and e-audio. Click the title for availability. #cmlibrary #cmlibrarysuggests #teenreads

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  • Book, 2023New York, NY : Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2023]
  • Book, 2023New York : Wednesday Books, 2023.
  • Compulsively readable and subtle science fiction tale about April, a young woman in NYC trying to figure out her life after college, and her discovery of Carl and subsequent skyrocket to vlog and big fame. But what are the Carls? What are they doing…
    Book, 2018New York, New York : Dutton, [2018]
  • A modern royal romance that's a reimagining of William and Kate meeting at university, except Kate is American and nothing else resembles their actual history. Both escapist guilty pleasure and completely believable.
    Book, 2015New York ; Boston : Grand Central Publishing, 2015.
  • This is the cutest LGBTQ story of new college student Bittle who is a fantastic baker, vlogger, and hockey player. It's part nickname-heavy sports fiction, part adorable romance, and part inspiring coming out all in one. Fast read and an excellent…
    Book, 2018New York : First Second, 2018.
  • The aforementioned demons? Check. Secret societies at Yale? Check. Hero with a troubled past that is somehow on her own and deep in dark magic problems? Check. Fascinating, dark, and deadly...
    Book, 2019New York, NY : Flatiron Books, 2019.
  • Book, 2022New York : Bloomsbury, 2022.
  • Book, 2022New York : Viking, 2022.
  • Book, 2021New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2021]
  • Book, 2019London ; New York : Hogarth, [2019]