Need a 20th or 21st century novel with theme of Finding your Identity

[Gyp Rosetti]

My buddy needs one. He teaches high school and has a ton of books with this theme. But he'd like one with a female protagonist. Anyone?

I told him The Awakening by Chopin which I absolutely love and it was first published in 1899 which to me is close enough. Anyone else?

 

[sirkickyass]

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. Published in 1943. Told in first person female perspective and fits the theme.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Tree_Grows_in_Brooklyn_(novel)

It even has a pretty fantastic film adaptation that can be shown after the class finishes the book.

 

[moevillini]

Diary of Anne Frank - been ages since I read it but it's certainly worthwhile and I think deals with the idea of a young girl trying to figure out her identity (albeit under extremely trying circumstances)

 

[Craig K. Manscill]

Catcher in the Rye.

 

[moevillini]

with a female protagonist Craig....

 

[DutchJazzer]

My buddy needs one. He teaches high school and has a ton of books with this theme. But he'd like one with a female protagonist. Anyone?

I told him The Awakening by Chopin which I absolutely love and it was first published in 1899 which to me is close enough. Anyone else?

wow tough guy searching for some novelistic ****

 

[Craig K. Manscill]

Oprah: The Story of Oprah

 

[tatermoog]

 

[Archie Moses]

 

[JazzGal]

The Hunger Games

 

[sirkickyass]

The Hunger Games

I have this sitting in my "to read" pile. They spoke about it extensively recently on several NPR podcasts I listen to and it piqued my interest.

 

[Stickler]

Twilight?

 

[Stickler]

But no, seriously, there are hundreds of novels that fit this criteria. The last one I've read -- and it's one of the best best best, is 'The Particular Sadness of Lemon-Cake' by the great Aimee Bender.

 

[chemdude1232]

When the Justin Bieber autobiography comes out, that will be a book that certainly fits the bill.

 

[Archie Moses]

When the Justin Bieber autobiography comes out, that will be a book that certainly fits the bill.

The sad thing is, the girly Justin Bieber could and will get more tail than Wilt Chamberlain.

 

[chemdude1232]

The sad thing is, the girly Justin Bieber could and will get more tail than Wilt Chamberlain.

Hey I hope that kid is enjoying all the perks of fame that he can. I saw that "Shaq vs." episode this summer that featured Bieber, and they showed some of his concert footage (cameras panned across the crowd)...aside from the screaming 12 year old girls, there were some amazing looking moms.

 

[aaquaa]

Fight Club! Serious!

 

[Jonah]

The Bluest Eye

 

[Craig K. Manscill]

Hunger Games was good if you're still into young adult fiction. And by that I mean the plot pushes the boundaries only as much as you'd expect a young adult would able to handle.

- Craig

 

[The-Joker]

**** it... just have em read The Road... it'll be a good reality check.