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"Long before Gossip Girl, Twilight and The Hunger Games burst onto the book scene (and pulled off the impressive feat of distracting an entire generation of YA-readers from their iPhones for five seconds), there were the coming-of-age classics.Some of them were summer reading-list assignments that turned out to be surprisingly addictive. Others were pure paperback crack with waiting lists at the local library. Either way, this time of year always takes us back to the books we straight-up couldn&amp;#x27;t have grown into real American girls without. (Be sure to let us know what your still-remember-every-word favorites were, too.) Are You There, God? It&amp;#x27;s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume Source: google.com via Ali on Pinterest This one&amp;#x27;s so close to my heart, I had to comb through Pinterest til I found the cover of the exact edition I read. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith Source: bing.com via Donna on Pinterest In which my lifelong love affair with books that span several generations began. I might have to go back and re-read this one soon. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Steven Chbosky Source: google.com via Kat on Pinterest Did anyone else glance over their shoulder while reading this, wondering how someone got the most embarrassing details of your life just right? A Separate Peace by John Knowles Source: google.com via Stephanie on Pinterest This melancholy book felt like an express train to the real world when I read it as a teen. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson Source: barnesandnoble.com via Donna on Pinterest And this was probably the first book that ever made me cry. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis Source: google.com via Victoria on Pinterest Didn&amp;#x27;t come out of my room for days whenever I got my hands on one of the books in this series. Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling Source: thechristiannerd.files.wordpress.com via Megan on Pinterest OK, maybe Harry and Co. technically belong to the modern-heavyweights class. But long after kids are scratching their heads, wondering what the big deal about vampires and rich Upper East Side girls was, we guarantee they&amp;#x27;ll still be sucked in by wizardry. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton Source: google.com via Portia on Pinterest So intense. Forever by Judy Blume Source: pelhamlibrary.blogspot.com via Leonardo on Pinterest Oh yes, Judy Blume has certainly earned two spots on this list. The adults fought over this book on sex and boys while we turned the pages, wide-eyed and wondering. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott Source: google.com via Lindsey on Pinterest The ultimate chronicle of sisterhood. Just seeing this cover gives me happy chills. Even if we were more of a Beth, we all wanted to believe we were Jo. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger Source: google.com via Brittany on Pinterest To this day, I&amp;#x27;ve never met a character in a book who&amp;#x27;s stuck with me like Holden Caulfield. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L&amp;#x27;Engle Source: benicialibrary.org via Susannah on Pinterest I don&amp;#x27;t know about you guys, but I just wanted to live inside this mystery. Homecoming by Cynthia Voigt Source: msfrankamericanlit.blogspot.com via Julia on Pinterest Good lord, did you guys read the Tillerman series? They weren&amp;#x27;t exactly fluffy fun--I was always mentally earmarking survival tips from them in case of parental abandonment. Yet I couldn&amp;#x27;t put them down. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Source: stkarnick.com via Carla on Pinterest One of those books that&amp;#x27;s great to read once every ten years, just to see what else you notice. Go Ask Alice by Anonymous Source: Uploaded by user via Jessica on Pinterest Oh yeah, all I had to hear was &amp;quot;anonymous&amp;quot; and I was totally hooked. My friends and I passed this book around like contraband. Crash by Jerry Spinelli Source: goodreads.com via MCDS on Pinterest The book that gave us all some insight into that nerve-wrackingly cocky guy at school. Sweet Valley High by Francine Pascal Source: 4.bp.blogspot.com via Portia on Pinterest At a certain age, I virtually couldn&amp;#x27;t live without these. Same goes for... The Babysitters Club by Ann M. Martin Source: kateonthecob.blogspot.com via boo on Pinterest Who else got into the habit of skipping the second chapter that always went back into who everybody was? The Giver by Lois Lowry Source: tressugar.com via Heidi on Pinterest Oh, God. The questions of life, death and justice this brought on was almost too much for my brain, but the book still holds a special place in my heart. More on the books we love... Help Me Dream-Cast Diablo Cody&amp;#x27;s Sweet Valley High Movie Ann M. Martin, Author of The Baby-Sitters Club Books, Chats With Smitten! The Delicious Perks of Being a Wallflower Trailer Has Me So Excited for the Post-Potter Emma Watson Era P.S. Want more Obsessed? Sign up for our awesome daily newsletter that features the latest celebrity gossip, TV news, hilarious Internet sensations, and more! Photo: Pinterest"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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