Personal growth and change is an important characteristic of this genre, which relies on dialogue and emotional responses, rather than action. Coming-of-age films focus on the psychological and moral growth or transition of a protagonist from youth to adulthood. In film, coming-of-age is a genre of teen films. Judy Garland playing the character Dorothy in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. Everybody's Talking About Jamie (2017–present).The Prom: The Novel, by Saundra Mitchell with Matthew Sklar, Chad Beguelin and Bob Martin (2019).Dear Evan Hansen: The Novel, by Val Emmich with Steven Levenson, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (2018).The Hate U Give, by Angie Thomas (2017).Bones & All, novel by Camille DeAngelis (2016).Boy Erased: A Memoir, by Garrard Conley (2016).the Homo Sapiens Agenda, by Becky Albertalli (2015) Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, by Jesse Andrews (2012).The Miseducation of Cameron Post, by Emily M.Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain by Derek Landy (2007–2014 2017–present).The Name of the Wind and the rest of The Kingkiller Chronicles by Patrick Rothfuss (2007–present).The Enola Holmes Mysteries: The Case of the Missing Marquess, by Nancy Springer (2007).Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You, by Peter Cameron (2007).Call Me by Your Name, by André Aciman (2007).Winter's Bone, by Daniel Woodrell (2006).The Power of Five, by Anthony Horowitz (2005–2012).Invincible, by Robert Kirkman (2003–2018).The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, by Ann Brashares (2001).Alex Rider, by Anthony Horowitz (2000–till date).The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky (1999).Into the Widening World, a collection of 26 short fictional coming-of-age stories by 26 notable authors (published 1995).The Zigzag Kid, by David Grossman (1994).
The Telemachy in Homer's Odyssey (8th century BC).