Author Sandra Cisneros, who penned standout coming-of-age novel "The House on Mango Street," speaks at the 2024 National Book Festival at The Walter E. Washington Convention Center on August 24, 2024.

The Summer I Turned Pretty’s Rain Spencer stars in Paloma Schneideman’s solid debut about a 14-year-old girl finding herself.

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Fox Searchlight Pictures Not many coming-of-age movies are nominated for Oscars, let alone win them. But that’s just one of the reasons Juno is a step ahead of other films of its ilk. Great writing, ...