5 must-read coming of age books like Children of the Dark by Jonathan Janz

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Children of the Dark

By: Jonathan Janz

3.75

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

Will Burgess is used to hard knocks. Abandoned by his father, son of a drug-addicted mother, and ch…

If you liked the coming of age plot in Children of the Dark by Jonathan Janz , here is a list of 5 books like this:

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1. Children of the Dark

By: Jonathan Janz

3.75

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

Will Burgess is used to hard knocks. Abandoned by his father, son of a drug-addicted mother, and ch… read more

Similar categories in Jonathan Janz's Children of the Dark book and Jonathan Janz's Children of the Dark

  • coming of age
  • young adult
  • monsters
  • horror
  • thriller
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of All the Fiends of Hell by Adam L.G. Nevill

2. All the Fiends of Hell

By: Adam L.G. Nevill

4.01

Format: 393 pages, Kindle Edition

The red night of bells heralds global catastrophe. Annihilation on a biblical scale. Seeing the mor… read more

Similar categories in Adam L.G. Nevill's All the Fiends of Hell book and Jonathan Janz's Children of the Dark

  • thriller
  • horror
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3. Our Fathers' Burden

By: William F. Gray

4.07

Format: 362 pages, Kindle Edition

Tragedy strikes Harry’s family leaving him with nothing but sorrow, grief, and a mysterious box who… read more

Similar categories in William F. Gray's Our Fathers' Burden book and Jonathan Janz's Children of the Dark

  • thriller
  • horror
  • monsters
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4. Bruises on a Butterfly

By: Chad Lutzke

4.27

Format: 142 pages, Paperback

A young boy runs away from his abusive home to live in the fort he'd built with friends, smack dab … read more

Similar categories in Chad Lutzke's Bruises on a Butterfly book and Jonathan Janz's Children of the Dark

  • coming of age
  • horror
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5. Seven Rabbits

By: Timothy King

4.23

Format: 197 pages, Kindle Edition

In the town of Tall Oak, high school football reigns supreme. Led by star Quarterback Justin Jackso… read more

Similar categories in Timothy King's Seven Rabbits book and Jonathan Janz's Children of the Dark

  • horror
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6. Rotten Tommy

By: David Sodergren

4.11

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

“Keep the door locked night and day…”It’s been forty years since Becky Sharp’s mother vanished with… read more

Similar categories in David Sodergren's Rotten Tommy book and Jonathan Janz's Children of the Dark

  • horror
"The enormous hand closed over his penis and testicles, squashing them in a vice-like grip. The man rose to his full stature and dragged John's limp body towards the staircase by his cock & balls. The…"

-David Sodergren, Rotten Tommy

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7. Kosa

By: John Durgin

4.23

Format: 290 pages, ebook

In a secluded mansion hidden away from the outside world, young Kosa lives under the strict and ove… read more

Similar categories in John Durgin's Kosa book and Jonathan Janz's Children of the Dark

  • fantasy
  • horror
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8. Student of Death: A Flesch & Stone novel

By: Iain Rob Wright

4.58

Format: 286 pages, Kindle Edition

'Iain Rob Wright scares the hell out of me!' - author, J.A. Konrath'Keeps you guessing all the way … read more

Similar categories in Iain Rob Wright's Student of Death: A Flesch & Stone novel book and Jonathan Janz's Children of the Dark

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9. The Church Beneath the Roots

By: Felix Blackwell

4.25

Format: 324 pages, Kindle Edition

Long before the events of Stolen Tongues… On the Cold Valley Indian Reservation, in the shadow of … read more

Similar categories in Felix Blackwell's The Church Beneath the Roots book and Jonathan Janz's Children of the Dark

  • horror
Cover of Flesh Bargain (The Cursed Manuscripts, #7) by Iain Rob Wright

10. Flesh Bargain (The Cursed Manuscripts, #7)

By: Iain Rob Wright

4.27

Format: 378 pages, Kindle Edition

From multiple-time Amazon #1 bestlling author of over 40 books, Iain Rob Wright."Iain Rob Wright sc… read more

Similar categories in Iain Rob Wright's Flesh Bargain (The Cursed Manuscripts, #7) book and Jonathan Janz's Children of the Dark

  • horror
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11. Creep Out

By: Jeff Strand

4.12

Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition

Ezra went home for his father’s funeral. He left with an unwanted ventriloquist dummy named Virgil… read more

Similar categories in Jeff Strand's Creep Out book and Jonathan Janz's Children of the Dark

  • horror
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12. Gollitok

By: Andrew Najberg

3.84

Format: 294 pages, Kindle Edition

In a post-nuclear Eastern Europe, Hammel E Varka departs for a remote island to join a survey team … read more

Similar categories in Andrew Najberg's Gollitok book and Jonathan Janz's Children of the Dark

  • audiobook
  • horror
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13. Small Town Horror

By: Ronald Malfi

4.00

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

Five childhood friends are forced to confront their own dark past as well as the curse placed upon … read more

Similar categories in Ronald Malfi's Small Town Horror book and Jonathan Janz's Children of the Dark

  • audiobook
  • thriller
  • horror
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14. Mean Spirited

By: Nick Roberts

4.41

Format: 325 pages, Kindle Edition

An alcoholic teacher and father’s world spirals out of control when a former student is killed and … read more

Similar categories in Nick Roberts's Mean Spirited book and Jonathan Janz's Children of the Dark

  • thriller
  • horror
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15. These Things Linger

By: Dan Franklin

4.03

Format: 264 pages, Paperback

When Alex Wilson's estranged uncle unexpectedly dies, Alex realizes he would do just about anything… read more

Similar categories in Dan Franklin's These Things Linger book and Jonathan Janz's Children of the Dark

  • audiobook
  • horror
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16. Lovely, Dark & Deep

By: Megan Stockton

4.06

Format: 157 pages, Kindle Edition

Every year, Six Mile Island has a seasonal shutdown for serious weather. This year, the forecast is… read more

Similar categories in Megan Stockton's Lovely, Dark & Deep book and Jonathan Janz's Children of the Dark

  • thriller
  • fantasy
  • horror
Cover of On a Clear Day, You Can See Block Island by Gage Greenwood

17. On a Clear Day, You Can See Block Island

By: Gage Greenwood

4.07

Format: 274 pages, Kindle Edition

They left the island, but the island never left them. Four years after the Keating family endure… read more

Similar categories in Gage Greenwood's On a Clear Day, You Can See Block Island book and Jonathan Janz's Children of the Dark

  • coming of age
  • thriller
  • horror
  • monsters
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18. The Spore Queen

By: Debra Castaneda

3.86

Format: 253 pages, Kindle Edition

Forest. Fungi. Family secrets.Reporter Maria Hart ventures into the depths of Nils Forest chasing a… read more

Similar categories in Debra Castaneda's The Spore Queen book and Jonathan Janz's Children of the Dark

  • horror
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19. Dead End Tunnel

By: Nick Roberts

4.22

Format: 194 pages, Kindle Edition

Maverick Hall has spent years trying to forget the chilling events of his thirteenth birthday in th… read more

Similar categories in Nick Roberts's Dead End Tunnel book and Jonathan Janz's Children of the Dark

  • coming of age
  • horror
Cover of The Terror of Willow Falls: An Eyebiter Novel by Jay Bower

20. The Terror of Willow Falls: An Eyebiter Novel

By: Jay Bower

4.09

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

Welcome to Willow Falls, where the shadows conceal menacing secrets. Thirteen-year-old Joey Spei… read more

Similar categories in Jay Bower's The Terror of Willow Falls: An Eyebiter Novel book and Jonathan Janz's Children of the Dark

  • coming of age
  • horror
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21. Hollow Girls

By: Jessica Drake-Thomas

4.08

Format: 185 pages, Kindle Edition

Twenty four years ago, Olive and Stacia went into the woods. Only Olive returned, with no memory of… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Drake-Thomas's Hollow Girls book and Jonathan Janz's Children of the Dark

  • horror

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3.75

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4.01

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4.07

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Chad Lutzke

4.27

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4.07

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3.96

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4.33

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4.23

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