Bildungsroman – n - a type of novel concerned with the education, development, and maturing of a young protagonist.
As just one example, try Robert Lewis Taylor's Pulitzer Prize winner The Travels of Jamie McPheeters.
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I wonder if this word could be applied to some of the David Eddings books I read? They are about a boy who comes into his inheritance of long life and a crown, but the first book in the series is about his childhood and upbringing.
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