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"Boyhood" is a category for books that center on the experiences and inner lives of boys and young men as they move from childhood toward adulthood. These works—ranging from tenderly nostalgic to starkly realistic—explore identity, masculinity, friendship, family dynamics, rites of passage, first love, loss, and moral growth; they often emphasize voice and perspective (intimate, reflective, or candid) and may be told in present-tense immediacy or retrospective memory. Settings and tones vary widely—urban, rural, historical, or fantastical—and the category overlaps with coming-of-age and bildungsroman traditions, appearing in middle-grade, YA, and adult fiction and nonfiction alike. Ultimately, Boyhood books investigate what it means to grow up male within a particular culture and era, using personal detail and formative moments to chart psychological and emotional development.

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