If coming of age means realising who you are, then the breakthrough can arrive at any time – no matter what stage you’re at. But wherever life takes us, wherever we end up, we all remain connected to the same point in our rearview mirrors: that wide-eyed teen just trying to figure shit out as best we can.

Huck's Coming of Age Issue celebrates characters who know that better than anyone – from the teenage activists shaping our future to prodigious creatives who don’t believe in failure – and keep on forging their own path regardless.