Mid-Century Young Adult and Children's Books

1.
The Secret of the Mansion (Trixie Belden, #1)
The Secret of the Mansion (Trixie Belden, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 10,036 ratings
2.
Madeline
Madeline 4.26 avg rating — 217,194 ratings
3.
The Forgotten Door
The Forgotten Door 4.11 avg rating — 2,774 ratings
3.
A Wrinkle in Time (A Wrinkle in Time Quintet, #1)
A Wrinkle in Time (A Wrinkle in Time Quintet, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 1,263,447 ratings
3.
The Gatehouse Mystery (Trixie Belden #3)
The Gatehouse Mystery (Trixie Belden #3) 4.15 avg rating — 4,347 ratings
6.
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (Fudge, #1)
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (Fudge, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 141,631 ratings
7.
The Hundred Dresses
The Hundred Dresses 4.11 avg rating — 41,492 ratings
8.
The Moffats (The Moffats, #1)
The Moffats (The Moffats, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 10,983 ratings
9.
Scuffy the Tugboat
Scuffy the Tugboat 4.15 avg rating — 20,920 ratings
10.
The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet (The Mushroom Planet, #1)
The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet (The Mushroom Planet, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 2,590 ratings
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The Borrowers Aloft (The Borrowers, #4)
The Borrowers Aloft (The Borrowers, #4) 4.01 avg rating — 4,490 ratings
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Rufus M. (The Moffats, #3)
Rufus M. (The Moffats, #3) 4.01 avg rating — 1,853 ratings
13.
The Diamond in the Window (Hall Family Chronicles, #1)
The Diamond in the Window (Hall Family Chronicles, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 1,720 ratings
14.
Knight's Castle (Tales of Magic, #2)
Knight's Castle (Tales of Magic, #2) 4.04 avg rating — 5,524 ratings
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The Mysterious Visitor (Trixie Belden, #4)
The Mysterious Visitor (Trixie Belden, #4) 4.08 avg rating — 3,722 ratings
16.
The Mysterious Code (Trixie Belden #7)
The Mysterious Code (Trixie Belden #7) 4.11 avg rating — 2,710 ratings
17.
The Red Trailer Mystery (Trixie Belden, #2)
The Red Trailer Mystery (Trixie Belden, #2) 4.13 avg rating — 4,821 ratings
18.
Fly-by-Night (Ruth Hollis, #1)
Fly-by-Night (Ruth Hollis, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 321 ratings
19.
The Mystery Off Glen Road (Trixie Belden, #5)
The Mystery Off Glen Road (Trixie Belden, #5) 4.10 avg rating — 3,674 ratings
20.
The Janitor's Girl
The Janitor's Girl 4.12 avg rating — 69 ratings
21.
Tall and Proud
Tall and Proud 4.18 avg rating — 142 ratings
21.
Golden Sovereign
Golden Sovereign 3.97 avg rating — 119 ratings
23.
Nancy, Volume 4
Nancy, Volume 4 4.18 avg rating — 17 ratings
24.
Miss Osborne-the-Mop
Miss Osborne-the-Mop 4.21 avg rating — 117 ratings
25.
Bedknob and Broomstick
Bedknob and Broomstick really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 11,580 ratings
26.
Harvey Comics Classics, Vol. 5: The Harvey Girls
Harvey Comics Classics, Vol. 5: The Harvey Girls 4.20 avg rating — 35 ratings
27.
Hannah Herself
Hannah Herself 3.67 avg rating — 9 ratings
28.
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Island of the Blue Dolphins 3.88 avg rating — 345,776 ratings
29.
King of the Wind: The Story of the Godolphin Arabian
King of the Wind: The Story of the Godolphin Arabian 4.22 avg rating — 27,693 ratings
30.
Half Magic (Tales of Magic, #1)
Half Magic (Tales of Magic, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 38,065 ratings
31.
Walt Disney's Donald Duck: The Ghost Of The Grotto
Walt Disney's Donald Duck: The Ghost Of The Grotto 4.37 avg rating — 57 ratings
32.
Crazy Horse: Great Warrior of the Sioux
Crazy Horse: Great Warrior of the Sioux 4.53 avg rating — 15 ratings
33.
My Big Little Golden Book About God
My Big Little Golden Book About God 4.36 avg rating — 7,920 ratings
34.
Matthew Looney's Voyage to the Earth (Matthew and Maria Looney, #1)
Matthew Looney's Voyage to the Earth (Matthew and Maria Looney, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 101 ratings
35.
Mara, Daughter of the Nile
Mara, Daughter of the Nile 4.25 avg rating — 13,373 ratings
36.
James and the Giant Peach
James and the Giant Peach 4.03 avg rating — 505,774 ratings
37.
The Sailor Dog (A Little Golden Book)
The Sailor Dog (A Little Golden Book) 4.14 avg rating — 1,885 ratings
38.
Secret Under the Sea
Secret Under the Sea 3.54 avg rating — 87 ratings
38.
Johnny Tremain
Johnny Tremain 3.70 avg rating — 50,452 ratings
40.
Many Moons
Many Moons 4.12 avg rating — 5,515 ratings
41.
Jennie
Jennie 4.28 avg rating — 2,178 ratings
41.
The Spaceship Under the Apple Tree
The Spaceship Under the Apple Tree 4.07 avg rating — 201 ratings
41.
Left by Themselves
Left by Themselves 3.72 avg rating — 47 ratings
41.
Saturday Shillings (Antelope Books)
Saturday Shillings (Antelope Books) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating
45.
Gobbolino the Witch's Cat
Gobbolino the Witch's Cat 4.13 avg rating — 1,712 ratings
45.
The Programmed Man
The Programmed Man 3.61 avg rating — 23 ratings
45.
Dragonfly Summer (Antelope Books)
Dragonfly Summer (Antelope Books) it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating
48.
Matthew Looney's Invasion of the Earth (Matthew and Maria Looney, #2)
Matthew Looney's Invasion of the Earth (Matthew and Maria Looney, #2) 4.06 avg rating — 67 ratings
48.
Saturday by Seven
Saturday by Seven it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating
50.
Andrew Henry's Meadow
Andrew Henry's Meadow 4.66 avg rating — 959 ratings
50.
The Golden Goblet
The Golden Goblet 3.82 avg rating — 9,796 ratings
50.
The Secret of the Old Clock (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #1)
The Secret of the Old Clock (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 82,524 ratings
50.
The Runaway Train
The Runaway Train 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
54.
The Summerfolk
The Summerfolk 4.41 avg rating — 140 ratings
54.
Where the Red Fern Grows
Where the Red Fern Grows 4.12 avg rating — 433,139 ratings
54.
The Hidden Staircase (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #2)
The Hidden Staircase (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #2) 3.96 avg rating — 44,106 ratings
57.
What the Witch Left
What the Witch Left
by: Ruth Chew
4.15 avg rating — 1,398 ratings
57.
Suki And The Invisible Peacock
Suki And The Invisible Peacock 3.87 avg rating — 15 ratings
57.
Stowaway to the Mushroom Planet (The Mushroom Planet, #2)
Stowaway to the Mushroom Planet (The Mushroom Planet, #2) 4.04 avg rating — 722 ratings
60.
A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver
A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver 3.87 avg rating — 3,616 ratings
60.
Claudia
Claudia 3.86 avg rating — 100 ratings
60.
Suki And The Old Umbrella
Suki And The Old Umbrella 3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings
60.
The Marshland Mystery (Trixie Belden, #10)
The Marshland Mystery (Trixie Belden, #10) 4.06 avg rating — 1,986 ratings
60.
The Court of the Stone Children (Stone Children, #1)
The Court of the Stone Children (Stone Children, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 366 ratings
65.
Suki and the Magic Sand Dollar: Silver Anniversary Edition
Suki and the Magic Sand Dollar: Silver Anniversary Edition really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 11 ratings
65.
The Mystery of the Emeralds (Trixie Belden #14)
The Mystery of the Emeralds (Trixie Belden #14) 4.15 avg rating — 1,690 ratings
65.
Enchantress from the Stars (Elana, #1)
Enchantress from the Stars (Elana, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 4,148 ratings
68.
The Guardians
The Guardians 3.68 avg rating — 769 ratings
68.
Martha Berry - A Woman of Courageous Spirit and Bold Dreams
Martha Berry - A Woman of Courageous Spirit and Bold Dreams 3.92 avg rating — 24 ratings
68.
The Golden Enemy
The Golden Enemy 3.93 avg rating — 59 ratings
71.
Railroads in the Days of Steam
Railroads in the Days of Steam 3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings
71.
The Black Jacket Mystery (Trixie Belden, #8)
The Black Jacket Mystery (Trixie Belden, #8) 4.13 avg rating — 3,323 ratings
71.
Escape to Witch Mountain
Escape to Witch Mountain 3.91 avg rating — 3,629 ratings
74.
My Wolf, My Friend
My Wolf, My Friend 4.31 avg rating — 176 ratings
74.
The Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge 3.74 avg rating — 93 ratings
74.
The Beyond
The Beyond 4.10 avg rating — 31 ratings
77.
The Phantom Roan
The Phantom Roan 3.53 avg rating — 51 ratings
77.
Codes and Secret Writing
Codes and Secret Writing 3.76 avg rating — 78 ratings
77.
The Happy Valley Mystery (Trixie Belden, #9)
The Happy Valley Mystery (Trixie Belden, #9) 4.14 avg rating — 2,793 ratings
77.
Lord of the Stars
Lord of the Stars 3.44 avg rating — 18 ratings
81.
The Children Who Stayed Alone
The Children Who Stayed Alone 3.81 avg rating — 135 ratings
81.
Have Space Suit—Will Travel
Have Space Suit—Will Travel 3.93 avg rating — 31,061 ratings
81.
The Mystery at Bob-White Cave (Trixie Belden #11)
The Mystery at Bob-White Cave (Trixie Belden #11) 4.03 avg rating — 1,866 ratings
81.
The Dark Planet
The Dark Planet 3.48 avg rating — 29 ratings
85.
Old Bones, the Wonder Horse
Old Bones, the Wonder Horse 4.34 avg rating — 3,479 ratings
85.
Tom Swift and His Flying Lab (Tom Swift Jr., #1)
Tom Swift and His Flying Lab (Tom Swift Jr., #1) 3.83 avg rating — 629 ratings
85.
Mystery in Arizona (Trixie Belden, #6)
Mystery in Arizona (Trixie Belden, #6) 4.09 avg rating — 3,807 ratings
85.
Swamp Cat
Swamp Cat 4.05 avg rating — 179 ratings
89.
The Secret Horse
The Secret Horse 4.18 avg rating — 128 ratings
89.
Peanuts Treasury
Peanuts Treasury 4.60 avg rating — 1,201 ratings
89.
Ginny Gordon and the Missing Heirloom
Ginny Gordon and the Missing Heirloom 3.66 avg rating — 44 ratings
89.
The Bronze Bow
The Bronze Bow 4.02 avg rating — 27,375 ratings
93.
Ginny Gordon and the Lending Library
Ginny Gordon and the Lending Library 3.52 avg rating — 61 ratings
93.
People In Palestine
People In Palestine 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
95.
Triple Trouble for Rupert
Triple Trouble for Rupert 3.84 avg rating — 32 ratings
95.
Ginny Gordon and the Broadcast Mystery
Ginny Gordon and the Broadcast Mystery 3.50 avg rating — 32 ratings
95.
Frog, the Horse That Knew No Master
Frog, the Horse That Knew No Master
by: S.P. Meek
4.28 avg rating — 85 ratings
98.
Double Trouble for Rupert
Double Trouble for Rupert 3.98 avg rating — 41 ratings
98.
The White Mountains (The Tripods, #1)
The White Mountains (The Tripods, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 14,474 ratings
98.
Ginny Gordon and the Mystery at the Old Barn
Ginny Gordon and the Mystery at the Old Barn 3.97 avg rating — 89 ratings
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