Children's, Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction of the 1970s

1.
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 4.17 avg rating — 183,703 ratings
2.
A Wind in the Door (Time, #2)
A Wind in the Door (Time, #2) 3.99 avg rating — 130,965 ratings
3.
Enchantress from the Stars (Elana, #1)
Enchantress from the Stars (Elana, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 4,148 ratings
4.
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (The Herdmans, #1)
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (The Herdmans, #1) 4.25 avg rating — 66,734 ratings
5.
The Dark Is Rising (The Dark is Rising, #2)
The Dark Is Rising (The Dark is Rising, #2) 4.04 avg rating — 60,010 ratings
6.
A Swiftly Tilting Planet (Time Quintet, #3)
A Swiftly Tilting Planet (Time Quintet, #3) 4.07 avg rating — 110,843 ratings
7.
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld 4.07 avg rating — 20,643 ratings
8.
Scruffy
Scruffy 4.21 avg rating — 294 ratings
9.
The Tombs of Atuan (Earthsea Cycle, #2)
The Tombs of Atuan (Earthsea Cycle, #2) 4.13 avg rating — 130,582 ratings
10.
Ghosts I Have Been (Blossom Culp, #2)
Ghosts I Have Been (Blossom Culp, #2) 4.05 avg rating — 2,200 ratings
11.
The Grey King (The Dark is Rising, #4)
The Grey King (The Dark is Rising, #4) 4.16 avg rating — 39,984 ratings
12.
Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery (Bunnicula, #1)
Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery (Bunnicula, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 70,501 ratings
13.
The Westing Game
The Westing Game 3.99 avg rating — 230,273 ratings
14.
Silver on the Tree (The Dark is Rising, #5)
Silver on the Tree (The Dark is Rising, #5) 4.11 avg rating — 35,776 ratings
15.
Mandy
Mandy 4.27 avg rating — 13,503 ratings
16.
Greenwitch (The Dark is Rising, #3)
Greenwitch (The Dark is Rising, #3) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 31,840 ratings
17.
The Farthest Shore (Earthsea Cycle, #3)
The Farthest Shore (Earthsea Cycle, #3) 4.13 avg rating — 122,951 ratings
18.
Circus Cannonball
Circus Cannonball liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
18.
The Third Class Genie
The Third Class Genie 3.85 avg rating — 72 ratings
18.
A Stranger Came Ashore
A Stranger Came Ashore 3.87 avg rating — 797 ratings
21.
The Triple Hoax (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #57)
The Triple Hoax (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #57) 3.88 avg rating — 2,632 ratings
21.
The Worst Witch (Worst Witch, #1)
The Worst Witch (Worst Witch, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 22,640 ratings
21.
Under the Enchanter
Under the Enchanter 3.62 avg rating — 13 ratings
21.
The Battle of Billy's Pond
The Battle of Billy's Pond liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
21.
The Haunted Mountain: A Story of Suspense
The Haunted Mountain: A Story of Suspense 4.17 avg rating — 95 ratings
26.
Magic at Wychwood
Magic at Wychwood 3.71 avg rating — 28 ratings
26.
Summer Pony
Summer Pony 4.29 avg rating — 862 ratings
26.
Cold Christmas: A Ghost Story
Cold Christmas: A Ghost Story 3.60 avg rating — 30 ratings
26.
Parsley Sage, Rosemary & Time
Parsley Sage, Rosemary & Time 4.08 avg rating — 131 ratings
30.
The Far Side of Evil (Elana, #2)
The Far Side of Evil (Elana, #2) 3.98 avg rating — 556 ratings
30.
What the Witch Left
What the Witch Left
by: Ruth Chew
4.15 avg rating — 1,398 ratings
30.
A Visit to Folly Castle
A Visit to Folly Castle 4.50 avg rating — 14 ratings
30.
Robinsheugh
Robinsheugh 4.27 avg rating — 122 ratings
34.
Beyond World's End
Beyond World's End 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings
34.
The Whispering Knights
The Whispering Knights 3.61 avg rating — 203 ratings
36.
A Spell of Sleep
A Spell of Sleep 3.57 avg rating — 7 ratings
36.
The Little Broomstick
The Little Broomstick 3.88 avg rating — 1,468 ratings
38.
The Genie and Her Bottle
The Genie and Her Bottle 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings
38.
Summer of Fear
Summer of Fear 3.82 avg rating — 5,788 ratings
40.
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day 4.24 avg rating — 186,990 ratings
40.
A stitch in time
A stitch in time 3.78 avg rating — 1,006 ratings
42.
A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver
A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver 3.87 avg rating — 3,616 ratings
42.
The Changeling
The Changeling 4.18 avg rating — 1,530 ratings
44.
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes 4.14 avg rating — 28,853 ratings
45.
The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles
The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles 4.25 avg rating — 13,919 ratings
46.
She Was Nice to Mice
She Was Nice to Mice 3.80 avg rating — 162 ratings
47.
Father's Arcane Daughter
Father's Arcane Daughter 3.74 avg rating — 1,051 ratings
48.
Mischling, Second Degree: My Childhood in Nazi Germany
Mischling, Second Degree: My Childhood in Nazi Germany 3.92 avg rating — 299 ratings
49.
Until the Celebration
Until the Celebration 3.96 avg rating — 503 ratings
50.
Z for Zachariah
Z for Zachariah 3.68 avg rating — 17,462 ratings
50.
The Witches of Worm
The Witches of Worm 3.68 avg rating — 2,552 ratings
51.
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator 3.67 avg rating — 118,133 ratings
52.
A Year in the Life of Rosie Bernard
A Year in the Life of Rosie Bernard 3.77 avg rating — 13 ratings
53.
George
George 3.65 avg rating — 309 ratings