Favorite Children / YA books from the 70's, 80's and earlier.

100.
Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1)
Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1) 4.21 avg rating — 281,987 ratings
102.
Little House on the Prairie (Little House, #3)
Little House on the Prairie (Little House, #3) 4.21 avg rating — 299,223 ratings
103.
Mistress Masham's Repose
Mistress Masham's Repose 3.95 avg rating — 1,924 ratings
104.
Summer Pony
Summer Pony 4.29 avg rating — 862 ratings
105.
Love Is One of the Choices
Love Is One of the Choices 3.80 avg rating — 252 ratings
106.
Puck of Pook's Hill
Puck of Pook's Hill 3.85 avg rating — 2,992 ratings
107.
The Railway Children
The Railway Children
by: E. Nesbit
4.02 avg rating — 62,873 ratings
108.
The Ransom of Red Chief
The Ransom of Red Chief
by: O. Henry
4.15 avg rating — 6,648 ratings
109.
Taking Sides (An Avon Flare Book)
Taking Sides (An Avon Flare Book) 3.57 avg rating — 154 ratings
109.
The Worst Witch (Worst Witch, #1)
The Worst Witch (Worst Witch, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 22,638 ratings
111.
Daughters of Eve
Daughters of Eve 3.62 avg rating — 4,167 ratings
112.
Ginnie and the New Girl
Ginnie and the New Girl 4.08 avg rating — 123 ratings
113.
Look Through My Window
Look Through My Window 4.22 avg rating — 292 ratings
114.
Follow My Leader
Follow My Leader 4.20 avg rating — 3,664 ratings
114.
Betsy Was a Junior / Betsy and Joe (Betsy-Tacy #7-8)
Betsy Was a Junior / Betsy and Joe (Betsy-Tacy #7-8) 4.58 avg rating — 1,303 ratings
114.
A Child's Christmas in Wales
A Child's Christmas in Wales 4.12 avg rating — 7,959 ratings
117.
The Mysterious Shrinking House
The Mysterious Shrinking House 3.85 avg rating — 154 ratings
118.
Betsy in Spite of Herself (Betsy-Tacy, #6)
Betsy in Spite of Herself (Betsy-Tacy, #6) 4.28 avg rating — 5,207 ratings
119.
Jane-Emily
Jane-Emily 4.06 avg rating — 1,151 ratings
119.
Betsy and Joe (Betsy-Tacy, #8)
Betsy and Joe (Betsy-Tacy, #8) 4.35 avg rating — 5,257 ratings
121.
The First Four Years (Little House, #9)
The First Four Years (Little House, #9) 3.87 avg rating — 43,912 ratings
122.
The Light Princess
The Light Princess 4.03 avg rating — 8,967 ratings
123.
The Monster at the End of this Book
The Monster at the End of this Book
by: Jon Stone
4.46 avg rating — 126,505 ratings
124.
Sarah, Plain and Tall
Sarah, Plain and Tall 3.84 avg rating — 89,432 ratings
125.
Forever...
Forever... 3.62 avg rating — 66,280 ratings
126.
Betsy-Tacy and Tib (Betsy-Tacy, #2)
Betsy-Tacy and Tib (Betsy-Tacy, #2) 4.18 avg rating — 11,454 ratings
127.
Walk Through Cold Fire
Walk Through Cold Fire 4.57 avg rating — 159 ratings
127.
The Velvet Room
The Velvet Room 4.29 avg rating — 2,573 ratings
129.
The Alfred G. Graebner Memorial High School Handbook of Rules and Regulations: A Novel
The Alfred G. Graebner Memorial High School Handbook of Rules and Regulations: A Novel 3.96 avg rating — 178 ratings
130.
A Star for the Latecomer
A Star for the Latecomer 3.74 avg rating — 94 ratings
130.
The Case of the Cat's Meow
The Case of the Cat's Meow 3.64 avg rating — 166 ratings
132.
Among Friends
Among Friends 3.78 avg rating — 347 ratings
133.
Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood 4.15 avg rating — 24,861 ratings
133.
Life Without Friends
Life Without Friends 4.23 avg rating — 461 ratings
135.
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds 3.80 avg rating — 5,503 ratings
136.
Silver for General Washington: A Story of Valley Forge
Silver for General Washington: A Story of Valley Forge 4.01 avg rating — 84 ratings
137.
A Summer to Die
A Summer to Die 4.06 avg rating — 8,913 ratings
138.
Charlotte Sometimes (Aviary Hall, #3)
Charlotte Sometimes (Aviary Hall, #3) 4.09 avg rating — 4,417 ratings
139.
The Hundred Dresses
The Hundred Dresses 4.11 avg rating — 41,490 ratings
139.
Sooner or Later
Sooner or Later 4.02 avg rating — 504 ratings
141.
The Phoenix and the Carpet (The Psammead Trilogy, #2)
The Phoenix and the Carpet (The Psammead Trilogy, #2)
by: E. Nesbit
4.04 avg rating — 9,665 ratings
142.
Carrie's War
Carrie's War 3.92 avg rating — 9,056 ratings
142.
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 4.16 avg rating — 217,112 ratings
144.
Stranger with My Face
Stranger with My Face 3.90 avg rating — 10,081 ratings
144.
The Dark is Rising (The Dark is Rising, #2)
The Dark is Rising (The Dark is Rising, #2) 4.04 avg rating — 60,006 ratings
146.
Magic at Wychwood
Magic at Wychwood 3.71 avg rating — 28 ratings
146.
The Midnight Fox
The Midnight Fox 3.73 avg rating — 1,343 ratings
148.
Kruistocht in spijkerbroek
Kruistocht in spijkerbroek 4.06 avg rating — 14,337 ratings
149.
There's a Bat in Bunk Five (Marcy Lewis, #2)
There's a Bat in Bunk Five (Marcy Lewis, #2) 3.89 avg rating — 1,785 ratings
150.
The Darkangel
The Darkangel 3.92 avg rating — 9,546 ratings
150.
I Know What You Did Last Summer
I Know What You Did Last Summer 3.40 avg rating — 19,562 ratings
152.
Witch Week (Chrestomanci, #3)
Witch Week (Chrestomanci, #3) 3.92 avg rating — 15,045 ratings
153.
Heaven to Betsy / Betsy in Spite of Herself (Betsy-Tacy #5-6)
Heaven to Betsy / Betsy in Spite of Herself (Betsy-Tacy #5-6) 4.51 avg rating — 1,392 ratings
153.
Betsy's Wedding (Betsy-Tacy, #10)
Betsy's Wedding (Betsy-Tacy, #10) 4.34 avg rating — 4,765 ratings
153.
Betsy and the Great World / Betsy's Wedding (Betsy-Tacy #9-10)
Betsy and the Great World / Betsy's Wedding (Betsy-Tacy #9-10) 4.53 avg rating — 1,111 ratings
153.
Emily of Deep Valley (Deep Valley, #2)
Emily of Deep Valley (Deep Valley, #2) 4.30 avg rating — 3,702 ratings
153.
Betsy and Tacy Go Over the Big Hill (Betsy-Tacy, #3)
Betsy and Tacy Go Over the Big Hill (Betsy-Tacy, #3) 4.20 avg rating — 8,899 ratings
158.
Betsy Was a Junior (Betsy-Tacy, #7)
Betsy Was a Junior (Betsy-Tacy, #7) 4.21 avg rating — 5,481 ratings
158.
Betsy and the Great World (Betsy-Tacy, #9)
Betsy and the Great World (Betsy-Tacy, #9) 4.17 avg rating — 5,363 ratings
158.
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
161.
Domestic Arrangements
Domestic Arrangements 3.43 avg rating — 247 ratings
162.
The Swing in the Summerhouse (Hall Family Chronicles, #2)
The Swing in the Summerhouse (Hall Family Chronicles, #2) 4.03 avg rating — 371 ratings
163.
Mischling, Second Degree: My Childhood in Nazi Germany
Mischling, Second Degree: My Childhood in Nazi Germany 3.92 avg rating — 299 ratings
164.
Ready-Made Family
Ready-Made Family 4.17 avg rating — 133 ratings
165.
Say Goodnight, Gracie
Say Goodnight, Gracie 4.41 avg rating — 2,197 ratings
165.
A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver
A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver 3.87 avg rating — 3,616 ratings
165.
Harry and Hortense at Hormone High
Harry and Hortense at Hormone High 3.75 avg rating — 187 ratings
165.
Seaward
Seaward 3.97 avg rating — 2,017 ratings
169.
Irma's Big Lie
Irma's Big Lie 3.82 avg rating — 159 ratings
170.
Walkabout
Walkabout 3.49 avg rating — 2,736 ratings
171.
Remember Me to Harold Square
Remember Me to Harold Square 3.90 avg rating — 897 ratings
172.
Seal Morning
Seal Morning 3.91 avg rating — 261 ratings
172.
Apples Every Day
Apples Every Day 4.16 avg rating — 58 ratings
174.
Bettina's Secret
Bettina's Secret 4.07 avg rating — 67 ratings
175.
The Peppermint Pig
The Peppermint Pig 3.74 avg rating — 610 ratings
176.
Moondial
Moondial 3.88 avg rating — 1,235 ratings
176.
Nicola Mimosa
Nicola Mimosa
by: Jean Ure
3.68 avg rating — 19 ratings
178.
Sue Barton, Senior Nurse (Sue Barton, #2)
Sue Barton, Senior Nurse (Sue Barton, #2) 4.07 avg rating — 569 ratings
179.
What the Witch Left
What the Witch Left
by: Ruth Chew
4.15 avg rating — 1,398 ratings
179.
Confessions of a Teenage Baboon
Confessions of a Teenage Baboon 3.70 avg rating — 602 ratings
181.
And This Is Laura
And This Is Laura 3.82 avg rating — 256 ratings
182.
I Never Loved Your Mind
I Never Loved Your Mind 3.68 avg rating — 720 ratings
183.
The Pigman (The Pigman, #1)
The Pigman (The Pigman, #1) 3.60 avg rating — 28,533 ratings
183.
Just as Long as We're Together
Just as Long as We're Together 4.08 avg rating — 13,270 ratings
183.
Laura: The Life of Laura Ingalls Wilder
Laura: The Life of Laura Ingalls Wilder 4.12 avg rating — 5,975 ratings
186.
The Divorce Express
The Divorce Express 3.76 avg rating — 553 ratings
187.
Can You Sue Your Parents for Malpractice?
Can You Sue Your Parents for Malpractice? 3.78 avg rating — 1,049 ratings
188.
Chocky
Chocky 3.86 avg rating — 11,719 ratings
189.
The Haunted House (Liza, Bill & Jed Mysteries #3)
The Haunted House (Liza, Bill & Jed Mysteries #3) 3.93 avg rating — 171 ratings
189.
Drina Dances in New York
Drina Dances in New York 4.20 avg rating — 206 ratings
189.
And Both Were Young
And Both Were Young 3.90 avg rating — 4,323 ratings
189.
Wolletje Wit
Wolletje Wit it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings
189.
Mara, Daughter of the Nile
Mara, Daughter of the Nile 4.25 avg rating — 13,373 ratings
189.
The Sacred Jewel
The Sacred Jewel really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
189.
Homecoming (Tillerman Cycle, #1)
Homecoming (Tillerman Cycle, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 23,071 ratings
189.
Albeson and the Germans
Albeson and the Germans 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings
197.
Starring Peter and Leigh
Starring Peter and Leigh 3.69 avg rating — 49 ratings
197.
The School at the Chalet (The Chalet School, #1)
The School at the Chalet (The Chalet School, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 3,861 ratings
197.
Polly uit De Koperen Ketel
Polly uit De Koperen Ketel 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings
197.
Jennie
Jennie 4.28 avg rating — 2,178 ratings
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