YA Fiction set in the 1970s

1.
Go Ask Alice
Go Ask Alice 3.74 avg rating — 288,687 ratings
2.
Burn Baby Burn
Burn Baby Burn 3.79 avg rating — 5,147 ratings
3.
For What It's Worth
For What It's Worth 3.75 avg rating — 194 ratings
4.
Love and Haight
Love and Haight 3.41 avg rating — 174 ratings
5.
Dreams of Significant Girls
Dreams of Significant Girls 3.17 avg rating — 528 ratings
6.
The Summer of Naked Swim Parties
The Summer of Naked Swim Parties 3.48 avg rating — 2,606 ratings
7.
The Smell of Other People's Houses
The Smell of Other People's Houses 3.93 avg rating — 17,493 ratings
8.
Never Fall Down
Never Fall Down 4.17 avg rating — 12,215 ratings
9.
What the Birds See
What the Birds See 3.76 avg rating — 1,355 ratings
10.
Child of Dandelions
Child of Dandelions 3.71 avg rating — 497 ratings
11.
Ziggy, Stardust and Me
Ziggy, Stardust and Me 4.14 avg rating — 5,342 ratings
12.
In Zanesville
In Zanesville 3.62 avg rating — 4,461 ratings
13.
Subway Love
Subway Love 2.98 avg rating — 223 ratings
14.
Stuck in the 70s
Stuck in the 70s 3.50 avg rating — 178 ratings
15.
Listen to the Silence
Listen to the Silence 3.91 avg rating — 56 ratings
16.
What We Hide
What We Hide 3.07 avg rating — 361 ratings
17.
A Summer to Die
A Summer to Die 4.06 avg rating — 8,913 ratings
18.
Tales of the Madman Underground
Tales of the Madman Underground 3.93 avg rating — 3,397 ratings
19.
Signed, Skye Harper
Signed, Skye Harper 3.43 avg rating — 186 ratings
20.
Half Brother
Half Brother 4.04 avg rating — 6,612 ratings
20.
The Diary of a Teenage Girl: An Account in Words and Pictures
The Diary of a Teenage Girl: An Account in Words and Pictures 3.91 avg rating — 4,776 ratings
22.
Jailbait
Jailbait 3.29 avg rating — 397 ratings
23.
Holly Hernandez and the Death of Disco
Holly Hernandez and the Death of Disco 4.30 avg rating — 71 ratings
23.
Bones of a Saint
Bones of a Saint 3.30 avg rating — 172 ratings
25.
Kent State
Kent State 3.95 avg rating — 4,846 ratings
25.
Jasmine Zumideh Needs a Win
Jasmine Zumideh Needs a Win 3.85 avg rating — 615 ratings
27.
Music from Another World
Music from Another World 4.17 avg rating — 2,396 ratings
28.
Portrait of a Girl Running (Portraits, #1)
Portrait of a Girl Running (Portraits, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 111 ratings
29.
Aya (Aya, #1)
Aya (Aya, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 7,049 ratings
29.
That Was Then, This Is Now
That Was Then, This Is Now 3.94 avg rating — 39,459 ratings
31.
Disappear Home
Disappear Home 3.21 avg rating — 153 ratings
32.
Midnight Feast
Midnight Feast 3.44 avg rating — 87 ratings
33.
Steffie Can't Come Out to Play
Steffie Can't Come Out to Play 3.64 avg rating — 143 ratings
34.
In the Path of Falling Objects
In the Path of Falling Objects 3.82 avg rating — 793 ratings
35.
Freaky Friday
Freaky Friday 3.68 avg rating — 8,894 ratings
35.
Just a Hat
Just a Hat 4.21 avg rating — 109 ratings
37.
Eva Underground
Eva Underground 3.89 avg rating — 278 ratings
38.
New Guinea Moon
New Guinea Moon 3.76 avg rating — 285 ratings
39.
Map of Ireland
Map of Ireland 3.26 avg rating — 375 ratings
40.
The Unthinkable Thoughts of Jacob Green
The Unthinkable Thoughts of Jacob Green 3.53 avg rating — 2,277 ratings
41.
Brothers, Boyfriends & Other Criminal Minds
Brothers, Boyfriends & Other Criminal Minds 3.98 avg rating — 458 ratings
42.
Accidents of Nature
Accidents of Nature 3.70 avg rating — 792 ratings
42.
Flutter
Flutter 3.59 avg rating — 548 ratings
44.
The View from a Kite
The View from a Kite 3.66 avg rating — 61 ratings
45.
The Wild Girls
The Wild Girls 4.17 avg rating — 1,883 ratings
46.
The Life History of a Star
The Life History of a Star 3.45 avg rating — 242 ratings
46.
Nothing Pink
Nothing Pink 3.46 avg rating — 228 ratings
48.
Darkwater
Darkwater 3.43 avg rating — 286 ratings
49.
Girls Like Us
Girls Like Us 4.03 avg rating — 1,200 ratings
50.
Be True to Me
Be True to Me 3.32 avg rating — 415 ratings
51.
Songs of Irie
Songs of Irie 4.26 avg rating — 694 ratings
52.
Pedro & Daniel
Pedro & Daniel 4.27 avg rating — 479 ratings
53.
On Midnight Beach
On Midnight Beach 3.84 avg rating — 700 ratings
53.
From the Moon I Watched Her
From the Moon I Watched Her 3.56 avg rating — 280 ratings
55.
Gimme Everything You Got
Gimme Everything You Got 3.96 avg rating — 639 ratings
56.
Finding My Place
Finding My Place 3.82 avg rating — 163 ratings
57.
Warrior (Freelancer #2)
Warrior (Freelancer #2) 4.28 avg rating — 39 ratings
57.
All the Things We Leave Behind
All the Things We Leave Behind 4.03 avg rating — 221 ratings
57.
It Can't Hurt Forever
It Can't Hurt Forever 4.11 avg rating — 46 ratings
57.
Cruddy
Cruddy 4.16 avg rating — 6,539 ratings
57.
The Remnants of Summer
The Remnants of Summer 3.57 avg rating — 35 ratings
57.
Jinx
Jinx 4.31 avg rating — 108 ratings
57.
This Stranger, My Son
This Stranger, My Son really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating
57.
Take a Sad Song
Take a Sad Song
by: Ona Gritz
3.88 avg rating — 48 ratings
65.
Why Not Join the Giraffes?
Why Not Join the Giraffes? 4.08 avg rating — 48 ratings
66.
Hey, Dollface
Hey, Dollface 3.56 avg rating — 373 ratings
66.
Meanwhile, Back at the Castle
Meanwhile, Back at the Castle 4.13 avg rating — 31 ratings
68.
Ruby
Ruby
by: Rosa Guy
3.89 avg rating — 201 ratings
68.
Dodger Boy
Dodger Boy 3.48 avg rating — 60 ratings
70.
An Egg on Three Sticks
An Egg on Three Sticks 3.80 avg rating — 613 ratings
70.
Searching For Atticus
Searching For Atticus 2.80 avg rating — 10 ratings
70.
Mary Jane
Mary Jane 4.13 avg rating — 105,723 ratings
73.
Jeremy: An Irresistible Love Story
Jeremy: An Irresistible Love Story 3.41 avg rating — 68 ratings
73.
Noah's Castle
Noah's Castle 3.65 avg rating — 133 ratings
75.
the rotten years
the rotten years 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings
76.
The Best Little Girl in the World
The Best Little Girl in the World 3.68 avg rating — 5,499 ratings
76.
Secret Keeper
Secret Keeper 3.95 avg rating — 625 ratings
78.
Why Me? The Story of Jenny
Why Me? The Story of Jenny 3.29 avg rating — 111 ratings
79.
Killing Mr. Griffin
Killing Mr. Griffin 3.62 avg rating — 12,916 ratings
80.
The Predictions
The Predictions 3.54 avg rating — 172 ratings
81.
Gracie
Gracie 3.93 avg rating — 30 ratings
82.
Repeat It Today with Tears
Repeat It Today with Tears 3.56 avg rating — 216 ratings
83.
Kiss Me Hard Before You Go (Hearts of Haines, #1)
Kiss Me Hard Before You Go (Hearts of Haines, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 291 ratings
84.
Hollywood and Maine
Hollywood and Maine 3.54 avg rating — 24 ratings
85.
A matter of time
A matter of time 3.50 avg rating — 6 ratings
86.
Every Crooked Pot
Every Crooked Pot 3.57 avg rating — 468 ratings
87.
Girls in Peril
Girls in Peril 3.30 avg rating — 172 ratings
88.
Every Big & Little Wish
Every Big & Little Wish 3.36 avg rating — 22 ratings
89.
The Great Unknowable End
The Great Unknowable End 3.58 avg rating — 348 ratings