YA Fiction set in the 1980s

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Eleanor & Park
Eleanor & Park 3.93 avg rating β€” 1,240,167 ratings
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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Aristotle and Dante, #1)
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Aristotle and Dante, #1) 4.29 avg rating β€” 663,069 ratings
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Tell the Wolves I'm Home
Tell the Wolves I'm Home 4.03 avg rating β€” 147,988 ratings
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Annie on My Mind
Annie on My Mind 4.02 avg rating β€” 55,092 ratings
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Weetzie Bat (Weetzie Bat, #1)
Weetzie Bat (Weetzie Bat, #1) 3.74 avg rating β€” 14,963 ratings
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Izzy, Willy-Nilly
Izzy, Willy-Nilly 3.67 avg rating β€” 3,607 ratings
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Paper Covers Rock
Paper Covers Rock 3.38 avg rating β€” 2,351 ratings
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Gravity
Gravity 3.59 avg rating β€” 898 ratings
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Butterfly
Butterfly 3.21 avg rating β€” 1,194 ratings
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The Carrie Diaries (The Carrie Diaries, #1)
The Carrie Diaries (The Carrie Diaries, #1) 3.56 avg rating β€” 39,213 ratings
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Going Over
Going Over 3.58 avg rating β€” 855 ratings
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The Boy on the Bridge
The Boy on the Bridge 3.24 avg rating β€” 889 ratings
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Sing Fox to Me
Sing Fox to Me 3.53 avg rating β€” 189 ratings
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I Must Betray You
I Must Betray You 4.40 avg rating β€” 91,741 ratings
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Tiger Eyes
Tiger Eyes 3.92 avg rating β€” 18,740 ratings
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We Are Lost and Found
We Are Lost and Found 3.73 avg rating β€” 2,899 ratings
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Summer and the City (The Carrie Diaries, #2)
Summer and the City (The Carrie Diaries, #2) 3.61 avg rating β€” 16,055 ratings
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Dancer, Daughter, Traitor, Spy (Dukovskaya #1)
Dancer, Daughter, Traitor, Spy (Dukovskaya #1) 3.13 avg rating β€” 683 ratings
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Bitter Melon
Bitter Melon
by: Cara Chow
3.85 avg rating β€” 1,475 ratings
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The Scar Boys (The Scar Boys, #1)
The Scar Boys (The Scar Boys, #1) 3.77 avg rating β€” 2,505 ratings
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Taking Off
Taking Off 3.90 avg rating β€” 348 ratings
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Last Dance at the Frosty Queen
Last Dance at the Frosty Queen 3.89 avg rating β€” 239 ratings
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Rose Sees Red
Rose Sees Red 3.63 avg rating β€” 562 ratings
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Outside Beauty
Outside Beauty 3.60 avg rating β€” 1,317 ratings
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The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 (Adrian Mole, #1)
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 (Adrian Mole, #1) 3.88 avg rating β€” 51,237 ratings
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The Possibility of Fireflies
The Possibility of Fireflies 3.69 avg rating β€” 710 ratings
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Hurry Up and Wait
Hurry Up and Wait 3.66 avg rating β€” 575 ratings
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Butterfly Yellow
Butterfly Yellow 3.84 avg rating β€” 3,491 ratings
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Under the Same Stars
Under the Same Stars 4.11 avg rating β€” 4,386 ratings
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Mayhem
Mayhem 3.36 avg rating β€” 1,027 ratings
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The Queen of Water
The Queen of Water 4.14 avg rating β€” 3,871 ratings
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The Micro Kids: An 80s Adventure with ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 and more (Video Games Book)
The Micro Kids: An 80s Adventure with ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 and more (Video Games Book) 3.96 avg rating β€” 71 ratings
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The Girl Who Fell from the Sky
The Girl Who Fell from the Sky 3.61 avg rating β€” 33,070 ratings
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A Girl Made of Dust
A Girl Made of Dust 3.47 avg rating β€” 659 ratings
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Destination Unknown
Destination Unknown 4.27 avg rating β€” 1,162 ratings
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Tunnel Vision
Tunnel Vision really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 70 ratings
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Chernowitz!
Chernowitz! 3.56 avg rating β€” 171 ratings
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Screaming Divas
Screaming Divas 3.41 avg rating β€” 83 ratings
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Taking Terri Mueller
Taking Terri Mueller 3.68 avg rating β€” 368 ratings
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Everything Asian
Everything Asian 3.41 avg rating β€” 383 ratings
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Fourteen
Fourteen 3.60 avg rating β€” 53 ratings
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The Girl with the Red Balloon (The Balloonmakers, #1)
The Girl with the Red Balloon (The Balloonmakers, #1) 3.76 avg rating β€” 5,601 ratings
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The Incredible True Story of the Making of the Eve of Destruction
The Incredible True Story of the Making of the Eve of Destruction liked it 3.00 avg rating β€” 282 ratings
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Homecoming (Tillerman Cycle, #1)
Homecoming (Tillerman Cycle, #1) 3.97 avg rating β€” 23,071 ratings
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Dicey's Song (Tillerman Cycle, #2)
Dicey's Song (Tillerman Cycle, #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 18,591 ratings
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Tell Me No Lies
Tell Me No Lies 3.50 avg rating β€” 213 ratings
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A Solitary Blue (Tillerman Cycle, #3)
A Solitary Blue (Tillerman Cycle, #3) 4.02 avg rating β€” 6,452 ratings
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The Summer I Learned to Fly
The Summer I Learned to Fly 3.75 avg rating β€” 2,222 ratings
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Come a Stranger (Tillerman Cycle, #5)
Come a Stranger (Tillerman Cycle, #5) 3.90 avg rating β€” 2,164 ratings
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Out of Shadows
Out of Shadows 3.79 avg rating β€” 1,141 ratings
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Seventeen Against the Dealer (Tillerman Cycle, #7)
Seventeen Against the Dealer (Tillerman Cycle, #7) 3.80 avg rating β€” 2,201 ratings
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'89 Walls
'89 Walls 3.51 avg rating β€” 357 ratings
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Sons from Afar (Tillerman Cycle, #6)
Sons from Afar (Tillerman Cycle, #6) 3.76 avg rating β€” 1,616 ratings
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Bog Child
Bog Child 3.81 avg rating β€” 4,830 ratings
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Running Wide Open (Full Throttle, #1)
Running Wide Open (Full Throttle, #1) 3.82 avg rating β€” 417 ratings
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Moon at Nine
Moon at Nine 3.88 avg rating β€” 1,188 ratings
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Klepto
Klepto 3.73 avg rating β€” 437 ratings
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Once Upon a Kiss
Once Upon a Kiss 3.28 avg rating β€” 464 ratings
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Believarexic
Believarexic 4.21 avg rating β€” 2,265 ratings
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Savage Mountain
Savage Mountain 3.27 avg rating β€” 33 ratings
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Black Swan Green
Black Swan Green 3.98 avg rating β€” 43,417 ratings
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A Swift Pure Cry
A Swift Pure Cry 3.79 avg rating β€” 2,767 ratings
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Show and Prove
Show and Prove 3.91 avg rating β€” 110 ratings
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Aluta
Aluta 3.43 avg rating β€” 113 ratings
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Like Vanessa
Like Vanessa 4.23 avg rating β€” 887 ratings
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Give Me Some Truth
Give Me Some Truth 3.44 avg rating β€” 582 ratings
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The Liars of Mariposa Island
The Liars of Mariposa Island 3.35 avg rating β€” 1,085 ratings
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Some Shall Break (None Shall Sleep, #2)
Some Shall Break (None Shall Sleep, #2) 4.22 avg rating β€” 6,392 ratings
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Tales From Cooks Cove Three for a Wedding: Tales From Cook's Cove
Tales From Cooks Cove Three for a Wedding: Tales From Cook's Cove 3.55 avg rating β€” 22 ratings
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The Girl Who Invented Romance
The Girl Who Invented Romance 3.57 avg rating β€” 582 ratings
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The Impossible Fortress
The Impossible Fortress 3.78 avg rating β€” 12,206 ratings
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Shuggie Bain
Shuggie Bain 4.30 avg rating β€” 180,955 ratings
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One Degree of Freedom
One Degree of Freedom 4.61 avg rating β€” 152 ratings
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I'll Always Remember You... Maybe
I'll Always Remember You... Maybe really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 16 ratings
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The Totally True Story of Gracie Byrne
The Totally True Story of Gracie Byrne 3.96 avg rating β€” 923 ratings
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The Turning Pointe
The Turning Pointe 4.14 avg rating β€” 266 ratings
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War Brothers: The Graphic Novel
War Brothers: The Graphic Novel 4.07 avg rating β€” 1,587 ratings
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Touching Snow
Touching Snow 3.63 avg rating β€” 426 ratings
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Love in a Different Key
Love in a Different Key 3.27 avg rating β€” 11 ratings
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Holding out for a Hero
Holding out for a Hero 3.76 avg rating β€” 158 ratings
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Beginners' Love
Beginners' Love 3.64 avg rating β€” 137 ratings
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Alma Presses Play
Alma Presses Play
by: Tina Cane
3.43 avg rating β€” 288 ratings
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Dawn and Dusk
Dawn and Dusk 3.35 avg rating β€” 46 ratings
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Father Figure
Father Figure 3.24 avg rating β€” 103 ratings
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The Cheerleader
The Cheerleader 3.61 avg rating β€” 23 ratings
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Kari
Kari 3.82 avg rating β€” 33 ratings
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Domestic Arrangements
Domestic Arrangements 3.43 avg rating β€” 247 ratings
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White Lines
White Lines 3.54 avg rating β€” 718 ratings
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Rainbow Jordan
Rainbow Jordan 4.13 avg rating β€” 89 ratings
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Something to Live for
Something to Live for 2.60 avg rating β€” 5 ratings
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Big Time
Big Time 3.55 avg rating β€” 33 ratings
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Kessa
Kessa 3.50 avg rating β€” 303 ratings
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Kumquat May, I'll Always Love You
Kumquat May, I'll Always Love You 3.45 avg rating β€” 47 ratings
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Goodbye, Paper Doll
Goodbye, Paper Doll 3.87 avg rating β€” 206 ratings
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Joshua Fortune
Joshua Fortune it was amazing 5.00 avg rating β€” 4 ratings
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Honey (Wishing Star, #11)
Honey (Wishing Star, #11) 4.17 avg rating β€” 23 ratings
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Angel Face
Angel Face 3.55 avg rating β€” 69 ratings
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Whores on the Hill
Whores on the Hill 3.47 avg rating β€” 949 ratings
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When We First Met
When We First Met 3.73 avg rating β€” 150 ratings
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Three sisters
Three sisters 3.15 avg rating β€” 54 ratings
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