YA Fiction set in the 1950s

1.
Lies We Tell Ourselves
Lies We Tell Ourselves 4.05 avg rating — 14,296 ratings
2.
Out of the Easy
Out of the Easy 4.03 avg rating — 70,099 ratings
3.
The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye 3.80 avg rating — 3,800,784 ratings
4.
Jean and Johnny (First Love, #3)
Jean and Johnny (First Love, #3) 3.77 avg rating — 1,694 ratings
5.
Strings Attached
Strings Attached 3.56 avg rating — 2,509 ratings
6.
Sister of the Bride (First Love, #4)
Sister of the Bride (First Love, #4) 3.69 avg rating — 1,862 ratings
7.
Mister Death's Blue-Eyed Girls
Mister Death's Blue-Eyed Girls 3.80 avg rating — 2,572 ratings
8.
Wolf by Wolf (Wolf by Wolf, #1)
Wolf by Wolf (Wolf by Wolf, #1) 4.19 avg rating — 23,128 ratings
9.
Fifteen (First Love, #1)
Fifteen (First Love, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 5,300 ratings
10.
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1)
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 176,380 ratings
11.
A Walk to Remember
A Walk to Remember 4.20 avg rating — 837,876 ratings
12.
Dancing with Elvis
Dancing with Elvis 3.56 avg rating — 108 ratings
13.
The Luckiest Girl (First Love, #2)
The Luckiest Girl (First Love, #2) 3.93 avg rating — 3,397 ratings
14.
Fire from the Rock
Fire from the Rock 3.98 avg rating — 1,799 ratings
15.
The Journey of Elizabeth Ann Rose (Seasons of Love and War Saga, #3)
The Journey of Elizabeth Ann Rose (Seasons of Love and War Saga, #3) 4.43 avg rating — 21 ratings
16.
New Boy
New Boy 3.61 avg rating — 509 ratings
17.
Child of the Mountains
Child of the Mountains 4.07 avg rating — 710 ratings
18.
The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets
The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets
by: Eva Rice
3.97 avg rating — 8,258 ratings
18.
A Higher Geometry
A Higher Geometry 3.33 avg rating — 89 ratings
20.
Fallout
Fallout 3.49 avg rating — 70 ratings
21.
The Flight of Gemma Hardy
The Flight of Gemma Hardy 3.62 avg rating — 16,072 ratings
22.
The Lovely Shoes
The Lovely Shoes 3.51 avg rating — 156 ratings
23.
The Disappearance Boy
The Disappearance Boy 3.35 avg rating — 210 ratings
24.
My One Square Inch of Alaska
My One Square Inch of Alaska 3.97 avg rating — 792 ratings
25.
Last Night at the Telegraph Club
Last Night at the Telegraph Club 4.20 avg rating — 110,622 ratings
26.
Devil on My Heels
Devil on My Heels 4.15 avg rating — 253 ratings
27.
The Cheerleader (The Snowy Series, #1)
The Cheerleader (The Snowy Series, #1) 4.25 avg rating — 590 ratings
28.
Go Tell It on the Mountain
Go Tell It on the Mountain 4.05 avg rating — 78,212 ratings
29.
Bonjour tristesse
Bonjour tristesse 3.73 avg rating — 66,251 ratings
30.
The Winds of Heaven
The Winds of Heaven 3.81 avg rating — 240 ratings
31.
The Loud Silence of Francine Green
The Loud Silence of Francine Green 3.60 avg rating — 986 ratings
32.
That Stranger Next Door
That Stranger Next Door 3.70 avg rating — 10 ratings
33.
Girl in Reverse
Girl in Reverse 3.63 avg rating — 560 ratings
34.
Laika
Laika really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6,270 ratings
35.
Bone by Bone by Bone
Bone by Bone by Bone 3.79 avg rating — 405 ratings
35.
In Trouble
In Trouble 3.15 avg rating — 210 ratings
37.
Camilla (Camilla, #1)
Camilla (Camilla, #1) 3.63 avg rating — 3,679 ratings
38.
Debutante Hill
Debutante Hill 3.51 avg rating — 208 ratings
39.
Burn My Heart
Burn My Heart 3.57 avg rating — 408 ratings
40.
Rabbits in the Garden
Rabbits in the Garden 3.52 avg rating — 400 ratings
41.
On Beale Street
On Beale Street 3.93 avg rating — 57 ratings
42.
Chocolates for Breakfast
Chocolates for Breakfast 3.49 avg rating — 1,912 ratings
43.
The Freedom Dress
The Freedom Dress it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
44.
No Saints in Kansas
No Saints in Kansas 3.15 avg rating — 637 ratings
45.
The Peerless Dulcinea
The Peerless Dulcinea liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
46.
Burn
Burn 3.73 avg rating — 10,403 ratings
46.
I'll Tell You No Lies
I'll Tell You No Lies 3.72 avg rating — 393 ratings
48.
The Awakening of Malcolm X
The Awakening of Malcolm X 4.23 avg rating — 1,175 ratings
49.
Perfect Family
Perfect Family 3.37 avg rating — 75 ratings
50.
Bloom of Youth
Bloom of Youth liked it 3.00 avg rating — 21 ratings
51.
In the Neighborhood of True
In the Neighborhood of True 3.74 avg rating — 1,265 ratings
52.
Girl from the Sea
Girl from the Sea 3.61 avg rating — 117 ratings
53.
84 Ribbons: A Dancer's Journey (Ballet Trilogy, #1)
84 Ribbons: A Dancer's Journey (Ballet Trilogy, #1) 3.61 avg rating — 102 ratings
53.
Wishing You Were Here
Wishing You Were Here 3.96 avg rating — 71 ratings
53.
Silver Yankee
Silver Yankee 2.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
53.
The Pink Dress
The Pink Dress 4.51 avg rating — 145 ratings
57.
Lost Without You: A Soul Mates Novella
Lost Without You: A Soul Mates Novella 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings
57.
Ready-Made Family
Ready-Made Family 4.17 avg rating — 133 ratings
59.
Runaway Alice
Runaway Alice 4.21 avg rating — 107 ratings
60.
Fresh Girl
Fresh Girl 3.64 avg rating — 81 ratings
60.
Mighty Close to Heaven
Mighty Close to Heaven 3.82 avg rating — 11 ratings
62.
Sabre Pilot
Sabre Pilot 4.57 avg rating — 21 ratings
62.
The Winter Soldier: Cold Front
The Winter Soldier: Cold Front 4.19 avg rating — 2,864 ratings
64.
The Red Shoe
The Red Shoe 3.24 avg rating — 525 ratings
64.
All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages
All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages 3.92 avg rating — 6,400 ratings
66.
Hunger Moon
Hunger Moon 2.89 avg rating — 18 ratings
67.
Candy for King
Candy for King liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating
68.
Fallen Star
Fallen Star 3.78 avg rating — 120 ratings
69.
Foxfire: Confessions of a Girl Gang
Foxfire: Confessions of a Girl Gang 3.78 avg rating — 8,108 ratings
70.
How Far Would You Have Gotten If I Hadn't Called You Back?
How Far Would You Have Gotten If I Hadn't Called You Back? 4.02 avg rating — 164 ratings
71.
Journey to the End of the World (Joel Gustafsson Series)
Journey to the End of the World (Joel Gustafsson Series) 4.01 avg rating — 461 ratings
72.
Who's Hu?
Who's Hu? 3.59 avg rating — 22 ratings
73.
Safe as Houses
Safe as Houses 4.07 avg rating — 2,562 ratings
74.
Waterslain Angels
Waterslain Angels 3.49 avg rating — 41 ratings
75.
Muckers
Muckers 3.65 avg rating — 186 ratings
76.
In the Time of Trouble
In the Time of Trouble liked it 3.00 avg rating — 5 ratings
77.
Night Riding
Night Riding 3.80 avg rating — 10 ratings
78.
Finding My Own Way
Finding My Own Way 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings
79.
Return to Amoora
Return to Amoora 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
80.
Double Vision
Double Vision 2.57 avg rating — 7 ratings
81.
Plenty Porter
Plenty Porter 3.40 avg rating — 45 ratings
82.
Bobby's Girl
Bobby's Girl 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings
83.
Good for Nothing
Good for Nothing 3.86 avg rating — 44 ratings
84.
Silent Noon
Silent Noon 2.94 avg rating — 31 ratings
85.
Nightingale
Nightingale 3.24 avg rating — 657 ratings
86.
Pulp
Pulp 3.81 avg rating — 3,696 ratings
87.
Mazie
Mazie 3.85 avg rating — 1,155 ratings
88.
The Invincible Summer of Juniper Jones
The Invincible Summer of Juniper Jones 4.43 avg rating — 3,339 ratings