Children's Fantasy of the 1970s

1.
The Dark Is Rising (The Dark is Rising, #2)
The Dark Is Rising (The Dark is Rising, #2) 4.04 avg rating — 60,003 ratings
2.
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 4.17 avg rating — 183,693 ratings
3.
Watership Down (Watership Down, #1)
Watership Down (Watership Down, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 499,161 ratings
4.
The Grey King (The Dark is Rising, #4)
The Grey King (The Dark is Rising, #4) 4.16 avg rating — 39,979 ratings
5.
Greenwitch (The Dark is Rising, #3)
Greenwitch (The Dark is Rising, #3) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 31,831 ratings
6.
Tuck Everlasting
Tuck Everlasting 3.91 avg rating — 289,637 ratings
7.
A Swiftly Tilting Planet (Time Quintet, #3)
A Swiftly Tilting Planet (Time Quintet, #3) 4.07 avg rating — 110,834 ratings
8.
Silver on the Tree (The Dark is Rising, #5)
Silver on the Tree (The Dark is Rising, #5) 4.11 avg rating — 35,771 ratings
9.
Dragonsong (Pern: Harper Hall, #1)
Dragonsong (Pern: Harper Hall, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 58,212 ratings
10.
Dragonsinger (Pern: Harper Hall, #2)
Dragonsinger (Pern: Harper Hall, #2) 4.30 avg rating — 48,271 ratings
11.
A Wind in the Door (Time Quintet, #2)
A Wind in the Door (Time Quintet, #2) 3.99 avg rating — 130,956 ratings
12.
Bridge to Terabithia
Bridge to Terabithia 4.06 avg rating — 579,947 ratings
13.
The Tombs of Atuan (Earthsea Cycle, #2)
The Tombs of Atuan (Earthsea Cycle, #2) 4.13 avg rating — 130,549 ratings
14.
Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery (Bunnicula, #1)
Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery (Bunnicula, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 70,497 ratings
15.
The Cuckoo Tree (The Wolves Chronicles, #6)
The Cuckoo Tree (The Wolves Chronicles, #6) 4.03 avg rating — 1,087 ratings
16.
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (Charlie Bucket, #2)
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (Charlie Bucket, #2) 3.67 avg rating — 118,111 ratings
17.
Dragondrums (Pern: Harper Hall, #3)
Dragondrums (Pern: Harper Hall, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 37,897 ratings
18.
The House with a Clock in Its Walls (Lewis Barnavelt, #1)
The House with a Clock in Its Walls (Lewis Barnavelt, #1) 3.73 avg rating — 20,460 ratings
19.
Which Witch?
Which Witch? 3.96 avg rating — 13,159 ratings
20.
Charmed Life (Chrestomanci, #1)
Charmed Life (Chrestomanci, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 35,525 ratings
21.
A Spell for Chameleon (Xanth, #1)
A Spell for Chameleon (Xanth, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 47,427 ratings
22.
The Perilous Gard
The Perilous Gard 4.10 avg rating — 9,015 ratings
23.
The Changeling
The Changeling 4.18 avg rating — 1,530 ratings
24.
Cart and Cwidder (The Dalemark Quartet, #1)
Cart and Cwidder (The Dalemark Quartet, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 5,840 ratings
25.
The Farthest Shore (Earthsea Cycle, #3)
The Farthest Shore (Earthsea Cycle, #3) 4.13 avg rating — 122,927 ratings
26.
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld 4.07 avg rating — 20,643 ratings
27.
The Neverending Story
The Neverending Story 4.18 avg rating — 215,948 ratings
28.
Beauty
Beauty 4.05 avg rating — 82,281 ratings
28.
Momo
Momo 4.34 avg rating — 91,786 ratings
30.
The Princess Bride
The Princess Bride 4.27 avg rating — 936,529 ratings
31.
Midnight is a Place
Midnight is a Place 3.96 avg rating — 1,192 ratings
32.
A String in the Harp
A String in the Harp 3.79 avg rating — 1,808 ratings
33.
The Mysterious Shrinking House
The Mysterious Shrinking House 3.85 avg rating — 154 ratings
34.
The Witches of Worm
The Witches of Worm 3.68 avg rating — 2,552 ratings
35.
Parsley Sage, Rosemary & Time
Parsley Sage, Rosemary & Time 4.08 avg rating — 131 ratings
36.
Eight Days of Luke
Eight Days of Luke 3.89 avg rating — 3,260 ratings
36.
The Ghost of Thomas Kempe
The Ghost of Thomas Kempe 3.88 avg rating — 2,044 ratings
38.
The Marrow of the World
The Marrow of the World 3.84 avg rating — 63 ratings
39.
Drowned Ammet (The Dalemark Quartet, #2)
Drowned Ammet (The Dalemark Quartet, #2) 3.91 avg rating — 4,112 ratings
39.
The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles
The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles 4.25 avg rating — 13,917 ratings
41.
The Ghost Belonged to Me (Blossom Culp, #1)
The Ghost Belonged to Me (Blossom Culp, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,709 ratings
42.
Below the Root
Below the Root 4.12 avg rating — 1,050 ratings
43.
Ghosts I Have Been (Blossom Culp #2)
Ghosts I Have Been (Blossom Culp #2) 4.05 avg rating — 2,200 ratings
44.
No Flying in the House
No Flying in the House 4.19 avg rating — 3,199 ratings
45.
Robinsheugh
Robinsheugh 4.27 avg rating — 122 ratings
45.
Freaky Friday
Freaky Friday 3.68 avg rating — 8,893 ratings
47.
The Nargun and the Stars
The Nargun and the Stars 4.01 avg rating — 400 ratings
48.
A Castle of Bone
A Castle of Bone 3.27 avg rating — 67 ratings
49.
The Magic Three of Solatia
The Magic Three of Solatia 3.96 avg rating — 180 ratings
50.
The Ghost in the Swing
The Ghost in the Swing 4.50 avg rating — 133 ratings
51.
Among the Dolls
Among the Dolls 3.71 avg rating — 792 ratings
52.
A Haunting Air
A Haunting Air 3.80 avg rating — 15 ratings
53.
The Ogre Downstairs
The Ogre Downstairs 3.89 avg rating — 2,244 ratings
54.
Dogsbody
Dogsbody 4.10 avg rating — 7,292 ratings
55.
Astercote
Astercote 3.70 avg rating — 177 ratings
56.
In the Circle of Time
In the Circle of Time 3.81 avg rating — 113 ratings
57.
The Carpet People
The Carpet People 3.74 avg rating — 15,685 ratings
58.
The Spellcoats (The Dalemark Quartet, #3)
The Spellcoats (The Dalemark Quartet, #3) 3.97 avg rating — 3,743 ratings
59.
And All Between
And All Between 4.03 avg rating — 672 ratings
60.
Until the Celebration
Until the Celebration 3.96 avg rating — 503 ratings
61.
The Other Face
The Other Face 3.92 avg rating — 12 ratings
62.
A Matter-of-Fact Magic Book: No Such Thing as a Witch
A Matter-of-Fact Magic Book: No Such Thing as a Witch
by: Ruth Chew
4.03 avg rating — 543 ratings
63.
Time to Go Back
Time to Go Back 4.18 avg rating — 56 ratings
64.
The Witch's Buttons
The Witch's Buttons
by: Ruth Chew
4.24 avg rating — 431 ratings
65.
Red Moon and Black Mountain
Red Moon and Black Mountain
by: Joy Chant
3.90 avg rating — 615 ratings
66.
Tulku
Tulku 3.79 avg rating — 193 ratings
67.
Witch's Business
Witch's Business 3.60 avg rating — 1,378 ratings
67.
The Lorax
The Lorax
by: Dr. Seuss
4.35 avg rating — 363,659 ratings
69.
The Glassblower's Children
The Glassblower's Children 3.82 avg rating — 1,290 ratings
69.
Crusade in Jeans
Crusade in Jeans 4.06 avg rating — 14,335 ratings
71.
An Older Kind of Magic
An Older Kind of Magic 3.88 avg rating — 72 ratings
72.
She Was Nice to Mice
She Was Nice to Mice 3.80 avg rating — 162 ratings
73.
Krabat
Krabat 3.91 avg rating — 24,398 ratings
74.
The Ghost Next Door
The Ghost Next Door 4.09 avg rating — 802 ratings
74.
Blackbriar
Blackbriar 3.55 avg rating — 711 ratings
76.
Silver Woven in My Hair
Silver Woven in My Hair 4.27 avg rating — 165 ratings
77.
Sailing to Cythera: And Other Anatole Stories (The Anatole Trilogy, #1)
Sailing to Cythera: And Other Anatole Stories (The Anatole Trilogy, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 41 ratings
78.
Star Ka'at
Star Ka'at 3.75 avg rating — 423 ratings
79.
The Magical Cupboard
The Magical Cupboard 3.53 avg rating — 19 ratings
80.
Song of the Pearl
Song of the Pearl 3.92 avg rating — 76 ratings
81.
The Bassumtyte Treasure
The Bassumtyte Treasure 4.09 avg rating — 33 ratings
82.
The Daybreakers
The Daybreakers 3.69 avg rating — 13 ratings
83.
The House in Norham Gardens
The House in Norham Gardens 3.88 avg rating — 421 ratings
84.
The Lost Farm
The Lost Farm 3.17 avg rating — 6 ratings
85.
The Wild Hunt of Hagworthy
The Wild Hunt of Hagworthy 3.89 avg rating — 192 ratings
86.
The Whispering Knights
The Whispering Knights 3.61 avg rating — 203 ratings
87.
Saturday, The Twelfth of October
Saturday, The Twelfth of October 4.26 avg rating — 246 ratings
88.
Poor Tom's Ghost
Poor Tom's Ghost 4.28 avg rating — 36 ratings
88.
The Devil's Children
The Devil's Children 3.90 avg rating — 228 ratings
90.
What the Witch Left
What the Witch Left
by: Ruth Chew
4.15 avg rating — 1,398 ratings
90.
Magic in the Park
Magic in the Park
by: Ruth Chew
4.04 avg rating — 348 ratings
92.
The House in the Square
The House in the Square 3.62 avg rating — 8 ratings
93.
The Trouble with Magic
The Trouble with Magic
by: Ruth Chew
3.96 avg rating — 405 ratings
94.
Witch's Broom
Witch's Broom
by: Ruth Chew
4.11 avg rating — 244 ratings
95.
The Shades
The Shades 4.34 avg rating — 123 ratings
96.
The Kingdom Under the Sea and Other Stories
The Kingdom Under the Sea and Other Stories 4.21 avg rating — 350 ratings
97.
A Small Pinch of Weather and Other Stories
A Small Pinch of Weather and Other Stories 4.13 avg rating — 204 ratings
98.
The Secret of the Seven Crows
The Secret of the Seven Crows 4.06 avg rating — 157 ratings
99.
The Winged Colt of Casa Mia
The Winged Colt of Casa Mia 3.56 avg rating — 57 ratings
99.
The Silent Bells
The Silent Bells 4.33 avg rating — 42 ratings
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