Middle Grade Fiction set in the 1950s

1.
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes 4.14 avg rating — 28,853 ratings
2.
Penny from Heaven
Penny from Heaven 4.01 avg rating — 9,754 ratings
3.
The Lions of Little Rock
The Lions of Little Rock 4.26 avg rating — 20,573 ratings
4.
Danny the Champion of the World
Danny the Champion of the World 4.10 avg rating — 71,487 ratings
5.
With the Might of Angels: The Diary of Dawnie Rae Johnson, Hadley, Virginia, 1954
With the Might of Angels: The Diary of Dawnie Rae Johnson, Hadley, Virginia, 1954 4.15 avg rating — 1,630 ratings
6.
My Louisiana Sky
My Louisiana Sky 3.99 avg rating — 2,819 ratings
7.
Kira-Kira
Kira-Kira 3.97 avg rating — 27,859 ratings
8.
The Lightning Queen
The Lightning Queen 4.27 avg rating — 1,669 ratings
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The One and Only: A Maryellen Classic (American Girl: Maryellen #1)
The One and Only: A Maryellen Classic (American Girl: Maryellen #1) 4.01 avg rating — 810 ratings
10.
A Season of Gifts (A Long Way from Chicago, #3)
A Season of Gifts (A Long Way from Chicago, #3) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4,731 ratings
11.
Stolen Girl
Stolen Girl 4.11 avg rating — 5,128 ratings
12.
The Loud Silence of Francine Green
The Loud Silence of Francine Green 3.60 avg rating — 986 ratings
13.
Keeping Score
Keeping Score 3.79 avg rating — 1,121 ratings
14.
Taking Off: A Maryellen Classic 2 (American Girl: Maryellen #2)
Taking Off: A Maryellen Classic 2 (American Girl: Maryellen #2) 3.98 avg rating — 403 ratings
15.
Memories of Summer
Memories of Summer 4.11 avg rating — 818 ratings
16.
Finding Grace (The Gutsy Girl Series 2014, #3)
Finding Grace (The Gutsy Girl Series 2014, #3) 3.95 avg rating — 92 ratings
17.
Tumbleweed Skies
Tumbleweed Skies 3.81 avg rating — 96 ratings
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Circle of Fire (American Girl History Mysteries, #14)
Circle of Fire (American Girl History Mysteries, #14) 3.93 avg rating — 345 ratings
19.
A Friendship for Today
A Friendship for Today 3.82 avg rating — 977 ratings
20.
The Rising Star of Rusty Nail
The Rising Star of Rusty Nail 3.83 avg rating — 433 ratings
21.
Ellen Tebbits
Ellen Tebbits 3.96 avg rating — 8,538 ratings
22.
Midnight Without a Moon (Rose Lee Carter #1)
Midnight Without a Moon (Rose Lee Carter #1) 4.16 avg rating — 1,682 ratings
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Suspect Red
Suspect Red 3.70 avg rating — 524 ratings
24.
With a Name like Love
With a Name like Love 3.99 avg rating — 1,121 ratings
24.
Child of the Mountains
Child of the Mountains 4.07 avg rating — 710 ratings
26.
Tom's Midnight Garden
Tom's Midnight Garden 4.05 avg rating — 27,471 ratings
27.
Lunch-Box Dream
Lunch-Box Dream 2.68 avg rating — 399 ratings
28.
Prairie Winter
Prairie Winter 3.71 avg rating — 48 ratings
29.
Prairie Summer
Prairie Summer 3.35 avg rating — 17 ratings
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The Sky's the Limit: My Journey with Maryellen
The Sky's the Limit: My Journey with Maryellen 3.93 avg rating — 162 ratings
31.
Lessons
Lessons 3.70 avg rating — 23 ratings
32.
It Takes Two (Taylor Twins, #2)
It Takes Two (Taylor Twins, #2) 3.87 avg rating — 47 ratings
32.
I Am David
I Am David
by: Anne Holm
3.96 avg rating — 12,416 ratings
34.
Waterslain Angels
Waterslain Angels 3.49 avg rating — 41 ratings
34.
Belle Prater's Boy
Belle Prater's Boy 3.96 avg rating — 6,036 ratings
36.
Fire from the Rock
Fire from the Rock 3.98 avg rating — 1,799 ratings
37.
Speed of Light
Speed of Light 3.99 avg rating — 72 ratings
38.
Listening for Leroy
Listening for Leroy 3.29 avg rating — 14 ratings
39.
The Red Rose Box
The Red Rose Box 3.98 avg rating — 305 ratings
40.
Remember As You Pass Me By
Remember As You Pass Me By 3.49 avg rating — 41 ratings
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Stumptown Kid
Stumptown Kid 3.99 avg rating — 317 ratings
41.
Safe as Houses
Safe as Houses 4.07 avg rating — 2,562 ratings
43.
What Happened to Mr. Forster?
What Happened to Mr. Forster? 4.10 avg rating — 10 ratings
43.
A Less than Perfect Peace
A Less than Perfect Peace 3.67 avg rating — 27 ratings
45.
Fleabrain Loves Franny
Fleabrain Loves Franny 3.43 avg rating — 235 ratings
46.
A Sky Full of Stars (Rose Lee Carter #2)
A Sky Full of Stars (Rose Lee Carter #2) 4.30 avg rating — 355 ratings
47.
Out of Left Field (The Gordon Family Saga #3)
Out of Left Field (The Gordon Family Saga #3) 4.28 avg rating — 1,094 ratings
48.
Tadpole
Tadpole 3.86 avg rating — 261 ratings
48.
The Beat on Ruby's Street (The Beat Street Series)
The Beat on Ruby's Street (The Beat Street Series) 4.01 avg rating — 67 ratings
48.
Star Girl
Star Girl 4.12 avg rating — 150 ratings
48.
Across the Reach
Across the Reach 3.83 avg rating — 12 ratings
48.
The Marble Queen
The Marble Queen 3.78 avg rating — 222 ratings
53.
A Perfect Gentle Knight
A Perfect Gentle Knight 3.98 avg rating — 674 ratings
53.
Making Friends with Billy Wong
Making Friends with Billy Wong 3.86 avg rating — 319 ratings
53.
Landings (The Dragon Books)
Landings (The Dragon Books) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
56.
In the Clear
In the Clear 3.50 avg rating — 16 ratings
56.
True Colors
True Colors 3.90 avg rating — 203 ratings
58.
Way Down Deep (Way Down Deep, #1)
Way Down Deep (Way Down Deep, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 767 ratings
58.
Close to Home: A Story of the Polio Epidemic
Close to Home: A Story of the Polio Epidemic 3.05 avg rating — 20 ratings
60.
Before George
Before George 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings
61.
Village School
Village School
by: Miss Read
4.09 avg rating — 4,953 ratings
61.
Two Much Alike (Taylor Twins, #1)
Two Much Alike (Taylor Twins, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 83 ratings
61.
Brooklyn, Bugsy, and Me
Brooklyn, Bugsy, and Me 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings
64.
The Spy Catchers of Maple Hill
The Spy Catchers of Maple Hill 3.57 avg rating — 433 ratings
65.
Catch You Later, Traitor
Catch You Later, Traitor
by: Avi
3.92 avg rating — 782 ratings
66.
The Boys of San Joaquin
The Boys of San Joaquin 3.62 avg rating — 48 ratings
67.
The Gift
The Gift 3.65 avg rating — 20 ratings
67.
Downtown Boy
Downtown Boy 3.49 avg rating — 47 ratings
69.
Ernestine & Amanda (Ernestine & Amanda, #1)
Ernestine & Amanda (Ernestine & Amanda, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 17 ratings
70.
Be My Love
Be My Love 3.58 avg rating — 183 ratings
71.
Jericho Walls
Jericho Walls 3.98 avg rating — 118 ratings
71.
Chasing Orion
Chasing Orion 3.60 avg rating — 341 ratings
73.
Unstoppable Octobia May
Unstoppable Octobia May 3.43 avg rating — 686 ratings
73.
The Sound of Life and Everything
The Sound of Life and Everything 3.90 avg rating — 294 ratings
73.
Across the Steel River
Across the Steel River 3.53 avg rating — 15 ratings
76.
When Ratboy Lived Next Door
When Ratboy Lived Next Door 3.76 avg rating — 38 ratings
76.
Red Menace
Red Menace
by: Lois Ruby
3.48 avg rating — 110 ratings
78.
The Thunder-Pup
The Thunder-Pup 3.65 avg rating — 31 ratings
78.
Rosie's Tiger
Rosie's Tiger 3.57 avg rating — 14 ratings
80.
The Search for Belle Prater
The Search for Belle Prater 3.75 avg rating — 618 ratings
80.
Trouble the Water
Trouble the Water 3.81 avg rating — 204 ratings
82.
Catch a Tiger by the Toe
Catch a Tiger by the Toe 3.40 avg rating — 100 ratings
82.
Paperboy
Paperboy 3.96 avg rating — 11,024 ratings
84.
On the Third Ward
On the Third Ward
by: T. Degens
3.14 avg rating — 7 ratings
84.
Between Us Baxters
Between Us Baxters 4.51 avg rating — 39 ratings
84.
What I Know Now
What I Know Now 3.75 avg rating — 16 ratings
87.
A Month of Sundays
A Month of Sundays 3.71 avg rating — 257 ratings
87.
Hunger Moon
Hunger Moon 2.89 avg rating — 18 ratings
89.
The Paper Cowboy
The Paper Cowboy 4.19 avg rating — 1,342 ratings
89.
Walking to the Bus-Rider Blues
Walking to the Bus-Rider Blues 3.75 avg rating — 157 ratings
91.
What Happened on Planet Kid
What Happened on Planet Kid 3.71 avg rating — 21 ratings
92.
Our House on Hueco
Our House on Hueco really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 12 ratings
92.
The Seeing
The Seeing 3.35 avg rating — 202 ratings
94.
The Secret Life of Amanda K. Woods
The Secret Life of Amanda K. Woods 3.59 avg rating — 548 ratings
94.
Sleeping with the Light On
Sleeping with the Light On 4.09 avg rating — 22 ratings
96.
The Mzungu Boy
The Mzungu Boy 3.79 avg rating — 196 ratings
96.
The Misunderstandings of Charity Brown
The Misunderstandings of Charity Brown 3.99 avg rating — 91 ratings
98.
Plenty Porter
Plenty Porter 3.40 avg rating — 45 ratings
98.
The Wonder Kid
The Wonder Kid 3.83 avg rating — 30 ratings
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Ludie's Song
Ludie's Song 3.47 avg rating — 15 ratings
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