Middle Grade Fiction set in the 1960s

1.
The Wednesday Wars
The Wednesday Wars 4.12 avg rating — 46,366 ratings
2.
Countdown (The Sixties Trilogy, #1)
Countdown (The Sixties Trilogy, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 10,883 ratings
3.
One Crazy Summer (Gaither Sisters, #1)
One Crazy Summer (Gaither Sisters, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 37,257 ratings
4.
Glory Be
Glory Be 3.90 avg rating — 5,434 ratings
5.
A Corner of the Universe
A Corner of the Universe 4.07 avg rating — 15,524 ratings
5.
Full Cicada Moon
Full Cicada Moon 4.31 avg rating — 6,116 ratings
7.
Maniac Magee
Maniac Magee 3.90 avg rating — 127,649 ratings
8.
Revolution (The Sixties Trilogy, #2)
Revolution (The Sixties Trilogy, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 4,177 ratings
9.
Gone Crazy in Alabama (Gaither Sisters, #3)
Gone Crazy in Alabama (Gaither Sisters, #3) 4.16 avg rating — 4,259 ratings
10.
Before We Were Free
Before We Were Free 3.91 avg rating — 9,247 ratings
11.
Ruby Lee and Me
Ruby Lee and Me 3.93 avg rating — 934 ratings
12.
I Lived on Butterfly Hill
I Lived on Butterfly Hill 4.21 avg rating — 2,308 ratings
13.
Yankee Girl
Yankee Girl 4.08 avg rating — 879 ratings
14.
The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963
The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 70,145 ratings
15.
A Night Divided
A Night Divided 4.33 avg rating — 45,805 ratings
16.
Julia and the Art of Practical Travel
Julia and the Art of Practical Travel 3.65 avg rating — 167 ratings
17.
The Red Umbrella
The Red Umbrella 4.06 avg rating — 4,840 ratings
18.
Dead End in Norvelt (Norvelt, #1)
Dead End in Norvelt (Norvelt, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 22,007 ratings
19.
P.S. Be Eleven (Gaither Sisters, #2)
P.S. Be Eleven (Gaither Sisters, #2) 4.07 avg rating — 7,113 ratings
20.
Sahwira: An African Friendship
Sahwira: An African Friendship 3.39 avg rating — 18 ratings
21.
A Girl Called Problem
A Girl Called Problem 3.87 avg rating — 380 ratings
22.
A Thousand Never Evers
A Thousand Never Evers 3.84 avg rating — 805 ratings
23.
War and Watermelon
War and Watermelon 3.35 avg rating — 218 ratings
24.
Cold War on Maplewood Street
Cold War on Maplewood Street 3.72 avg rating — 135 ratings
25.
Night on Fire
Night on Fire 4.10 avg rating — 627 ratings
26.
Kaleidoscope Eyes
Kaleidoscope Eyes 3.71 avg rating — 936 ratings
27.
The Rock and the River (The Rock and the River, #1)
The Rock and the River (The Rock and the River, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 3,566 ratings
28.
My Name Is Not Easy
My Name Is Not Easy 3.63 avg rating — 2,112 ratings
28.
The Starplace
The Starplace 3.88 avg rating — 297 ratings
30.
Freedom Riders
Freedom Riders 4.70 avg rating — 10 ratings
31.
The Town That Drowned
The Town That Drowned 3.82 avg rating — 825 ratings
32.
We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963
We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963 4.16 avg rating — 446 ratings
33.
Some Friend
Some Friend 4.11 avg rating — 76 ratings
34.
Fallout
Fallout 3.74 avg rating — 3,751 ratings
35.
Louisiana's Song
Louisiana's Song 4.13 avg rating — 146 ratings
35.
Gentle's Holler
Gentle's Holler 3.99 avg rating — 419 ratings
37.
Anywhere but Paradise
Anywhere but Paradise 3.83 avg rating — 76 ratings
38.
Where Have All the Flowers Gone?: The Diary of Molly MacKenzie Flaherty, Boston, Massachusetts, 1968
Where Have All the Flowers Gone?: The Diary of Molly MacKenzie Flaherty, Boston, Massachusetts, 1968 3.83 avg rating — 2,212 ratings
39.
Root Magic
Root Magic 4.20 avg rating — 3,355 ratings
40.
Yard War
Yard War 3.89 avg rating — 224 ratings
41.
Gemini Summer
Gemini Summer 3.84 avg rating — 277 ratings
42.
My Brigadista Year
My Brigadista Year 3.90 avg rating — 1,342 ratings
43.
Cuba in My Pocket
Cuba in My Pocket 4.34 avg rating — 766 ratings
44.
The Secret Life of a Boarding School Brat
The Secret Life of a Boarding School Brat 3.40 avg rating — 48 ratings
45.
She Loves You
She Loves You
by: Ann Hood
3.78 avg rating — 857 ratings
46.
Jelly Bean Summer
Jelly Bean Summer 3.78 avg rating — 281 ratings
47.
I Love You, Michael Collins
I Love You, Michael Collins 4.14 avg rating — 1,595 ratings
48.
The Golden Day
The Golden Day 3.47 avg rating — 1,316 ratings
49.
Wildoak
Wildoak 4.31 avg rating — 2,729 ratings
50.
The Daring Game
The Daring Game 3.84 avg rating — 920 ratings
51.
Kizzy Ann Stamps
Kizzy Ann Stamps really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,419 ratings
52.
Spelldown: The Big-Time Dreams of a Small-Town Word Whiz
Spelldown: The Big-Time Dreams of a Small-Town Word Whiz 3.69 avg rating — 121 ratings
53.
Criss Cross
Criss Cross 3.36 avg rating — 9,071 ratings
53.
Letters from Wolfie
Letters from Wolfie 4.07 avg rating — 547 ratings
55.
Where You Belong
Where You Belong 3.58 avg rating — 31 ratings
55.
Mèo and Bé
Mèo and Bé 4.38 avg rating — 120 ratings
57.
The Year the Gypsies Came
The Year the Gypsies Came 3.64 avg rating — 666 ratings
57.
When Winter Robeson Came
When Winter Robeson Came 4.02 avg rating — 324 ratings
59.
Cottage by the Sea (Bro-Kee Series)
Cottage by the Sea (Bro-Kee Series) 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
60.
The Georges and the Jewels (Horses of Oak Valley Ranch, #1)
The Georges and the Jewels (Horses of Oak Valley Ranch, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,338 ratings
61.
Itch
Itch 3.90 avg rating — 305 ratings
61.
Jessie's Mountain
Jessie's Mountain 4.04 avg rating — 98 ratings
63.
Shooting the Moon
Shooting the Moon 3.75 avg rating — 3,858 ratings
63.
Walking with Miss Millie
Walking with Miss Millie 4.31 avg rating — 1,600 ratings
65.
Corners
Corners 4.56 avg rating — 16 ratings
66.
These Are My Words: The Residential School Diary of Violet Pesheens
These Are My Words: The Residential School Diary of Violet Pesheens 3.75 avg rating — 1,001 ratings
66.
Things Too Huge to Fix by Saying Sorry
Things Too Huge to Fix by Saying Sorry 3.96 avg rating — 510 ratings
66.
Dragonfly Eyes
Dragonfly Eyes 3.91 avg rating — 160 ratings
66.
Centaur Rising
Centaur Rising 3.56 avg rating — 401 ratings
66.
The Children of Flight Pedro Pan
The Children of Flight Pedro Pan 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
71.
Free as a Bird
Free as a Bird 4.16 avg rating — 453 ratings
72.
The Trap
The Trap 3.51 avg rating — 301 ratings
72.
The River Runs
The River Runs 3.44 avg rating — 9 ratings
72.
The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano
The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano 3.66 avg rating — 1,460 ratings
72.
The Fire-Eaters
The Fire-Eaters 3.59 avg rating — 1,290 ratings
76.
Anthem (The Sixties Trilogy, #3)
Anthem (The Sixties Trilogy, #3) 4.01 avg rating — 582 ratings
77.
Radiant
Radiant 4.31 avg rating — 323 ratings
78.
No Ordinary Sound: A Melody Classic (American Girl: Melody #1)
No Ordinary Sound: A Melody Classic (American Girl: Melody #1) 4.19 avg rating — 561 ratings
79.
Something to Hold
Something to Hold 3.85 avg rating — 266 ratings
80.
Belle Teale
Belle Teale 3.91 avg rating — 1,190 ratings
80.
Fire in the Streets (The Rock and the River, #2)
Fire in the Streets (The Rock and the River, #2) 3.80 avg rating — 335 ratings
82.
Hairspray: The Novel
Hairspray: The Novel 3.84 avg rating — 73 ratings
83.
Dancing in Cadillac Light
Dancing in Cadillac Light 3.74 avg rating — 284 ratings
84.
The Crazy Man
The Crazy Man 4.15 avg rating — 782 ratings
85.
Dove Song
Dove Song 3.80 avg rating — 69 ratings
86.
Dove Dream
Dove Dream 2.38 avg rating — 8 ratings
87.
Road to Tater Hill
Road to Tater Hill 3.98 avg rating — 385 ratings
87.
Just Like That
Just Like That 4.36 avg rating — 3,674 ratings
87.
The Hopscotch Tree
The Hopscotch Tree 3.25 avg rating — 4 ratings
90.
Isla to Island
Isla to Island 4.22 avg rating — 2,689 ratings
91.
Secret of the Night Ponies
Secret of the Night Ponies 4.08 avg rating — 390 ratings
92.
Here Today
Here Today 3.85 avg rating — 1,509 ratings
93.
The Summer Sherman Loved Me
The Summer Sherman Loved Me 3.75 avg rating — 163 ratings
94.
Tofu Quilt
Tofu Quilt 3.85 avg rating — 391 ratings
95.
In the Country of Queens
In the Country of Queens
by: Cari Best
3.11 avg rating — 37 ratings
96.
Rosa, Sola
Rosa, Sola 4.14 avg rating — 81 ratings
97.
The Calling
The Calling 3.63 avg rating — 46 ratings
98.
Days Like This
Days Like This
by: J. Torres
3.23 avg rating — 119 ratings
99.
Little Leap Forward: A Boy in Beijing
Little Leap Forward: A Boy in Beijing
by: Guo Yue
3.89 avg rating — 138 ratings
100.
Little Manfred
Little Manfred 4.02 avg rating — 899 ratings
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