Middle Grade Fiction set in the 1970s

1.
When You Reach Me
When You Reach Me 4.08 avg rating β€” 115,216 ratings
2.
Inside Out & Back Again
Inside Out & Back Again 4.12 avg rating β€” 65,651 ratings
3.
Meet Julie (American Girls: Julie, #1)
Meet Julie (American Girls: Julie, #1) 3.94 avg rating β€” 3,660 ratings
4.
Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party
Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party 3.96 avg rating β€” 2,547 ratings
5.
Violet Raines Almost Got Struck by Lightning
Violet Raines Almost Got Struck by Lightning 3.93 avg rating β€” 1,048 ratings
6.
Feathers
Feathers 3.73 avg rating β€” 7,769 ratings
7.
To Come and Go Like Magic
To Come and Go Like Magic 3.64 avg rating β€” 148 ratings
7.
The Liberation of Gabriel King
The Liberation of Gabriel King 3.95 avg rating β€” 2,044 ratings
9.
The Wild Girls
The Wild Girls 4.17 avg rating β€” 1,883 ratings
10.
Changes for Julie (American Girls: Julie, #6)
Changes for Julie (American Girls: Julie, #6) 3.97 avg rating β€” 1,427 ratings
10.
Wonderstruck
Wonderstruck 4.17 avg rating β€” 59,311 ratings
12.
A Tale of Two Families: The Diary of Jan Packard, Melbourne, 1974
A Tale of Two Families: The Diary of Jan Packard, Melbourne, 1974 3.86 avg rating β€” 81 ratings
13.
Good Luck, Ivy
Good Luck, Ivy
by: Lisa Yee
3.96 avg rating β€” 1,339 ratings
14.
Aquarius, My Ohu Year: The Diary of Starshine Penney, 1975
Aquarius, My Ohu Year: The Diary of Starshine Penney, 1975 3.09 avg rating β€” 22 ratings
15.
Happy New Year, Julie 1974 (American Girls: Julie #3)
Happy New Year, Julie 1974 (American Girls: Julie #3) 3.95 avg rating β€” 1,478 ratings
16.
Julie Tells Her Story (American Girls: Julie, #2)
Julie Tells Her Story (American Girls: Julie, #2) 3.91 avg rating β€” 1,367 ratings
17.
The Puzzle of the Paper Daughter: A Julie Mystery
The Puzzle of the Paper Daughter: A Julie Mystery 4.14 avg rating β€” 434 ratings
18.
Seeing Red
Seeing Red 3.94 avg rating β€” 1,017 ratings
19.
One True Way
One True Way 3.87 avg rating β€” 1,177 ratings
20.
School of Charm
School of Charm 3.99 avg rating β€” 444 ratings
21.
Raymie Nightingale
Raymie Nightingale 3.95 avg rating β€” 22,285 ratings
22.
Hoops: A Graphic Novel
Hoops: A Graphic Novel 4.33 avg rating β€” 2,125 ratings
23.
Beverly, Right Here
Beverly, Right Here 4.14 avg rating β€” 6,982 ratings
24.
Nest
Nest really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 3,768 ratings
25.
It Ain't So Awful, Falafel
It Ain't So Awful, Falafel 4.25 avg rating β€” 4,498 ratings
26.
An Egg on Three Sticks
An Egg on Three Sticks 3.80 avg rating β€” 613 ratings
27.
Julie's Journey (American Girls: Julie, #5)
Julie's Journey (American Girls: Julie, #5) 3.91 avg rating β€” 1,349 ratings
27.
A Million Shades of Gray
A Million Shades of Gray 3.63 avg rating β€” 1,290 ratings
27.
Lemons
Lemons 4.15 avg rating β€” 2,849 ratings
30.
Julie and the Eagles (American Girls: Julie, #4)
Julie and the Eagles (American Girls: Julie, #4) 3.96 avg rating β€” 1,268 ratings
31.
Things That Shimmer
Things That Shimmer 4.33 avg rating β€” 48 ratings
32.
The Disappeared
The Disappeared 3.60 avg rating β€” 347 ratings
33.
Rising Above Shepherdsville
Rising Above Shepherdsville 3.90 avg rating β€” 108 ratings
34.
My Year in the Middle
My Year in the Middle 4.03 avg rating β€” 780 ratings
35.
What Elephants Know (Nandu #1)
What Elephants Know (Nandu #1) 4.15 avg rating β€” 1,139 ratings
36.
Seattle Blues
Seattle Blues really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 16 ratings
36.
A Finders-Keepers Place
A Finders-Keepers Place 3.64 avg rating β€” 87 ratings
38.
Greetings from Planet Earth
Greetings from Planet Earth 3.80 avg rating β€” 174 ratings
38.
The Long Ride
The Long Ride 3.77 avg rating β€” 384 ratings
40.
The Tangled Web: A Julie Mystery
The Tangled Web: A Julie Mystery 3.97 avg rating β€” 533 ratings
40.
Songs of Faith
Songs of Faith 3.88 avg rating β€” 16 ratings
42.
Remember Us
Remember Us 4.25 avg rating β€” 2,560 ratings
43.
No Small Thing
No Small Thing 4.20 avg rating β€” 946 ratings
44.
The Silver Guitar: A Julie Mystery
The Silver Guitar: A Julie Mystery 3.79 avg rating β€” 265 ratings
44.
The Lucky Place
The Lucky Place 3.92 avg rating β€” 66 ratings
44.
Everything Else in the Universe
Everything Else in the Universe 3.99 avg rating β€” 331 ratings
47.
Lost in the City: A Julie Mystery
Lost in the City: A Julie Mystery 3.70 avg rating β€” 190 ratings
48.
Orange for the Sunsets
Orange for the Sunsets 4.09 avg rating β€” 932 ratings
49.
When Zachary Beaver Came to Town
When Zachary Beaver Came to Town 3.66 avg rating β€” 6,383 ratings
50.
Sunny Side Up (Sunny #1)
Sunny Side Up (Sunny #1) 4.12 avg rating β€” 41,820 ratings
51.
Josie Bloom and the Emergency of Life
Josie Bloom and the Emergency of Life 3.52 avg rating β€” 63 ratings
52.
Eli the Good
Eli the Good 4.16 avg rating β€” 2,268 ratings
53.
Julie: An American Girl (American Girls: Julie, #1-6)
Julie: An American Girl (American Girls: Julie, #1-6) 4.02 avg rating β€” 657 ratings
53.
Strawberry Hill
Strawberry Hill
by: A. LaFaye
3.80 avg rating β€” 59 ratings
55.
Sweetness All Around
Sweetness All Around 4.09 avg rating β€” 133 ratings
56.
Stealing Mt. Rushmore
Stealing Mt. Rushmore 4.14 avg rating β€” 71 ratings
57.
Clouds Over California
Clouds Over California 3.83 avg rating β€” 112 ratings
58.
Matasha
Matasha 4.27 avg rating β€” 67 ratings
59.
Just a Hat
Just a Hat 4.21 avg rating β€” 109 ratings
60.
So Much for Democracy
So Much for Democracy 3.71 avg rating β€” 45 ratings
61.
Elvis, Me, and the Lemonade Stand Summer
Elvis, Me, and the Lemonade Stand Summer 4.21 avg rating β€” 235 ratings
62.
Armstrong & Charlie
Armstrong & Charlie 4.26 avg rating β€” 567 ratings
63.
Rosetown
Rosetown 3.69 avg rating β€” 701 ratings
64.
Cookies & Milk
Cookies & Milk 3.99 avg rating β€” 493 ratings
65.
The Prince of Steel Pier
The Prince of Steel Pier 4.31 avg rating β€” 125 ratings
66.
My Girl
My Girl 4.22 avg rating β€” 1,431 ratings
67.
Finding the Worm
Finding the Worm 4.29 avg rating β€” 445 ratings
68.
Never Fall Down
Never Fall Down 4.17 avg rating β€” 12,216 ratings
68.
Just the Beginning
Just the Beginning 3.75 avg rating β€” 36 ratings
70.
Looking On
Looking On 3.15 avg rating β€” 27 ratings
70.
Beyond the Green
Beyond the Green 3.45 avg rating β€” 53 ratings
72.
The View from a Kite
The View from a Kite 3.66 avg rating β€” 61 ratings
72.
Half Brother
Half Brother 4.04 avg rating β€” 6,612 ratings
72.
All It Takes Is Practice
All It Takes Is Practice really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 9 ratings
72.
Dodger Boy
Dodger Boy 3.48 avg rating β€” 60 ratings
76.
Accidents of Nature
Accidents of Nature 3.70 avg rating β€” 792 ratings
77.
Marika Marches for Equality
Marika Marches for Equality 4.45 avg rating β€” 11 ratings
78.
All The Way Home
All The Way Home 3.84 avg rating β€” 51 ratings
78.
Allegra in Three Parts
Allegra in Three Parts 4.06 avg rating β€” 1,220 ratings
80.
John Riley's Daughter
John Riley's Daughter 3.85 avg rating β€” 13 ratings
81.
Gold Dust
Gold Dust 3.35 avg rating β€” 126 ratings
81.
Wings to Soar
Wings to Soar 4.30 avg rating β€” 82 ratings
83.
Barb and Dingbat's Crybaby Hotline
Barb and Dingbat's Crybaby Hotline 3.41 avg rating β€” 37 ratings
84.
Keeping Safe the Stars
Keeping Safe the Stars 3.84 avg rating β€” 889 ratings
85.
Journey of America 3: Chantrea's Voyage
Journey of America 3: Chantrea's Voyage 4.20 avg rating β€” 70 ratings
85.
Follow the Leader
Follow the Leader 4.25 avg rating β€” 8 ratings
85.
Dreidels on the Brain
Dreidels on the Brain 4.09 avg rating β€” 139 ratings
88.
Never So Green
Never So Green 3.84 avg rating β€” 132 ratings
88.
The Way Home Looks Now
The Way Home Looks Now 4.05 avg rating β€” 486 ratings
90.
Lost in the War
Lost in the War 3.54 avg rating β€” 95 ratings
90.
Sylvia and Miz Lula Maye
Sylvia and Miz Lula Maye it was ok 2.00 avg rating β€” 1 rating
90.
The Colors of the Rain
The Colors of the Rain 4.25 avg rating β€” 475 ratings
93.
All the Broken Pieces
All the Broken Pieces 3.99 avg rating β€” 7,413 ratings
94.
Cyclone Tracy: The Diary of Ryan Turner
Cyclone Tracy: The Diary of Ryan Turner 3.76 avg rating β€” 131 ratings
94.
Girl on a Plane
Girl on a Plane 3.66 avg rating β€” 1,756 ratings
96.
The Heights, the Depths, and Everything in Between
The Heights, the Depths, and Everything in Between really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 43 ratings
96.
Pandas on the Eastside
Pandas on the Eastside 3.99 avg rating β€” 202 ratings
98.
No Survivors: The Diary of Jackie Simms, Hamilton, 1979
No Survivors: The Diary of Jackie Simms, Hamilton, 1979 3.87 avg rating β€” 23 ratings
99.
The Way to Stay in Destiny
The Way to Stay in Destiny 3.74 avg rating β€” 631 ratings
100.
Sometimey Friend
Sometimey Friend 3.67 avg rating β€” 3 ratings
Next