Most Popular Young Adult Books of the 1950s

Discover popular Young Adult books from the 1950s, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.

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The Chronicles of Narnia #1

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

C. S. Lewis

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Young Adult · Movie

1950

7.6/10 311 ratings

The Borrowers #1

The Borrowers

Mary Norton

Fantasy · Young Adult · Carnegie Medal

1952

7.6/10 20 ratings

The Chronicles of Narnia #2

Prince Caspian

C. S. Lewis

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Young Adult · Movie

1951

7.3/10 229 ratings

The Chronicles of Narnia #3

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

C. S. Lewis

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Young Adult · Movie

1952

7.3/10 207 ratings

Heinlein Juveniles

Citizen of the Galaxy

Robert A. Heinlein

Science Fiction · Young Adult

1957

7.1/10 28 ratings

The Chronicles of Narnia #6

The Magician's Nephew

C. S. Lewis

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Young Adult · Narnia

1955

7.1/10 191 ratings

The Chronicles of Narnia #5

The Horse and His Boy

C. S. Lewis

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Young Adult · Narnia

1954

7.1/10 179 ratings

The Chronicles of Narnia #4

The Silver Chair

C. S. Lewis

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Young Adult · Narnia

1953

7.0/10 181 ratings

The Chronicles of Narnia #7

The Last Battle

C. S. Lewis

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Young Adult · Carnegie Medal

1956

6.6/10 166 ratings

Heinlein Juveniles

Between Planets

Robert A. Heinlein

Science Fiction · Young Adult

1951

8.5/10 2 ratings

The Borrowers #3

The Borrowers Afloat

Mary Norton

Fantasy · Young Adult

1959

8.3/10 7 ratings

The Borrowers #2

The Borrowers Afield

Mary Norton

Fantasy · Young Adult

1955

8.0/10 8 ratings

Heinlein Juveniles

Farmer in the Sky

Robert A. Heinlein

Science Fiction · Young Adult · Hugo Award

1950

8.0/10 4 ratings

Heinlein Juveniles

Tunnel in the Sky

Robert A. Heinlein

Science Fiction · Young Adult

1955

7.8/10 5 ratings

Heinlein Juveniles

The Star Beast

Robert A. Heinlein

Science Fiction · Young Adult

1954

7.8/10 5 ratings

Heinlein Juveniles

Have Space Suit – Will Travel

Robert A. Heinlein

Science Fiction · Young Adult

1958

7.4/10 5 ratings

Tom's Midnight Garden

Philippa Pearce

Fantasy · Young Adult

1958

7.3/10 14 ratings

Heinlein Juveniles

Starman Jones

Robert A. Heinlein

Science Fiction · Young Adult

1953

7.0/10 2 ratings

Heinlein Juveniles

The Rolling Stones

Robert A. Heinlein

Science Fiction · Young Adult

1952

7.0/10 2 ratings

Heinlein Juveniles

Time for the Stars

Robert A. Heinlein

Science Fiction · Young Adult

1956

6.0/10 6 ratings

Islands in the Sky

Arthur C. Clarke

Science Fiction · Young Adult

1952

5.7/10 13 ratings

Vandals of the Void

Jack Vance

Science Fiction · Young Adult

1953

5.0/10 7 ratings

The Terrible Churnadryne

Eleanor Cameron

Science Fiction · Young Adult

1959

The Green Knowe Chronicles #3

The River at Green Knowe

L. M. Boston

Fantasy · Young Adult

1959

First Boy on the Moon

Clifford B. Hicks

Science Fiction · Young Adult

1959

Minnipins #1

The Gammage Cup

Carol Kendall

Fantasy · Young Adult

1959

The Green Knowe Chronicles #2

The Chimneys of Green Knowe

L. M. Boston

Fantasy · Young Adult

1958

Rusty's Space Ship

Evelyn Sibley Lampman

Science Fiction · Young Adult

1957

The Master

T. H. White

Science Fiction · Young Adult

1957

The Green Knowe Chronicles #1

The Children of Green Knowe

L. M. Boston

Fantasy · Young Adult

1954

Trouble on Titan

Alan E. Nourse

Science Fiction · Young Adult

1954

Into a Strange Lost World

Bruce Carter

Science Fiction · Young Adult

1952

Vault of the Ages

Poul Anderson

Science Fiction · Young Adult

1952

The Magic Woodland #3

The Mountain of Magic

Beverley Nichols

Fantasy · Young Adult

1950

The Chronicles of Robin Hood

Rosemary Sutcliff

Fantasy · Young Adult

1950