Most Popular Young Adult Books of the 1970s

Discover popular Young Adult books from the 1970s, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.

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A Griffon's Nest

Betty Levin

Fantasy · Young Adult

1975

Crisis on Conshelf Ten #1

Crisis on Conshelf Ten

Monica Hughes

Science Fiction · Young Adult

1975

To Nowhere and Back

Margaret J. Anderson

Fantasy · Young Adult

1975

Green Sky #1

Below the Root

Zilpha Keatley Snyder

Fantasy · Young Adult

1975

Lewis Barnavelt #2

The Figure in the Shadows

John Bellairs

Fantasy · Young Adult

1975

A Stranger Came Ashore

Mollie Hunter

Fantasy · Young Adult

1975

White Magic

Mary Hoffman

Fantasy · Young Adult

1975

Among the Dolls

William Sleator

Fantasy · Young Adult

1975

The Transfigured Hart

Jane Yolen

Fantasy · Young Adult

1975

The California Iceberg

Harry Harrison

Science Fiction · Young Adult

1975

The Bronze Trumpeter

Jenny Nimmo

Fantasy · Young Adult

1974

The Perilous Gard

Elizabeth Marie Pope

Fantasy · Young Adult

1974

The Truth About Stone Hollow

Zilpha Keatley Snyder

Fantasy · Young Adult

1974

The Wizard in the Tree

Lloyd Alexander

Fantasy · Young Adult

1974

Poor Jenny, Bright As a Penny

Shirley Rousseau Murphy

Young Adult · Mainstream

1974

The Adventures of Eeka Mouse

Jane Yolen

Fantasy · Young Adult

1974

The Magic Three of Solatia

Jane Yolen

Fantasy · Young Adult

1974

The Wyndcliffe

Louise Lawrence

Horror · Young Adult

1974

Iron Cage

Andre Norton

Science Fiction · Young Adult

1974

Outside

Andre Norton

Science Fiction · Young Adult

1974

The Magic Books #5

Lavender-Green Magic

Andre Norton

Fantasy · Young Adult

1974

Wild Jack

John Christopher

Science Fiction · Young Adult

1974

The Court of the Stone Children

Eleanor Cameron

Fantasy · Young Adult

1973

The Fallen Spaceman

Lee Harding

Science Fiction · Young Adult

1973

The Gift

Peter Dickinson

Science Fiction · Young Adult

1973

Lewis Barnavelt #1

The House With a Clock in Its Walls

John Bellairs

Fantasy · Young Adult

1973

Run

William Sleator

Horror · Young Adult

1973

Here Abide Monsters

Andre Norton

Fantasy · Young Adult

1973

Dom and Va

John Christopher

Science Fiction · Young Adult

1973

The Sword of Culann

Betty Levin

Fantasy · Young Adult

1972

Princess Hynchatti & Some Other Surprises

Tanith Lee

Fantasy · Young Adult · Short Stories

1972

An Older Kind of Magic

Patricia Wrightson

Fantasy · Young Adult

1972

The Witches of Worm

Zilpha Keatley Snyder

Fantasy · Young Adult

1972

A Castle of Bone

Penelope Farmer

Fantasy · Young Adult

1972

Blackbriar

William Sleator

Horror · Young Adult

1972

The House Called Hadlows

Victoria Walker

Fantasy · Young Adult

1972