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Pre 1980 Classic Children's Chapter Books You Should Read

List of all the children's books I recall reading as a child. I did not include any Nancy Drew or Hardy Boys or Bobbsey Twins because I no longer recall which specific ones I read. All I know is that it was a lot! There were also about a dozen books I recalled that are not on the List Challenges website and I did not feel like fooling with uploading those missing books to the website. There are some books I think, "Maybe I read that?" and so I did not include those books since I don't have a vivid memory of them. I did not include picture books, only chapter books. YA was not a thing in the 1970's when I was a kid so I don't have any books listed that I consider YA. It WAS the 1970's though, so I'm sure I read books that in today's society would not be considered suitable for a kid in elementary school. Oh well. I read them and lived with no harm done. I also didn't wear a helmet when riding a bike or use a seatbelt in a car - kids were less constrained when I was little.
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An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving (Louisa May Alcott)
An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving (Louisa May Alcott)
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Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
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The Book of Three (The Chronicles of Prydain #1) (Lloyd Alexander)
The Book of Three (The Chronicles of Prydain #1) (Lloyd Alexander)
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The Black Cauldron
The Black Cauldron
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The High King (Lloyd Alexander)
The High King (Lloyd Alexander)
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Taran Wanderer
Taran Wanderer
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The Castle of Llyr
The Castle of Llyr
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Mandy (Julie Andrews Edwards)
Mandy (Julie Andrews Edwards)
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Tuck Everlasting (Natalie Babbitt)
Tuck Everlasting (Natalie Babbitt)
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Peter Pan (J. M. Barrie)
Peter Pan (J. M. Barrie)
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
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Cautionary Tales for Children (Hilaire Belloc)
Cautionary Tales for Children (Hilaire Belloc)
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Twenty and Ten (Claire Bishop)
Twenty and Ten (Claire Bishop)
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Are You There God? It's Me Margaret (Judy Blume)
Are You There God? It's Me Margaret (Judy Blume)
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Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
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Superfudge (Judy Blume)
Superfudge (Judy Blume)
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Freckle Juice (Judy Blume)
Freckle Juice (Judy Blume)
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Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great (Judy Blume)
Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great (Judy Blume)
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Blubber (Judy Blume)
Blubber (Judy Blume)
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Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself (Judy Blume)
Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself (Judy Blume)
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Deenie (Judy Blume)
Deenie (Judy Blume)
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Then Again, Maybe I Won't
Then Again, Maybe I Won't
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The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden
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A Little Princess (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
A Little Princess (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
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Little Lord Fauntleroy
Little Lord Fauntleroy
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
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Ramona the Pest (Beverly Cleary)
Ramona the Pest (Beverly Cleary)
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Ramona the Brave (Beverly Cleary)
Ramona the Brave (Beverly Cleary)
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Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (Beverly Cleary)
Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (Beverly Cleary)
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Beezus and Ramona (Beverly Cleary)
Beezus and Ramona (Beverly Cleary)
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Henry Huggins (Beverly Cleary)
Henry Huggins (Beverly Cleary)
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The Mouse and the Motorcycle (Beverly Cleary)
The Mouse and the Motorcycle (Beverly Cleary)
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James and the Giant Peach (Roald Dahl)
James and the Giant Peach (Roald Dahl)
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
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Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (Roald Dahl)
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The Cat Ate My Gumsuit (Paula Danziger)
The Cat Ate My Gumsuit (Paula Danziger)
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Can You Sue Your Parents for Malpractice? (Paula Danziger)
Can You Sue Your Parents for Malpractice? (Paula Danziger)
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There's a Bat in Bunk Five (Paula Danziger)
There's a Bat in Bunk Five (Paula Danziger)
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Thimble Summer (Elizabeth Enright)
Thimble Summer (Elizabeth Enright)
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Gone-Away Lake
Gone-Away Lake
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