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Books That Were Popular With Gen-X Teens and Tweens

Most of these are written for teens, but I was very interested in these books at a much younger age. The majority were published in the 1970s and made up most of the YA selection in the public library when I was perusing them in the mid-80s. Most were the novel equivalent of after-school specials on television: teens experiencing problems with love, school, siblings, growing up, psychological issues, and substance abuse. I love the often-goofy 1970s graphic design, and tried to find those versions whenever possible.
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In Summertime It's Tuffy (Judie Angell)
In Summertime It's Tuffy
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Judie Angell
Go Ask Alice (Anonymous)
Go Ask Alice
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Anonymous
The Spirit of Cochise (Elliott Arnold)
The Spirit of Cochise
3
Elliott Arnold
Steffie Can't Come Out to Play (Fran Arrick)
Steffie Can't Come Out to Play
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Fran Arrick
They'll Never Make a Movie Starring Me (Alice Bach)
They'll Never Make a Movie Starring Me
5
Alice Bach
One More River (Lynne Reid Banks)
One More River
6
Lynne Reid Banks
Shelter From the Wind (Marion Dane Bauer)
Shelter From the Wind
7
Marion Dane Bauer
Mia Alone (Gunnel Beckman)
Mia Alone
8
Gunnel Beckman
The Long Black Coat (Jay Bennett)
The Long Black Coat
9
Jay Bennett
Are You There God? It's Me Margaret (Judy Blume)
Are You There God? It's Me Margaret
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Judy Blume
Deenie (Judy Blume)
Deenie
11
Judy Blume
Forever (Judy Blume)
Forever
12
Judy Blume
It's Not the End of the World (Judy Blume)
It's Not the End of the World
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Judy Blume
Then Again, Maybe I Won't (Judy Blume)
Then Again, Maybe I Won't
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Judy Blume
The 79 Squares (Malcolm Bosse)
The 79 Squares
15
Malcolm Bosse
A New Penny (Bianca Bradbury)
A New Penny
16
Bianca Bradbury
Blinded by the Light (Robin F. Brancato)
Blinded by the Light
17
Robin F. Brancato
The Ugliest Boy (Robbie Branscum)
The Ugliest Boy
18
Robbie Branscum
Home Before Dark (Sue Ellen Bridgers)
Home Before Dark
19
Sue Ellen Bridgers
Fike's Point (Anna Britton)
Fike's Point
20
Anna Britton
A Quiet Place (Peter Burchard)
A Quiet Place
21
Peter Burchard
The Summer of the Swans (Betsy Byars)
The Summer of the Swans
22
Betsy Byars
No More Trains to Tottenville (Hope Campbell)
No More Trains to Tottenville
23
Hope Campbell
There's a Pizza Back in Cleveland (Hope Campbell)
There's a Pizza Back in Cleveland
24
Hope Campbell
Why Not Join the Giraffes? (Hope Campbell)
Why Not Join the Giraffes?
25
Hope Campbell
Cruisin for a Bruisin (Winifred Rosen Casey)
Cruisin for a Bruisin
26
Winifred Rosen Casey
You Can't Take Twenty Dogs on a Date (Betty Cavanna)
You Can't Take Twenty Dogs on a Date
27
Betty Cavanna
A Hero Ain't Nothing but a Sandwich (Alice Childress)
A Hero Ain't Nothing but a Sandwich
28
Alice Childress
Empty World (John Christopher)
Empty World
29
John Christopher
The Guardians (John Christopher)
The Guardians
30
John Christopher
The Whys and Wherefores of Littabelle Lee (Vera Cleaver)
The Whys and Wherefores of Littabelle Lee
31
Vera Cleaver
The Rocking Chair Rebellion (Eth Clifford)
The Rocking Chair Rebellion
32
Eth Clifford
Rock Star (James Lincoln Collier)
Rock Star
33
James Lincoln Collier
The Family and the Fugitive (Hila Colman)
The Family and the Fugitive
34
Hila Colman
Sometimes I Don't Love My Mother (Hila Colman)
Sometimes I Don't Love My Mother
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Hila Colman
Tell Me No Lies (Hila Colman)
Tell Me No Lies
36
Hila Colman
That's the Way It Is, Amigo (Hila Colman)
That's the Way It Is, Amigo
37
Hila Colman
And This Is Laura (Ellen Conford)
And This Is Laura
38
Ellen Conford
Hail, Hail Camp Timberwood (Ellen Conford)
Hail, Hail Camp Timberwood
39
Ellen Conford
All the Summer Voices (Barbara Corcoran)
All the Summer Voices
40
Barbara Corcoran
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