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Books That Were Popular With Gen-X Teens and Tweens - Page 3

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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Leo the Lioness (Constance C. Greene)
Leo the Lioness
81
Constance C. Greene
A Rage to Die (Mort Grossman)
A Rage to Die
82
Mort Grossman
The Friends (Rosa Guy)
The Friends
83
Rosa Guy
Ruby (Rosa Guy)
Ruby
84
Rosa Guy
Sticks and Stones (Lynn Hall)
Sticks and Stones
85
Lynn Hall
Displaced Person (Lee Harding)
Displaced Person
86
Lee Harding
The Runaway's Diary (Marilyn Harris)
The Runaway's Diary
87
Marilyn Harris
Sooner or Later (Bruce and Carole Hart)
Sooner or Later
88
Bruce and Carole Hart
Four Miles to Pinecone (Jon Hassler)
Four Miles to Pinecone
89
Jon Hassler
Hey, Dollface (Deborah Hautzig)
Hey, Dollface
90
Deborah Hautzig
A Nice Fire and Some Moonpennies (Dorris Heffron)
A Nice Fire and Some Moonpennies
91
Dorris Heffron
I'm the King of the Castle (Susan Hill)
I'm the King of the Castle
92
Susan Hill
Collision Course (Nigel Hinton)
Collision Course
93
Nigel Hinton
Getting Free (Nigel Hinton)
Getting Free
94
Nigel Hinton
The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
95
S.E. Hinton
Rumble Fish (S.E. Hinton)
Rumble Fish
96
S.E. Hinton
Tex (S.E. Hinton)
Tex
97
S.E. Hinton
That Was Then, This Is Now (S.E. Hinton)
That Was Then, This Is Now
98
S.E. Hinton
Heads You Win, Tails I Lose (Isabelle Holland)
Heads You Win, Tails I Lose
99
Isabelle Holland
Hitchhike (Isabelle Holland)
Hitchhike
100
Isabelle Holland
The Man Without a Face (Isabelle Holland)
The Man Without a Face
101
Isabelle Holland
The Last Knife (Annabel Johnson)
The Last Knife
102
Annabel Johnson
Dinky Hocker Shoots Smack! (M.E. Kerr)
Dinky Hocker Shoots Smack!
103
M.E. Kerr
Gentlehands (M.E. Kerr)
Gentlehands
104
M.E. Kerr
If I Love You, Am I Trapped Forever? (M.E. Kerr)
If I Love You, Am I Trapped Forever?
105
M.E. Kerr
I'll Love You When You're More Like Me (M.E. Kerr)
I'll Love You When You're More Like Me
106
M.E. Kerr
Is That You, Miss Blue? (M.E. Kerr)
Is That You, Miss Blue?
107
M.E. Kerr
Love Is a Missing Person (M.E. Kerr)
Love Is a Missing Person
108
M.E. Kerr
The Son of Someone Famous (M.E. Kerr)
The Son of Someone Famous
109
M.E. Kerr
The Peter Pan Bag (Lee Kingman)
The Peter Pan Bag
110
Lee Kingman
Hiding (Norma Klein)
Hiding
111
Norma Klein
It's Not What You Expect (Norma Klein)
It's Not What You Expect
112
Norma Klein
It's OK If You Don't Love Me (Norma Klein)
It's OK If You Don't Love Me
113
Norma Klein
Love Is One of the Choices (Norma Klein)
Love Is One of the Choices
114
Norma Klein
Mom the Wolfman and Me (Norma Klein)
Mom the Wolfman and Me
115
Norma Klein
Sunshine (Norma Klein)
Sunshine
116
Norma Klein
Jesus Song (R.R. Knudson)
Jesus Song
117
R.R. Knudson
Father's Arcane Daughter (E.L. Konigsburg)
Father's Arcane Daughter
118
E.L. Konigsburg
George (E.L. Konigsburg)
George
119
E.L. Konigsburg
A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver (E.L. Konigsburg)
A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver
120
E.L. Konigsburg
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