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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
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Louisa May Alcott
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
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Louisa May Alcott
The Book of Three (The Chronicles of Prydain #1) (Lloyd Alexander)
The Book of Three (The Chronicles of Prydain #1)
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Lloyd Alexander
The Black Cauldron (Lloyd Alexander)
The Black Cauldron
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Lloyd Alexander
The High King (Lloyd Alexander)
The High King
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Lloyd Alexander
Taran Wanderer (Lloyd Alexander)
Taran Wanderer
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Lloyd Alexander
The Castle of Llyr (Lloyd Alexander)
The Castle of Llyr
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Lloyd Alexander
Mandy (Julie Andrews Edwards)
Mandy
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Julie Andrews Edwards
Tuck Everlasting (Natalie Babbitt)
Tuck Everlasting
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Natalie Babbitt
Peter Pan (J. M. Barrie)
Peter Pan
10
J. M. Barrie
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
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L. Frank Baum
Cautionary Tales for Children (Hilaire Belloc)
Cautionary Tales for Children
12
Hilaire Belloc
Twenty and Ten (Claire Bishop)
Twenty and Ten
13
Claire Bishop
Are You There God? It's Me Margaret (Judy Blume)
Are You There God? It's Me Margaret
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Judy Blume
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (Judy Blume)
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
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Judy Blume
Superfudge (Judy Blume)
Superfudge
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Judy Blume
Freckle Juice (Judy Blume)
Freckle Juice
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Judy Blume
Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great (Judy Blume)
Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great
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Judy Blume
Blubber (Judy Blume)
Blubber
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Judy Blume
Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself (Judy Blume)
Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself
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Judy Blume
Deenie (Judy Blume)
Deenie
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Judy Blume
Then Again, Maybe I Won't
Then Again, Maybe I Won't
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The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
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Frances Hodgson Burnett
A Little Princess (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
A Little Princess
24
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Little Lord Fauntleroy (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
Little Lord Fauntleroy
25
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
26
Lewis Carroll
Ramona the Pest (Beverly Cleary)
Ramona the Pest
27
Beverly Cleary
Ramona the Brave (Beverly Cleary)
Ramona the Brave
28
Beverly Cleary
Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (Beverly Cleary)
Ramona Quimby, Age 8
29
Beverly Cleary
Beezus and Ramona (Beverly Cleary)
Beezus and Ramona
30
Beverly Cleary
Henry Huggins (Beverly Cleary)
Henry Huggins
31
Beverly Cleary
The Mouse and the Motorcycle (Beverly Cleary)
The Mouse and the Motorcycle
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Beverly Cleary
James and the Giant Peach (Roald Dahl)
James and the Giant Peach
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Roald Dahl
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
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Roald Dahl
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
35
Roald Dahl
The Cat Ate My Gumsuit (Paula Danziger)
The Cat Ate My Gumsuit
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Paula Danziger
Can You Sue Your Parents for Malpractice? (Paula Danziger)
Can You Sue Your Parents for Malpractice?
37
Paula Danziger
There's a Bat in Bunk Five (Paula Danziger)
There's a Bat in Bunk Five
38
Paula Danziger
Thimble Summer (Elizabeth Enright)
Thimble Summer
39
Elizabeth Enright
Gone-Away Lake
Gone-Away Lake
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