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Teen and Young Adult Books Set in the 20th Century, Part 1

I put this list together based on several Goodreads lists with YA books set in particular decades; the first part of the list is books set in the 1900s, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s. Some are historical fiction, and some were written during those years. I wasn't strict about whether a book can truly be considered YA/teen literature, but most, if not all, of these books have some teen characters and should appeal to younger audiences. Part 2 will be the second half of the 20th century.
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A Northern Light (Jennifer Donnelly)
A Northern Light
1
Jennifer Donnelly
A Mad, Wicked Folly (Sharon Biggs Waller)
A Mad, Wicked Folly
2
Sharon Biggs Waller
The Cure for Dreaming (Cat Winters)
The Cure for Dreaming
3
Cat Winters
Uprising (Margaret Peterson Haddix)
Uprising
4
Margaret Peterson Haddix
The Dark Between (Sonia Gensler)
The Dark Between
5
Sonia Gensler
Faithful (Janet Fox)
Faithful
6
Janet Fox
Brooklyn Rose (Ann Rinaldi)
Brooklyn Rose
7
Ann Rinaldi
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
8
Betty Smith
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
9
Jack London
Envy (Anna Godbersen)
Envy
10
Anna Godbersen
Forgiven (Janet Fox)
Forgiven
11
Janet Fox
Splendor (Anna Godbersen)
Splendor
12
Anna Godbersen
Odd & True (Cat Winters)
Odd & True
13
Cat Winters
Audacity (Melanie Crowder)
Audacity
14
Melanie Crowder
The Teacher's Funeral (Richard Peck)
The Teacher's Funeral
15
Richard Peck
A Girl of the Limberlost (Gene Stratton-Porter)
A Girl of the Limberlost
16
Gene Stratton-Porter
Chasing Secrets (Gennifer Choldenko)
Chasing Secrets
17
Gennifer Choldenko
Becoming Malka (Mirta Ines Trupp)
Becoming Malka
18
Mirta Ines Trupp
India Dark (Kirsty Murray)
India Dark
19
Kirsty Murray
Outrun the Moon (Stacey Lee)
Outrun the Moon
20
Stacey Lee
Copper Magic (Julia Mary Gibson)
Copper Magic
21
Julia Mary Gibson
Daddy-Long-Legs (Jean Webster)
Daddy-Long-Legs
22
Jean Webster
Rachel's Secret (Shelly Sanders)
Rachel's Secret
23
Shelly Sanders
Deadly (Julie Chibbaro)
Deadly
24
Julie Chibbaro
Arcana (Jessica Leake)
Arcana
25
Jessica Leake
A Violet and Two Gentlemen (Petronela Ungureanu)
A Violet and Two Gentlemen
26
Petronela Ungureanu
Chain of Gold (Cassandra Clare)
Chain of Gold
27
Cassandra Clare
Panama (Shelby Hiatt)
Panama
28
Shelby Hiatt
Eventide (Sarah Goodman)
Eventide
29
Sarah Goodman
Revolver (Marcus Sedgwick)
Revolver
30
Marcus Sedgwick
The Visitors (Rebecca Manscull)
The Visitors
31
Rebecca Manscull
Streets of Gold (Marie Raphael)
Streets of Gold
32
Marie Raphael
Rising Tide (Jean Thesman)
Rising Tide
33
Jean Thesman
A Sea So Far (Jean Thesman)
A Sea So Far
34
Jean Thesman
When Patty Went to College (Jean Webster)
When Patty Went to College
35
Jean Webster
Heaven to Betsy (Maud Hart Lovelace)
Heaven to Betsy
36
Maud Hart Lovelace
Betsy in Spite of Herself (Maud Hart Lovelace)
Betsy in Spite of Herself
37
Maud Hart Lovelace
Betsy and Joe (Maud Hart Lovelace)
Betsy and Joe
38
Maud Hart Lovelace
A Nice Girl Like You (Norma Johnston)
A Nice Girl Like You
39
Norma Johnston
A Mustard Seed of Magic (Norma Johnston)
A Mustard Seed of Magic
40
Norma Johnston
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