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Young Adult · 1980s

Best Young Adult of the 1980s

The best young adult books first published in the 1980s, ranked — a focused list of 7 titles.

The BFG Roald Dahl · 1980 Recommended Get it on Amazon →
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3 Sue Townsend · 1982 Recommended Get it on Amazon →
The Witches Roald Dahl · 1983 Recommended Get it on Amazon →
Hatchet Gary Paulsen · 1986 Recommended See details →
Howl's Moving Castle Diana Wynne Jones · 1986 Recommended See details →
The Whipping Boy Sid Fleischman · 1986 Recommended See details →
Holes Louis Sachar · 1988 Recommended See details →

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