Books from the 1970s
90 titles written between 1970 and 1979 assigned in US schools
A Story, a Story
Gail E. Haley
Grades K–3
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
Judy Blume
Grades 4–6
Frog and Toad Are Friends
Arnold Lobel
Grades 1–2 · Lexile 350L
I'm the King of the Castle
Susan Hill
Grades 9–10
Runaway Ralph
Beverly Cleary
Grades 4–6
The Bluest Eye
Toni Morrison
Grades 11–12 · Lexile 920L
The Summer of the Swans
Betsy Byars
Grades 3–7
The Trumpet of the Swan
E.B. White
Grades 3–6
Amos & Boris
William Steig
Grades 2–3
Harry Cat's Pet Puppy
George Selden
Grades 4–8
How Droofus the Dragon Lost His Head
Bill Peet
Grades K–3
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
Robert C. O'Brien
Grades 4–6 · Lexile 790L
