Books from the 1980s
170 titles written between 1980 and 1989 assigned in US schools
A Dog Called Kitty
Wallace, Bill
Grades 3–5
Bagdad Ate It
Phyllis Green
Grades K–3
Beat the Story-Drum, Pum-Pum
Ashley Bryan
Grades K–5
Do Bananas Chew Gum?
Jamie Gilson
Grades 4–6
Fables
Arnold Lobel
Grades K–3
Jacob Have I Loved
Katherine Paterson
Grades 3–7
Peppermints in the Parlor
Barbara Brooks Wallace
Grades 4–8
Playing Beatie Bow
Ruth Park
Grades 4–9
Space Case
Edward Marshall
Grades K–3
Stone Fox
John Reynolds Gardiner
Grades 3–5 · Lexile 550L
The Truth Trap
Frances A. Miller
Grades 9–12
The Weaver's Gift
Kathryn Lasky
Grades 4–10