Books from the 1980s
78 titles written between 1980 and 1989 assigned in US schools
Anno's Medieval World
Mitsumasa Anno
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
Playing Beatie Bow
Ruth Park
Grades 4–9
Stone Fox
John Reynolds Gardiner
Grades 3–5 · Lexile 550L
The Weaver's Gift
Kathryn Lasky
Grades 4–10
A Visit to William Blake's Inn
Nancy Willard
Grades K–5
Jelly Belly
Robert Kimmel Smith
Grades 4–6
Jumanji
Chris Van Allsburg
Grades K–3
Outside Over There
Maurice Sendak
Grades K–5
Ramona Quimby, Age 8
Beverly Cleary
Grades 3–5 · Lexile 860L