The best books for 12 year olds of 1950s

Loved by 30 people

The Fellowship of the Ring

By J.R.R. Tolkien ,

Loved by 7 people

The Witch of Blackbird Pond

By Elizabeth George Speare ,

Loved by 3 people

The Borrowers

By Mary Norton , Beth Krush (illustrator) , Joe Krush (illustrator)

Loved by 2 people

The Two Towers

By J.R.R. Tolkien ,

A Cat's Garden of Secrets

By Jacqueline Diamond ,

Timebreak

By Ray C Doyle ,

Loved by 2 people

The Sherwood Ring

By Elizabeth Marie Pope ,

Loved by 2 people

An Episode of Sparrows

By Rumer Godden ,

A Cat's Garden of Secrets

By Jacqueline Diamond ,

Timebreak

By Ray C Doyle ,

Snow White with a Twist

By Elizabeth Caulfield Felt ,

Loved by 1 person

Ginger Pye

By Eleanor Estes ,

Loved by 1 person

Snow Treasure

By Marie McSwigan ,

A Cat's Garden of Secrets

By Jacqueline Diamond ,

Timebreak

By Ray C Doyle ,

Snow White with a Twist

By Elizabeth Caulfield Felt ,

Alba

By Verity Croker ,

Loved by 1 person

The Ship That Flew

By Hilda Lewis ,

Loved by 1 person

Little Town on the Prairie

By Laura Ingalls Wilder , Garth Williams (illustrator) ,

Snow White with a Twist

By Elizabeth Caulfield Felt ,

Alba

By Verity Croker ,

A Cat's Garden of Secrets

By Jacqueline Diamond ,

Timebreak

By Ray C Doyle ,

Snow White with a Twist

By Elizabeth Caulfield Felt ,

Alba

By Verity Croker ,

Child of Vanris

By Nikki McCormack ,

Loved by 1 person

Pagoo

By Holling Clancy Holling , Lucille Webster Holling (illustrator) ,

Loved by 1 person

Mara, Daughter of the Nile

By Eloise Jarvis McGraw ,

A Cat's Garden of Secrets

By Jacqueline Diamond ,

Timebreak

By Ray C Doyle ,

Snow White with a Twist

By Elizabeth Caulfield Felt ,

Alba

By Verity Croker ,

Child of Vanris

By Nikki McCormack ,

Blood Moon

By Evelyn M. Exley ,

The Real Boys of the Civil War

By J. Arthur Moore ,

A Cat's Garden of Secrets

By Jacqueline Diamond ,

Timebreak

By Ray C Doyle ,

Snow White with a Twist

By Elizabeth Caulfield Felt ,

Alba

By Verity Croker ,

Child of Vanris

By Nikki McCormack ,

Blood Moon

By Evelyn M. Exley ,

The Real Boys of the Civil War

By J. Arthur Moore ,

Rowing to Baikal

By Peter W. Fong ,

Swimming with Lord Byron

By William Kuhn ,

Tap Dancing on Everest

By Mimi Zieman ,

A Cat's Garden of Secrets

By Jacqueline Diamond ,

Timebreak

By Ray C Doyle ,

Snow White with a Twist

By Elizabeth Caulfield Felt ,

Alba

By Verity Croker ,

Child of Vanris

By Nikki McCormack ,

Blood Moon

By Evelyn M. Exley ,

The Real Boys of the Civil War

By J. Arthur Moore ,

Rowing to Baikal

By Peter W. Fong ,

Swimming with Lord Byron

By William Kuhn ,

Tap Dancing on Everest

By Mimi Zieman ,

Landslide

By Betty Culley ,

The Time-Jinx Twins

By Carol Fisher Saller ,

Children of the Wandering House

By Lois Wickstrom ,

Kings and Priests

By Evelyn M. Exley ,

2026 Australasian Sky Guide

By Nick Lomb ,

The best books for 12 year olds of the 1950s

The books our community loved the most.

The Fellowship of the Ring

The Witch of Blackbird Pond

The Borrowers

The Two Towers

Books from our members

A Cat's Garden of Secrets

Timebreak

The Sherwood Ring

An Episode of Sparrows

Books from our members

A Cat's Garden of Secrets

Timebreak

Snow White with a Twist

Ginger Pye

Snow Treasure

Books from our members

A Cat's Garden of Secrets

Timebreak

Snow White with a Twist

Alba

The Ship That Flew

Little Town on the Prairie

Books from our members

Snow White with a Twist

Alba

Books from our members

A Cat's Garden of Secrets

Timebreak

Snow White with a Twist

Alba

Child of Vanris

Pagoo

Mara, Daughter of the Nile

Books from our members

A Cat's Garden of Secrets

Timebreak

Snow White with a Twist

Alba

Child of Vanris

Blood Moon

The Real Boys of the Civil War

Books from our members

A Cat's Garden of Secrets

Timebreak

Snow White with a Twist

Alba

Child of Vanris

Blood Moon

The Real Boys of the Civil War

Rowing to Baikal

Swimming with Lord Byron

Tap Dancing on Everest

Books from our members

A Cat's Garden of Secrets

Timebreak

Snow White with a Twist

Alba

Child of Vanris

Blood Moon

The Real Boys of the Civil War

Rowing to Baikal

Swimming with Lord Byron

Tap Dancing on Everest

Landslide

The Time-Jinx Twins

Children of the Wandering House

Kings and Priests

2026 Australasian Sky Guide