The best fiction books of 1940s (chosen by fiction authors)

Loved by 5 people

Johnny Tremain

By Esther Hoskins Forbes ,

Loved by 3 people

Politics and the English Language

By George Orwell ,

Loved by 3 people

Make Way for Ducklings

By Robert McCloskey ,

Loved by 3 people

Horton Hatches the Egg

By Dr. Seuss ,

Rooted in Sunrise

By Beth Dotson Brown ,

City of the Muse

By Kate Hilton ,

Loved by 2 people

The Pursuit of Love

By Nancy Mitford ,

Loved by 2 people

Go Down, Moses

By William Faulkner ,

Rooted in Sunrise

By Beth Dotson Brown ,

City of the Muse

By Kate Hilton ,

Death in a Shetland Family

By Marsali Taylor ,

Loved by 2 people

Five on a Treasure Island

By Enid Blyton ,

Loved by 1 person

The Just and the Unjust

By James Gould Cozzens ,

Rooted in Sunrise

By Beth Dotson Brown ,

City of the Muse

By Kate Hilton ,

Death in a Shetland Family

By Marsali Taylor ,

Twelve Palominos

By Joe Kilgore ,

Loved by 1 person

The Snow Goose

By Paul Gallico ,

Loved by 1 person

God's Little Acre

By Erskine Caldwell ,

Death in a Shetland Family

By Marsali Taylor ,

Twelve Palominos

By Joe Kilgore ,

Rooted in Sunrise

By Beth Dotson Brown ,

City of the Muse

By Kate Hilton ,

Death in a Shetland Family

By Marsali Taylor ,

Twelve Palominos

By Joe Kilgore ,

We Are Made

By John Ludlam ,

Loved by 1 person

Drayneflete Revealed

By Osbert Lancaster ,

Loved by 1 person

White Snow, Bright Snow

By Alvin Tresselt , Roger Duvoisin (illustrator) ,

Loved by 1 person

Sick Heart River

By John Buchan ,

Loved by 1 person

The Moon is Down

By John Steinbeck ,

Rooted in Sunrise

By Beth Dotson Brown ,

City of the Muse

By Kate Hilton ,

Death in a Shetland Family

By Marsali Taylor ,

Twelve Palominos

By Joe Kilgore ,

We Are Made

By John Ludlam ,

Cold Hills and Warm Blood

By Donnally Miller ,

Nothing North of Delmar

By Ellen Barker ,

Loved by 1 person

Hans Brinker, or the Silver Skates

By Mary Mapes Dodge ,

Twelve Palominos

By Joe Kilgore ,

We Are Made

By John Ludlam ,

Cold Hills and Warm Blood

By Donnally Miller ,

Loved by 1 person

Private Angelo

By Eric Linklater ,

We Are Made

By John Ludlam ,

Cold Hills and Warm Blood

By Donnally Miller ,

Loved by 1 person

The Death of the Heart

By Elizabeth Bowen ,

Loved by 1 person

Blueberries for Sal

By Robert McCloskey ,

Loved by 1 person

Dawn's Early Light

By Elswyth Thane ,

Loved by 1 person

Tree of Freedom

By Rebecca Caudill ,

We Are Made

By John Ludlam ,

Cold Hills and Warm Blood

By Donnally Miller ,

Nothing North of Delmar

By Ellen Barker ,

Love and Death

By Vicky Earle ,

Rooted in Sunrise

By Beth Dotson Brown ,

City of the Muse

By Kate Hilton ,

Death in a Shetland Family

By Marsali Taylor ,

Twelve Palominos

By Joe Kilgore ,

We Are Made

By John Ludlam ,

Cold Hills and Warm Blood

By Donnally Miller ,

Nothing North of Delmar

By Ellen Barker ,

Love and Death

By Vicky Earle ,

Crime in the Old Dominion

By K. L. Murphy (editor), Josh Pachter (editor),

Wolf Magick

By Paula Cappa , Joanna Halerz (illustrator),

Loved by 1 person

The Fields

By Conrad Richter ,

Rooted in Sunrise

By Beth Dotson Brown ,

City of the Muse

By Kate Hilton ,

Death in a Shetland Family

By Marsali Taylor ,

Twelve Palominos

By Joe Kilgore ,

We Are Made

By John Ludlam ,

Cold Hills and Warm Blood

By Donnally Miller ,

Nothing North of Delmar

By Ellen Barker ,

Love and Death

By Vicky Earle ,

Crime in the Old Dominion

By K. L. Murphy (editor), Josh Pachter (editor),

Wolf Magick

By Paula Cappa , Joanna Halerz (illustrator),

Curiosity and the Cat

By Martin Treanor ,

Portal to Evil

By Elizabeth Revill ,

Danger Lies Within

By K.M. Krenik ,

Come In! Come In!

By Irene Latham , Amy Hevron ,

Lara's Secret

By Ray C Doyle ,

The best fiction books of the 1940s

The books our community loved the most.

Johnny Tremain

Politics and the English Language

Make Way for Ducklings

Horton Hatches the Egg

Books from our members

Rooted in Sunrise

City of the Muse

The Pursuit of Love

Go Down, Moses

Books from our members

Rooted in Sunrise

City of the Muse

Death in a Shetland Family

Five on a Treasure Island

The Just and the Unjust

Books from our members

Rooted in Sunrise

City of the Muse

Death in a Shetland Family

Twelve Palominos

The Snow Goose

God's Little Acre

Books from our members

Death in a Shetland Family

Twelve Palominos

Books from our members

Rooted in Sunrise

City of the Muse

Death in a Shetland Family

Twelve Palominos

We Are Made

Drayneflete Revealed

White Snow, Bright Snow

Sick Heart River

The Moon is Down

Books from our members

Rooted in Sunrise

City of the Muse

Death in a Shetland Family

Twelve Palominos

We Are Made

Cold Hills and Warm Blood

Nothing North of Delmar

Hans Brinker, or the Silver Skates

Books from our members

Twelve Palominos

We Are Made

Cold Hills and Warm Blood

Private Angelo

Books from our members

We Are Made

Cold Hills and Warm Blood

The Death of the Heart

Blueberries for Sal

Dawn's Early Light

Tree of Freedom

Books from our members

We Are Made

Cold Hills and Warm Blood

Nothing North of Delmar

Love and Death

Books from our members

Rooted in Sunrise

City of the Muse

Death in a Shetland Family

Twelve Palominos

We Are Made

Cold Hills and Warm Blood

Nothing North of Delmar

Love and Death

Crime in the Old Dominion

Wolf Magick

The Fields

Books from our members

Rooted in Sunrise

City of the Muse

Death in a Shetland Family

Twelve Palominos