The best friendship books of 1970s (chosen by friendship authors)

Loved by 15 people

The Old Man and the Sea

By Ernest Hemingway ,

Loved by 13 people

Harriet the Spy

By Louise Fitzhugh ,

Loved by 7 people

Tom's Midnight Garden

By Philippa Pearce , Jaime Zollars (illustrator) ,

Loved by 5 people

Lassie Come-Home

By Eric Knight , Marguerite Kirmse (illustrator) ,

Alba

By Verity Croker ,

Nothing North of Delmar

By Ellen Barker ,

Loved by 5 people

The Thorn Birds

By Colleen McCullough ,

Loved by 4 people

The Snowman

By Raymond Briggs ,

Alba

By Verity Croker ,

Nothing North of Delmar

By Ellen Barker ,

Good Company

By Kate Christensen ,

Loved by 3 people

Frog and Toad Together

By Arnold Lobel ,

Loved by 3 people

George and Martha

By James Marshall ,

Alba

By Verity Croker ,

Nothing North of Delmar

By Ellen Barker ,

Good Company

By Kate Christensen ,

Letters from Brazil

By Ruth Zelig,

Loved by 3 people

The Trumpet of the Swan

By E. B. White , Fred Marcellino (illustrator) ,

Loved by 2 people

Amos & Boris

By William Steig ,

Good Company

By Kate Christensen ,

Letters from Brazil

By Ruth Zelig,

Alba

By Verity Croker ,

Nothing North of Delmar

By Ellen Barker ,

Good Company

By Kate Christensen ,

Letters from Brazil

By Ruth Zelig,

Child of Vanris

By Nikki McCormack ,

Loved by 2 people

The Missing Piece

By Shel Silverstein ,

Loved by 1 person

Crystal Is My Friend

By Shirley Gordon , Edward Frascino ,

Loved by 1 person

The Boy Who Didn't Believe in Spring

By Lucille Clifton , Brinton Turkle (illustrator) ,

Loved by 1 person

The Parasites

By Daphne du Maurier ,

Alba

By Verity Croker ,

Nothing North of Delmar

By Ellen Barker ,

Good Company

By Kate Christensen ,

Letters from Brazil

By Ruth Zelig,

Child of Vanris

By Nikki McCormack ,

Abandoning the Script

By Linda Rosen ,

The Silent Women

By Tara Lynn Masih ,

Loved by 1 person

Mr. Gumpy's Outing

By John Burningham ,

Letters from Brazil

By Ruth Zelig,

Child of Vanris

By Nikki McCormack ,

Abandoning the Script

By Linda Rosen ,

Loved by 1 person

Baa, Baa Black Sheep

By Gregory “Pappy” Boyington ,

Child of Vanris

By Nikki McCormack ,

Abandoning the Script

By Linda Rosen ,

Loved by 1 person

The Doll's House

By Rumer Godden , Tasha Tudor (illustrator) ,

Loved by 1 person

Hey, Dollface

By Deborah Hautzig ,

Loved by 1 person

Dreamland Lake

By Richard Peck ,

Loved by 1 person

Tintin in Tibet

By Herge ,

Child of Vanris

By Nikki McCormack ,

Abandoning the Script

By Linda Rosen ,

The Silent Women

By Tara Lynn Masih ,

Yoga Bind

By Meryl Davids Landau ,

Alba

By Verity Croker ,

Nothing North of Delmar

By Ellen Barker ,

Good Company

By Kate Christensen ,

Letters from Brazil

By Ruth Zelig,

Child of Vanris

By Nikki McCormack ,

Abandoning the Script

By Linda Rosen ,

The Silent Women

By Tara Lynn Masih ,

Yoga Bind

By Meryl Davids Landau ,

A Copperhead Summer

By Mark Warren ,

2183

By Laurel McHargue ,

Loved by 1 person

In the Shadow of a Rainbow

By Robert Franklin Leslie ,

Alba

By Verity Croker ,

Nothing North of Delmar

By Ellen Barker ,

Good Company

By Kate Christensen ,

Letters from Brazil

By Ruth Zelig,

Child of Vanris

By Nikki McCormack ,

Abandoning the Script

By Linda Rosen ,

The Silent Women

By Tara Lynn Masih ,

Yoga Bind

By Meryl Davids Landau ,

A Copperhead Summer

By Mark Warren ,

2183

By Laurel McHargue ,

The Sherangivan

By Jacqueline Fellows ,

These Empty Places

By Sarah Loudin Thomas ,

All They Need to Know

By Eileen Goudge ,

Landslide

By Betty Culley ,

Battered

By G.P. Gottlieb ,

The best friendship books of the 1970s

The books our community loved the most.

The Old Man and the Sea

Harriet the Spy

Tom's Midnight Garden

Lassie Come-Home

Books from our members

Alba

Nothing North of Delmar

The Thorn Birds

The Snowman

Books from our members

Alba

Nothing North of Delmar

Good Company

Frog and Toad Together

George and Martha

Books from our members

Alba

Nothing North of Delmar

Good Company

Letters from Brazil

The Trumpet of the Swan

Amos & Boris

Books from our members

Good Company

Letters from Brazil

Books from our members

Alba

Nothing North of Delmar

Good Company

Letters from Brazil

Child of Vanris

The Missing Piece

Crystal Is My Friend

The Boy Who Didn't Believe in Spring

The Parasites

Books from our members

Alba

Nothing North of Delmar

Good Company

Letters from Brazil

Child of Vanris

Abandoning the Script

The Silent Women

Mr. Gumpy's Outing

Books from our members

Letters from Brazil

Child of Vanris

Abandoning the Script

Baa, Baa Black Sheep

Books from our members

Child of Vanris

Abandoning the Script

The Doll's House

Hey, Dollface

Dreamland Lake

Tintin in Tibet

Books from our members

Child of Vanris

Abandoning the Script

The Silent Women

Yoga Bind

Books from our members

Alba

Nothing North of Delmar

Good Company

Letters from Brazil

Child of Vanris

Abandoning the Script

The Silent Women

Yoga Bind

A Copperhead Summer

2183

In the Shadow of a Rainbow

Books from our members

Alba

Nothing North of Delmar

Good Company

Letters from Brazil