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) ,

The Silent Women

By Tara Lynn Masih ,

Landslide

By Betty Culley ,

Loved by 5 people

The Thorn Birds

By Colleen McCullough ,

Loved by 4 people

The Snowman

By Raymond Briggs ,

The Silent Women

By Tara Lynn Masih ,

Landslide

By Betty Culley ,

Solo Pour

By Michael Crawford ,

Loved by 3 people

Frog and Toad Together

By Arnold Lobel ,

Loved by 3 people

George and Martha

By James Marshall ,

The Silent Women

By Tara Lynn Masih ,

Landslide

By Betty Culley ,

Solo Pour

By Michael Crawford ,

Here For All the Reasons

By Ilana Masad (editor) , Stevie K. Seibert Desjarlais (editor), Carolyn Huynh (contributor) , Samantha Allen (contributor) , Sarah Gerard (contributor)

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 ,

Solo Pour

By Michael Crawford ,

Here For All the Reasons

By Ilana Masad (editor) , Stevie K. Seibert Desjarlais (editor), Carolyn Huynh (contributor) , Samantha Allen (contributor) , Sarah Gerard (contributor)

The Silent Women

By Tara Lynn Masih ,

Landslide

By Betty Culley ,

Solo Pour

By Michael Crawford ,

Here For All the Reasons

By Ilana Masad (editor) , Stevie K. Seibert Desjarlais (editor), Carolyn Huynh (contributor) , Samantha Allen (contributor) , Sarah Gerard (contributor)

The Shadow of the Eagle

By Paula Weston ,

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 ,

The Silent Women

By Tara Lynn Masih ,

Landslide

By Betty Culley ,

Solo Pour

By Michael Crawford ,

Here For All the Reasons

By Ilana Masad (editor) , Stevie K. Seibert Desjarlais (editor), Carolyn Huynh (contributor) , Samantha Allen (contributor) , Sarah Gerard (contributor)

The Shadow of the Eagle

By Paula Weston ,

Alba

By Verity Croker ,

Letters from Brazil

By Ruth Zelig,

Loved by 1 person

Mr. Gumpy's Outing

By John Burningham ,

Here For All the Reasons

By Ilana Masad (editor) , Stevie K. Seibert Desjarlais (editor), Carolyn Huynh (contributor) , Samantha Allen (contributor) , Sarah Gerard (contributor)

The Shadow of the Eagle

By Paula Weston ,

Alba

By Verity Croker ,

Loved by 1 person

Baa, Baa Black Sheep

By Gregory “Pappy” Boyington ,

The Shadow of the Eagle

By Paula Weston ,

Alba

By Verity Croker ,

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 ,

The Shadow of the Eagle

By Paula Weston ,

Alba

By Verity Croker ,

Letters from Brazil

By Ruth Zelig,

The Pet-Sit

By Carol Moreira ,

The Silent Women

By Tara Lynn Masih ,

Landslide

By Betty Culley ,

Solo Pour

By Michael Crawford ,

Here For All the Reasons

By Ilana Masad (editor) , Stevie K. Seibert Desjarlais (editor), Carolyn Huynh (contributor) , Samantha Allen (contributor) , Sarah Gerard (contributor)

The Shadow of the Eagle

By Paula Weston ,

Alba

By Verity Croker ,

Letters from Brazil

By Ruth Zelig,

The Pet-Sit

By Carol Moreira ,

The Art of Holding on and Letting Go

By Kristin Bartley Lenz ,

A Copperhead Summer

By Mark Warren ,

Loved by 1 person

In the Shadow of a Rainbow

By Robert Franklin Leslie ,

The Silent Women

By Tara Lynn Masih ,

Landslide

By Betty Culley ,

Solo Pour

By Michael Crawford ,

Here For All the Reasons

By Ilana Masad (editor) , Stevie K. Seibert Desjarlais (editor), Carolyn Huynh (contributor) , Samantha Allen (contributor) , Sarah Gerard (contributor)

The Shadow of the Eagle

By Paula Weston ,

Alba

By Verity Croker ,

Letters from Brazil

By Ruth Zelig,

The Pet-Sit

By Carol Moreira ,

The Art of Holding on and Letting Go

By Kristin Bartley Lenz ,

A Copperhead Summer

By Mark Warren ,

The Sherangivan

By Jacqueline Fellows ,

Country Club Summer

By Rachel Cullen ,

My Summer (with Robots)

By Marsh Myers ,

Beautiful and Terrible Things

By S.M. Stevens ,

Queer Eye Slumber Party Magic!

By Mark Ceilley , James Jeffers (illustrator),

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

The Silent Women

Landslide

The Thorn Birds

The Snowman

Books from our members

The Silent Women

Landslide

Solo Pour

Frog and Toad Together

George and Martha

Books from our members

The Silent Women

Landslide

Solo Pour

Here For All the Reasons

The Trumpet of the Swan

Amos & Boris

Books from our members

Solo Pour

Here For All the Reasons

Books from our members

The Silent Women

Landslide

Solo Pour

Here For All the Reasons

The Shadow of the Eagle

The Missing Piece

Crystal Is My Friend

The Boy Who Didn't Believe in Spring

The Parasites

Books from our members

The Silent Women

Landslide

Solo Pour

Here For All the Reasons

The Shadow of the Eagle

Alba

Letters from Brazil

Mr. Gumpy's Outing

Books from our members

Here For All the Reasons

The Shadow of the Eagle

Alba

Baa, Baa Black Sheep

Books from our members

The Shadow of the Eagle

Alba

The Doll's House

Hey, Dollface

Dreamland Lake

Tintin in Tibet

Books from our members

The Shadow of the Eagle

Alba

Letters from Brazil

The Pet-Sit

Books from our members

The Silent Women

Landslide

Solo Pour

Here For All the Reasons

The Shadow of the Eagle

Alba

Letters from Brazil

The Pet-Sit

The Art of Holding on and Letting Go

A Copperhead Summer

In the Shadow of a Rainbow

Books from our members

The Silent Women

Landslide

Solo Pour

Here For All the Reasons