The best books for young adult of 1960s

Loved by 15 people

The Phantom Tollbooth

By Norton Juster , Jules Feiffer (illustrator) ,

Loved by 6 people

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

By e. l. konigsburg ,

Loved by 5 people

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

By James Hilton ,

Loved by 2 people

Shane

By Jack Schaefer ,

A Cat's Garden of Secrets

By Jacqueline Diamond ,

Swimming with Lord Byron

By William Kuhn ,

Loved by 2 people

Stuart Little

By E.B. White , Garth Williams (illustrator) ,

Loved by 2 people

Billy Budd, Sailor

By Herman Melville ,

A Cat's Garden of Secrets

By Jacqueline Diamond ,

Swimming with Lord Byron

By William Kuhn ,

The Flight to Brassbright

By Lori Alden Holuta ,

Loved by 1 person

The Dot and the Line

By Norton Juster ,

Loved by 1 person

The Amazing Mr. Blunden (Puffin books)

By Antonia Barber ,

A Cat's Garden of Secrets

By Jacqueline Diamond ,

Swimming with Lord Byron

By William Kuhn ,

The Flight to Brassbright

By Lori Alden Holuta ,

Lightning Strike Blues

By Gayleen Froese ,

Loved by 1 person

The Midnight Fox

By Betsy Cromer Byars ,

Loved by 1 person

The Cat Who Went to Heaven

By Elizabeth Coatsworth , Raoul Vitale (illustrator) ,

The Flight to Brassbright

By Lori Alden Holuta ,

Lightning Strike Blues

By Gayleen Froese ,

A Cat's Garden of Secrets

By Jacqueline Diamond ,

Swimming with Lord Byron

By William Kuhn ,

The Flight to Brassbright

By Lori Alden Holuta ,

Lightning Strike Blues

By Gayleen Froese ,

The Improbable Wonders of Moojie Littleman

By Robin Gregory ,

Loved by 1 person

Charlotte Sometimes

By Penelope Farmer ,

Loved by 1 person

The Search for Delicious

By Natalie Babbitt ,

Loved by 1 person

The Forgotten Door

By Alexander Key ,

Loved by 1 person

R Is for Rocket

By Ray Bradbury ,

A Cat's Garden of Secrets

By Jacqueline Diamond ,

Swimming with Lord Byron

By William Kuhn ,

The Flight to Brassbright

By Lori Alden Holuta ,

Lightning Strike Blues

By Gayleen Froese ,

The Improbable Wonders of Moojie Littleman

By Robin Gregory ,

The Titan Revenant

By J.D.L. Rosell ,

New Rock New Role

By Richard Sparks ,

Loved by 1 person

Rabbit Hill

By Robert Lawson ,

Lightning Strike Blues

By Gayleen Froese ,

The Improbable Wonders of Moojie Littleman

By Robin Gregory ,

The Titan Revenant

By J.D.L. Rosell ,

Loved by 1 person

Lisa, Bright and Dark

By John Neufeld ,

The Improbable Wonders of Moojie Littleman

By Robin Gregory ,

The Titan Revenant

By J.D.L. Rosell ,

A Cat's Garden of Secrets

By Jacqueline Diamond ,

Swimming with Lord Byron

By William Kuhn ,

The Flight to Brassbright

By Lori Alden Holuta ,

Lightning Strike Blues

By Gayleen Froese ,

The Improbable Wonders of Moojie Littleman

By Robin Gregory ,

The Titan Revenant

By J.D.L. Rosell ,

New Rock New Role

By Richard Sparks ,

Priority One

By Bryant Wieneke ,

Performance Anxiety

By Jonathan Lerner ,

Timebreak

By Ray C Doyle ,

A Cat's Garden of Secrets

By Jacqueline Diamond ,

Swimming with Lord Byron

By William Kuhn ,

The Flight to Brassbright

By Lori Alden Holuta ,

Lightning Strike Blues

By Gayleen Froese ,

The Improbable Wonders of Moojie Littleman

By Robin Gregory ,

The Titan Revenant

By J.D.L. Rosell ,

New Rock New Role

By Richard Sparks ,

Priority One

By Bryant Wieneke ,

Performance Anxiety

By Jonathan Lerner ,

Timebreak

By Ray C Doyle ,

Truth Sister

By Phil Gilvin ,

Kings and Priests

By Evelyn M. Exley ,

2026 Australasian Sky Guide

By Nick Lomb ,

The Duty of Memory

By Vicki Olsen ,

The Immigrant and the Outlaw

By Joy Neal Kidney ,

The best books for young adult of the 1960s

The books our community loved the most.

The Phantom Tollbooth

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Shane

Books from our members

A Cat's Garden of Secrets

Swimming with Lord Byron

Stuart Little

Billy Budd, Sailor

Books from our members

A Cat's Garden of Secrets

Swimming with Lord Byron

The Flight to Brassbright

The Dot and the Line

The Amazing Mr. Blunden (Puffin books)

Books from our members

A Cat's Garden of Secrets

Swimming with Lord Byron

The Flight to Brassbright

Lightning Strike Blues

The Midnight Fox

The Cat Who Went to Heaven

Books from our members

The Flight to Brassbright

Lightning Strike Blues

Books from our members

A Cat's Garden of Secrets

Swimming with Lord Byron

The Flight to Brassbright

Lightning Strike Blues

The Improbable Wonders of Moojie Littleman

Charlotte Sometimes

The Search for Delicious

The Forgotten Door

R Is for Rocket

Books from our members

A Cat's Garden of Secrets

Swimming with Lord Byron

The Flight to Brassbright

Lightning Strike Blues

The Improbable Wonders of Moojie Littleman

The Titan Revenant

New Rock New Role

Rabbit Hill

Books from our members

Lightning Strike Blues

The Improbable Wonders of Moojie Littleman

The Titan Revenant

Lisa, Bright and Dark

Books from our members

The Improbable Wonders of Moojie Littleman

The Titan Revenant

Books from our members

A Cat's Garden of Secrets

Swimming with Lord Byron

The Flight to Brassbright

Lightning Strike Blues

The Improbable Wonders of Moojie Littleman

The Titan Revenant

New Rock New Role

Priority One

Performance Anxiety

Timebreak

Books from our members

A Cat's Garden of Secrets

Swimming with Lord Byron

The Flight to Brassbright

Lightning Strike Blues

The Improbable Wonders of Moojie Littleman

The Titan Revenant

New Rock New Role

Priority One

Performance Anxiety

Timebreak

Truth Sister

Kings and Priests

2026 Australasian Sky Guide

The Duty of Memory