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Boys Growing Up Genre

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Books in the Boys Growing Up genre:

Everyhow Remarkable (1967)

David’s imaginary friends agree he is remarkable and his family agrees.

Author(s): Victoria Lincoln
Illustrator(s): Susan Jeffers

The Grange at High Force (1967)

Three English boys and a retired admiral solve the mystery of the missing Lady statue.

Author(s): Philip Turner
Illustrator(s): W. T. Mars

Carnegie Medal
Carnegie Medal - 1963

The Great Brain (1967)

The exploits of the Great Brain of Adenville, Utah are described by his younger brother, frequently the victim of the Great Brain's schemes for gaining prestige or money.

Author(s): John D. Fitzgerald
Illustrator(s): Mercer Mayer

The Horse in the Camel Suit (1967)

The young detective from The Alligator Case is back on the job in the case of the missing race horse.

Author(s): William Pène du Bois
Illustrator(s): William Pène du Bois

The House of Arden (1967)

Edred and Elfrida travel into the past to search for the lost treasure of the House of Arden and succeed in finding their lost father.

Author(s): E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s): Clarke Hutton

ismo (1967)

The Callendar family is again caught up in an international intrigue.

Author(s): John Verney
Illustrator(s): John Verney

Keep ’Em Rolling (1967)

Dave Marsh and his family make the long trek to Oregon behind a team of oxen.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s): Al Savitt

The Lawrenceville Stories (1967)

An omnibus of boys boarding school stories containing The Prodigious Hickey, The Varmint, and The Tennessee Shad.... View More

A Likely Place (1967)

Lewis’ babysitter lets him play in the park where he befriends a retired cobbler. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Paula Fox
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

The Little Woman Wanted Noise (1967)

The little woman moved to the country, but she couldn’t rest and she had no peace of mind because it was so quiet. This story tells how she set about changing that. Robert Lawson drew the pictures.... View More

Author(s): Val Teal
Illustrator(s): Robert Lawson

Long Before Forty (1967)

An autobiographical fragment about the author’s early attempts to become a published author, added to his notes about the Hornblower saga published in The Hornblower Companion.... View More

Author(s): C. S. Forester
Illustrator(s): None

The Magic Summer (1967)

Four children spend the summer in the south of Ireland with a Great Aunt of the right sort.

Author(s): Noel Streatfeild
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

Moominpappa at Sea (1967)

Moominpappa moves the family to an island in this adventure of the Finn family Moomintroll. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Tove Jansson
Illustrator(s): Tove Jansson

Nurse Matilda Goes to Town (1967)

The Brown children are packed off to London and proceed to terrorize the city until Nurse Matilda takes a firm hand. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Christianna Brand
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

Rhyming Will (1967)

Young Will did not speak until he was seven - and then everything that came out of his mouth was in rhyme.

Author(s): James Reeves
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

The Sea Egg (1967)

Toby and Joe learn to swim with a triton.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): L. M. Boston
Illustrator(s): Peter Boston

The Swing in the Summerhouse (1967)

When two of their friends disappear from the summerhouse, Eleanor and Eddy know they must break their promise and rescue them. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Jane Langton
Illustrator(s): Erik Blegvad

Time and Mr. Bass: A Mushroom Planet Book (1967)

Chuck and David are drawn into a battle against evil as Mr. Bass searches for the stolen necklace of Ta that can protect the Mycetians from destruction.

Author(s): Eleanor Cameron
Illustrator(s): Fred Meise

To Be a Logger (1967)

Joel grows up in a logging family in Oregon.

Author(s): Lois Lenski
Illustrator(s): Lois Lenski

When I Have a Son (1967)

When John has a son, he won’t have to take piano lessons.

Author(s): Charlotte Zolotow
Illustrator(s): Hilary Knight

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