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Boys Growing Up Genre

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Books in the Boys Growing Up genre:

The Swoop! and Other Stories (1979)

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While everyone is on August holiday England’s enemies take the opportunity to invade her. Only Clarence and his boy scout troop stand in their way. Wodehouse later adapted this short novel to America as The Military Invasion of America, A Remar... View More

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Unknown

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Domus Anguli Puensis (1980)

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A Latin translation of The House at Pooh Corner.

Author(s): A. A. Milne
Illustrator(s): Ernest H. Shepard

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Hansel and Gretel (1980)

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Abandoned in the forest, Hansel and Gretel must defeat a wicked witch before finding their way home.

Author(s): Brothers Grimm
Jacob Grimm
Wilhelm Grimm
Illustrator(s): Susan Jeffers

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Honest Andrew (1980)

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Andrew Otter makes some mistakes as he learns to be tactful.

Read online at archive.org. 

Author(s): Gloria Skurzynski
Illustrator(s): David Wiesner

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How to Stay Out of Trouble with Your Horse (1980)

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A master horseman explains how to work with your horse so you both have fun and are safe. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Walter Farley
Illustrator(s): Tim Farley

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Jahdu (1980)

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When his shadow steals his magic dust, Jahdu must try to get it back.

Author(s): Virginia Hamilton
Illustrator(s): Jerry Pinkney

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The Little Humpbacked Horse (1980)

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The little humpbacked horse helps Ivan the fool become Ivan the Tsar, and marry the Tsarevna. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Margaret Hodges
Illustrator(s): Chris Conover
Jeanyee Wong

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The Man From the Sky (1980)

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A robber parachutes from an airplane with his loot, but a boy sees where he lands. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Avi
Illustrator(s): David Wiesner

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Master Bun the Baker’s Boy (1980)

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His dad is a baker. Even his grandparents were bakers. But Bertie has a big problem – he's bored of bread! He wants to be a butcher's boy, or a bus-driver's boy or even a balloonist's boy – and his wishes are going to land him in lots of ... View More

Author(s): Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s): Fritz Wenger

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Master Salt the Sailor’s Son (1980)

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When the Salt family sails to Coconut Island, they decide to leave Sammy Salt behind because he is too little. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s): André Amstutz

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A Mouse Called Junction (1980)

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A foolish and inexperienced mouse is rescued by a rat.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Julia Cunningham
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

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The Mystery of the Flying Orange Pumpkin (1980)

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When Mr. Bramble moves away, the new owner of his house is not sure he wants to let the children who planted Patterson pumpkin have him for a jack-o’-lantern. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Steven Kellogg
Illustrator(s): Steven Kellogg

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Peter Pan (1980)

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This is J. M. Barrie’s most famous work. It tells the story of Peter Pan, a mischievous little boy who can fly, and his adventures on the island of Neverland with Wendy Darling and her brothers, the fairy Tinker Bell, the Lost Boys, the Indian ... View More

Author(s): J. M. Barrie
Illustrator(s): Trina Schart Hyman

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Richard Doyle’s Journal, 1840 (1980)

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An illustrated journal kept by the artist when he was fifteen.

Author(s): Richard Doyle
Illustrator(s): Richard Doyle

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St. Patrick’s Day in the Morning (1980)

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Jamie gets an early start on St. Patrick’s Day.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Eve Bunting
Illustrator(s): Jan Brett

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Warren Weasel’s Worse than Measles (1980)

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Ronald Bear sets out to prove he can solve all the problems of the world, but Warren Weasel has him stumped. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Alice Bach
Illustrator(s): Hilary Knight

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Bill’s Service Station (1981)

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It’s a busy day at the service station.

Author(s): Peter Spier
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

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The Boy Who Spoke Chimp (1981)

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A boy and a chimp have to survive on their own after a California earthquake.

Author(s): Jane Yolen
Illustrator(s): David Wiesner

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The Chronicles of Pantouflia (1981)

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Includes Prince Prigio and Prince Ricardo of Pantouflia.

Author(s): Andrew Lang
Illustrator(s): Jeanne Titherington

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Fire House (1981)

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The alarm bell rings and the firemen are off!

Author(s): Peter Spier
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

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