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Girls Growing Up Genre
Books in the Girls Growing Up genre:
The Midnight Kittens (1978)
Author(s):
Dorothy Gladys “Dodie” Smith
Illustrator(s):
Anne Grahame Johnstone
Janet Grahame Johnstone
Oh, Were They Ever Happy! (1978)
One Saturday morning while their parents are away, the three Noonan children decide to paint the house. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Peter Spier
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier
The Pickle Plan (1978)
Rachel wants to be noticed, but nobody cares. Then she notices someone else and discovers a friend.
Author(s):
Marilyn Singer
Illustrator(s):
Steven Kellogg
Childtimes: A Three Generation Memoir (1979)
Three generations of women describe their time growing up, from the turn of the twentieth century to the Great Depression.
Author(s):
Eloise Greenfield
Illustrator(s):
Jerry Pinkney
Jill the Pill (1979)
Patrick’s older sister Jill bosses him around, and he doesn’t like it.
Author(s):
Julia Castiglia
Illustrator(s):
Steven Kellogg
Kate Crackernuts (1979)
Two step sisters flee from their mother, a witch.
Author(s):
K. M. Briggs
Illustrator(s):
Pauline Baynes
Little Lost Kitten (1979)
When Joan is mean to her new kitten it runs away to the forest.
Author(s):
Nina
Illustrator(s):
Feodor Rojankovsky
A Necklace of Fallen Stars (1979)
Princess Kaela runs away from home and her father sends a wizard to bring her back.
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Author(s):
Beth Hilgartner
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
Once, Said Darlene (1979)
Darlene’s stories are exciting, but is she stretching the truth a little?
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Author(s):
William Sleator
Illustrator(s):
Steven Kellogg
Penny's Way (1979)
Penny, the youngest of four, can't seem to do anything right.
Author(s):
Mary K. Harris
Illustrator(s):
Jill Bennett
Sheila Rose
The Sick Day (1979)
When Emily is sick her father takes care of her and she returns the favor.
Author(s):
Patricia MacLachlan
Illustrator(s):
William Pène du Bois
There’s an Elephant in the Garage (1979)
A young girl and her cat go hunting for elephants in the garage.
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Author(s):
Douglas F. Davis
Illustrator(s):
Steven Kellogg
Thumbelina (1979)
A very tiny girl has many adventures.
Author(s):
Hans Christian Andersen
Amy Ehrlich
Illustrator(s):
Susan Jeffers
Yesterday’s Snowman (1979)
Memories of playing in the snow.
Author(s):
Gail Mack
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
Beauty and the Beast (1980)
The Beast proves himself worthy of love and Beauty chooses to love him despite his beastly appearance.
Author(s):
Deborah Apy
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
The Borrowers Aloft (1980)
Author(s):
Mary Norton
Illustrator(s):
Pauline Baynes
Diana Stanley
The Fledgling (1980)
Georgie, a young girl, discovers she can fly.
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Author(s):
Jane Langton
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
Hansel and Gretel (1980)
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
How to Stay Out of Trouble with Your Horse (1980)
Author(s):
Walter Farley
Illustrator(s):
Tim Farley
Joan of Arc (1980)
Author(s):
Maurice Boutet de Monvel
Illustrator(s):
Maurice Boutet de Monvel