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The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerMatilda by Roald DahlBeloved by Toni Morrison
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,257 books — 2,434 voters
Pawn of Prophecy by David EddingsMagician by Raymond E. FeistThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyDragons of Autumn Twilight by Margaret WeisQueen of Sorcery by David Eddings
Best Fantasy of the 80s
343 books — 691 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardHyperion by Dan SimmonsNeuromancer by William GibsonThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams
Classic Science Fiction - 1980-1989
303 books — 261 voters
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas AdamsThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. AuelFirestarter by Stephen KingThe Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum
Best Books of 1980
326 books — 211 voters

The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoA Great Deliverance by Elizabeth GeorgeA Time to Kill by John GrishamGorky Park by Martin Cruz SmithThe Man With a Load of Mischief by Martha Grimes
Best Mysteries from the 1980s
202 books — 92 voters
1984 by George OrwellEvery Five Years by Christine ArdigoThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanMagic America by C.E. MedfordThe Secret History by Donna Tartt
Books Set in the Eighties
208 books — 86 voters

Eleanor & Park by Rainbow RowellAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzTell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka BruntAnnie on My Mind by Nancy GardenWeetzie Bat by Francesca Lia Block
YA Fiction set in the 1980s
128 books — 57 voters
Paperback Crush by Gabrielle MossAs You Wish by Cary ElwesThe Complete Maus by Art SpiegelmanWhatever Happened to Pudding Pops? by Gael Fashingbauer CooperKristy's Great Idea by Ann M. Martin
1980s Fun!
418 books — 56 voters

Matilda by Roald DahlHowl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesAlanna by Tamora PierceMossflower by Brian JacquesRedwall by Brian Jacques
Children's Fantasy of the 1980s
173 books — 53 voters
Annabelle by Ruby Jean JensenSoul-Eater by Dana BrookinsHalloween II by Jack MartinToy Cemetery by William W. JohnstoneChild's Play by Andrew Neiderman
Zebra 1980's Horror Line
143 books — 40 voters

The Matters of Friendship by Rona D. DrinkardA Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue ParkMatilda by Roald DahlThe Breadwinner by Deborah EllisNobody Was Here by Alison Pollet
Middle Grade Fiction set in the 1980s
42 books — 40 voters
P. S. I Love You by Barbara ConklinDouble Love by Francine PascalSooner or Later by Bruce HartLove Is One of the Choices by Norma KleinChange of Hearts by Linda A. Cooney
Teen Romance of the 1980s
171 books — 38 voters

Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesThe Blue Sword by Robin McKinleyAlanna by Tamora PierceRedwall by Brian JacquesIn the Hand of the Goddess by Tamora Pierce
YA Fantasy Published in the 1980s
51 books — 25 voters
The Root Cellar by Janet LunnPlaying Beatie Bow by Ruth ParkA Handful of Time by Kit PearsonThe Doll in the Garden by Mary Downing HahnThe Singing Stone by O.R. Melling
Children's Time Travel Fiction of the 1980s
147 books — 24 voters

Hatchet by Gary PaulsenTiger Eyes by Judy BlumeJacob Have I Loved by Katherine PatersonThe Wave by Todd StrasserCome Sing, Jimmy Jo by Katherine Paterson
1980's Young Adult Standalones
309 books — 23 voters
Rainbow Brite and the Brook Meadow Deer by Sarah LeslieMy Little Pony Under the Big Top! by Carey TimmMy Little Pony and the New Friends by Edith AdamsMy Little Pony Baby Firefly's Adventure by Maria MatthewsRainbow Brite Saves Spring by Dorothy Eyre
Books Based on Toy Lines of the 80s and 90s
262 books — 19 voters

This Time of Darkness by Helen Mary HooverBrother in the Land by Robert SwindellsEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardBut We Are Not of Earth by Jean E. KarlFuturetrack 5 by Robert Westall
Children's Science Fiction of the 1980s
224 books — 15 voters
Between the Woods and the Water by Patrick Leigh FermorGreat Plains by Ian FrazierThe Walk West by Peter JenkinsThe Coast Of West Cork by Peter Somerville-LargeRussian Journal by Andrea Lee
Travel Published in Decade: 1980s
30 books — 6 voters

Let the Right One In by John Ajvide LindqvistFright Night by John Skipp’Salem’s Lot by Stephen KingThe Lost Boys by Craig Shaw GardnerThe Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice
Vampire Fiction set in the 1980s
14 books — 3 voters
Homemade Love by J. California CooperHomemade Love by J. California CooperSome Soul to Keep by J. California CooperSome Soul to Keep by J. California CooperGoodbye Sweetwater by Henry Dumas
Short Story Collections by African-Americans Published in Decade: 1980s
20 books — 2 voters

Countering the Conspiracy to Destroy Black Boys by Jawanza KunjufuSeeing What Is by Jacqueline CoxtaylorDeveloping Positive Self-Images & Discipline in Black Children by Jawanza KunjufuBlack Children by Janice E. Hale-Benson
Education by African-Americans Published in Decade: 1980s
4 books — 2 voters
Journey by Joyce Carol ThomasPromises by Tracy WestBlue Tights by Rita Williams-GarciaLesson In Love by Tracy WestOut from This Place by Joyce Hansen
Young Adult Books Published by African-Americans in Decade: 1980s
9 books — 2 voters

Hey Diddle Diddle A first Book of Nursery Rhymes by Anne Grahame-JohnstoneHey Diddle Diddle & Other Mother Goose Rhymes by Tomie dePaolaMy Best Book of Nursery Rhymes by Anne Grahame-JohnstoneAn Enchanting Book of Nursery Rhymes by Janet Grahame-JohnstoneA Merry-Mouse Book of Nursery Rhymes by Priscilla Hillman
Nursery Rhyme Collections of the 1980s
31 books — 2 voters
Maus I by Art SpiegelmanEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Cuckoo's Egg by Clifford StollThe Hunt for Red October by Tom ClancyThe Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman
Men Over 35: Best Books of the 1980s
51 books — 2 voters

The Hunt for Red October by Tom ClancyThe House of the Spirits by Isabel AllendeContact by Carl SaganBeloved by Toni MorrisonRed Storm Rising by Tom Clancy
Over 35: Best Books of the 1980s
30 books — 2 voters
The Search for Common Ground by Howard ThurmanFor the Inward Journey by Howard ThurmanThe Centering Moment by Howard ThurmanThe Mood of Christmas & Other Celebrations by Howard ThurmanMy Soul Looks Back by James H. Cone
Christian Religion Published by African-Americans in Decade: 1980s
11 books — 1 voter

Developing Positive Self-Images & Discipline in Black Children by Jawanza KunjufuSo Many Babies by Susan Landers
Psychology by African-Americans Published in Decade: 1980s
2 books — 1 voter
Enduring Love by Ian McEwanThe Innocent by Ian McEwanThe Comfort of Strangers by Ian McEwanThe Cement Garden by Ian McEwanMao II by Don DeLillo
Paranoid Fiction of the 1980s and 1990s
22 books — 1 voter

AFRO-BETS ABC Book by Cheryl Willis HudsonAfro-Bets 1,2,3 by Cheryl Willis HudsonDaddy Is a Monster...Sometimes by John SteptoeGrandpa's Face by Eloise GreenfieldGrandmama's Joy by Eloise Greenfield
Picture Books Published by African-Americans in Decade: 1980s
33 books — 1 voter
The Shimmershine Queens by Camille YarbroughThe Twins Strike Back by Valerie FlournoyJustin and the Best Biscuits in the World by Mildred Pitts WalterThe Mystery of Drear House by Virginia HamiltonThe Golden Pasture by Joyce Carol Thomas
Middle Grade Books Published by African-Americans in Decade: 1980s
15 books — 1 voter

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