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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 Color of Magic by Terry PratchettPet Sematary by Stephen KingChristine by Stephen KingThe Witches by Roald DahlAlanna by Tamora Pierce
Best Books of 1983
283 books — 164 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
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
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
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

The Fatal Shore by Robert HughesBoy by Roald DahlEleni by Nicholas GageJack by George SayerLessons from a Sheep Dog by W. Phillip Keller
Non-Fiction Published in Decade: 1980s
176 books — 11 voters
Fairyland by Alysia AbbottAnd the Band Played On by Randy ShiltsHow to Survive a Plague by David FranceBorrowed Time by Paul MonetteBody Counts by Sean Strub
Memoirs and Autobiographies About the 1980s HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the US (nonfiction)
48 books — 9 voters

Mornings on Horseback by David McCulloughBattle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPhersonThe Weaker Vessel by Antonia FraserThe Fatal Shore by Robert HughesThe Last Lion by William Manchester
History Published in Decade: 1980s
128 books — 7 voters
The Path to Power by Robert A. CaroThe Last Lion by William ManchesterMaria Malibran by Howard BushnellOscar Wilde by Richard EllmannJack by George Sayer
Biography Published in Decade: 1980s
124 books — 6 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
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
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
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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