books from the 1980s that no-one else remembers!

Anyone else remember 'Diana Annual 1982' (I think) & a horrible story about evil garden gnomes? Had to tape the pages shut...

Will try abebooks for 'Pauline'!

I read a book at primary school, so mid 1980s which was set in modern times. It was about a boy why journeyed through a mirror and went back to pirate type times and was a cabin boy on a ship. There were several books in the series. I have asked on MN before and noone has ever been able to help. Its been bugging me for years, so any ideas gratefully received.

Loved Anastastia and I'm sure I read the Silver Sword now I've seen it mentioned but I can't remember the story at all. Does anyone remember another one by Ian Serralier about a Vietnamese boy who escapes from Vietnam in a boat with a group of other people? Journey of 1000 miles I think?

There was a series about a girl and a horse who lived in the Scottish highlands, Jinny & Shantih? I used to love that and was gutted that I didn't read them all!

They were the Five Findouters, not Findouters and It (think you are confused with the E, Nesbit book 'Five Children and It'). They were Fatty, Larry, Daisy, Pip and Bets, with Buster the dog. The Mystery of the Missing Necklace was the waxwork one, and the other was The Mystery of the Disappearing Cat.

Coldtits- could it have been city of ember? I saw the film recently and it doesn't quite match your description, but iirc, the book is a bit different?

Little Red Dragon - was your book 'My Side of the Mountain'.

Love this thread! Does anyone remember

Daphnes Book by Mary Downing Hahn
Hey Dollface and Second Star To the Right by Deborah Hautzig

Memory by Margaret Mahy

If It Weren't For Sebastian by Jean Ure

I still have loads of these books, including many J Wilson early books including Waiting For The Sky To Fall. I also have Easy Connections and Easy Freedom by Liz Berry - my original 80s copy of EC and a rare reprint of EF signed by Liz a few years ago. Still read them, but VERY dodgy storyline.

Was just driven to go and find the wretched thing. The one I was thinking of was The Machine Stops by EM Forster, but actually i''m not sure now it matches your description after all!

Coldtits, I think the underground going up to the air one might not be a children's book at all. I'm sure I read it as part of a collection of science fiction stories - possibly HG Wells? And the cover of mine was orange (helpful, I know)!

Queen & bruffin- thank you both. I have had those two books vaguely in my mind for ages. I could never remember the plot fully though. Now I understand why I will have to read both again.

Oh, and obviously not 80s

isn't the stolen money book emil and the detectives?

bruffin thanks, I just searched for The Otterbury Incident and it is definitely familiar. I don't know where I got the stolen money part or the train from, though. I think my mind might be merging two books.

Coldtits I remember that one - no idea what it is though!

That's the Otterbury Incident by C Day Lewis

A little boy whose money was stolen (I think on a train). He met a gang of other boys who played detective with him to find out who had stolen the money. They called the plan to catch the thieves 'Operation Glazier' but I can't remember why. There was a part where they bit a coin and left teeth marks.

Wow, this has brought back soo many memories!

Hating Alison Ashley-I remember that so well, she had a pen with a gold "A" on a chain!

I loved the Family From One End Street, there was a sequel too.

Bck in a bit, DD calling...

topsmart - was your book 'Back Home' by Michelle Magorian?

I remember reading a story when I was about 9 and no one else has ever known what I was on about. A boy had a milk round and someone was putting foreign objects in the milk. I think one was a finger and another a plaster.

Whoops - seem to have missed an entire page of the thread...

Tolalola,at least The Silver Sword has a happy ending! (Children reunited with parents etc)

I shall keep watching the thread to see if anyone knows your dolphin one - it sounds very like a book I've been trying to remember the title of for years with absolutely no success!

I remember and love a lot of these

I'm looking for a slightly younger book. It was about a boy who went on holiday in a double decker bus that was all painted on the sides.

Does anyone remember a post apocalyptic book about people who live on different levels underground - the lower levels being 'the producers' and school being about learning to do a job that you will do for the rest of your life?

And one girl can read (as someone has taught her) so she can navigate the 'booby traps' in the elevators to the next levels. I think she maybe meets someone else, but she eventually gets to the top level, and escapes outside, where people in the underground urban vcomplex have believed it is extremely dangerous to go because the air isn't safe (or something) but in reality, she simply hasn't tried it. She meets others who are outside, I seem to remember that they are old and they have real food ....

Anyone remember this book?

Yes it was Daphne, Phoebe, Lydia and Catherine (cassie).

What a brilliant thread.

I loved the Anastasia books. Also loved 'dear Shrink' where a family get put into care when their parents go abroad for work I think??

Does anyone remember a book about a girl who had luekemia? It was really sad, all I remember is her brother liked hot air balloons and I think fell in love with her best friend?

Littlereddragon - Hatchet?