rachelmanija | Book Poll: Old Children's Books (Reply)

I am tackling some to-read stacks. Here is one of them. It is a literal stack of old children's paperbacks, a genre of which I am immensely fond. Have you heard of any of them? Which should I select to read and review this week?

Poll #30046 Random Children's Paperback Stack

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Which of these books should I read this week?

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The Sylvia Game, by Vivien Alcock. Spooky fantasy about a girl who resembles Sylvia. Whoever Sylvia is.
21 (29.6%)

Just Like Jenny, by Sandy Asher. Teenage ballet dancer friends get an important audition.
12 (16.9%)

Goddess of Yesterday, by Caroline Cooney. Historical fantasy involving Helen of Troy and tentacles.
28 (39.4%)

Twenty Pageants Later, by Caroline Cooney. "My sister did research and found out you have a much better chance of being Miss America if you come from Texas and have a double first name."
22 (31.0%)

The Watching Eyes, by Barbara Corcoran. Spooky fantasy about a strange family a girl finds in the middle of nowhere.
13 (18.3%)

Dark Horse, by Jean Slaughter Doty. A girl finds that the neglected horse she nurses back to health is a fabulous jumper.
17 (23.9%)

Juniper, by Monica Furlong. The prequel to Wise Child, a slice-of-life historical fantasy.
23 (32.4%)

The War Between the Pitiful Teachers and the Splendid Kids, by Stanley Kiesel. I bought this book because I tried to read it as a kid and was utterly baffled. It looks completely bizarre.
17 (23.9%)

Ponies in the Attic, by Irene Makin. A girl befriends a pony and finds mysterious pony drawings in her new home.
14 (19.7%)

A Certain Magic, by Doris Orgel. A girl finds the diary of her aunt, a WWII refugee, that seems to be about... an evil ring!
13 (18.3%)

Building Blocks, by Cynthia Voigt. Timeslip in which a boy gets to meet his father as a boy.
13 (18.3%)