The Racketty Street Gang (1961) is a novel for children by Australian author L. H. Evers.

It was joint winner of the Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers in 1962.

[1] The novel is set in an old Sydney harbour suburb and follows the exploits of a group of young buys who attempt to clear the name of the father of one of them from a war disgrace.

They went on to say: "The author obviously knows these parts well, and his perceptive comments give life and depth to this story...Boys and girls are almost bound to enjoy this story, which I hope finds its way into the list of books for consideration for the 1961 Book of the Year Award.

The adaptation was written and directed by Dorothea Brooking and featured John Abineri in the role of Stephan Smertzer.