Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakThe Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian SelznickHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingA Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
Best Illustrated Books
373 books — 162 voters
Pilfer Academy by Lauren MagazinerThe Hidden Oracle by Rick RiordanThe Hammer of Thor by Rick RiordanPax by Sara PennypackerThe Lost Knight by Candy Atkins
Middle Grade Novels of 2016
608 books — 949 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
YA BOOKS BOYS WILL LOVE
617 books — 471 voters
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteElla Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineBecause of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamilloHatchet by Gary PaulsenRamona Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly Cleary
Newbery Medal Honor Books
340 books — 443 voters

The Giver by Lois LowryHoles by Louis SacharA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleNumber the Stars by Lois LowryBridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
The Most Deserving Newbery
104 books — 2,989 voters
Wolf Hollow by Lauren WolkPax by Sara PennypackerThe Wild Robot by Peter  BrownRaymie Nightingale by Kate DiCamilloGhost by Jason Reynolds
2017 Mock Newbery
90 books — 365 voters

The Histories by HerodotusA Distant Mirror by Barbara W. TuchmanJohn Adams by David McCulloughThe Trigger by Tim ButcherThe Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman
History as Literature
727 books — 535 voters