America's First Daughter by Stephanie DrayThe Secret Language of Stones by M.J. RoseThe Swans of Fifth Avenue by Melanie BenjaminThe Vatican Princess by C.W. GortnerLilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly
Historical Fiction 2016
340 books — 878 voters
Written in My Own Heart's Blood by Diana GabaldonThe Collector of Dying Breaths by M.J. RoseA Burnable Book by Bruce HolsingerA King's Ransom by Sharon Kay PenmanThe Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
Historical Fiction 2014
387 books — 1,975 voters

The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenThe Help by Kathryn StockettA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Smart Summer Reads
12,703 books — 10,629 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeRules of Civility by Amor TowlesMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenAtonement by Ian McEwanThe Color Purple by Alice Walker
Best 1930s Historical Fiction
124 books — 217 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsTwilight by Stephenie MeyerThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Young Adult Books
13,096 books — 80,173 voters