Journey to the West by Biao  WangThe Daughter of Kurdland by Widad AkreyiBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownFarewell to Manzanar by Jeanne Wakatsuki HoustonI Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai
Ethnic/Cultural Memoirs
501 books — 64 voters

The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John BerendtThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
Non-Fiction that reads like fiction
396 books — 258 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienDune by Frank HerbertEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. Rowling
Science Fiction and Fantasy Must Reads
3,999 books — 5,146 voters

The Heir by Kiera CassWinter by Marissa MeyerShades of Doon by Carey CorpFive Enchanted Roses by Anne Elisabeth StenglTen Thousand Skies Above You by Claudia Gray
Most Beautiful YA Covers 2015
107 books — 201 voters
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareDivergent by Veronica Roth
Best Series
3,379 books — 9,459 voters

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakThe Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric CarleThe Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussGoodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
Best Children's Books
5,321 books — 6,711 voters
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YA Debuts 2014
360 books — 1,389 voters