The Philosophy Book by Will BuckinghamThe History Book by R.G. GrantThe Psychology Book by Nigel C. BensonThe Literature Book by James CantonThe Economics Book by Niall Kishtainy
Big Ideas Simply Explained
43 books — 67 voters
The Number Devil by Hans Magnus EnzensbergerCool Science Experiments For Kids! by Sumita MukherjeeThe Story of Science by Joy HakimThe Story of Science by Joy HakimLife of Fred by Stanley F. Schmidt
Science and Math For Kids
93 books — 13 voters

Harry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanHoles by Louis Sachar
Top 100 Middle School Must-Reads
2,264 books — 3,651 voters
The Princess and the Page by Christina FarleyForget Me Not by Ellie TerryThe Dark Prophecy by Rick RiordanThe Ship of the Dead by Rick RiordanThe Peculiar Incident on Shady Street by Lindsay Currie
Middle Grade Novels of 2017
552 books — 778 voters

The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondOutliers by Malcolm Gladwell
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,228 books — 8,060 voters
Kid Docs by Jenny LynneSaint George and the Dragon by Margaret HodgesThe Story of Ferdinand by Munro LeafThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienWeslandia by Paul Fleischman
Boys of Courage and Invention
29 books — 8 voters

At the Same Moment, Around the World by Clotilde PerrinFlorence Nightingale by DemiThomas Jefferson by Maira KalmanMr. Ferris and His Wheel by Kathryn Gibbs DavisTiny Creatures by Nicola Davies
NEW Children's Nonfiction In 2014
79 books — 25 voters
Dinosaurs Before Dark by Mary Pope OsborneFrog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold LobelLittle Bear by Else Holmelund MinarikMy Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles GannettMercy Watson to the Rescue by Kate DiCamillo
Chapter books for six year olds
157 books — 182 voters


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