Big Books of 2026

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The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Button Box by Bridget HodderThe Complete Maus by Art SpiegelmanThe Chosen by Chaim PotokWolf by Wolf by Ryan Graudin
Jewish YA & Middle-Grade Fiction
226 books — 59 voters
The Gilded Wolves by Roshani ChokshiDescendant of the Crane by Joan HeOn the Come Up by Angie ThomasWe Hunt the Flame by Hafsah FaizalWith the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo
2019 Books by Authors of Color
345 books — 377 voters

Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani ChokshiThe Storm Runner by J.C. CervantesDragon Pearl by Yoon Ha LeeRace to the Sun by Rebecca RoanhorseAru Shah and the Song of Death by Roshani Chokshi
Rick Riordan Presents
51 books — 155 voters
Number One Chinese Restaurant by Lillian LiAn American Marriage by Tayari JonesEverything Here Is Beautiful by Mira T. LeeLove War Stories by Ivelisse RodriguezAll You Can Ever Know by Nicole Chung
46 Books By Women of Color to Read in 2018
50 books — 43 voters

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi AdeyemiLove, Hate & Other Filters by Samira AhmedAmerican Panda by Gloria ChaoThe Belles by Dhonielle ClaytonA Girl Like That by Tanaz Bhathena
2018 YA/MG Books With POC Leads
249 books — 291 voters
The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker BradleyEcho by Pam Muñoz RyanWaiting by Kevin HenkesLast Stop on Market Street by Matt de la PeñaRoller Girl by Victoria Jamieson
American Library Association 2016 Youth Media Award Winners
59 books — 8 voters

The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly BarnhillWolf Hollow by Lauren WolkNimona by N.D. StevensonDu Iz Tak? by Carson EllisGhost by Jason Reynolds
American Library Association 2017 Youth Media Award Winners
63 books — 11 voters
The Hate U Give by Angie ThomasWolf in the Snow by Matthew CordellGrand Canyon by Jason ChinStrange the Dreamer by Laini TaylorVincent and Theo by Deborah Heiligman
American Library Association 2018 Youth Media Award Winners
63 books — 9 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
PBS’s The Great American Read: List of America’s Top 100 Books
100 books — 2,378 voters
Akata Witch by Nnedi OkoraforChildren of Blood and Bone by Tomi AdeyemiLegend by Marie LuShadowshaper by Daniel José OlderBattle Royale by Koushun Takami
MG & YA Speculative Fiction by Authors of Color
137 books — 46 voters

Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline WoodsonKindred by Octavia E. ButlerRoll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. TaylorThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerOne Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia
#1000BlackGirlBooks: Suggestions for Marley Dias's Amazing Book Drive
1,322 books — 381 voters
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. LewisFather Elijah by Michael D. O'BrienLord of the World by Robert Hugh BensonThe Great Divorce by C.S. LewisPierced by a Sword by Bud Macfarlane Jr.
True Catholic (Christian) Fiction
212 books — 101 voters


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