2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Pete Hall (20 Lists)



Dracula by Bram Stoker
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
1,331 books — 5,842 voters
Dracula by Bram StokerPet Sematary by Stephen KingMisery by Stephen King
Best Horror Novels
1,987 books — 5,447 voters

Dracula by Bram Stoker
Best Adult Vampire Books
1,771 books — 4,917 voters
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John BoyneNumber the Stars by Lois LowryOperation Einstein by Mark A. CooperThe Edelweiss Express by Mark A. CooperThe Edelweiss Pirates by James Parker Coffey
YA Holocaust & WWII Novels
495 books — 790 voters

Number the Stars by Lois LowryThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John BoyneThe Edelweiss Express by Mark A. CooperOperation Einstein by Mark A. CooperThe Edelweiss Pirates by James Parker Coffey
Best Children's Books about World War II (1939-1945)
333 books — 377 voters
Number the Stars by Lois LowryThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John BoyneOperation Einstein by Mark A. CooperThe Edelweiss Express by Mark A. CooperThe Edelweiss Pirates by Jennifer Riesmeyer Elvgren
Holocaust Children's & YA Lit
112 books — 82 voters

A Christmas Carol by Charles DickensJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,704 books — 6,872 voters
Déjà Dead by Kathy ReichsDracula by Bram Stoker
Graveyards, Cemeteries and other haunted places
336 books — 151 voters

Archie Wilson & The Beasts of Loch Ness by Mark A. CooperHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisWinnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne
The Must-Have Series for Children Ages 6 to 12
876 books — 1,306 voters
The Water Horse by Dick King-SmithThe Loch by Steve AltenThe Boggart and the Monster by Susan CooperArchie Wilson & The Beasts of Loch Ness by Mark A. Cooper
Loch Ness Monster
204 books — 77 voters

Archie Wilson & The Beasts of Loch Ness by Mark A. Cooper
Dragons
1,785 books — 2,541 voters
The Bad Beginning by Lemony SnicketThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanArchie Wilson & The Beasts of Loch Ness by Mark A. CooperPippi Longstocking by Astrid LindgrenGregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins
Best Juvenile Fiction Series (Ages 7-12)
630 books — 386 voters

Casino Royale by Ian FlemingThe Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le CarréTinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le CarréThe Day of the Jackal by Frederick ForsythThe Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum
Espionage
986 books — 1,021 voters
Point Blank by Anthony HorowitzFledgling by Mark A. CooperI'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally Carter
Spy Kids
313 books — 704 voters

Fledgling by Mark A. Cooper
Books Like Alex Rider
540 books — 366 voters
Archie Wilson & The Beasts of Loch Ness by Mark A. CooperThe Beast of Buckingham Palace by David WalliamsFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter by British LibraryDealing with Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede
Best children's BEAST books
135 books — 34 voters

A Time to Kill by John GrishamStill Life by Louise PennyThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
100 Mysteries and Thrillers to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
2,208 books — 4,470 voters
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieAngels & Demons by Dan BrownRebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,316 books — 15,568 voters

The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle
Best Books Ever
76,239 books — 283,517 voters
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,563 books — 120,196 voters