Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerRebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Best Woman-Authored Books
8,326 books — 5,281 voters
The Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Westing Game by Ellen RaskinIf You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe NumeroffHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
100 Children's Books to Read in a Lifetime
2,288 books — 2,275 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettRebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,899 books — 49,786 voters
Coraline by Neil GaimanThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Best Young Adult Books
13,143 books — 80,218 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,922 books — 121,237 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerRebecca by Daphne du Maurier
100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
15,592 books — 17,919 voters