Literal Summer Reads

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Abby (34 Lists)



Twilight by Stephenie MeyerDivergent by Veronica RothThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Best Young Adult Books
13,323 books — 80,574 voters
The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyLooking for Alaska by John GreenThirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherIf I Stay by Gayle Forman
Best Young Adult Realistic Novels
2,780 books — 12,341 voters

If I Stay by Gayle FormanThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenWhere She Went by Gayle FormanJust Listen by Sarah Dessen
Best Chick-Lit I've Ever Read
1,513 books — 2,719 voters
Bossypants by Tina FeyLet's Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny LawsonSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Humor Writing
872 books — 989 voters

Bossypants by Tina FeyGo the Fuck to Sleep by Adam Mansbach
I Honestly LOL'd
909 books — 1,218 voters
The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenJust Listen by Sarah DessenDivergent by Veronica RothThe Host by Stephenie MeyerTwilight by Stephenie Meyer
Entertaining Books For Teens! :)
711 books — 1,231 voters

Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
Funniest Novels of All Time
1,446 books — 2,410 voters
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherLooking for Alaska by John GreenSpeak by Laurie Halse AndersonWintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
Best Teen Books About Real Problems
3,035 books — 12,508 voters

We Were Liars by E. LockhartFaking Normal by Courtney C. Stevens
2014 Contemporary YA
268 books — 1,865 voters
Night by Elie WieselThe Help by Kathryn StockettA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Social Justice: Books on Racism, Sexism, and Class
2,222 books — 1,670 voters

Bad Mother by Ayelet Waldman
Parents' Forum Book Club Suggestions
35 books — 17 voters
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
My absolute favourite contemporary books
110 books — 67 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakAtonement by Ian McEwanMarch by Geraldine BrooksThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John BoyneThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Best Historical Fiction
8,038 books — 26,712 voters
In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteLucky by Alice SeboldColumbine by Dave Cullen
Best True Crime
1,486 books — 2,115 voters

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Powerful Books
135 books — 106 voters
The Freedom Writers Diary by Erin Gruwell
Books for Teachers/Educators
798 books — 689 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathReviving Ophelia by Mary Pipher
Best Feminist Books
2,944 books — 4,273 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Help by Kathryn StockettCatching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,272 books — 28,374 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniOlive Kitteridge by Elizabeth StroutThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
2011: What the Over 35s Have Read So Far
1,801 books — 439 voters
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniAre You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy BlumeThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsRomeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Best Books Ever
78,988 books — 294,114 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Road by Cormac McCarthyA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Best Page-Turners with Redeeming Social Value
8,097 books — 5,941 voters
Night by Elie WieselThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Last Lecture by Randy PauschLucky by Alice SeboldA Child Called "It" by Dave Pelzer
Favorite Memoirs/Autobiographies
2,264 books — 2,344 voters

Night by Elie WieselShe’s Come Undone by Wally LambMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Reader by Bernhard Schlink
Oprah's Book Club Picks
132 books — 2,206 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
I Should Probably Read This Sometime...
12,237 books — 11,484 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareGoodnight Moon by Margaret Wise BrownGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
Read Them Twice...At Least
14,454 books — 12,133 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
ONE DAY Best Summer Reads
1,666 books — 5,985 voters

What To Read Next
21,104 books — 24,318 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
Best for Book Clubs
15,478 books — 19,980 voters

Night by Elie WieselUnder the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,331 books — 8,174 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeNight by Elie Wiesel
Books That Could Change Your Life
2,879 books — 1,581 voters


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