Kiss Me Like a Stranger by Gene Wilder
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
5,847 books — 6,370 voters
The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamilloMrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'BrienRoll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. TaylorNumber the Stars by Lois LowryThe Summer of the Swans by Betsy Byars
The Most Deserving Newbery
104 books — 2,988 voters

The Cat in the Hat by Dr. SeussThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsLolita by Vladimir NabokovTuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,561 books — 18,685 voters
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleNumber the Stars by Lois LowryTuck Everlasting by Natalie BabbittBridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonMrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien
Best Young Adult Books
13,113 books — 80,185 voters

Lolita by Vladimir NabokovThe Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
Best Books Ever
76,479 books — 284,532 voters