The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Must Read YA Fiction!
1,955 books — 2,864 voters
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerAnimal Farm by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Cult Classics
1,569 books — 2,120 voters

Wild by Cheryl Strayed
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2,030 books — 3,943 voters
Being Mortal by Atul GawandeFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittThe Hot Zone by Richard   PrestonThe Body by Bill Bryson
Science Based Medicine Recommends
132 books — 102 voters

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Best Books for Medical Students
407 books — 580 voters
Wonder by R.J. PalacioOut of My Mind by Sharon M. DraperNumber the Stars by Lois LowryStargirl by Jerry SpinelliWalk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
Realistic Fiction For Middle Schoolers
136 books — 145 voters

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Middle School Book List
1,080 books — 664 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsMockingjay by Suzanne Collins
YA Romance Between Friends
346 books — 609 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHoles by Louis SacharEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHatchet by Gary Paulsen
Best Books for Teen Boys
1,446 books — 1,554 voters

Perfect Little World by Kevin    WilsonDark Matter by Blake CrouchAmerican War by Omar El Akkad
Book of the Month Selections
238 books — 186 voters
Dead Letters by Caite Dolan-LeachExit West by Mohsin HamidMarlena by Julie BuntinThe Stranger in the Woods by Michael FinkelAll Grown Up by Jami Attenberg
Book of the Month Club
144 books — 60 voters

Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel SilversteinThe Lorax by Dr. SeussBridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonBreakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Go Ask Alice by Beatrice Sparks
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
1,956 books — 1,884 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerMatilda by Roald DahlBeloved by Toni Morrison
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,258 books — 2,431 voters

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Giver by Lois LowryHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,140 books — 3,678 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Road by Cormac McCarthy
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,187 books — 28,370 voters

Gone Girl by Gillian FlynnRoom by Emma DonoghueCinder by Marissa MeyerThe Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,701 books — 14,268 voters
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonThe Hot Zone by Richard   PrestonThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThe Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne FadimanBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Medicine and Literature
1,882 books — 2,037 voters

The Giver by Lois LowryHoles by Louis SacharThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonBridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Top 100 Middle School Must-Reads
2,269 books — 3,663 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Well-Written Holocaust Books
898 books — 2,893 voters

Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls WilderAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottNumber the Stars by Lois LowryLittle House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Best Children's Historical Fiction
834 books — 833 voters
The Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussGoodnight Moon by Margaret Wise BrownWhere the Sidewalk Ends by Shel SilversteinThe Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
Best Children's Books
5,347 books — 6,725 voters

The Giver by Lois LowryBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,855 books — 26,117 voters
NurtureShock by Po BronsonSavage Inequalities by Jonathan KozolDoing School by Denise Clark PopeBattle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy  ChuaEducating Esmé by Esmé Raji Codell
Books on Education
90 books — 56 voters


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