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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Wendy (41 Lists)



The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan GemeinhartNew Kid by Jerry CraftA Good Kind of Trouble by Lisa Moore RaméeSal and Gabi Break the Universe by Carlos HernandezThe Lost Girl by Anne Ursu
Middle Grade Novels of 2019
504 books — 447 voters
Cemetery Boys by Aiden ThomasA Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. BrownThe Night Country by Melissa Albert
YA Novels of 2020
822 books — 2,636 voters

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryAll Creatures Great and Small by James HerriotThe Rosie Project by Graeme SimsionWinnie-the-Pooh by A.A. MilneThe Princess Bride by William Goldman
The Best Mood-Boosting Books
126 books — 11 voters
The Princess Bride by William Goldman
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,134 books — 10,103 voters

How the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. SeussA Christmas Carol by Charles DickensA Christmas Memory by Truman CapoteBear Stays Up for Christmas by Karma WilsonCarl's Christmas by Alexandra Day
The Best Read-Aloud Christmas Stories for Children
74 books — 8 voters
The Commitments by Roddy Doyle
Best Books of 1987
376 books — 187 voters

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Good Master by Kate SeredyThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett
Best Series
3,543 books — 9,617 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeDanny the Champion of the World by Roald DahlAnne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Fantastic Dads and Father-figures
729 books — 739 voters

The Lion in the Living Room by Abigail TuckerThe Ghost Map by Steven JohnsonThe Tipping Point by Malcolm GladwellMontaillou by Emmanuel Le Roy LadurieThe Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan
Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing
1,873 books — 2,254 voters
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakGoodnight Moon by Margaret Wise BrownMadeline by Ludwig BemelmansCorduroy by Don FreemanHow the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss
Best Picture Books
3,175 books — 2,066 voters

Whale Talk by Chris CrutcherDeadline by Chris CrutcherStotan! by Chris Crutcher
Chris Crutcher Novels
12 books — 22 voters
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteWatership Down by Richard AdamsWinnie-the-Pooh by A.A. MilneThe Wind in the Willows by Kenneth GrahameThe 101 Dalmatians by Dodie Smith
Best Talking-Animal Books
716 books — 725 voters

The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinThe River Why by David James DuncanOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyThe Brothers K by David James Duncan
Best Books by Oregon Authors
85 books — 58 voters
Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan PatonThe Stranger by Albert CamusDeath of a Salesman by Arthur MillerAnimal Farm / 1984 by George OrwellWaiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett
Best School Assigned Books
767 books — 2,059 voters

Notes from a Liar and Her Dog by Gennifer CholdenkoChaos Walking by Patrick Ness
Great "Dog" Books
1,347 books — 1,975 voters
Emma's Christmas by Irene TrivasHow the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. SeussBear Stays Up for Christmas by Karma WilsonThe Snowman by Raymond BriggsA Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Favorite Christmas Picture Books
894 books — 293 voters

Lord of the Flies by William GoldingEthan Frome by Edith WhartonIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Red Pony by John Steinbeck
Read These In School - Would Have Preferred A Root Canal
464 books — 1,589 voters
The House on East 88th Street by Bernard WaberLittle House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls WilderMary Poppins by P.L. TraversAlexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith ViorstA Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Born in the 1960s - What We Read as Children
384 books — 37 voters

The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan AikenA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlThe Phantom Tollbooth by Norton JusterOver Sea, Under Stone by Susan Cooper
Children's Fantasy of the 1960s
86 books — 37 voters
The Thief by Megan Whalen TurnerA Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le GuinGraceling by Kristin CashoreThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
What To Read After Harry Potter
2,228 books — 6,335 voters

Scarlet by Marissa MeyerThe Outlaws of Sherwood by Robin McKinley
Best Twisted Fairy Tales
283 books — 307 voters
Thud! by Terry PratchettNight Watch by Terry PratchettMen at Arms by Terry PratchettGuards! Guards! by Terry PratchettGoing Postal by Terry Pratchett
The Best of Discworld!
88 books — 994 voters

The Blue Flower by Penelope FitzgeraldLove in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García MárquezOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezEragon by Christopher PaoliniWhite Noise by Don DeLillo
Is It Just Me? Books You Disliked That Everyone Else Seems To Love
2,063 books — 2,684 voters
Fire at Eden's Gate by Brent WalthStubborn Twig by Lauren KesslerOregon Geographic Names by Lewis A. McArthurA Girl from Yamhill by Beverly ClearyThe Boys from Little Mexico by Steve Wilson
Oregon Nonfiction
86 books — 18 voters

The River Why by David James DuncanOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyWinterkill by Craig LesleyThe Jump-Off Creek by Molly GlossOregon Geographic Names by Lewis A. McArthur
Books Set in Oregon
550 books — 120 voters
The River Why by David James DuncanBargain Bride by Evelyn Sibley LampmanSnow Falling on Cedars by David GutersonThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman AlexieThe Brothers K by David James Duncan
Pacific Northwest Books
925 books — 614 voters

Oregon for all seasons by Linda LampmanThe Magic Pin by Ina B. Forbus
REALLY, Really Underrated Books (Fewer than 100 Ratings)
1,564 books — 242 voters
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Best Children's Historical Fiction
848 books — 853 voters

The Magic Pin by Ina B. Forbus
Really Underrated Children's Books
954 books — 210 voters
Witness by Karen Hesse
Best MG Novels in Verse
123 books — 120 voters


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