2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Josie (74 Lists)



The Sherwood Ring by Elizabeth Marie PopeTime Enough for Drums by Ann RinaldiMara, Daughter of the Nile by Eloise Jarvis McGrawThe Perilous Gard by Elizabeth Marie PopeA Girl of the Limberlost by Gene Stratton-Porter
Old-School Teen Historical Romance
362 books — 161 voters
The Wood Wife by Terri WindlingThe Killer's Cousin by Nancy WerlinGeneral Winston's Daughter by Sharon ShinnThe Sin Eater's Daughter by Melinda SalisburyDaughter of Xanadu by Dori Jones Yang
Kin
1,706 books — 129 voters

The Skull Throne by Peter V. BrettFool's Quest by Robin HobbShadow Scale by Rachel Hartman
Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2015
585 books — 3,037 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Sherwood Ring by Elizabeth Marie PopeHawksong by Amelia Atwater-RhodesCrown Duel by Sherwood SmithUprooted by Naomi Novik
Characters Hate Each Other Then Fall In Love
275 books — 510 voters

Dragon Flight by Jessica Day GeorgeThe Girl With The Painted Face by Gabrielle KimmThe House of Eliott by Jean Marsh
Threads of Love: Dressmaker, Seamstress, Quilter, Knitter Heroines
224 books — 55 voters
Flambards by K.M. PeytonEmily's Quest by L.M. MontgomeryRilla of Ingleside by L.M. MontgomeryThe Edge of the Cloud by K.M. PeytonA Company of Swans by Eva Ibbotson
Fiction Set in 1910s
75 books — 41 voters

Assassin's Apprentice by Robin HobbThe Healer's Apprentice by Melanie DickersonThe Midwife's Apprentice by Karen CushmanThe Burning Bridge by John FlanaganThe Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King
Apprentices
124 books — 87 voters
The Sherwood Ring by Elizabeth Marie PopeThe Ruby in the Smoke by Philip PullmanEmerald by Karen Wallace
Jewelry Box
752 books — 101 voters

I Capture the Castle by Dodie SmithHowl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesA Castle in the Window by Laura C. Stevenson
Castles on the Cover
212 books — 61 voters
Summers at Castle Auburn by Sharon ShinnThe Sherwood Ring by Elizabeth Marie PopeCrown Duel by Sherwood SmithPersuasion by Jane AustenThe Truth-Teller's Tale by Sharon Shinn
CLEAN Romance Books
2,847 books — 2,033 voters

Rebel Angels by Libba BrayThe Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray
Books That Quote or Reference Other Works In The Title
368 books — 86 voters
The Ruby in the Smoke by Philip PullmanMontmorency by Eleanor UpdaleA Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba BrayThe Cater Street Hangman by Anne PerryKitty Peck and the Music Hall Murders by Kate Griffin
Victorian London
124 books — 105 voters

White Fang by Jack LondonThe Call of the Wild by Jack LondonFoxmask by Juliet MarillierWolfskin by Juliet MarillierThe Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken
Foxes and Wolves
738 books — 157 voters
Neverwhere by Neil GaimanHowl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisCoraline by Neil Gaiman
Doors, Portals, Gates
506 books — 187 voters

Dragon Slippers by Jessica Day GeorgeBallet Shoes by Noel StreatfeildCircus Shoes by Noel StreatfeildDeath at Dawn by Caro PeacockThe Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger
Shoes, Socks, Slippers and Sandals
300 books — 110 voters
The Star Locket by Natalie Jane PriorShadow Web by N.M. BrowneA School for Sorcery by E. Rose SabinThe Prestige by Christopher PriestA Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Doppelgängers
175 books — 121 voters

Forest Born by Shannon Hale
YA Novels of 2009
207 books — 160 voters
A Conspiracy of Kings by Megan Whalen Turner
YA Novels of 2010
568 books — 2,949 voters

Wolfskin by Juliet MarillierThey Came on Viking Ships by Jackie FrenchViking Warrior by Judson RobertsThe Sea of Trolls by Nancy FarmerDaughter Of The Wind by Michael Cadnum
Vikings
186 books — 175 voters
Here Lies Arthur by Philip ReeveShalott by Felicity PulmanReturn to Shalott by Felicity PulmanThe Final Journey by Felicity PulmanI Am Mordred by Nancy Springer
The Arthurian Legend Retold
455 books — 747 voters

The Sherwood Ring by Elizabeth Marie PopeThe Perilous Gard by Elizabeth Marie PopeA Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba BrayHis Majesty's Dragon by Naomi NovikThe Hollow Kingdom by Clare B. Dunkle
YA Historical Fantasy
315 books — 424 voters
Jatta by Jenny Hale
Best Shapeshifter/Werewolf books
1,550 books — 2,080 voters

Jatta by Jenny Hale
Werewolf Books
760 books — 956 voters
The Outlaws of Sherwood by Robin McKinleySeven Daughters and Seven Sons by Barbara CohenThe Midwife's Apprentice by Karen CushmanCatherine, Called Birdy by Karen CushmanAnna of Byzantium by Tracy Barrett
YA Historical Fiction Novels
288 books — 212 voters

Eon by Alison Goodman
Chinese and Japanese Fantasy
309 books — 440 voters
Rebel Angels by Libba BrayThe Shamer's Daughter by Lene KaaberbølCrown Duel by Sherwood SmithThe Dream-Maker's Magic by Sharon ShinnAlanna by Tamora Pierce
Girls disguised as Boys
850 books — 959 voters

Mortal Engines by Philip ReeveObernewtyn by Isobelle Carmody
YA Dystopia Novels
1,887 books — 11,244 voters
The Thief by Megan Whalen TurnerElla Enchanted by Gail Carson LevinePrincess Academy by Shannon Hale
Newbery Medal Honor Books
340 books — 443 voters

I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
Best Books of the Decade: 1940s
819 books — 1,142 voters
My Friend Flicka by Mary O'HaraWinning by Karin Petersen-SchaeferRide Like the Wind by Patricia Leitch
Best YA Horse Books
281 books — 184 voters


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