Breathing Lessons by Anne TylerAlexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst
A Single Day
141 books — 105 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Red Tent by Anita Diamant
Best Historical Fiction
7,437 books — 25,624 voters

Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi
Books for and About Activists
323 books — 306 voters
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouThree Cups of Tea by Greg MortensonThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David Thoreau
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,717 books — 120,739 voters

You Can Heal Your Life by Louise L. HayThe Kitchen God's Wife by Amy Tan
Books that Changed the Way You View Life
10,504 books — 5,808 voters
Falling Angels by Tracy Chevalier
Downton Abbey-esque Books
603 books — 1,001 voters

Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem FoxGood Dog, Carl by Alexandra DayKoala Lou by Mem FoxAnansi the Spider by Gerald McDermott
Best Picture Books
3,087 books — 1,993 voters