Breathing Lessons by Anne TylerAlexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst
A Single Day
142 books — 106 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Red Tent by Anita Diamant
Best Historical Fiction
8,068 books — 26,735 voters

Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi
Books for and About Activists
325 books — 310 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
32,837 books — 124,691 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
10,602 books — 5,880 voters
Falling Angels by Tracy Chevalier
Downton Abbey-esque Books
619 books — 1,020 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
3,262 books — 2,119 voters