Listening Woman by Tony HillermanIn the Bleak Midwinter by Julia Spencer-FlemingCareless in Red by Elizabeth  GeorgeStone Angel by Carol O'Connell
Best Detective/Mystery Series
2,364 books — 3,066 voters
Stone Angel by Carol O'Connell
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,594 books — 16,840 voters

Rules by Cynthia Lord
Books You Can't Live Without
1,857 books — 1,217 voters
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George SpeareSarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlanThe Midwife's Apprentice by Karen CushmanHoles by Louis SacharA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Newbery Medal Winner Books
105 books — 378 voters

The Rough-Face Girl by Rafe MartinLittle Firefly by Terri CohleneMufaro's Beautiful Daughters by John Steptoe
Cinderella Stories
145 books — 168 voters
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Best Historical Fiction
8,397 books — 27,556 voters

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottA Little Princess by Frances Hodgson BurnettD'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths by Ingri d'Aulaire
Favorite books from my childhood
4,537 books — 7,739 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,658 books — 18,678 voters

Holes by Louis SacharA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleStargirl by Jerry SpinelliA Little Princess by Frances Hodgson BurnettHatchet by Gary Paulsen
Best Young Adult Books
13,020 books — 80,506 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty  SmithFranny and Zooey by J.D. SalingerA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,801 books — 49,897 voters

The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins
Notable Atheist Books
603 books — 1,001 voters