The Big Books of Fall

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Phil J (35 Lists)



Land of Broken Promises by Jane Kuo
2024 Mock Newbery List
133 books — 109 voters
Crazy in Poughkeepsie by Daniel PinkwaterA Song Called Home by Sara ZarrRima's Rebellion by Margarita EngleSinging with Elephants by Margarita Engle
2023 Mock Newbery List
154 books — 139 voters

Unspeakable by Carole Boston WeatherfordAmari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston
Mock Newbery 2022
132 books — 179 voters
Fighting Words by Kimberly Brubaker BradleyThe List of Things That Will Not Change by Rebecca SteadDress Coded by Carrie FirestoneThe Only Black Girls in Town by Brandy ColbertLeaving Lymon by Lesa Cline-Ransome
Mock Newbery 2021
117 books — 182 voters

2001 by Arthur C. ClarkeRed Mars by Kim Stanley RobinsonMrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'BrienChildhood’s End by Arthur C. ClarkeThe Fountains of Paradise by Arthur C. Clarke
Best Real Science Fiction Books with No Bad Guys
54 books — 34 voters
Spy Runner by Eugene YelchinThe Lost Girl by Anne UrsuNew Kid by Jerry CraftSal and Gabi Break the Universe by Carlos HernandezThe Unteachables by Gordon Korman
Mock Newbery 2020
98 books — 217 voters

Harbor Me by Jacqueline WoodsonFront Desk by Kelly YangLouisiana's Way Home by Kate DiCamilloThe Journey of Little Charlie by Christopher Paul CurtisBob by Wendy Mass
Mock Newbery 2019
97 books — 201 voters
The Creature of the Pines by Adam GidwitzThe Journey of Little Charlie by Christopher Paul CurtisAll Three Stooges by Erica S. PerlSupergifted by Gordon Korman
Middle Grade Novels of 2018
581 books — 726 voters

Train I Ride by Paul MosierLoving vs. Virginia by Patricia Hruby PowellAuma's Long Run by Eucabeth A. Odhiambo
2018 Mock Newbery
100 books — 335 voters
Ghost by Jason ReynoldsSamurai Rising by Pamela S. Turner
2017 Mock Newbery
90 books — 366 voters

Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
Books With a Manic Pixie Dream Girl/Guy
52 books — 16 voters
The Animal Family by Randall JarrellPhilip Hall Likes Me. I Reckon Maybe. by Bette GreeneZlateh the Goat and Other Stories by Isaac Bashevis SingerThe War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Newbery Medal Honor Books
347 books — 449 voters

The Morning Meeting Book by Roxann KrieteThe Art of Teaching Reading by Lucy CalkinsThe Self-Esteem Teacher by Robert B. BrooksThe Power of Our Words by Paula Denton
Books for Teachers/Educators
800 books — 690 voters
The Story of My Life by Helen KellerThe Threepenny Opera by Bertolt BrechtThe 42nd Parallel by John Dos Passos1919 by John Dos PassosThe Big Money by John Dos Passos
Books Banned by Nazis
102 books — 32 voters

A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
Best Plays Ever
867 books — 1,135 voters
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Time Machine by H.G. Wells
Catching up on Classics (and lots more!) Group Reads
433 books — 174 voters

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick DouglassNight by Elie WieselI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
6,663 books — 8,243 voters
The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 by Christopher Paul CurtisMonster by Walter Dean MyersBud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul CurtisOne Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia
Best Coretta Scott King and Pura Belpre Award Winner
10 books — 6 voters

Chicken Soup with Rice by Maurice SendakWhere Is the Green Sheep? by Mem FoxThere's a Wocket in My Pocket! by Dr. SeussGood Night, Gorilla by Peggy RathmannHand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb by Al Perkins
Best Picture Books
3,262 books — 2,221 voters
The 13 Clocks by James ThurberMount Analogue by René DaumalThe War of the Worlds by H.G. WellsClosely Watched Trains by Bohumil HrabalGoodbye, Columbus by Philip Roth
World's Greatest Novellas
737 books — 1,484 voters

The Fountains of Paradise by Arthur C. ClarkeElric of Melniboné by Michael MoorcockThe Coming of Conan the Cimmerian by Robert E. HowardMrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'BrienThe 13 Clocks by James Thurber
100 Science Fiction & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
3,038 books — 3,789 voters
The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker BradleyFish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly HuntGoodbye Stranger by Rebecca SteadStella by Starlight by Sharon M. DraperThe Marvels by Brian Selznick
2016 Mock Newbery
109 books — 419 voters

The Return of the King by J.R.R. TolkienThe Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hour of the Dragon by Robert E. HowardThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Best Fantasy Books
1,747 books — 1,527 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienDune by Frank HerbertThe Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,827 books — 26,080 voters

Whatever happened to Gorgeous George? by Joe JaresHave a Nice Day! by Mick Foley
Best Wrestling Books
488 books — 161 voters
J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienThe Coming of Conan the Cimmerian by Robert E. Howard
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,800 books — 27,078 voters

Naked Lunch by William S. BurroughsGravity’s Rainbow by Thomas PynchonAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollThe Illuminatus! Trilogy by Robert SheaFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson
Weirdest Books Ever
1,187 books — 1,194 voters
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleBridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonDear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly ClearyOut of the Dust by Karen HesseJoyful Noise by Paul Fleischman
The Most Deserving Newbery
140 books — 3,065 voters

Our Band Could Be Your Life by Michael AzerradFrank Zappa by Ben Watson
Best Books on Rock and Roll
911 books — 1,292 voters
Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes SaavedraThe Odyssey by HomerJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Best Books Ever
79,297 books — 295,657 voters


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