Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Ana (21 Lists)



Number the Stars by Lois LowryThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
YA Holocaust & WWII Novels
495 books — 790 voters
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyBlindness by José Saramago
Weird, Addictive, Psychological, Must Reads
466 books — 254 voters

Whipping Girl by Julia SeranoShe's Not There by Jennifer Finney Boylan
Transgender Memoirs and Biographies
120 books — 84 voters
Columbine by Dave CullenThe Sleep of Reason by David James Smith
Kids/Teens who kill
81 books — 36 voters

Wasted by Marya Hornbacher
Best Eating Disorder Books
450 books — 998 voters
Wasted by Marya Hornbacher
Mental Hospital Nonfiction
88 books — 106 voters

Animal Farm by George OrwellTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckSpeak by Laurie Halse Anderson1984 by George Orwell
Best "REAL" Psychological Fiction
144 books — 240 voters
Speak by Laurie Halse AndersonThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
YA involving mental health issues (2000-present)
491 books — 1,041 voters

Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Borderline Personality Disorder, Insanity, and related issues
537 books — 734 voters
Cut by Patricia McCormickImpulse by Ellen Hopkins
Fictional Mental Hospital Novels
259 books — 771 voters

Go Ask Alice by Beatrice SparksCrank by Ellen Hopkins
Substance Abuse & Addiction
717 books — 1,315 voters
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
World War II Fiction
1,391 books — 2,020 voters

Generational Sins by Samantha Blair
The Darker Side
1,274 books — 3,435 voters
Girl, Interrupted by Susanna KaysenCut by Patricia McCormickSpeak by Laurie Halse AndersonWasted by Marya HornbacherGo Ask Alice by Beatrice Sparks
Women and Mental Illness (fiction and nonfiction)
1,154 books — 2,271 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankNight by Elie WieselNumber the Stars by Lois LowryThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
Well-Written Holocaust Books
891 books — 2,885 voters
Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesFifty Shades Darker by E.L. JamesFifty Shades Freed by E.L. James
Controlling/Sexy/Possessive Men
3,057 books — 6,376 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank1984 by George OrwellNight by Elie WieselMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultA Child Called "It" by Dave Pelzer
Most Depressing Book of All Time
1,241 books — 3,908 voters
Fifty Shades Darker by E.L. JamesFifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesFifty Shades Freed by E.L. James
Best M/F Erotic Romance like Fifty Shades of Grey (not paranormal, high school, gay or sci-fi)
3,277 books — 9,938 voters

Speak by Laurie Halse AndersonThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyCrank by Ellen HopkinsThirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherImpulse by Ellen Hopkins
Best Teen Books About Real Problems
2,981 books — 12,434 voters
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingNineteen Minutes by Jodi PicoultMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
Best Twists
8,352 books — 8,965 voters

My Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultLittle House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls WilderThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg LarssonNineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,546 books — 120,100 voters