Escapist Reads

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Cathy Lu (17 Lists)



Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Paranormal reads
1,111 books — 622 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,878 books — 49,831 voters

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisHamlet by William ShakespeareMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,567 books — 123,990 voters
One Piece, Volume 1 by Eiichiro Oda
Best Manga Book Ever
1,255 books — 3,946 voters

Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire by Rafe EsquithEducating Esmé by Esmé Raji CodellSavage Inequalities by Jonathan KozolThe Book Whisperer by Donalyn MillerThe First Days of School by Harry K. Wong
Books for Teachers/Educators
791 books — 637 voters
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Paris Review Interviews, I by The Paris ReviewTitle Barbara McClintock by Edith Hope FineJanet Reno by Paul Anderson
Cornell University
119 books — 24 voters

The Latino Student's Guide to College Success by Leonard A. ValverdeThe Majority in the Minority by Jeanett CastellanosMi Voz, Mi Vida by Andrew GarrodThe Latina/o Pathway to the Ph.D. by Jeanett Castellanos
Latino Educators
16 books — 20 voters
The Death and Life of the Great American School System by Diane RavitchSmart Mobs by Howard RheingoldSchoolteacher by Dan C. LortieTeaching by Terry Crawford PalardyThe Global Achievement Gap by Tony Wagner
Improving America's Public Schools
82 books — 51 voters

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienShakespeare's Kings by John Julius NorwichThe Inklings by Humphrey Carpenter
Oxford University
329 books — 58 voters
Oh, the Places You’ll Go! by Dr. SeussRainy Day Poems by James McDonaldClick, Clack, Moo by Doreen Cronin
Story Book Leadership
80 books — 27 voters

The Freedom Writers Diary by Erin GruwellThe Year of Miss Agnes by Kirkpatrick HillEducating Esmé by Esmé Raji CodellBecause of Mr. Terupt by Rob BuyeaSpeak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Stories with Inspirational Teachers
65 books — 50 voters
The Art of Teaching Writing by Lucy CalkinsNaked Reading by Teri S. LesesneLessons That Change Writers by Nancie AtwellReading Girls by Hadar Dubowsky Ma'ayanThe Energy to Teach by Donald H. Graves
Best Books for Education Professionals
49 books — 45 voters

The Technique of Acting by Stella AdlerThe Stanislavski System by Sonia MooreActing Class by Milton Katselas
Best Acting Books
52 books — 64 voters
Shanghai Girls by Lisa SeeHow to Be an American Housewife by Margaret DillowayDreams of Joy by Lisa SeeThe Garden of Last Days by Andre Dubus IIIThe Age of Dreaming by Nina Revoyr
Immigrants from the Wide World
115 books — 69 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyWillow by Julia HobanLife of Pi by Yann Martel
Books Every High School Student Should Read
203 books — 161 voters
Number the Stars by Lois LowryThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
What Book Got You Hooked?
3,967 books — 10,863 voters

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Best Young Adult Books
13,218 books — 80,483 voters