Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Nancy (11 Lists)



The Midwife's Apprentice by Karen CushmanThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Higher Power of Lucky by Susan PatronNumber the Stars by Lois LowryThe Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
The Most Deserving Newbery
113 books — 2,998 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
The Next Generation Of Children's Classics
239 books — 318 voters

The Midwife's Apprentice by Karen CushmanThe View from Saturday by E.L. KonigsburgThe Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanOut of the Dust by Karen HesseA Single Shard by Linda Sue Park
Newbery Medal Winner Books
104 books — 373 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe House of the Scorpion by Nancy FarmerLizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy by Gary D. Schmidt
Printz Award Winners and Honor Books
124 books — 967 voters

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,835 books — 21,938 voters
The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan StroudThe Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanThe House of the Scorpion by Nancy FarmerThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsMatilda Bone by Karen Cushman
New Children's Classics
365 books — 482 voters

The House of the Scorpion by Nancy FarmerThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakShade's Children by Garth Nix
Best Stand Alone Young Adult Books
226 books — 308 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Red Tent by Anita Diamant
Best Historical Fiction
7,386 books — 25,573 voters

Water for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
14,682 books — 16,358 voters
Sabriel by Garth NixHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Best Kick-Ass Female Characters From YA and Children's Fantasy and Science Fiction
3,071 books — 8,672 voters

How to Talk to a Liberal (If You Must) by Ann CoulterIf Democrats Had Any Brains, They'd Be Republicans by Ann CoulterSlander by Ann CoulterThe Way Things Ought to Be by Rush LimbaughTreason by Ann Coulter
Books I Have No Intention of Reading
1,637 books — 5,994 voters