Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Jess (12 Lists)



Harry Potter Boxed Set, Books 1-5 by J.K. RowlingThe Cat in the Hat by Dr. SeussThe Lorax by Dr. SeussThe Giver by Lois LowryGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
50 Books Every Child Should Read
1,360 books — 1,053 voters
The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenThe Rivals by Daisy WhitneyThe Story of Us by Deb CalettiThe Disenchantments by Nina LaCourThe List by Siobhan Vivian
2012 YA Contemporary Challenge!
239 books — 1,170 voters

Moon Over Manifest by Clare VanderpoolGood Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village by Laura Amy Schlitz
List for #nerdbery
94 books — 26 voters
How I Live Now by Meg RosoffAirborn by Kenneth OppelLizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy by Gary D. Schmidt
List for #nerdprintz
62 books — 13 voters

Bitterblue by Kristin CashoreInsurgent by Veronica RothThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenOut of Sight, Out of Time by Ally CarterDead to You by Lisa McMann
Can't Wait Books of 2012
2,516 books — 15,087 voters
The Iron Witch by Karen MahoneyAngelfire by Courtney Allison MoultonAcross the Universe by Beth RevisThe Lipstick Laws by Amy HolderBad Taste in Boys by Carrie Harris
2011 Debut Authors (Young Adult and Middle Grade Lit.)
262 books — 2,071 voters

The Last Summer of the Death Warriors by Francisco X. StorkWill Grayson, Will Grayson by John GreenShip Breaker by Paolo BacigalupiMatched by Ally Condie
Printz 2011
27 books — 39 voters
One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-GarciaOut of My Mind by Sharon M. DraperAs Easy as Falling Off the Face of the Earth by Lynne Rae PerkinsThe Dreamer by Pam Muñoz RyanCountdown by Deborah Wiles
Mock Newbery 2010/2011
82 books — 250 voters

The Sky Is Everywhere by Jandy NelsonA Love Story Starring My Dead Best Friend by Emily HornerThe Reinvention of Edison Thomas by Jacqueline HoutmanShooting Kabul by N.H. SenzaiDark Life by Kat Falls
2010 Debut Authors (Young Adult & Middle Grade Literature)
289 books — 1,987 voters
When You Reach Me by Rebecca SteadThe Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamilloWhere the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace LinAll the Broken Pieces by Ann E. BurgAnything But Typical by Nora Raleigh Baskin
Newbery 2010
109 books — 499 voters

Catching Fire by Suzanne CollinsWintergirls by Laurie Halse AndersonThe Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie RyanFire by Kristin CashoreThe Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams
Best Books of 2009
1,769 books — 6,936 voters
Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer CholdenkoThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt
What should you read next?
254 books — 44 voters