The Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanShooting the Moon by Frances O'Roark Dowell
2009 Newbery Contenders
80 books — 610 voters
Night by Elie Wiesel
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
6,378 books — 7,145 voters

Wicked by Gregory MaguireThe Children of Húrin by J.R.R. Tolkien
Disappointing Books
2,770 books — 4,607 voters
Into the Wild by Jon KrakauerThe Firm by Robin WaterfieldThe Green Mile by Stephen  KingDolores Claiborne by Stephen  KingRomeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,136 books — 10,101 voters

The Outsiders by S.E. HintonGregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins
Best Young Adult Books
13,190 books — 80,405 voters
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldRebecca by Daphne du MaurierNight by Elie Wiesel
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,893 books — 49,819 voters