The Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanShooting the Moon by Frances O'Roark Dowell
2009 Newbery Contenders
75 books — 607 voters
Night by Elie Wiesel
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
5,790 books — 6,324 voters

Wicked by Gregory MaguireThe Children of Húrin by J.R.R. Tolkien
Disappointing Books
2,735 books — 4,608 voters
Into the Wild by Jon KrakauerThe Firm by John GrishamThe Green Mile by Stephen        KingDolores Claiborne by Stephen        KingRomeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,132 books — 10,102 voters

The Outsiders by S.E. HintonGregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins
Best Young Adult Books
13,099 books — 80,152 voters
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldRebecca by Daphne du MaurierNight by Elie Wiesel
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,815 books — 49,771 voters