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
5,836 books — 6,362 voters

Wicked by Gregory MaguireThe Children of Húrin by J.R.R. Tolkien
Disappointing Books
2,732 books — 4,602 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
1,133 books — 10,099 voters

The Outsiders by S.E. HintonGregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins
Best Young Adult Books
13,114 books — 80,182 voters
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldRebecca by Daphne du MaurierNight by Elie Wiesel
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,899 books — 49,787 voters