The Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanShooting the Moon by Frances O'Roark Dowell
2009 Newbery Contenders
77 books — 607 voters
Night by Elie Wiesel
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
5,938 books — 6,472 voters

Wicked by Gregory MaguireThe Children of Húrin by J.R.R. Tolkien
Disappointing Books
2,730 books — 4,600 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
1,134 books — 10,099 voters

The Outsiders by S.E. HintonGregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins
Best Young Adult Books
13,163 books — 80,244 voters
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldRebecca by Daphne du MaurierNight by Elie Wiesel
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,886 books — 49,791 voters