To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling1984 by George OrwellThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,231 books — 122,719 voters
Dealing with Dragons by Patricia C. WredeHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingA Dance with Dragons by George R.R. MartinTalking to Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede
Best Book With or About Dragons
894 books — 881 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Outsiders by S.E. Hinton1984 by George OrwellNight by Elie WieselFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best School Assigned Books
767 books — 2,061 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Best Young Adult Books
13,195 books — 80,292 voters

Leviathan by Scott WesterfeldThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanAirborn by Kenneth OppelBehemoth by Scott WesterfeldBoneshaker by Cherie Priest
Best YA Steampunk Books
217 books — 321 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Road by Cormac McCarthy
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,913 books — 26,175 voters

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingConfessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire
Best Books of 1999
518 books — 261 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
ONE DAY Best Summer Reads
1,666 books — 5,985 voters