Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Kat (15 Lists)



A New American Family by Peter Likins
Books That Feature Large Families
387 books — 77 voters
Pegasus by Robin McKinleyDrowned Ammet by Diana Wynne JonesThe Prydain Chronicles by Lloyd AlexanderThe Tricksters by Margaret Mahy
Hidden Gems: YA-Fantasy Novels
2,203 books — 2,748 voters

The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton JusterA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleInkheart by Cornelia FunkeThe Borrowers by Mary NortonDealing with Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede
Best Children's Fantasy
966 books — 1,110 voters
The Ladies of Mandrigyn by Barbara HamblyThe Privilege of the Sword by Ellen KushnerThe Changeover by Margaret Mahy
Best Fantasy Books Under the Radar
2,107 books — 1,543 voters

Valor's Choice by Tanya HuffHunting Party by Elizabeth MoonCordelia's Honor by Lois McMaster BujoldAgent of Change by Sharon Lee
Girls With Guns: Military Space Opera Starring Female Soldiers
213 books — 470 voters
Travels with Charley by John Steinbeck
Wanderlust
1,058 books — 1,150 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,477 books — 119,898 voters
Twilight by Stephenie MeyerThe Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Dealbreakers: If You Like This Book, We Won't Get Along
2,028 books — 5,323 voters

Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Books that Made You Cry!
3,357 books — 7,916 voters
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottHowl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
What Book Would You Like To Live In?
8,742 books — 8,872 voters

The Daughter of Time by Josephine TeyCrocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth PetersMaisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear
Best Historical Mystery
2,070 books — 4,532 voters
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineBeauty by Robin McKinleyThe Goose Girl by Shannon HaleSpindle's End by Robin McKinleyBriar Rose by Jane Yolen
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,797 books — 9,159 voters

The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
Most Difficult Novels
588 books — 2,043 voters
Assassin's Apprentice by Robin HobbThe Thief by Megan Whalen TurnerWild Magic by Tamora Pierce
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,072 books — 11,673 voters

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Last Silk Dress by Ann Rinaldi
Read Them Twice...At Least
13,641 books — 11,269 voters