Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Mrs. Lapacka (13 Lists)



Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
2012 YALSA Nominees - List 2
29 books — 29 voters
Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Historical Fiction
7,390 books — 25,575 voters

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman AlexieNorth of Beautiful by Justina Chen
Best Teen Books About Real Problems
2,980 books — 12,435 voters
Water for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
Best for Book Clubs
14,546 books — 18,397 voters

Amy & Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan MatsonIf I Stay by Gayle FormanThirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherNorth of Beautiful by Justina Chen
Best Young Adult Realistic Novels
2,663 books — 12,166 voters
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Beautiful Books for Summer 2009
84 books — 76 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakNineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,835 books — 21,937 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakNineteen Minutes by Jodi PicoultCatching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,189 books — 28,379 voters

Little Bee by Chris Cleave
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,472 books — 119,864 voters
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherSchooled by Gordon KormanJerk, California by Jonathan FriesenNorth of Beautiful by Justina ChenDeadline by Chris Crutcher
Best Young Adult Books
13,123 books — 80,169 voters

Little Bee by Chris CleaveNorth of Beautiful by Justina ChenCatching Fire by Suzanne Collins
You Want to Read in 2010
1,079 books — 1,976 voters
Nineteen Minutes by Jodi PicoultPerfect Match by Jodi PicoultHouse Rules by Jodi PicoultSalem Falls by Jodi PicoultPlain Truth by Jodi Picoult
Best Jodi Picoult Books
29 books — 1,653 voters

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Can't Wait Books of 2010
1,233 books — 10,132 voters