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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Chris (34 Lists)



The Yellow Bus by Loren Long
2025 Mock Caldecott List
138 books — 62 voters
Farmhouse by Sophie BlackallGibberish by Young VoKnight Owl by Christopher DeniseHot Dog by Doug SalatiOut of a Jar by Deborah Marcero
2023 Mock Caldecott List
147 books — 89 voters

Kingdom Come by Jane JensenIn the Land of Milk and Honey by Jane JensenAfter the Storm by Linda CastilloLamb to the Slaughter by Karen Ann HopkinsBreaking Silence by Linda Castillo
Amish Mysteries
99 books — 93 voters
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
Historical fiction worth reading
1,277 books — 613 voters

A Rip Through Time by Kelley ArmstrongNine Lives by Peter SwansonHatchet Island by Paul DoironThe Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. JamesThe Night Shift by Alex Finlay
The Most Anticipated Mysteries and Thrillers of 2022
88 books — 124 voters
Ground Zero by Alan GratzThe Lion of Mars by Jennifer L. Holm
Middle Grade Novels of 2021
555 books — 393 voters

Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley
YA Novels of 2021
780 books — 2,468 voters
The Lion of Mars by Jennifer L. HolmRed, White, and Whole by Rajani LaRocca
Mock Newbery 2022
132 books — 178 voters

Dark of the Moon by John SandfordThe Black Echo by Michael ConnellyThe Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths
Best Detective/Mystery Series
2,247 books — 2,385 voters
Where the Heart Is by Billie LettsStones from the River by Ursula HegiOpen House by Elizabeth BergAmerican Dirt by Jeanine CumminsThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Oprah's Book Club Picks
128 books — 2,201 voters

American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
Anticipated 2020 Literary Fiction
597 books — 1,251 voters
Hello Lighthouse by Sophie BlackallDreamers by Yuyi MoralesThe Big Umbrella by Amy June BatesShaking Things Up by Susan Hood
2019 Mock Caldecott
84 books — 150 voters

Stink by Megan McDonald
Reluctant Readers - Boys K-3
69 books — 31 voters
The Quest for Z by Greg PizzoliKarl, Get Out of the Garden! by Anita Sanchez
Juvenile & YA Nonfiction 2017 (Mock Sibert, 2018)
98 books — 26 voters

Like Pickle Juice on a Cookie by Julie SternbergPiper Green and the Fairy Tree by Ellen PotterIvy and Bean by Annie Barrows
Beginning Chapter Books Geared Towards Girls
67 books — 15 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Giver by Lois LowryHatchet by Gary Paulsen
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,233 books — 122,733 voters

King's Cage by Victoria Aveyard
Most Anticipated Books of 2017
957 books — 2,731 voters
People of the Book by Geraldine BrooksThe Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle ZevinThe Bookman’s Tale by Charlie LovettBooked to Die by John Dunning
Books About Bookstores
642 books — 807 voters

Wicked by Gregory MaguireTwilight by Stephenie MeyerMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsFallen by Lauren KateThe Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
Huh? I Thought That Book Would Be Better Than It Was
878 books — 748 voters
The Cowboy Rides Away by Betsy ThorntonDarkness on the Edge of Town by J. Carson BlackAnimal Dreams by Barbara KingsolverThe Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver
Novels Set in Arizona
521 books — 194 voters

The Poacher's Son by Paul DoironNeed by Carrie JonesBitch Creek by William G. TapplyThe Chill of Night by James HaymanThe Cutting by James Hayman
Books Set in Maine
691 books — 227 voters
The Forgotten Garden by Kate MortonState of Wonder by Ann PatchettNight Film by Marisha PesslIron Lake by William Kent KruegerThe Lost Sisterhood by Anne Fortier
Best Literary Mysteries
2,618 books — 4,733 voters

The Right Word by Jen Bryant
THE BEST 2014 WOMEN-ILLUSTRATED PICTURE BOOKS
52 books — 40 voters
The Lion and the Mouse by Jerry PinkneyThe Red Book by Barbara LehmanThe Surprise by Sylvia van OmmenFossil by Bill ThomsonChalk by Bill Thomson
Wordless Picture Books
426 books — 388 voters

Pablo Remembers by George AnconaRosita y Conchita by Eric GonzalezBeto and The Bone Dance by Gina FreschetThe Spirit of Tío Fernando by Janice LevyFelipa and the Day of the Dead by Birte Müller
Day of the Dead Picture Books
34 books — 11 voters
Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson
A Kaleidoscope of Colors
2,421 books — 206 voters

Maple by Lori NicholsThe Right Word by Jen Bryant
2015 Mock Caldecott
87 books — 260 voters
Deadline by Gerry BoyleGray Ghost by William G. TapplyBitch Creek by William G. TapplyThe Poacher's Son by Paul DoironThe Cutting by James Hayman
Maine Mysteries
82 books — 16 voters

Half a Chance by Cynthia Lord
Newbery 2015
142 books — 586 voters
Charlotte's Web by E.B. WhiteThe Little House Collection by Laura Ingalls WilderMatilda by Roald DahlElla Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineRamona the Pest by Beverly Cleary
Little Library for a Daughter
526 books — 176 voters


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