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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Andrea (28 Lists)



Snapdragon by Kat LeyhHarleen by Stjepan ŠejićWhen Stars Are Scattered by Victoria JamiesonThe Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen
Great Graphic Novels (released in) 2020
363 books — 167 voters
The Vagina Bible by Jennifer Gunter
Feminist interest 2019
252 books — 98 voters

Dragons and Marshmallows by Asia CitroJasmine Toguchi, Mochi Queen by Debbi Michiko FlorenceMeet Yasmin! by Saadia FaruqiLola Levine Is Not Mean! by Monica BrownRock Star by Kelly Starling Lyons
Beginning Chapter Books Whose Lead Characters Are POC
186 books — 47 voters
The Outside Circle by Patti Laboucane-BensonNimona by N.D. Stevenson
Best Graphic Novels 2015
148 books — 365 voters

Sex Is a Funny Word by Cory Silverberg
Progressive Sexuality Education
41 books — 23 voters
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric CarleMoo, Baa, La La La! by Sandra BoyntonBrown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr.Pat the Bunny by Dorothy KunhardtGoodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
Books for one-year-old children
446 books — 271 voters

A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy TooleThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael ChabonTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesEmpire Falls by Richard Russo
Pulitzer Prize Winners-Fiction
99 books — 272 voters
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael ChabonDisgrace by J.M. CoetzeeWhite Teeth by Zadie SmithThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonMiddlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
Major Award-Winning Fiction Since 1990
253 books — 568 voters

The Ascent of Money by Niall Ferguson
(Almost) Everything You Need to Know about Culture in 10 Books, by Maria Popova
11 books — 12 voters
Maus I by Art SpiegelmanA Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave EggersPersepolis by Marjane SatrapiWhat Is the What by Dave EggersThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
6,430 books — 7,395 voters

Watership Down by Richard Adams
Carnegie Medal Winners
87 books — 117 voters
Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key by Jack GantosMrs. Piggle Wiggle Box Set by Betty MacDonaldSadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor CoerrThe Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. WhiteThe Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo
Best Read-Aloud Chapter Books
1,213 books — 1,581 voters

Oh, the Places You’ll Go! by Dr. SeussA Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy TooleWhat Is the What by Dave EggersWatchmen by Alan MooreThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon
Best Book Cover Art
12,396 books — 7,093 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeWatership Down by Richard AdamsA Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy TooleThe Lorax by Dr. SeussIn Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,878 books — 49,825 voters

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael ChabonMiddlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,215 books — 28,375 voters
Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison
Best YA Chicklit
570 books — 1,162 voters

The Absorbent Mind by Maria MontessoriThe Secret of Childhood by Maria MontessoriThe Discovery of the Child by Maria MontessoriThe Montessori Method by Maria MontessoriMontessori by Angeline Stoll Lillard
Books for Teachers/Educators
791 books — 637 voters
A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy TooleTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael ChabonCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Books With Unforgettable Characters
9,530 books — 8,808 voters

Love You Forever by Robert MunschThe Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinThe Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon ScieszkaGoodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
Best Children's Books
5,375 books — 6,976 voters
D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths by Ingri d'Aulaire
Best Books About Mythology
1,405 books — 2,234 voters

Watership Down by Richard AdamsA Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy TooleThe Odyssey by HomerAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
Best Books Ever
78,302 books — 291,911 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Cat in the Hat by Dr. SeussHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,579 books — 18,688 voters

Watership Down by Richard AdamsCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellThe Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White
Favorite books from my childhood
4,499 books — 7,707 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeLord of the Flies by William GoldingAnimal Farm by George OrwellNickel and Dimed by Barbara EhrenreichThe Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,550 books — 123,942 voters

Watchmen by Alan MooreThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeLife of Pi by Yann Martel
Best Twists
8,630 books — 9,709 voters
Watchmen by Alan MoorePersepolis by Marjane SatrapiThe Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman
Required Reading Graphic Novels
1,175 books — 2,017 voters

The Complete Maus by Art SpiegelmanWatchmen by Alan MooreThe Complete Persepolis by Marjane SatrapiBlankets by Craig ThompsonA Contract with God and Other Tenement Stories by Will Eisner
Best Graphic Novels
3,457 books — 6,777 voters
A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy TooleMe Talk Pretty One Day by David SedarisDress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris
Best Humorous Books
4,420 books — 8,091 voters