Big Books of Summer

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Mary (29 Lists)



Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel SilversteinThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
The Best Books Ever Written
108 books — 68 voters
Can You Keep a Secret? by Sophie KinsellaThe Notebook by Nicholas SparksThe Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Books You Can't Put Down
164 books — 157 voters

Fences by August WilsonDoubt by John Shanley PatrickThe Laramie Project by Moisés KaufmanMillennium Approaches by Tony KushnerPromises, Promises by Neil Simon
Favorite Plays!
37 books — 6 voters
The Laramie Project by Moisés KaufmanFences by August WilsonA Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine HansberryThe Glass Menagerie by Tennessee WilliamsDoubt, a Parable by John Patrick Shanley
The Best Plays or Musicals
340 books — 193 voters

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Giver by Lois LowryHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingCharlotte’s Web by E.B. White
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,875 books — 49,819 voters
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,442 books — 16,331 voters

The Giver by Lois LowryMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
Books that Blew Me Away and that I Still Think About
15,028 books — 15,744 voters
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares
Light but not (too) dumb
854 books — 843 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckFlowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Most Depressing Book of All Time
1,229 books — 3,940 voters
Wintergirls by Laurie Halse AndersonHarry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Giver by Lois LowrySpeak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Books I Will Never Ever Forget (YA Fiction and Everything)
7,575 books — 2,257 voters

Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Books of the Decade: 1950s
1,195 books — 1,515 voters
The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren WeisbergerMary Poppins by P.L. TraversCatch Me If You Can by Frank W. AbagnaleThe Pursuit of Happyness by Chris GardnerElla Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
I Only Watched the Movie!
1,219 books — 6,121 voters

Where the Heart Is by Billie LettsShe’s Come Undone by Wally LambA Million Little Pieces by James FreyA Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines
Oprah's Book Club Picks
130 books — 2,205 voters
The Giver by Lois LowryHoles by Louis SacharUglies by Scott WesterfeldSpeak by Laurie Halse AndersonStargirl by Jerry Spinelli
Best Young Adult Books
13,192 books — 80,426 voters

New Moon by Stephenie MeyerThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankPretties by Scott WesterfeldThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonEclipse by Stephenie Meyer
Commonly Loved Books I Hate
389 books — 525 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,216 books — 28,372 voters

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareTwilight by Stephenie MeyerCharlotte’s Web by E.B. White
Books With Unforgettable Characters
9,528 books — 8,775 voters
Twilight by Stephenie MeyerHoles by Louis SacharThe Cat in the Hat by Dr. SeussConfessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie KinsellaAlong Came a Spider by James Patterson
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,579 books — 18,687 voters

Paper Towns by John Green
Best Audio Narration
1,589 books — 1,085 voters
Marley and Me by John GroganMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,831 books — 22,345 voters

The Notebook by Nicholas SparksMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultTwilight by Stephenie Meyer
Best Ending
8,152 books — 6,307 voters
The O'Reilly Factor for Kids by Bill O'ReillyThe Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands by Laura SchlessingerWoman Power by Laura Schlessinger
Books I Have No Intention of Reading
1,639 books — 5,992 voters

Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson HaddixThe Angel Experiment by James Patterson
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,512 books — 69,830 voters
Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding
The Worst Books of All Time
8,115 books — 19,888 voters

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Best Books Ever
78,136 books — 291,358 voters
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultThe Birds by Daphne du MaurierCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlThe Princess Diaries by Meg CabotA Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,134 books — 10,102 voters

The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim EdwardsThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs
What To Read Next
20,906 books — 24,919 voters