Bilal Cooks Daal by Aisha SaeedAmy Wu and the Perfect Bao by Kat ZhangDumpling Soup by Jama Kim RattiganEverybody Brings Noodles by Norah DooleyEverybody Cooks Rice by Norah Dooley
Children's Picture Books with Recipes
131 books — 36 voters
Vicious by V.E. SchwabThe Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchFirst Test by Tamora PierceThe Autumn Bride by Anne GracieThe Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Found Family Stories
89 books — 61 voters

In Deeper Waters by F.T. LukensThe Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn BarnesBlade of Secrets by Tricia LevensellerThe Girls I've Been by Tess SharpeHouse of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland
YA Novels of 2021
783 books — 2,467 voters
Leviathan by Scott WesterfeldThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanBehemoth by Scott WesterfeldGoliath by Scott WesterfeldAgatha Heterodyne and the Beetleburg Clank by Phil Foglio
Best Steampunk Books
1,247 books — 4,096 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,562 books — 120,212 voters

In the Cities of Coin and Spice by Catherynne M. ValenteThe Fairy Godmother by Mercedes LackeyThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienAlice in Wonderland by Jane CarruthThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,797 books — 9,157 voters
Squire by Tamora PiercePage by Tamora PierceLady Knight by Tamora PierceThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanPoison Study by Maria V. Snyder
Best Heroine in a Fantasy Book
1,481 books — 1,784 voters