The Shining by Stephen  KingInterview with the Vampire by Anne RiceCarrie by Stephen  King’Salem’s Lot by Stephen  KingGo Ask Alice by Beatrice Sparks
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
1,946 books — 1,879 voters
The Outsiders by S.E. HintonOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
Best Books of the Decade: 1960s
1,356 books — 1,777 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteLolita by Vladimir NabokovEast of Eden by John SteinbeckNight by Elie Wiesel
Best Books of the Decade: 1950s
1,181 books — 1,507 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerBeloved by Toni MorrisonThe Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan KunderaThe Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,257 books — 2,433 voters

The Weight of Feathers by Anna-Marie McLemoreAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzIf You Could Be Mine by Sara FarizanThe Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. DanforthOne Man Guy by Michael Barakiva
MG/YA/NA #ownvoices
483 books — 437 voters
For Today I Am a Boy by Kim FuI am J by Cris BeamBeautiful Music for Ugly Children by Kirstin Cronn-MillsFreakboy by Kristin Elizabeth ClarkA Boy Like Me by Jennie Wood
Booklist for Trans Teens
386 books — 487 voters

All the Rage by Courtney SummersThings We Know by Heart by Jessi KirbyThe Devil You Know by Trish DollerI Was Here by Gayle FormanSimon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
2015 Contemporary YA
323 books — 1,303 voters
Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly HuntThe Honest Truth by Dan GemeinhartNightbird by Alice HoffmanOmega City by Diana PeterfreundThe Truth About Twinkie Pie by Kat Yeh
Middle Grade Novels of 2015
587 books — 1,120 voters

My Heart and Other Black Holes by Jasmine WargaConviction by Kelly Loy GilbertNone of the Above by I.W. GregorioUnder a Painted Sky by Stacey  LeeSimon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
Diverse YA and MG Debuts in 2015
59 books — 141 voters
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky AlbertalliNone of the Above by I.W. GregorioMore Happy Than Not by Adam SilveraNot Otherwise Specified by Hannah MoskowitzUnspeakable by Abbie Rushton
2015 YA Books with LGBT Themes
214 books — 812 voters

Armada by Ernest ClineI Was Here by Gayle FormanShadow Study by Maria V. SnyderThe Boy Most Likely To by Huntley FitzpatrickAll the Rage by Courtney Summers
The "Can't Wait" Books of 2015
2,182 books — 11,526 voters
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzProxy by Alex LondonEverything Leads to You by Nina LaCourOpenly Straight by Bill Konigsberg
YA LGBT Books - Not "Coming Out"
343 books — 424 voters

Amy & Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan MatsonSaving June by Hannah HarringtonIn Honor by Jessi KirbyThe Disenchantments by Nina LaCour
Young Adult Road Trip Novels
383 books — 1,937 voters
Silver Shadows by Richelle MeadIsla and the Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins
Can't Wait Books of 2014
2,471 books — 15,147 voters

Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel CohnNick & Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel CohnWhere She Went by Gayle FormanAlso Known As by Robin BenwayGossip Girl by Cecily von Ziegesar
YA books set in New York City
351 books — 90 voters
To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny HanGuardian by Alex LondonThe Museum of Intangible Things by Wendy    WunderIsla and the Happily Ever After by Stephanie PerkinsThe Sound of Letting Go by Stasia Ward Kehoe
YA Novels of 2014
1,506 books — 8,775 voters

Game. Set. Match. by Jennifer IacopelliDairy Queen by Catherine Gilbert MurdockCatching Jordan by Miranda KenneallyLife on the Edge by Jennifer ComeauxLeverage by Joshua C. Cohen
YA Sport Novels
270 books — 366 voters
Summerset Abbey by T.J. Brown
Downton Abbey-esque Books
601 books — 999 voters

Frigid by J. LynnJust One Year by Gayle FormanParallel by Lauren   MillerNever Too Far by Abbi GlinesThis Girl by Colleen Hoover
2013 New Adult Releases
1,135 books — 2,988 voters

Allegiant by Veronica RothRequiem by Lauren OliverThe Indigo Spell by Richelle MeadBoundless by Cynthia HandUnravel Me by Tahereh Mafi
Can't Wait Books of 2013
2,492 books — 11,690 voters

The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. DanforthTwo Boys Kissing by David LevithanDon't Let Me Go by J.H. TrumbleWhere You Are by J.H. TrumbleJust Between Us by J.H. Trumble
LGBTQ for YA
1,241 books — 2,149 voters
Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen FieldingBossypants by Tina FeyAngus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise RennisonAudrey, Wait! by Robin BenwayHex Hall by Rachel Hawkins
Books That Made Me Laugh Out Loud
2,066 books — 2,370 voters


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