The Perilous Gard by Elizabeth Marie Pope
Books You Wish More People Knew About
17,392 books — 10,174 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Crystal Cave by Mary  StewartThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHis Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,191 books — 12,262 voters

Night by Elie WieselThe Sacred Journey by Frederick BuechnerObject Lessons by Eavan BolandSurprised by Joy by C.S. LewisA Severe Mercy by Sheldon Vanauken
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
6,421 books — 7,392 voters
The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieThe Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha ChristieFather Brown Stories by G.K. Chesterton
Best Literary Mysteries
2,656 books — 4,919 voters

The Lion in Winter by James GoldmanAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryMuch Ado About Nothing by William ShakespearePride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Best Female Lead Characters
4,895 books — 5,940 voters
The Perilous Gard by Elizabeth Marie PopeMoccasin Trail by Eloise Jarvis McGrawMara, Daughter of the Nile by Eloise Jarvis McGrawSeven Daughters and Seven Sons by Barbara Cohen
Teen Historical Fiction
1,474 books — 3,227 voters

Mary Stewart's Merlin Trilogy by Mary  StewartThe Perilous Gard by Elizabeth Marie PopeDaughter of the Forest by Juliet MarillierBook of a Thousand Days by Shannon HaleThe Goose Girl by Shannon Hale
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,844 books — 9,206 voters