Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Erin (23 Lists)



Amina's Song by Hena KhanThe Shape of Thunder by Jasmine WargaSet Me Free by Ann Clare LeZotteSunny Makes a Splash by Jennifer L. HolmAncestor Approved by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Middle Grade Novels of 2021
554 books — 392 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakBetween Shades of Gray by Ruta SepetysCode Name Verity by Elizabeth WeinThe Help by Kathryn StockettGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
Recommended Historical Fiction
3,673 books — 3,604 voters

Matilda by Roald DahlAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottLittle House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls WilderHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Favorite books from my childhood
4,427 books — 7,435 voters
Matilda by Roald DahlThe Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler WarnerLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottLittle House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
What Book Got You Hooked?
3,851 books — 10,548 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George SpeareFever 1793 by Laurie Halse AndersonSong of the Sparrow by Lisa Ann SandellTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Teen Historical Novels
962 books — 1,323 voters
The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrauA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty SmithLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott
What To Read Next
20,518 books — 24,386 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierCold Mountain by Charles FrazierThe Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George SpeareCaddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink
Best Historical Fiction
7,440 books — 25,629 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Best Young Adult Books
13,128 books — 80,201 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,847 books — 22,040 voters
Little Women by Louisa May AlcottHeidi by Johanna Spyri
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,704 books — 6,878 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty SmithThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,899 books — 49,787 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottWinnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,760 books — 120,831 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Help by Kathryn StockettTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeCold Mountain by Charles FrazierThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
Great Debut Novels
1,577 books — 1,473 voters
Cold Mountain by Charles FrazierWhere the Lilies Bloom by Vera CleaverAcross Five Aprils by Irene Hunt
Best Books Set in Appalachia
795 books — 840 voters

The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
History through Novels: Pre-1800s North America
42 books — 29 voters
The Little House Books by Laura Ingalls WilderCold Mountain by Charles Frazier
Best 1800s Historical Fiction
457 books — 283 voters

Hattie Ever After by Kirby Larson
YA Fiction set in the 1920s
90 books — 109 voters
Brooklyn Rose by Ann RinaldiA Girl of the Limberlost by Gene Stratton-PorterThe Teacher's Funeral by Richard Peck
YA Fiction set in the 1900s (1900-1909)
57 books — 40 voters

The Hired Girl by Laura Amy SchlitzHattie Big Sky by Kirby LarsonAshes of Roses by Mary Jane AuchKeeping Corner by Kashmira Sheth
YA Fiction set in the 1910s
135 books — 79 voters
My Vicksburg by Ann RinaldiTwo Girls of Gettysburg by Lisa M. KleinAcross Five Aprils by Irene Hunt
American Civil War in YA & Middle Grade Fiction
139 books — 46 voters

Mrs. Grant and Madame Jule by Jennifer Chiaverini
Historical Fiction 2015
393 books — 2,093 voters
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple by Karen CushmanDreams in the Golden Country by Kathryn LaskyNumber the Stars by Lois LowryThe Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George SpeareAl Capone Shines My Shoes by Gennifer Choldenko
Teen Historical Fiction
1,398 books — 3,096 voters

The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly
Best Books with Rural Settings
1,137 books — 1,016 voters