2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Mandi (17 Lists)



Romeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldLord of the Flies by William GoldingAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Required Reading in High School
813 books — 1,289 voters
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienHoles by Louis SacharThe Return of the King by J.R.R. TolkienThe Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienTwilight by Stephenie Meyer
Best Book to Screen Interpretation
579 books — 478 voters

Dead Until Dark by Charlaine HarrisEragon by Christopher Paolini
I read the first one and didn't feel compelled to finish the trilogy/series
884 books — 2,055 voters
Forrest Gump by Winston GroomThe Devil Wears Prada by Lauren WeisbergerMary Poppins by P.L. TraversThe Notebook by Nicholas SparksA Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks
I Only Watched the Movie!
1,222 books — 6,121 voters

Firebirds by Sharyn NovemberFirebirds Rising by Sharyn NovemberFirebirds Soaring by Sharyn NovemberAcross the Nightingale Floor by Lian HearnThe Angel's Command by Brian Jacques
Firebird Books
80 books — 9 voters
Forecast from Stonehenge by R.A. MontgomeryTrack Star! by R.A. MontgomeryU.N. Adventure by Ramsey MontgomeryZombie Penpal by Ken McMurtryPunishment by R.A. Montgomery
New CYOA Books
20 books — 2 voters

Watership Down by Richard AdamsMrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'BrienThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Sight by David Clement-DaviesThe Jungle Books by Rudyard Kipling
Best Anthropomorphic Animal Books
402 books — 279 voters
Watchmen by Alan MooreThe Complete Maus by Art SpiegelmanV for Vendetta by Alan MooreBatman by Grant Morrison
Best Graphic Novels
3,453 books — 6,768 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingTwilight by Stephenie MeyerHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
I Saw the Movie & Read the Book
1,921 books — 1,761 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
Best Fantasy and Sci-Fi Books for Teens
1,139 books — 1,206 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Giver by Lois LowryA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Best Intro to Science Fiction for Young Readers
1,388 books — 1,638 voters
The Illustrated Man by Ray BradburyFragile Things by Neil GaimanI Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard MathesonI, Robot by Isaac Asimov
Best Short Stories
1,761 books — 1,048 voters

Wicked by Gregory MaguireThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerEragon by Christopher PaoliniThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldMockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Disappointing Books
2,735 books — 4,605 voters
The Cat in the Hat by Dr. SeussThe Poky Little Puppy by Janette Sebring LowreyWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakWinnie-the-Pooh by A.A. MilneThe Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner
What Book Got You Hooked?
3,848 books — 10,515 voters

The Silmarillion by J.R.R. TolkienParadise Lost by John MiltonThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneMrs. Dalloway by Virginia WoolfFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,606 books — 13,137 voters
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
Read Them Twice...At Least
13,709 books — 11,308 voters

Charmed Life by Diana Wynne JonesThe Lives of Christopher Chant by Diana Wynne JonesDark Lord of Derkholm by Diana Wynne JonesHexwood by Diana Wynne JonesDeep Secret by Diana Wynne Jones
Favourite Diana Wynne Jones
39 books — 389 voters