Mockingjay by Suzanne CollinsDivergent by Veronica RothThe Martian by Andy WeirReady Player One by Ernest ClineThe Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,695 books — 14,234 voters
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth SteinHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,187 books — 28,372 voters

The Giver by Lois LowrySpeak by Laurie Halse AndersonTuesdays with Morrie by Mitch AlbomA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonThe Pelican Brief by John Grisham
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,132 books — 3,678 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,259 books — 2,432 voters

Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonTuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
1,955 books — 1,881 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonThe Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinJames and the Giant Peach by Roald DahlWhere the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
Best Books of the Decade: 1960s
1,362 books — 1,777 voters

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. SchwabLessons in Chemistry by Bonnie GarmusBabel by R.F. KuangRemarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van PeltThe Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Best Books of the Decade: 2020's
2,926 books — 5,466 voters