2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Jen (10 Lists)



Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteSideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis SacharTales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy BlumeThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisJames and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
Best Read-Aloud Chapter Books
1,176 books — 1,475 voters
Holes by Louis SacharSarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan
The Most Deserving Newbery
116 books — 2,999 voters

Hamlet by William ShakespeareA Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen
Best Plays Ever
853 books — 1,129 voters
Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar NafisiEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertEscape by Carolyn JessopNews from the Border by Jane Taylor McDonnell
Memoirs by Women
3,022 books — 3,034 voters

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakThe Monster at the End of this Book by Jon StoneGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussDon't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo WillemsWhere the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
Best Children's Books
5,312 books — 6,710 voters
The Red Tent by Anita DiamantPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëElla Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
Favorite Books
14,406 books — 10,005 voters

The Red Tent by Anita DiamantThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Best Historical Fiction
7,422 books — 25,604 voters
Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyHamlet by William ShakespeareJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenSense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Must Read Classics
1,861 books — 4,653 voters

The Red Tent by Anita DiamantThe Lorax by Dr. SeussThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,899 books — 49,786 voters
The Pigeon Wants a Puppy! by Mo Willems
Best Books of 2008
1,643 books — 6,781 voters