Goodreads Choice Awards 2025

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
1,174 books — 1,473 voters
Holes by Louis SacharSarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan
The Most Deserving Newbery
110 books — 2,996 voters

Hamlet by William ShakespeareA Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen
Best Plays Ever
853 books — 1,127 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
2,972 books — 3,002 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
5,303 books — 6,682 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
14,223 books — 9,832 voters

The Red Tent by Anita DiamantThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Best Historical Fiction
7,316 books — 25,514 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
1,858 books — 4,637 voters

The Red Tent by Anita DiamantThe Lorax by Dr. SeussThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,815 books — 49,771 voters
The Pigeon Wants a Puppy! by Mo Willems
Best Books of 2008
1,631 books — 6,783 voters