To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniNight by Elie WieselThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Books That Changed My World
3,298 books — 3,496 voters
The Fault in Our Stars by John  GreenAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzOut of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys
Mock Printz 2013
87 books — 492 voters

The Killer Angels by Michael ShaaraThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Winds of War by Herman WoukThe Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy
Best War Novels
1,719 books — 1,471 voters

Why Christmas Trees Aren't Perfect by Richard H. SchneiderThe Night Before Christmas by Clement Clarke MooreThe Polar Express by Chris Van AllsburgThe Gift of the Magi by O. HenryNutcracker by E.T.A. Hoffmann
Favorite Christmas Books
1,532 books — 1,563 voters
The Giver by Lois LowryHoles by Louis SacharA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleNumber the Stars by Lois LowryThe Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
Newbery Medal Winner Books
105 books — 378 voters

The Giver by Lois LowryThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamilloFlowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesIf I Stay by Gayle Forman
Beautifully Written Books
235 books — 255 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John BerendtTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
Best Southern Books
838 books — 749 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Help by Kathryn StockettPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Page-Turners with Redeeming Social Value
8,084 books — 5,798 voters
The Giver by Lois LowryHoles by Louis SacharA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleNumber the Stars by Lois LowryThe Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
The Most Deserving Newbery
140 books — 3,064 voters

The Giver by Lois LowryWhere the Red Fern Grows by Wilson RawlsThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Cross of Lead by AviI Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak
Best Books For and About Boys
362 books — 93 voters
Clay's Quilt by Silas HouseThirteen Moons by Charles FrazierFair and Tender Ladies by Lee  SmithChristy by Catherine MarshallMy Old True Love by Sheila Kay Adams
Appalachian Fiction
276 books — 328 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddCold Mountain by Charles Frazier
Great Books of Southern Fiction
384 books — 443 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John BerendtThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddThe Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy
Books that evoke the South
481 books — 157 voters

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa SeeThe Good Earth by Pearl S. BuckEmpress Orchid by Anchee MinPeony in Love by Lisa SeeBalzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie
Great Chinese Historical Fiction
222 books — 277 voters
Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes1,000 Places to See Before You Die by Patricia SchultzOut of Africa and Shadows on the Grass by Isak DinesenInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerA Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway
Favorite Travel Books
2,053 books — 3,994 voters

The Education of Little Tree by Forrest CarterFair and Tender Ladies by Lee  SmithMy Old True Love by Sheila Kay AdamsA Parchment of Leaves by Silas HouseClay's Quilt by Silas House
Best Books Set in Appalachia
802 books — 844 voters
Harry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingThe Giver by Lois LowryHoles by Louis SacharThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakNumber the Stars by Lois Lowry
Top 100 Middle School Must-Reads
2,319 books — 3,833 voters

The Killer Angels by Michael ShaaraThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Best Historical Fiction
8,153 books — 27,112 voters
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensLes Misérables by Victor HugoGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
Best Books Ever
79,288 books — 295,531 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Giver by Lois LowryMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. FranklNight by Elie WieselTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Books That Could Change Your Life
2,875 books — 1,580 voters
The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsHotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie FordThe Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth SteinWater for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Predict Oprah's Next Book Club Book!
140 books — 465 voters

The Giver by Lois LowryTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
Couldn't Put The Book Down
17,604 books — 17,851 voters
The Long Walk by Slavomir RawiczAngela's Ashes by Frank McCourtThe Call of the Wild by Jack LondonInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerNight by Elie Wiesel
Out in the Cold
435 books — 140 voters

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa SeeThe Good Earth by Pearl S. BuckThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanThe Bonesetter's Daughter by Amy TanPeony in Love by Lisa See
Best Novels That Take Place in China
435 books — 1,110 voters
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingThe Da Vinci Code by Dan    BrownHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,654 books — 18,678 voters

Outliers by Malcolm GladwellBlink by Malcolm GladwellNickel and Dimed by Barbara EhrenreichThe Tipping Point by Malcolm GladwellReviving Ophelia by Mary Pipher
Sociology Books
570 books — 455 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
1,322 books — 5,902 voters


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