Of Mice and Men by John SteinbeckLight in August by William Faulkner
Best Books of the Decade: 1930s
909 books — 1,258 voters
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Stranger by Albert Camus
Best Books of the Decade: 1940s
824 books — 1,149 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerLord of the Flies by William GoldingLolita by Vladimir NabokovNight by Elie WieselThe Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
Best Books of the Decade: 1950s
1,195 books — 1,513 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
Best Books of the Decade: 1960s
1,434 books — 1,776 voters

The Lorax by Dr. SeussGo Ask Alice by Beatrice SparksSong of Solomon by Toni Morrison
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
1,956 books — 1,886 voters
The Giver by Lois LowryThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Reader by Bernhard SchlinkTuesdays with Morrie by Mitch AlbomOh, the Places You’ll Go! by Dr. Seuss
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,156 books — 3,680 voters

The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenMockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,719 books — 14,317 voters
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran FoerLooking for Alaska by John GreenSarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,215 books — 28,370 voters