A Decade of Hit Books

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Tabitha Leathers Coffey (18 Lists)



Rapunzel by Paul O. ZelinskyCinderella by Kinuko Y. CraftMufaro's Beautiful Daughters by John SteptoeThe Rough-Face Girl by Rafe MartinRumpelstiltskin by Paul O. Zelinsky
Children's Picture Books With Beautiful Illustrations
2,257 books — 1,462 voters
Holes by Louis SacharThe One and Only Ivan by Katherine ApplegateNumber the Stars by Lois LowryBridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Newbery Medal Winner Books
105 books — 379 voters

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasFairy Tales From Around the World by Andrew LangThe Snow Queen and Other Winter Tales by Hans Christian AndersenThe Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales by Jacob Grimm
Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classics
136 books — 326 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,197 books — 28,384 voters

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinElla Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineThe Bad Beginning by Lemony SnicketHoles by Louis Sachar
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,129 books — 3,698 voters
The Vampire Lestat by Anne RiceMatilda by Roald DahlNumber the Stars by Lois LowryThe BFG by Roald DahlA Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,320 books — 2,449 voters

Interview with the Vampire by Anne RiceThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanTuck Everlasting by Natalie BabbittCarrie by Stephen KingThe Lorax by Dr. Seuss
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
1,921 books — 1,901 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakThe Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
Best Books of the Decade: 1960s
1,402 books — 1,785 voters

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Crucible by Arthur MillerHow the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. SeussHorton Hears a Who! by Dr. Seuss
Best Books of the Decade: 1950s
1,165 books — 1,526 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankCurious George by H.A. ReyThe Little House by Virginia Lee BurtonA Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
Best Books of the Decade: 1940s
815 books — 1,159 voters

Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienMadeline by Ludwig BemelmansThe Story of Ferdinand by Munro LeafMary Poppins by P.L. Travers
Best Books of the Decade: 1930s
876 books — 1,269 voters
Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne
Best Books of the Decade: 1920s
758 books — 1,135 voters

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix PotterThe Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska OrczyThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank BaumA Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Best Books of the Decade: 1900s
480 books — 867 voters
Little Women by Louisa May AlcottLes Misérables by Victor HugoGreat Expectations by Charles DickensThe Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
Best Books of the Decade: 1860s
242 books — 406 voters

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe
Best Books of the Decade: 1840s
275 books — 391 voters
The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales by Jacob GrimmPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Best Books of the Decade: 1810s
144 books — 331 voters

Wither by Lauren DeStefanoEleanor & Park by Rainbow RowellNumber the Stars by Lois LowryCrank by Ellen HopkinsThe Two Princesses of Bamarre by Gail Carson Levine
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,652 books — 70,193 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska OrczyThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
Best Historical Fiction
8,237 books — 27,168 voters