Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa LahiriA Suitable Boy by Vikram SethThe God of Small Things by Arundhati RoyThe Namesake by Jhumpa LahiriLife of Pi by Yann Martel
Best South Asian Fiction
744 books — 1,908 voters
Dragonwings by Laurence YepDoes My Head Look Big in This? by Randa Abdel-FattahThe House on Mango Street by Sandra CisnerosInterpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa LahiriThe Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
Immigrant Experience Literature
1,013 books — 1,454 voters

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. TaylorThe Pox Party by M.T. AndersonCode Name Verity by Elizabeth WeinThe House on Mango Street by Sandra CisnerosThe Chosen by Chaim Potok
Teen Historical Fiction
1,405 books — 3,099 voters
Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeBeloved by Toni MorrisonCode Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
Best Historical Fiction
7,489 books — 25,682 voters