Beauty Queens by Libba Bray
Best YA Audiobooks
361 books — 326 voters
Something Missing by Matthew Dicks
Great Debut Novels
1,571 books — 1,466 voters

Something Missing by Matthew Dicks
Lesser Known Authors
3,939 books — 3,350 voters
Something Missing by Matthew Dicks
Best Books of 2009
1,769 books — 6,938 voters

Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann BurnsFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggDaisy Fay and the Miracle Man by Fannie FlaggSix of One by Rita Mae BrownBingo by Rita Mae Brown
Quirky Southern Fiction
966 books — 1,905 voters
Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin
Best Humorous Books
4,293 books — 7,876 voters

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakThe Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric CarleThe Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinGoodnight Moon by Margaret Wise BrownWhere the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
Best Children's Books
5,294 books — 6,663 voters
The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk KiddExtras by Scott WesterfeldSex and the City by Candace BushnellLoose Lips by Rita Mae Brown
Disappointing Books
2,734 books — 4,607 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHoles by Louis SacharA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleStargirl by Jerry Spinelli
Best Young Adult Books
13,056 books — 80,112 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeA Separate Peace by John KnowlesCold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann BurnsBecause of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamilloThe Risk Pool by Richard Russo
books with compelling young narrators
217 books — 176 voters

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Best Books Ever
75,371 books — 279,854 voters