Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Emily B. (16 Lists)



The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasA Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingThe Once and Future King by T.H. WhiteAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanOf Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,873 books — 6,998 voters
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteWhere the Sidewalk Ends by Shel SilversteinThe Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinMatilda by Roald Dahl
100 Children's Books to Read in a Lifetime
2,287 books — 2,273 voters

Matilda by Roald DahlCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
Best Female Lead Characters
4,866 books — 5,904 voters
The BFG by Roald DahlAlice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis CarrollThe Phantom Tollbooth by Norton JusterThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Books that Love Words
93 books — 117 voters

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty SmithFrom the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. KonigsburgHarriet the Spy by Louise FitzhughCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareThe Last Olympian by Rick Riordan
Tales of New York City
1,520 books — 1,228 voters
I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy NelsonThe Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. LockhartThe House of the Scorpion by Nancy FarmerI Am the Messenger by Markus ZusakThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Printz Award Winners and Honor Books
129 books — 967 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Giver by Lois LowrySlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
The Five Books I Would Require If I Taught an English Literature Class
627 books — 2,758 voters
Little Women by Louisa May AlcottMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Giver by Lois LowryA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
Best Woman-Authored Books
8,282 books — 5,246 voters

Little Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingAnne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Best Books to Read When the Snow Is Falling
13,855 books — 9,744 voters
Matilda by Roald DahlArtemis Fowl by Eoin ColferThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonThe Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket
Books With Nerdy, Geeky, or Genius Heroes and Heroines
1,147 books — 1,047 voters

Midnight’s Children by Salman RushdieKafka on the Shore by Haruki MurakamiVanity Fair by William Makepeace ThackerayA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleCannery Row by John Steinbeck
There Ought to be a Band
2,425 books — 1,104 voters
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman AlexieMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultPaper Towns by John GreenThe Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Best Teen Books About Real Problems
2,982 books — 12,437 voters

Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakWe Were Liars by E. LockhartLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott
Books That Had Me Bawling My Eyes Out
858 books — 1,596 voters
Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset MaughamA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty SmithThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Great Coming-Of-Age Books
861 books — 633 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Giver by Lois LowryTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultThe Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
I'm glad someone made me read this book
10,857 books — 10,477 voters
Wonder by R.J. PalacioPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Goldfinch by Donna TarttSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Your Top 5 Reads in 2015
1,518 books — 875 voters