Goodreads Choice Awards Finalists 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Samantha (54 Lists)



Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardDivergent by Veronica Roth
YA Dystopia Novels
1,776 books — 11,238 voters
It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned VizziniFlowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
YA "Brain" Novels
207 books — 232 voters

Carly's Voice by Arthur FleischmannThinking In Pictures by Temple Grandin
Understanding the Differently Abled
67 books — 37 voters
Dinotopia by James Gurney
Children's Picture Books With Beautiful Illustrations
2,155 books — 1,304 voters

Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo WillemsWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussChicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr.One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss
Voices & Sounds - Best Read Alouds for Young Children
985 books — 887 voters
Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff KinneyHoles by Louis SacharThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Best Books for Reluctant Readers
2,589 books — 2,610 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanHoles by Louis Sachar
Best Young Adult Books
13,105 books — 80,158 voters
Night by Elie WieselNumber the Stars by Lois LowryThe Devil's Arithmetic by Jane YolenMaus II by Art SpiegelmanMaus I by Art Spiegelman
Well-Written Holocaust Books
890 books — 2,879 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
ONE DAY Best Summer Reads
1,666 books — 5,993 voters
Of Thee I Sing by Barack ObamaSincerely Yours by Nancy Loewen
Picture Books with Letters, Greeting Cards & Post Cards
39 books — 19 voters

Bard of Avon by Diane StanleyLook At My Book! by Loreen Leedy
Picture Books that Inspire Young Writers
29 books — 9 voters
Eats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss
Picture Books About Punctuation
11 books — 7 voters

Yoko Writes Her Name by Rosemary Wells
Picture Books About Spelling
7 books — 4 voters
Radio Rescue by Lynne Barasch
Picture Books About Different Writing Machines
15 books — 3 voters

S is for Story by Esther HershenhornUnivers Revolved by Ji Lee
Alphabet Picture Books
98 books — 39 voters
The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka
Picture Books About Newspapers And Magazines
5 books — 4 voters

The Extraordinary Mark Twain by Barbara KerleyUnjournaling by Dawn DiPrinceAmelia's Notebook by Marissa Moss
Picture Books About Journals
15 books — 4 voters
Chalk by Bill Thomson
Picture Books About Expressing Imagination
16 books — 16 voters

Tally O'Malley by Stuart J. Murphy
Picture Books About Graphs And Charts
10 books — 4 voters
There's a Map on My Lap! by Tish Rabe
Picture Books About Maps
27 books — 21 voters

Danny's Drawing Book by Sue HeapChalk by Bill Thomson
Picture Books About Characters Drawing
80 books — 26 voters
Words, Wit, and Wonder by Nancy LoewenLocomotion by Jacqueline WoodsonA Light in the Attic by Shel SilversteinWhere the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
Picture Books About Poetry
42 books — 34 voters

Violet's Music by Angela JohnsonDon't Laugh at Me by Steve SeskinCan You Hear It? by William Lach
Picture Books About Music And Songs
49 books — 30 voters
A Fly Went By by Mike McClintock
Picture Books about Storytelling
18 books — 9 voters

If You Were a Homonym or a Homophone by Nancy LoewenIf You Were an Antonym by Nancy LoewenIf You Were an Adjective by Michael DahlIf You Were a Verb by Michael Dahl
Picture Books About Parts of Speech
28 books — 8 voters
When Sophie Gets Angry--Really, Really Angry… - Audio by Molly Bang
Best Picture Books For Therapy
79 books — 46 voters

New Moon by Stephenie MeyerBreaking Dawn by Stephenie MeyerEclipse by Stephenie MeyerTwilight by Stephenie Meyer
Books We're Ashamed of Reading
16 books — 10 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,189 books — 28,377 voters

The Giver by Lois LowryThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsThe Ear, the Eye, and the Arm by Nancy Farmer
Best Dystopian Books for Teens
526 books — 2,129 voters
Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan
Best Dyslexia Books
56 books — 54 voters


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