Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Ella (51 Lists)



A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson BurnettAnne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
The Best, Prettiest Book Covers
437 books — 82 voters
Really Truly by Heather Vogel Frederick
Middle Grade Novels of 2020
551 books — 454 voters

The Time Garden by Edward Eager
Timeslip in Children's Fiction
356 books — 104 voters
Secrets of the Terra-Cotta Soldier by Ying Chang Compestine
East Asia in YA & Middle Grade Historical Fiction
159 books — 98 voters

A Night Divided by Jennifer A. Nielsen
Cold War Literature for Young Adults
46 books — 23 voters
Saving the Team by Alex MorganFrankie vs. the Pirate Pillagers by Frank LampardTangerine by Edward BloorStacey The Soccer Fairy by Daisy MeadowsEllie McDoodle by Ruth McNally Barshaw
Soccer Books! (for Middle Grade!)
177 books — 24 voters

The Way Home Looks Now by Wendy Wan-Long ShangThe Girl Who Threw Butterflies by Mick CochraneHonus & Me by Dan GutmanKatie, Batter Up! by Coco SimonIn the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson by Bette Bao Lord
Middle Grade Baseball
18 books — 5 voters
Savvy by Ingrid LawThe Long Haul by Jeff KinneyJulia and the Art of Practical Travel by Lesley M.M. BlumeMission Unstoppable by Dan GutmanSisters by Raina Telgemeier
Middle Grade Road Trip Books
53 books — 24 voters

King George by Steve Sheinkin
Great Nonfiction for Tweens
122 books — 6 voters
Molly Saves the Day by Valerie TrippTen Good and Bad Things About My Life by Ann M. MartinNerd Camp by Elissa Brent WeissmanCampfire Mallory by Laurie B. FriedmanHow I Survived Bullies, Broccoli, and Snake Hill by James Patterson
Summer Camp Fiction for Young Readers
320 books — 43 voters

The Time of the Fireflies by Kimberley Griffiths LittleBayou Magic by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Fireflies
13 books — 10 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlMatilda by Roald DahlElla Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineThe Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
The Next Generation Of Children's Classics
239 books — 318 voters

Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteLittle House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls WilderPippi Longstocking by Astrid LindgrenAnne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Best Chapter Books for Young Girls
632 books — 322 voters
Rules by Cynthia Lord
Disabled isn't Unable
350 books — 58 voters

Hurt Go Happy by Ginny RorbyWonderstruck by Brian Selznick
Children & YA Novels About Deafness
143 books — 138 voters
Flunked by Jen CalonitaPaper Things by Jennifer Richard JacobsonThe Girl Who Could Not Dream by Sarah Beth DurstSwitch by Ingrid Law
Middle Grade Novels of 2015
587 books — 1,120 voters

A Spy in the House by Y.S. LeeWrapped by Jennifer BradburyThe Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place by Julie BerryThe Case of the Missing Marquess by Nancy SpringerJewel of the Thames by Angela Misri
YA & Middle Grade Historical Mysteries
312 books — 146 voters
Rapunzel by Wendy MassGolden by Cameron DokeyRapunzel's Revenge by Shannon HaleLet Down Your Hair by Jane B. MasonRapunzel Cuts Loose by Joan Holub
Rapunzel Retellings
199 books — 126 voters

Dream On by Sarah MlynowskiChange of a Dress by Maya GoldIf the Shoe Fits by Sarah MlynowskiMy Very UnFairy Tale Life by Anna StaniszewskiOnce Upon a Toad by Heather Vogel Frederick
Modern YA & MG Fairy Tales
128 books — 57 voters
The Encyclopedia of Me by Karen RiversThe Mother-Daughter Book Club by Heather Vogel Frederick
Book Stacks on the Cover
107 books — 32 voters

The Lacemaker and the Princess by Kimberly Brubaker BradleyMarie Antoinette by Kathryn Lasky
Marie-Antoinette in Fiction
57 books — 107 voters
Cupcake Cousins by Kate HanniganClose to Famous by Joan BauerThe Cupcake Queen by Heather HeplerSave the Cupcake! by Lisa PapademetriouCake Pop Crush by Suzanne Nelson
YA & MG Baking Fiction
150 books — 65 voters

Cupcake Cousins by Kate Hannigan
2014 YA/MG Books With POC Leads
179 books — 129 voters
Another Day as Emily by Eileen Spinelli
Teen Books Featuring Emily Dickinson
12 books — 8 voters

Abby Spencer Goes to Bollywood by Varsha Bajaj
Heart-Shaped Glasses
34 books — 25 voters
The Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanPandora Gets Jealous by Carolyn HennesyAthena the Brain by Joan Holub
Best YA & Children Series Involving Greek Myths
87 books — 143 voters

Cordially Uninvited by Jennifer RoyThe Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom by Christopher HealyMay B. by Caroline Starr RoseThe Mighty Miss Malone by Christopher Paul Curtis
Middle Grade Novels of 2012
253 books — 633 voters
Tuesdays at the Castle by Jessica Day GeorgeMy Life in Pink & Green by Lisa GreenwaldChasing Vermeer by Blue BalliettIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellThe Moffats by Eleanor Estes
Awesome Books for Tween Girls
248 books — 99 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Wide-Awake Princess by E.D. Baker13 Treasures by Michelle HarrisonThe Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
Best Books For 12-13 Year Old Girls
693 books — 575 voters
Olivia Bean, Trivia Queen by Donna GephartElvis & Olive by Stephanie WatsonMurder Most Unladylike by Robin StevensCinder by Marissa Meyer
Published NaNoWriMo Books
99 books — 103 voters


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