The Box in the Woods by Maureen JohnsonBright Ruined Things by Samantha CohoePride and Premeditation by Tirzah PriceDown Comes the Night by Allison SaftFirekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley
YA Novels of 2021
783 books — 2,467 voters
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck1984 by George OrwellThe Odyssey by HomerTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonMuch Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
Required Reading in High School
813 books — 1,288 voters

The Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Westing Game by Ellen RaskinWonder by R.J. PalacioTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
Best School Assigned Books
766 books — 2,062 voters
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee StewartHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanSaphirblau by Kerstin Gier
Best Books Ever
76,220 books — 283,470 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,547 books — 120,177 voters