Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Sarah (34 Lists)



Eight Girls Taking Pictures by Whitney Otto
Camera on the cover
66 books — 18 voters
Project Hail Mary by Andy WeirThe House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. KluneTomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Best Books of the Decade: 2020's
2,925 books — 5,435 voters

Trickster's Choice by Tamora PierceThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyTerrier by Tamora Pierce
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
4,457 books — 18,211 voters
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Hard SF reading group
83 books — 55 voters

Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese
Best Synesthesia Books
84 books — 64 voters
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Best Hard Science Fiction of the 21st Century
193 books — 1,504 voters

A Kind of Spark by Elle McNicollHester by Laurie Lico Albanese
Witch Hunts in Historical Fiction
151 books — 103 voters
Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese
Fiction Featuring Embroiderery and Embroiderers
55 books — 11 voters

Ahab's Wife, or The Star-Gazer by Sena Jeter Naslund
[ATY 2024] Related to Sea
462 books — 100 voters
Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen
Extreme Classics: National Geographic's 100 Greatest Adventure Books of All Time
100 books — 262 voters

Literary New Hampshire by Gary Crooker
Literary Travel
189 books — 32 voters
The Salt Path by Raynor WinnA Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park
Walk with Me: A Literature of Walking
142 books — 71 voters

History VIPs by Kay BarnhamThe Fossil Girl by Catherine Brighton
Mary Anning - Fiction & Non-Fiction
18 books — 12 voters
The Lincoln Highway by Amor TowlesThe Penderwicks at Point Mouette by Jeanne BirdsallThe Four-Story Mistake by Elizabeth EnrightLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Best Sibling Books
771 books — 367 voters

Sunny by Jason ReynoldsThis Is My Home, This Is My School by Jonathan Bean
Homeschool Fiction (the Great, Clichéd, and Rotten)
159 books — 79 voters
Close to Famous by Joan Bauer
Realistic Fiction For Middle Schoolers
136 books — 144 voters

Tuttle's Red Barn by Richard MichelsonIciest, Diciest, Scariest Sled Ride Ever! by Rebecca RuleCelia's Island Journal by Celia Thaxter
Books Set in New Hampshire
318 books — 84 voters
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsTerrier by Tamora PierceTrickster's Queen by Tamora Pierce
Speculative Fiction that Passes the Bechdel Test
840 books — 830 voters

Winter Cottage by Carol Ryrie BrinkFog Magic by Julia L. Sauer
Obscure Children's Vintage Gems
661 books — 238 voters
Close to Famous by Joan Bauer
Food-Related Fiction
856 books — 602 voters

Gathering Blue by Lois LowryThe Color Purple by Alice Walker
Garment and Textile
229 books — 72 voters
Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan
YA and Middle Grade Books with POC Protagonists written by POC
144 books — 51 voters

Swimming with Sharks by Heather LangMargaret and the Moon by Dean RobbinsWomen in Science by Rachel IgnotofskyThe Girl Who Drew Butterflies by Joyce SidmanSolving the Puzzle Under the Sea by Robert Burleigh
Kids' Scientist Biography Picture Books
78 books — 10 voters
Brave Jane Austen by Lisa PliscouA River of Words by Jen BryantOrdinary, Extraordinary Jane Austen by Deborah HopkinsonThe Extraordinary Mark Twain by Barbara KerleySaving the Countryside by Linda Elovitz Marshall
Picture Book Bios of Poets and Authors
86 books — 12 voters

Close to Famous by Joan Bauer
YA & MG Baking Fiction
150 books — 65 voters
Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz RyanBecoming Naomi León by Pam Muñoz RyanWaiting for the Biblioburro by Monica Brown
Children's Books with Hispanic Characters
229 books — 78 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Giver by Lois Lowry
YA Dystopia Novels
1,790 books — 11,249 voters
Shark Lady by Ann McGovernThe Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William KamkwambaMe... Jane by Patrick McDonnellDarwin by Alice B. McGintyCaroline's Comets by Emily Arnold McCully
Picture Book Biographies of Scientists
85 books — 27 voters

The Wonder of Charlie Anne by Kimberly Newton FuscoClose to Famous by Joan BauerDream Builder by Kelly Starling LyonsBrown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline WoodsonMay B. by Caroline Starr Rose
Kids' Books with Dyslexic Characters
72 books — 13 voters
Love from Your Friend, Hannah by Mindy Warshaw Skolsky
Children's Books with Letters, Mail, Notes, Diaries, Journals, or Postcards
155 books — 99 voters


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