The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Help by Kathryn StockettRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareThe Giver by Lois LowryRebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Top 10 for the Reading Challengers
6,011 books — 4,282 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank1984 by George OrwellHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingCharlotte’s Web by E.B. White
100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
15,371 books — 17,630 voters

Hollow City by Ransom RiggsThe Blood of Olympus by Rick RiordanRedeemed by P.C. Cast
Can't Wait Books of 2014
2,473 books — 15,177 voters
Tolstoy and the Purple Chair by Nina Sankovitch
Books about Books
1,384 books — 1,519 voters

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakWhere the Sidewalk Ends by Shel SilversteinCurious George by H.A. ReyHow the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. SeussAlexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst
Best Children's Books
5,313 books — 6,710 voters

Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakWhere the Sidewalk Ends by Shel SilversteinLittle House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Favorite books from my childhood
4,420 books — 7,429 voters
Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls WilderThe Poky Little Puppy by Janette Sebring Lowrey
What Book Got You Hooked?
3,848 books — 10,535 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,899 books — 49,784 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,188 books — 28,366 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Help by Kathryn StockettWater for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,828 books — 22,006 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Giver by Lois LowryWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,671 books — 120,535 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Young Adult Books
13,114 books — 80,184 voters
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Coming of Age Tales To Tackle Adulthood
131 books — 114 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John BoyneNumber the Stars by Lois LowryThe Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom
Well-Written Holocaust Books
893 books — 2,887 voters
The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best for Book Clubs
14,747 books — 18,610 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Best Books Ever
76,525 books — 284,638 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Road by Cormac McCarthyUglies by Scott WesterfeldDivergent by Veronica Roth
Dystopia!
1,220 books — 2,750 voters

Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultGo Ask Alice by Beatrice SparksThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman AlexieAlong for the Ride by Sarah Dessen
Best Real Life Young Adult Books
334 books — 139 voters
The Giver by Lois LowryThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,762 books — 26,010 voters

The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
Dog Lovers
683 books — 539 voters
Catching Fire by Suzanne CollinsThe Last Olympian by Rick RiordanThe Help by Kathryn StockettTempted by P.C. CastThe Van Alen Legacy by Melissa de la Cruz
Best Books of 2009
1,766 books — 6,931 voters

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Stories For Book Lovers
8,343 books — 8,401 voters
The Giver by Lois LowryThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
I'm glad someone made me read this book
10,762 books — 10,418 voters