The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
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YA Historical Fiction Novels
288 books — 205 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakMiss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
YA Fiction set in the 1940s
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To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George SpeareLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakA Single Shard by Linda Sue Park
Historical Fiction for Young Adults
228 books — 133 voters

Brighty of the Grand Canyon by Marguerite HenryMisty of Chincoteague by Marguerite HenryMustang by Marguerite HenryThe Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
American History - Middle School
86 books — 8 voters
Heartless by Marissa Meyer
Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2016
439 books — 1,838 voters

Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson RawlsMy Friend Flicka by Mary O'HaraThe Call of the Wild by Jack LondonBrighty of the Grand Canyon by Marguerite HenryThe Black Stallion by Walter Farley
Best Animal Stories for Kids
77 books — 42 voters
Cutting for Stone by Abraham   Verghese
100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
15,629 books — 17,939 voters

Mistborn by Brandon SandersonThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
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Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Historical Fiction
7,489 books — 25,682 voters

Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson RawlsCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettA Little Princess by Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Favorite books from my childhood
4,430 books — 7,441 voters