2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Emily (25 Lists)



Zita the Spacegirl by Ben HatkeTarget Practice by Mike MaihackRed's Planet by Eddie PittmanThe Sand Warrior by Mark SiegelThe Boy Who Crashed to Earth by Judd Winick
Juvenile Graphic Novels - Space
8 books — 3 voters
Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke
Best Graphic Novels for Children
1,451 books — 1,798 voters

Alanna by Tamora Pierce
Amazons, Valkyries, and Warrior Women
694 books — 534 voters
Lost and Found Cat by Doug KuntzThe Banana-Leaf Ball by Katie Smith MilwayFour Feet, Two Sandals by Karen Lynn Williams
Children's Books About Refugees
226 books — 52 voters

Lailah's Lunchbox by Reem Faruqi
Children's Islamic Books
274 books — 29 voters
The Biggest Pumpkin Ever by Steven Kroll
Best Halloween Picture Books
752 books — 591 voters

Ada Twist, Scientist by Andrea BeatyMary Had a Little Glam by Tammi SauerDon't Call Me Grandma by Vaunda Micheaux NelsonCity Shapes by Diana MurrayI Can Do It Too! by Karen Baicker
#1000BlackGirlBooks: Suggestions for Marley Dias's Amazing Book Drive
1,322 books — 380 voters
The Sneetches and Other Stories by Dr. SeussThe Lorax by Dr. SeussThe Chickens Build a Wall by Jean-François DumontMorris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress by Christine BaldacchinoSame, Same But Different by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw
Children's Books for the Resistance
659 books — 169 voters

Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs by Mo WillemsKnuffle Bunny Too by Mo WillemsHooray for Amanda & Her Alligator! by Mo Willems
Best Mo Willems Books
27 books — 38 voters
Fangirl by Rainbow RowellHow to Repair a Mechanical Heart by J.C. Lillis
YA Fiction Featuring Fangirls, Fanboys, or General Fandom
166 books — 266 voters

Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineCinder by Marissa Meyer
Cinderella Retellings
382 books — 311 voters
Room on the Broom by Julia DonaldsonThe Gruffalo by Julia DonaldsonIt's Monday, Mrs. Jolly Bones! by Warren HansonTightrope Poppy the High-Wire Pig by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen
Books That Rhyme, I'll Read All The Time!
218 books — 59 voters

Room on the Broom by Julia DonaldsonThe Gruffalo by Julia DonaldsonThe Smartest Giant in Town by Julia DonaldsonThe Snail and the Whale by Julia Donaldson
Best of Julia Donaldson
82 books — 20 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingAlanna by Tamora PierceThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsAnne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Best Young Adult Books
13,092 books — 80,178 voters

Alanna by Tamora Pierce
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
4,461 books — 18,217 voters
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise BrownGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussIf You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff
Books for two-year-old children
572 books — 375 voters

The Dark by Lemony SnicketJourney by Aaron BeckerThat Is Not a Good Idea! by Mo Willems
2014 Mock Caldecott
81 books — 237 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins1984 by George OrwellThe Giver by Lois LowryBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,751 books — 25,984 voters

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisHis Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,185 books — 25,731 voters
1984 by George OrwellTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,801 books — 49,782 voters

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryWhere the Sidewalk Ends by Shel SilversteinLittle House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls WilderAmelia Bedelia by Peggy ParishFrom the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg
Favorite books from my childhood
4,421 books — 7,428 voters
Artemis Fowl by Eoin ColferHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Rooting for the Bad Guy
683 books — 1,466 voters

Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Books that Made You Cry!
3,358 books — 7,926 voters
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineAlanna by Tamora PierceThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Best Kick-Ass Female Characters From YA and Children's Fantasy and Science Fiction
3,073 books — 8,676 voters

Baby-Sitters Little Sister Boxed Set #1 by Ann M. Martin
What Book Got You Hooked?
3,847 books — 10,517 voters