Holes by Louis SacharThe Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Best Books for Reluctant Readers
2,600 books — 2,621 voters

The Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsThe Vacationers by Emma Straub
Beach Reads 2014
87 books — 105 voters
The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain
Best Hardboiled & Noir fiction
737 books — 912 voters

The Secret Life of Violet Grant by Beatriz Williams
Historical Fiction 2014
386 books — 1,979 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettWater for Elephants by Sara GruenOrphan Train by Christina Baker KlineShe’s Come Undone by Wally LambFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
Best Beach Reads 2013
2,203 books — 4,188 voters

Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys
Historical Fiction 2013
394 books — 2,116 voters
A Million Little Pieces by James FreyTweak by Nic Sheff
Druggie Memoirs
44 books — 79 voters

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryForever Amber by Kathleen Winsor
Best Books About Mistresses
450 books — 730 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Red Tent by Anita Diamant
4 and 5 Star Books
258 books — 140 voters
Forever Amber by Kathleen Winsor
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,873 books — 6,996 voters

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Help by Kathryn StockettA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty  Smith
Best Books Ever
76,927 books — 286,236 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
Recommended Historical Fiction
3,685 books — 3,613 voters

The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets by Eva Rice
Best Coming of Age Stories
1,305 books — 1,135 voters
Please Ignore Vera Dietz by A.S. KingThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakLooking for Alaska by John Green
Printz Award Winners and Honor Books
129 books — 967 voters

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Smart Summer Reads
13,019 books — 10,888 voters
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Best Young Adult Realistic Novels
2,675 books — 12,177 voters

The Giver by Lois LowryThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Young Adult Books
13,144 books — 80,216 voters
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
Clean Reads
550 books — 213 voters

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman AlexieThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Giver by Lois LowryTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Popular fiction for Young Adults
310 books — 291 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty  SmithMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Color Purple by Alice Walker
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,899 books — 49,788 voters

I Am Not Myself These Days by Josh Kilmer-PurcellMe Talk Pretty One Day by David SedarisDry by Augusten BurroughsA Million Little Pieces by James FreyAngela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
Best Strange and Twisted Memoirs
713 books — 1,062 voters
Night by Elie WieselThe Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
5,895 books — 6,419 voters


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