Ghost Children by Sue Townsend
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,399 books — 123,417 voters
Ghost Children by Sue Townsend
Best Page-Turners with Redeeming Social Value
8,093 books — 5,810 voters

Twilight by Stephenie MeyerPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenBossypants by Tina FeyThe Host by Stephenie MeyerEmma by Jane Austen
ONE DAY Best Summer Reads
1,666 books — 5,985 voters
The Art of Loving by Erich FrommJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Complete Novels by Jane Austen
Books on Love
313 books — 143 voters

Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierThe Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Best Historical Fiction
7,798 books — 26,114 voters

The Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyCat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Flowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesThe Andromeda Strain by Michael CrichtonThe Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,679 books — 25,214 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingTwilight by Stephenie Meyer
Best Young Adult Books
13,246 books — 80,353 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
books with compelling young narrators
218 books — 177 voters