To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareTolkien On Fairy-stories by J.R.R. TolkienThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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3,357 books — 7,955 voters

The Princess Bride by William GoldmanThe Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,797 books — 9,155 voters
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7,188 books — 28,366 voters

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7,899 books — 49,784 voters
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Best Young Adult Books
13,114 books — 80,184 voters