2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Carrie (14 Lists)



The Red Tent by Anita DiamantThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
Best Historical Fiction
7,410 books — 25,591 voters
Prozac Nation by Elizabeth WurtzelThe Christmas Sweater by Glenn BeckHeart of Darkness by Joseph ConradThe Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
The Worst Books of All Time
8,105 books — 19,873 voters

Beloved by Toni MorrisonCane by Jean ToomerInvisible Man by Ralph Ellison
Best African American Books
1,043 books — 1,138 voters
Hamlet by William ShakespeareEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardGoodnight Moon by Margaret Wise BrownThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneWinnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,575 books — 120,240 voters

The Golden Compass by Philip PullmanElla Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
Best Kick-Ass Female Characters From YA and Children's Fantasy and Science Fiction
3,073 books — 8,677 voters
Nutcracker by E.T.A. HoffmannThe Night Before Christmas by Clement Clarke MooreThe Mole Family's Christmas by Russell Hoban
Favorite Christmas Books
1,515 books — 1,564 voters

The Easter Bunny That Overslept by Priscilla Friedrich
Easter Books
288 books — 118 voters
Fables by Arnold LobelWhy Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears by Verna AardemaLon Po Po by Ed Young
Caldecott Medal Winners
89 books — 456 voters

Earthly Delights by Kerry GreenwoodChocolat by Joanne HarrisHeavenly Pleasures by Kerry GreenwoodCloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi BarrettDevil's Food by Kerry Greenwood
Food-Related Fiction
889 books — 602 voters
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingThe Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingThe Cat in the Hat by Dr. SeussThe Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,561 books — 18,686 voters

Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls WilderThe Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler WarnerThe Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn KeeneHarriet the Spy by Louise FitzhughIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
What Book Got You Hooked?
3,847 books — 10,519 voters
Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls WilderWinnie-the-Pooh by A.A. MilneWatership Down by Richard AdamsThe Borrowers by Mary NortonCloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett
1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up
975 books — 959 voters

Contact by Carl SaganSpeaker for the Dead by Orson Scott CardEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardA Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor VingeRainbows End by Vernor Vinge
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,331 books — 24,665 voters
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Best Young Adult Books
13,095 books — 80,185 voters