Book Lists Voted on by <a href="/user/show/5278884-ann-mcelligott">Ann Mcelligott</a> (21 Lists)

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Ann Mcelligott (21 Lists)

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe

Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison

Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller

Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger

Tales of New York City

1,520 books — 1,228 voters

Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie

Beloved by Toni Morrison

Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison

Favorite Magical Realism Novels

1,306 books — 4,542 voters

My Name Is Stilton, Geronimo Stilton by Geronimo Stilton

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl

Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White

The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo

Best Books for YA

254 books — 101 voters

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery

Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans

The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway

Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay

Books About Paris

718 books — 571 voters

Anatole by Eve Titus

Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans

The Greater Journey by David McCullough

The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery

Little Bit of Paris

173 books — 67 voters

In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson

A History of the World in 100 Objects by Neil MacGregor

Amazon.com Best Books of 2011: The Top 100

100 books — 175 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

Life of Pi by Yann Martel

Eats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss

Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi

The Times Online 100 Best Books of the Decade (2000-2009)

100 books — 265 voters

A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown

The Zimmermann Telegram by Barbara W. Tuchman

The Tycoons by Charles R. Morris

The Nine by Jeffrey Toobin

Best Books Concerning American History (fiction and nonfiction)

346 books — 150 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once

31,712 books — 120,723 voters

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown

1491 by Charles C. Mann

American Lion by Jon Meacham

Overthrow by Stephen Kinzer

Best American History Books

2,134 books — 2,500 voters

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss

Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown

Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White

The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss

Best Children's Books

5,313 books — 6,714 voters

Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Favorite books from my childhood

4,420 books — 7,431 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien

Best Young Adult Books

13,125 books — 80,193 voters

1984 by George Orwell

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

Lord of the Flies by William Golding

The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

Most Depressing Book of All Time

1,232 books — 3,913 voters

Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

14 books — 8 voters

A Lonely Death by Charles Todd

Best Mystery/Thriller/Suspense Novels Of 2011

254 books — 978 voters

A Distant Mirror by Barbara W. Tuchman

The Proud Tower by Barbara W. Tuchman

The Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman

History as Literature

727 books — 535 voters

Dissolution by C.J. Sansom

Sovereign by C.J. Sansom

Dark Fire by C.J. Sansom

Revelation by C.J. Sansom

Best Books About Tudor England

612 books — 1,635 voters

The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King

Dissolution by C.J. Sansom

Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear

One Corpse Too Many by Ellis Peters

Dark Fire by C.J. Sansom

Best Historical Mystery

2,086 books — 4,546 voters

1491 by Charles C. Mann

The Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown

The Proud Tower by Barbara W. Tuchman

Paris, 1919 by Margaret MacMillan

Best History Books

3,720 books — 3,761 voters

Paris, 1919 by Margaret MacMillan

777 books — 600 voters