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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Joy Shak (25 Lists)



Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr.The Monster at the End of this Book by Jon StoneThe Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry, and The Big Hungry... by Audrey WoodStrega Nona by Tomie dePaolaRichard Scarry's Busy, Busy Town by Richard Scarry
Best Childhood Picture Books
880 books — 548 voters
Selected Short Stories by Philip K. Dick
Best Fantasy Short Story Collections
526 books — 295 voters

A Secret History of Brands by Matt MacNabbThe Secret Rescue by Cate Lineberry
Secret And Hidden Histories
258 books — 9 voters
Macbeth by William ShakespeareBeowulf by UnknownAntigone by Sophocles
Books I Read for School and Ended Up Loving
232 books — 308 voters

All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
Forced to read in school, but hated
320 books — 561 voters
Of Mice and Men by John SteinbeckTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeLord of the Flies by William GoldingKindred by Octavia E. ButlerThe Crucible by Arthur Miller
The Five Books I Would Require If I Taught an English Literature Class
621 books — 2,765 voters

The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
Books White People Need to Read
1,450 books — 1,815 voters
Lord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneRoll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. TaylorThe Hiding Place by Corrie ten BoomA Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift
Best School Assigned Books
768 books — 2,062 voters

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carré
Best Spy Novels
1,455 books — 2,673 voters
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. SchwabThe 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart TurtonThe Incredible Winston Browne by Sean DietrichThe Sun Down Motel by Simone St. JamesCity of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert
Popsugar 2022 #11 - A #BookTok Recommendation
182 books — 352 voters

Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,710 books — 13,277 voters
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
All-Time Awesome Books
13,033 books — 9,092 voters

Lord of the Flies by William GoldingMacbeth by William ShakespeareThe Call of the Wild by Jack London
I'm glad someone made me read this book
11,407 books — 11,055 voters
I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamaraRivers of London by Ben AaronovitchThe Stand by Stephen KingThe Great Mortality by John KellyA Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
Books That Got Me Through Quarantine
265 books — 36 voters

11/22/63 by Stephen KingWolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
Best Historical Fiction of the 21st Century
1,532 books — 3,029 voters
Whitney, My Love by Judith McNaughtA Kingdom of Dreams by Judith McNaughtRansom by Julie GarwoodA Rose in Winter by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
My Favourite Historical Romance
2,014 books — 2,184 voters

A Kingdom of Dreams by Judith McNaughtSugar Daddy by Lisa KleypasParadise by Judith McNaughtA Knight in Shining Armor by Jude DeverauxRansom by Julie Garwood
All Time Favorite Romance Novels
5,942 books — 13,198 voters
The Worst Hard Time by Timothy EganShadow on the Hill by Diana Staresinic-DeaneNotorious Kansas Bank Heists by Rod BeemerIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteFlint Hills Cowboys by Jim Hoy
Kansas History
13 books — 3 voters

Salt by Mark KurlanskyA History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom StandageThe Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha MukherjeeKillers of the Flower Moon by David GrannThe Big Roads by Earl Swift
Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing
1,882 books — 2,263 voters
City of Girls by Elizabeth GilbertDaisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins ReidHouse of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig
Best Books of 2019
1,442 books — 1,956 voters

Mythology by Edith HamiltonThe Odyssey by HomerThe Iliad by Homer
best greek mythology books
40 books — 45 voters
The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry... by Don WoodDinosaur Roar! by Paul Stickland
Picture Books of the 1990s
417 books — 49 voters

Susannah by Candice F. RansomEmily by Candice F. RansomRoxanne by Jane Claypool MinerCaroline by Willo Davis RobertsJennie by Jane Claypool Miner
Sunfire Preteen/Teen Romances
32 books — 60 voters
Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel SilversteinIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellJames and the Giant Peach by Roald DahlBeezus and Ramona by Beverly ClearyThe Cricket in Times Square by George Selden
Favorite books from my childhood
4,516 books — 7,702 voters

Lord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasMacbeth by William Shakespeare1984 by George Orwell
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,843 books — 124,672 voters