Between Shades of Gray by Ruta SepetysThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakRose Under Fire by Elizabeth WeinSalt to the Sea by Ruta SepetysCode Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
YA Fiction set in the 1940s
245 books — 159 voters
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta SepetysThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakRose Under Fire by Elizabeth WeinSalt to the Sea by Ruta SepetysCode Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
Teen Historical Fiction
1,405 books — 3,099 voters

Carve the Mark by Veronica RothWarcross by Marie Lu
The "Can't Wait" Books of 2017
1,310 books — 3,819 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantMoloka'i by Alan BrennertOutlander by Diana Gabaldon
Best Historical Fiction
7,493 books — 25,700 voters

Rumble by Ellen HopkinsLies My Girlfriend Told Me by Julie Anne PetersFar From You by Tess SharpeThe Summer I Wasn't Me by Jessica VerdiMy Best Friend, Maybe by Caela Carter
2014 YA Books with LGBT Themes
198 books — 490 voters
Delirium by Lauren OliverMatched by Ally CondieLegend by Marie LuUnwind by Neal ShustermanThe Selection by Kiera Cass
YA Dystopia Novels
1,919 books — 11,292 voters

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyWintergirls by Laurie Halse AndersonCrank by Ellen HopkinsIt's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini
Best Teen Books About Real Problems
2,988 books — 12,437 voters
Fallen by Lauren KateI Am Number Four by Pittacus LoreTithe by Holly BlackEvermore by Alyson NoelHush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
Series I've Given Up On...
1,023 books — 3,345 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Angel Experiment by James  PattersonMatched by Ally CondieUnwind by Neal Shusterman
Best Young Adult Books
13,149 books — 80,223 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakUnwind by Neal ShustermanWatership Down by Richard  AdamsOutlander by Diana GabaldonThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Books Ever
76,950 books — 286,380 voters