Heartless by Marissa MeyerThe Hidden Oracle by Rick RiordanStars Above by Marissa MeyerPassenger by Alexandra BrackenThe Hammer of Thor by Rick Riordan
Can't Wait Books of 2016
1,359 books — 6,388 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,654 books — 120,498 voters

Out of My Mind by Sharon M. DraperThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Sword of Summer by Rick RiordanAllegiant by Veronica Roth
You Must Read YA / MG Books
227 books — 96 voters
A Snicker of Magic by Natalie LloydThe Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer L. HolmBrown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline WoodsonRain Reign by Ann M. MartinUpside Down in the Middle of Nowhere by Julie T. Lamana
Newbery 2015
140 books — 586 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Smart Summer Reads
12,776 books — 10,720 voters
Cinder by Marissa MeyerThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienScarlet by Marissa MeyerCress by Marissa Meyer
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,797 books — 9,156 voters

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,084 books — 11,727 voters
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
Teen Historical Fiction
1,402 books — 3,097 voters

Cinder by Marissa Meyer
2016 YA Fairy Tale Retellings
50 books — 142 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
5,846 books — 6,369 voters

Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin HenkesThere's a Wocket in My Pocket! by Dr. SeussChicken Soup with Rice by Maurice SendakIf You Give a Moose a Muffin by Laura NumeroffThe Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Best Children's Books
5,310 books — 6,709 voters
Spelled by Betsy Schow
YA in Oz
26 books — 46 voters

The Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Magical Creatures
1,576 books — 856 voters
The Wishing Spell by Chris ColferThe Enchantress Returns by Chris Colfer
Fairy Tales for Grown Children
323 books — 282 voters

The Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian SelznickFish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly HuntWonder by R.J. Palacio
YA & MG Books WITHOUT Romance
671 books — 216 voters
The Candymakers by Wendy MassThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Lost Hero by Rick RiordanThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
Best Pre Teen Female Fantasy Novels
815 books — 1,106 voters