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
1,332 books — 6,372 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
33,261 books — 126,272 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
232 books — 99 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
142 books — 586 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Smart Summer Reads
14,065 books — 11,997 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
2,842 books — 9,246 voters

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,264 books — 12,318 voters
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
Teen Historical Fiction
1,546 books — 3,309 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
6,890 books — 8,797 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
5,612 books — 7,131 voters
Spelled by Betsy Schow
YA in Oz
28 books — 49 voters

The Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Magical Creatures
1,590 books — 876 voters
The Wishing Spell by Chris ColferThe Enchantress Returns by Chris Colfer
Fairy Tales for Grown Children
330 books — 281 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
684 books — 224 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
840 books — 1,237 voters