A Decade of Hit Books

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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 — 6,373 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
32,937 books — 125,060 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 — 100 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 — 585 voters

Long May She Reign by Rhiannon ThomasCaraval by Stephanie GarberThe Ship of the Dead by Rick RiordanOur Dark Duet by Victoria SchwabWires and Nerve by Marissa Meyer
The "Can't Wait" Books of 2017
1,284 books — 3,815 voters
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline WoodsonCorduroy by Don FreemanStella by Starlight by Sharon M. Draper
#1000BlackGirlBooks: Suggestions for Marley Dias's Amazing Book Drive
1,325 books — 387 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Smart Summer Reads
13,819 books — 11,697 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
2,864 books — 9,237 voters

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,258 books — 12,220 voters
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
Teen Historical Fiction
1,517 books — 3,279 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
6,685 books — 8,283 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
5,460 books — 7,067 voters
Spelled by Betsy Schow
YA in Oz
27 books — 48 voters

The Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Magical Creatures
1,587 books — 928 voters
The Wishing Spell by Chris ColferThe Enchantress Returns by Chris Colfer
Fairy Tales for Grown Children
326 books — 280 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 — 225 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
838 books — 1,217 voters