Death of a Salesman by Arthur MillerThe Glass Menagerie by Tennessee WilliamsWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward AlbeeProof by David AuburnSweeney Todd by Stephen Sondheim
Best American Plays
251 books — 368 voters
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton JusterAlanna by Tamora Pierce
Best Young Adult Books
13,238 books — 80,333 voters

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
The Most Deserving Newbery
127 books — 3,016 voters
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon ScieszkaThe Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinHarold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett JohnsonThe True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by Jon ScieszkaThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Best Children's Books
5,340 books — 6,928 voters

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettWhere the Sidewalk Ends by Shel SilversteinThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric CarleThe Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
Favorite books from my childhood
4,487 books — 7,655 voters
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
strong female main characters (YA)
104 books — 41 voters

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyThe Princess Bride by William Goldman
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,517 books — 26,538 voters
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyTolkien On Fairy-stories by J.R.R. TolkienHamlet by William ShakespeareOh, the Places You’ll Go! by Dr. Seuss
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,355 books — 123,400 voters

Shards of Honour by Lois McMaster Bujold
Best Science Fiction With a Female Protagonist
1,424 books — 3,004 voters
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinCordelia's Honor by Lois McMaster BujoldDiplomatic Immunity by Lois McMaster BujoldThe Warrior's Apprentice by Lois McMaster Bujold
Science Fiction and Fantasy Must Reads
4,089 books — 5,354 voters

The Origin of Species by Charles DarwinLies My Teacher Told Me by James W. LoewenNight by Elie Wiesel
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,261 books — 8,076 voters

The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinMemory by Lois McMaster BujoldBarrayar by Lois McMaster BujoldThe Warrior's Apprentice by Lois McMaster BujoldMirror Dance by Lois McMaster Bujold
Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
1,715 books — 1,563 voters
Cordelia's Honor by Lois McMaster BujoldThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyAlanna by Tamora Pierce
Amazons, Valkyries, and Warrior Women
697 books — 535 voters

Alanna by Tamora PierceThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyHis Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
4,697 books — 18,877 voters
The Golden Compass by Philip PullmanThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyDealing with Dragons by Patricia C. WredeDeerskin by Robin McKinley
Best Female Lead Characters
4,891 books — 5,930 voters