Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Ashley (18 Lists)



Number the Stars by Lois LowryFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
7th Grade Read Alouds
42 books — 40 voters
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine ApplegateCaddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie BrinkThe Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamilloJames and the Giant Peach by Roald DahlThe Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket
4th Grade Read Aloud
37 books — 72 voters

The Giver by Lois LowryA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisArtemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
Best Teen/Pre-Teen Books
391 books — 295 voters
The Starless Sea by Erin MorgensternThe Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. HarrowThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,835 books — 21,938 voters

In Five Years by Rebecca SerleThe Room Where It Happened by John Bolton
Most Anticipated Books of 2020 Not From a Series
163 books — 144 voters
Mathematical Mindsets by Jo BoalerCreative Schools by Ken RobinsonQuiet by Susan Cain
Books every teacher should read
257 books — 260 voters

The Perilous Gard by Elizabeth Marie Pope
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,797 books — 9,159 voters
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyAlice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis CarrollThe Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
The Five Books I Would Require If I Taught an English Literature Class
625 books — 2,753 voters

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Teen Historical Fiction
1,388 books — 3,087 voters
Cloud Atlas by David MitchellNeverwhere by Neil GaimanFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Goldfinch by Donna TarttAnd Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Best Books Ever
76,085 books — 282,708 voters

Grunt by Mary RoachA Spider on the Stairs by Cassandra ChanPacking for Mars by Mary RoachThe Nightingale by Kristin HannahMy Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman
2016: What People Born in the 1980s Have Read in 2016
2,137 books — 370 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Time Keeper by Mitch AlbomPeter Pan by J.M. BarrieNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroThe Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Books That Made An Impact On My Life
2,551 books — 1,283 voters

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,748 books — 25,990 voters
The Nightingale by Kristin HannahMe Before You by Jojo MoyesTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeA Man Called Ove by Fredrik BackmanThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Over 35 List: Books You Most Want to Read in 2015
1,107 books — 1,721 voters

The Night Circus by Erin MorgensternWater for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Circus/Carnival Books
700 books — 1,081 voters
Circling the Sun by Paula McLainThe Martian by Andy WeirGo Set a Watchman by Harper LeeAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrThe Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,686 books — 14,161 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerTolkien On Fairy-stories by J.R.R. TolkienLord of the Flies by William Golding
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,479 books — 119,921 voters
1984 by George OrwellDune by Frank HerbertThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerOf Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,561 books — 18,690 voters