The Blue Sword by Robin McKinleyThe Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
4,561 books — 18,506 voters

The Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
This Is the End...
1,000 books — 1,595 voters
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa SeeThe Bonesetter's Daughter by Amy TanSnow Falling on Cedars by David GutersonEverything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
Asian-American Books
545 books — 328 voters

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe White Mountains by John ChristopherMrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'BrienThe Egypt Game by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Favorite books from my childhood
4,437 books — 7,449 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Best Book Boyfriends
10,823 books — 29,063 voters

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall SmithThe Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy GilmanMaisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear
Best Cozy Mystery Series
2,636 books — 2,719 voters
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Books that most influenced you
2,652 books — 1,243 voters

The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski
Great "Dog" Books
1,339 books — 1,940 voters
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleBridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonWalk Two Moons by Sharon CreechMrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'BrienThe Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley
Newbery Medal Winner Books
105 books — 374 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardWalk Two Moons by Sharon CreechManiac Magee by Jerry Spinelli
Best Young Adult Books
13,166 books — 80,258 voters
The Dante Club by Matthew PearlA Widow for One Year by John Irving
Books about Books
1,385 books — 1,519 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleManiac Magee by Jerry SpinelliWalk Two Moons by Sharon CreechHoles by Louis Sachar
Top 100 Middle School Must-Reads
2,283 books — 3,674 voters
Winter's Tale by Mark HelprinBeyond the Sea of Ice by William SarabandeThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisOutlander by Diana Gabaldon
Best Books to Read When the Snow Is Falling
14,051 books — 9,902 voters

The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul by Douglas AdamsA Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave EggersJohn Dies at the End by David  WongA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
Best Book Titles
11,935 books — 8,236 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe White Mountains by John ChristopherHoles by Louis SacharOdd Thomas by Dean KoontzThere's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom by Louis Sachar
Best Books for Teen Boys
1,446 books — 1,554 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Green Book by Jill Paton WalshThe White Mountains by John Christopher
My Top 20 SF/Fantasy
131 books — 64 voters
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeBlindness by José SaramagoThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Essential Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,057 books — 121,845 voters

Walk Two Moons by Sharon CreechBridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Two words: I. cried.
664 books — 836 voters
Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns
Best Books with Rural Settings
1,139 books — 1,014 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldLife of Pi by Yann Martel
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
15,252 books — 16,936 voters
The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonThe Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,187 books — 28,366 voters

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Books You Can't Live Without
1,649 books — 1,183 voters
Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy AllisonTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
Best Southern Literature
1,356 books — 2,577 voters

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,889 books — 49,791 voters

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall SmithThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,353 books — 15,967 voters
The Road by Cormac McCarthyA Fine Balance by Rohinton MistryThe Stone Diaries by Carol ShieldsGilead by Marilynne Robinson
Major Award-Winning Fiction Since 1990
252 books — 568 voters

The Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardUglies by Scott Westerfeld
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,857 books — 26,125 voters
The Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldRunning with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,250 books — 11,561 voters


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