Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Jen (21 Lists)



Fading Amber by Jaime ReedNothing But the Truth by Justina ChenDoes My Head Look Big In This? by Randa Abdel-FattahThe Tyrant's Daughter by J.C. CarlesonLiving Violet by Jaime Reed
Diversity in Young Adult and Middle Grade
1,917 books — 1,216 voters
Jurassic Park by Michael CrichtonHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Help by Kathryn StockettA Walk to Remember by Nicholas SparksFirestarter by Stephen King
The book and movie were equally good
244 books — 186 voters

The Giver by Lois LowryThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonMacbeth by William ShakespeareNight by Elie WieselCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Best School Assigned Books
766 books — 2,063 voters
Flowers in the Attic by V.C. AndrewsFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Books Ever
76,103 books — 282,883 voters

The Westing Game by Ellen RaskinFlowers in the Attic by V.C. AndrewsRain by V.C. Andrews
Books that Should Be Made into BETTER Movies
163 books — 315 voters
Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëMarked by P.C. Cast
Disappointing Books
2,735 books — 4,605 voters

Cat by R.L. StineInto the Dark by R.L. StineHigh Tide by R.L. StineWho Killed the Homecoming Queen? by R.L. StineKiller's Kiss by R.L. Stine
Best Fear Street Book
67 books — 139 voters
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerA Walk to Remember by Nicholas SparksPerfect Chemistry by Simone ElkelesDark Angel by V.C. AndrewsHeaven by V.C. Andrews
Best Love Stories
5,172 books — 9,632 voters

Matilda by Roald DahlCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussA Little Princess by Frances Hodgson BurnettRamona Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly Cleary
Favorite books from my childhood
4,425 books — 7,427 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingA Walk to Remember by Nicholas SparksThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Books that Made You Cry!
3,359 books — 7,919 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Giver by Lois LowryHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
Books that Blew Me Away and that I Still Think About
14,409 books — 14,654 voters
Godless by Ann CoulterIf Democrats Had Any Brains, They'd Be Republicans by Ann CoulterThe Way Things Ought to Be by Rush LimbaughConfessions of an Heiress by Paris HiltonGoing Rogue by Sarah Palin
Books I Have No Intention of Reading
1,637 books — 5,994 voters

Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,215 books — 68,212 voters
Twilight by Stephenie MeyerThe Cat in the Hat by Dr. SeussEragon by Christopher PaoliniThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,561 books — 18,689 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Giver by Lois LowryFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Stand by Stephen King
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,749 books — 25,991 voters
Marked by P.C. CastThe Awakening by Kate Chopin
The Worst Books of All Time
8,104 books — 19,875 voters

Ghost Camp by R.L. StineWelcome to Dead House by R.L. StineStay Out of the Basement by R.L. StineIt Came from Beneath the Sink! by R.L. StineNight of the Living Dummy by R.L. Stine
The Best of Goosebumps
70 books — 257 voters
The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren WeisbergerJaws by Peter BenchleyPractical Magic by Alice HoffmanMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenWhere the Heart Is by Billie Letts
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,134 books — 10,102 voters

Marked by P.C. CastBlue Bloods by Melissa de la CruzStray by Rachel VincentFallen by Lauren KateDead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
Series I've Given Up On...
1,023 books — 3,347 voters
The Stand by Stephen KingInsomnia by Stephen KingDuma Key by Stephen KingFirestarter by Stephen KingThe Running Man by Richard Bachman
Best of Stephen King
178 books — 3,876 voters

Speak by Laurie Halse AndersonThirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherThe Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Best Stand-Alone Books
819 books — 857 voters