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The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankNight by Elie WieselEats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne TrussThe Professor and the Madman by Simon WinchesterI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Must Read Non-Fiction
5,429 books — 5,067 voters
The Book with No Pictures by B.J. NovakI Ain't Gonna Paint No More! by Karen BeaumontBrown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr.The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric CarleGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
How to rock toddler storytime
315 books — 224 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienAs I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
Best Books of the Decade: 1930s
922 books — 1,261 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankGoodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
Best Books of the Decade: 1940s
838 books — 1,151 voters

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyNight by Elie Wiesel
Best Books of the Decade: 1950s
1,208 books — 1,518 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
Best Books of the Decade: 1960s
1,440 books — 1,778 voters

The Princess Bride by William GoldmanThe Thorn Birds by Colleen McCulloughThe World According to Garp by John IrvingWhere the Sidewalk Ends by Shel SilversteinGo Ask Alice by Beatrice Sparks
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
1,956 books — 1,891 voters
Watchmen by Alan MooreFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggNumber the Stars by Lois LowryLove Medicine by Louise ErdrichA Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,272 books — 2,437 voters

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingThe Giver by Lois LowryHoles by Louis Sachar
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,182 books — 3,685 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,272 books — 28,374 voters

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Best Time Travel Fiction
2,182 books — 5,465 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsThe Giver by Lois LowryFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Apocalyptic or Post-Apocalyptic YA Fiction
354 books — 760 voters

Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
Fiction Based on the Lives of Specific Persons
170 books — 39 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,877 books — 49,844 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Giver by Lois LowryTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Books that Blew Me Away and that I Still Think About
15,233 books — 15,908 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Giver by Lois LowryHoles by Louis SacharTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Best Young Adult Books
13,323 books — 80,579 voters

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Best Books Ever
79,001 books — 294,173 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingTolkien On Fairy-stories by J.R.R. TolkienThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,843 books — 124,672 voters

The Princess Bride by William GoldmanAre You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea by Chelsea HandlerEats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne TrussThe World According to Garp by John Irving
Best Humorous Books
4,449 books — 8,327 voters