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
5,312 books — 4,624 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
314 books — 223 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
907 books — 1,256 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankGoodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
Best Books of the Decade: 1940s
821 books — 1,148 voters

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyNight by Elie Wiesel
Best Books of the Decade: 1950s
1,195 books — 1,512 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
1,363 books — 1,775 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 — 1,884 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
2,258 books — 2,433 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
3,137 books — 3,678 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
7,185 books — 28,367 voters

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Best Time Travel Fiction
2,049 books — 5,362 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
7,889 books — 49,796 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
13,192 books — 80,286 voters

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Best Books Ever
77,346 books — 288,610 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
32,181 books — 122,564 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
4,368 books — 7,988 voters