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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Caroline (13 Lists)



A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingWater for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,838 books — 22,453 voters
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryWater for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Best Love Stories
5,267 books — 9,832 voters

Return to Sender by Julia Alvarez
Novels about Undocumented Immigrants
50 books — 88 voters
Girl in Translation by Jean KwokThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Arrival by Shaun TanHow the García Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia AlvarezMolly's Pilgrim by Barbara Cohen
Immigrant Experience Literature
1,089 books — 1,829 voters

Girl in Translation by Jean KwokHow the García Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez
Immigrant Voices (fiction)
389 books — 312 voters
Christy by Catherine MarshallTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty SmithAnne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Best Books Ever
78,982 books — 294,096 voters

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty SmithMick Harte Was Here by Barbara ParkRilla of Ingleside by L.M. MontgomeryA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Books that Made You Cry!
3,367 books — 8,002 voters
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniKiss the Dust by Elizabeth LairdGirl in Translation by Jean KwokGleam and Glow by Eve BuntingZlata's Diary by Zlata Filipović
novels for when you wish you knew more about what you see on tv
83 books — 51 voters

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler WarnerLittle House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
What Book Got You Hooked?
3,998 books — 10,921 voters
The Princess Bride by William GoldmanThe Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,138 books — 10,095 voters

Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingMatilda by Roald DahlThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisJames and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
Best Read-Aloud Chapter Books
1,219 books — 1,583 voters
Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer CholdenkoOur Only May Amelia by Jennifer L. HolmPenny from Heaven by Jennifer L. HolmPictures of Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly GiffLily's Crossing by Patricia Reilly Giff
Newbery Medal Honor Books
347 books — 447 voters

The Giver by Lois LowryNumber the Stars by Lois LowryThe Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George SpeareManiac Magee by Jerry SpinelliCall It Courage by Armstrong Sperry
The Most Deserving Newbery
138 books — 3,056 voters