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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Amelia (27 Lists)



Night by Elie WieselThe Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
Book Riot's 100 Must-Read Memoirs
100 books — 58 voters
Cupid's Arrows by Thomas F. Zahler
Webtoons
548 books — 531 voters

The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
Best True Crime
1,486 books — 2,118 voters
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian SelznickThe Adventures of Captain Underpants by Dav PilkeyThe Essential Calvin and Hobbes by Bill WattersonAmelia's Notebook by Marissa Moss
Best Graphic Novels for Children
1,486 books — 1,901 voters

The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale
The Goose Girl Retellings
45 books — 72 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankPersepolis by Marjane SatrapiGirl, Interrupted by Susanna KaysenBossypants by Tina Fey
Memoirs by Women
3,387 books — 3,615 voters

Inkheart by Cornelia FunkeMatilda by Roald Dahl
Stories For Book Lovers
8,509 books — 8,987 voters
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
Water, Water Everywhere Covers
87 books — 12 voters

The Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil Gaiman
Lesbian Fairy Tales
103 books — 63 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodA Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen
Best Feminist Fiction
1,546 books — 2,775 voters

Nineteen Minutes by Jodi PicoultWe Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver
School Shooting Fiction
99 books — 356 voters
An Abundance of Katherines by John GreenLet It Snow by John GreenLooking for Alaska by John Green
In Your Pants
842 books — 225 voters

Nineteen Minutes by Jodi PicoultIt's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned VizziniSpeak by Laurie Halse AndersonThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyAngus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison
Best Teen Books About Real Problems
3,035 books — 12,508 voters
Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List by Rachel CohnLuna by Julie Anne PetersBoy Meets Boy by David LevithanThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyWill Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green
Best YA Fiction with GLBTQQI themes / characters
1,994 books — 6,007 voters

Jurassic Park by Michael CrichtonForrest Gump by Winston GroomThe Devil Wears Prada by Lauren WeisbergerMary Poppins by P.L. TraversThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
I Only Watched the Movie!
1,219 books — 6,116 voters
Harry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingThe Giver by Lois LowryHoles by Louis SacharThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Top 100 Middle School Must-Reads
2,331 books — 3,815 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Giver by Lois LowryAnimal Farm by George OrwellLord of the Flies by William Golding
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
4,039 books — 26,780 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Giver by Lois LowryHoles by Louis SacharSpeak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Best Young Adult Books
13,323 books — 80,577 voters

Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineThe Goose Girl by Shannon HaleJust Ella by Margaret Peterson HaddixThe Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamilloStardust by Neil Gaiman
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,855 books — 9,218 voters
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Best Books Ever
78,993 books — 294,136 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Best Teen/Young Adult Books
2,116 books — 2,737 voters
The Year of Secret Assignments by Jaclyn MoriartyFeeling Sorry for Celia by Jaclyn MoriartyThe Murder of Bindy Mackenzie by Jaclyn Moriarty
Best Australian YA Books
364 books — 518 voters

The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale
Best Pre Teen Female Fantasy Novels
834 books — 1,151 voters
The House of the Scorpion by Nancy FarmerHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,272 books — 28,374 voters

It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned VizziniA Mango-Shaped Space by Wendy Mass
YA "Brain" Novels
210 books — 232 voters
Matilda by Roald DahlIf You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe NumeroffThe Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric CarleThe Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamilloThe Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
Stories to Read with Children
61 books — 34 voters

The Giver by Lois LowryHoles by Louis SacharThe Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamilloBridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonJacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson
Newbery Medal Winner Books
105 books — 374 voters