1984 by George OrwellThe Odyssey by HomerDon Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
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The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
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The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar WildeMuch Ado About Nothing by William ShakespeareNumber the Stars by Lois Lowry
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Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Historical Fiction
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenEmma by Jane AustenAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyThe Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
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1,704 books — 6,877 voters
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Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly ClearyHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Best Young Adult Books
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A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba BrayFairest by Gail Carson LevineShadowland by Jenny CarrollThe Two Princesses of Bamarre by Gail Carson Levine
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Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakThe Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinThe World of Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. MilneThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank BaumChrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes
Best Children's Books
5,313 books — 6,714 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
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2,105 books — 1,954 voters