A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleWhere the Sidewalk Ends by Shel SilversteinWinnie-the-Pooh by A.A. MilneThe Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinThe Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner
Favorite books from my childhood
4,489 books — 7,656 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank Patrick HerbertA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,682 books — 25,224 voters

Johnny the Homicidal Maniac by Jhonen Vásquez
Rooting for the Bad Guy
689 books — 1,471 voters
A Walk to Remember by Nicholas SparksConfessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie KinsellaSummer Sisters by Judy BlumeDivine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca WellsOne for the Money by Janet Evanovich
Favorite Chick-Lit
2,408 books — 4,621 voters

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonGo Ask Alice by Beatrice SparksThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares
Best Teen Books About Real Problems
3,011 books — 12,462 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank Patrick HerbertThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams1984 by George OrwellFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Best Science Fiction
3,805 books — 7,407 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinA Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le GuinA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Best Fantasy Books
1,700 books — 2,095 voters
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom WolfeTrainspotting by Irvine WelshFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. ThompsonA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleLike a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron by Daniel Clowes
Trippy Books
855 books — 909 voters