2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Katy Punch (12 Lists)



Red, White, and Whole by Rajani LaRoccaStarfish by Lisa FippsAmber and Clay by Laura Amy Schlitz
Mock Newbery 2022
132 books — 178 voters
How to Talk So Little Kids Will Listen by Joanna Faber
Most Influential Parenting Books
398 books — 597 voters

The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan GemeinhartGenesis Begins Again by Alicia D. WilliamsThe Bridge Home by Padma VenkatramanThe Line Tender by Kate AllenRight as Rain by Lindsey Stoddard
Mock Newbery 2020
97 books — 217 voters
Merci Suárez Changes Gears by Meg MedinaWe Are Grateful by Traci SorellThe Poet X by Elizabeth AcevedoThe Remember Balloons by Jessie OliverosThe Truth as Told by Mason Buttle by Leslie Connor
ALA Youth Media Awards 2019
78 books — 9 voters

Walk Two Moons by Sharon CreechFrom the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. KonigsburgThe Westing Game by Ellen RaskinOut of the Dust by Karen HesseThe Crossover by Kwame Alexander
The Most Deserving Newbery
116 books — 3,000 voters
Front Desk by Kelly YangThe Journey of Little Charlie by Christopher Paul CurtisThe Book of Boy by Catherine Gilbert MurdockThe Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen WangGhost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Mock Newbery 2019
97 books — 200 voters

Young Jane Young by Gabrielle ZevinArtemis by Andy WeirLittle Fires Everywhere by Celeste NgEleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail HoneymanThe Book of Polly by Kathy Hepinstall
2017 Librarian Recommended Books
109 books — 195 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,546 books — 120,158 voters

Unwind by Neal ShustermanThe House of the Scorpion by Nancy FarmerThe Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,751 books — 25,989 voters
When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris
Best Book of Essays
399 books — 179 voters

The Runaway Pumpkin Pie Man by Vicky Town
Best Halloween Picture Books
751 books — 590 voters
Matilda by Roald DahlHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingThe Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinThe Lorax by Dr. SeussThe BFG by Roald Dahl
Children's Books I'll Re-Read No Matter How Old I Am
2,549 books — 3,722 voters