The Professor and the Madman by Simon WinchesterThe Mother Tongue by Bill BrysonLongitude by Dava SobelThe Story of English by Robert McCrumThe Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean
Histories of the Everyday
369 books — 338 voters
The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanIn Defense of Food by Michael PollanFood Rules by Michael PollanThe American Way of Eating by Tracie McMillanIn the Devil's Garden by Stewart Lee Allen
Food-Related Non-Fiction
1,229 books — 1,636 voters

Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinUndaunted Courage by Stephen E. AmbroseNarrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick DouglassWhat Hath God Wrought by Daniel Walker Howe
Best American History Books
2,132 books — 2,501 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienNumber the Stars by Lois Lowry
Best Young Adult Books
13,113 books — 80,184 voters

Mockingbird by Kathryn ErskineCountdown by Deborah Wiles
Mock Newbery 2011
7 books — 7 voters
Twilight by Stephenie MeyerThe Bad Beginning by Lemony SnicketThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
Series I've Given Up On...
1,023 books — 3,346 voters

Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt
2012 Mock Newbery
23 books — 51 voters