Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Tim (17 Lists)



The Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Westing Game by Ellen RaskinThe Higher Power of Lucky by Susan PatronDead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos
List for #nerdbery
94 books — 26 voters
Mel Fell by Corey R. TaborWishes by Mượn Thị VănOutside, Inside by LeUyen PhamMilo Imagines the World by Matt de la Peña
2022 Mock Caldecott List
143 books — 66 voters

Da Vinci's Cat by Catherine Gilbert MurdockJust Like That by Gary D. SchmidtThe Lion of Mars by Jennifer L. HolmSet Me Free by Ann Clare LeZotteAmber and Clay by Laura Amy Schlitz
Mock Newbery 2022
132 books — 178 voters
We're Not from Here by Geoff RodkeySweeping Up the Heart by Kevin HenkesBecause of the Rabbit by Cynthia LordThe Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan GemeinhartThe Lost Girl by Anne Ursu
Mock Newbery 2020
97 books — 217 voters

The War of the Worlds by H.G. WellsStinger by Robert McCammonThe Day of the Triffids by John WyndhamThe Andromeda Strain by Michael CrichtonDreamcatcher by Stephen King
Best Alien Invasion books
77 books — 57 voters
One Man Guy by Michael BarakivaFive, Six, Seven, Nate! by Tim FederleFar From You by Tess SharpeGuardian by Alex LondonBeyond Magenta by Susan Kuklin
2014 YA Books with LGBT Themes
198 books — 490 voters

What Came from the Stars by Gary D. SchmidtThe Boy on Cinnamon Street by Phoebe StoneWonder by R.J. PalacioThe One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Newbery 2013
132 books — 1,297 voters
Watership Down by Richard AdamsA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Color Purple by Alice Walker
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,758 books — 120,825 voters

I Am Not a Serial Killer by Dan Wells
Upcoming 2010 Books
18 books — 56 voters
Witch & Wizard by James PattersonHatchet by Gary PaulsenThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Mask by Dean KoontzAt Risk by Patricia Cornwell
Books I Regret Reading
2,299 books — 3,225 voters

The Storm in the Barn by Matt PhelanThe Lion and the Mouse by Jerry PinkneyNever Smile at a Monkey by Steve Jenkins
2010 Caldecott Hopefuls
62 books — 165 voters
Watership Down by Richard AdamsA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleA Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingWicked by Gregory Maguire
Best Books Ever
76,718 books — 285,168 voters

The Unknowns by Benedict CareyBlueberry Girl by Neil Gaiman
2009 MUST READS: Children's and YA
222 books — 764 voters
The Gate to Women's Country by Sheri S. TepperA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe House of the Scorpion by Nancy FarmerGrass by Sheri S. TepperShade's Children by Garth Nix
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,483 books — 24,760 voters

American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
3,064 books — 9,915 voters
Wabi Sabi by Mark ReibsteinA Kitten Tale by Eric RohmannOld Bear by Kevin HenkesThe House in the Night by Susan Marie SwansonWonder Bear by Tao Nyeu
2009 Caldecott Contenders
37 books — 99 voters

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingRamona the Pest by Beverly ClearyHenry and Mudge - The First Book by Cynthia Rylant
The Must-Have Series for Children Ages 6 to 12
892 books — 1,310 voters