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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Melissa (33 Lists)



Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesRebecca by Daphne du MaurierPat of Silver Bush by L.M. MontgomeryJames and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
Heroes / Heroines who belong in Hufflepuff
162 books — 33 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensThe Thorn Birds by Colleen McCulloughSnow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa SeeThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Best Historical Fiction
7,911 books — 26,314 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,727 books — 25,800 voters
Fablehaven by Brandon MullThe Goose Girl by Shannon HalePrincess of Glass by Jessica Day GeorgeMistborn by Brandon SandersonSun and Moon, Ice and Snow by Jessica Day George
Books by Utah Authors
773 books — 402 voters

Anya's Ghost by Vera BrosgolThrough the Woods by E.M. Carroll
Comics & Graphic Novels by Women
1,496 books — 1,368 voters
David Goes to School by David ShannonThe Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn
Picture Books About Kindergarten
128 books — 43 voters

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe NumeroffNo, David! by David ShannonThe Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric CarleWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakGo, Dog. Go! by P.D. Eastman
Best Books to Read to 3-5 Year-Old Children
868 books — 655 voters
The Dark by Lemony Snicket
Preschool Storytime
82 books — 37 voters

Nausicaä of the Valley of Wind, Vol. 1 by Hayao MiyazakiSailor Moon, Vol. 1 by Naoko TakeuchiMy Neighbor Totoro 1 by Hayao Miyazaki
Manga For Teen Girls
94 books — 25 voters
The Dashwood Sisters Tell All by Beth PattilloSense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Sense and Sensibility - Inspired by and Sequels to
77 books — 37 voters

Wildwood Dancing by Juliet MarillierHeart's Blood by Juliet MarillierShadowfell by Juliet Marillier
Best Book By Juliet Marillier
24 books — 265 voters
Harry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryWhere the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
Children's Books I'll Re-Read No Matter How Old I Am
2,558 books — 3,749 voters

Hanna's Daughters by Marianne Fredriksson
Family Saga Novels
894 books — 910 voters
Mistborn by Brandon SandersonThe Hero of Ages by Brandon SandersonThe Well of Ascension by Brandon SandersonCoraline by Neil Gaiman
New Speculative Fiction Stars
1,203 books — 2,825 voters

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,752 books — 6,906 voters
The Midwife's Tale by Sam ThomasTemple of a Thousand Faces by John ShorsParis by Edward Rutherfurd
Historical Fiction 2013
416 books — 2,162 voters

Reached by Ally CondieMy Name Is Rapunzel by K.C. Hilton
2013 GOTTA HAVE IT
568 books — 776 voters
Edenbrooke by Julianne DonaldsonThe Goose Girl by Shannon HaleSun and Moon, Ice and Snow by Jessica Day GeorgeFablehaven by Brandon Mull
Best of LDS Fiction
320 books — 253 voters

The House at Tyneford by Natasha SolomonsTill We Have Faces by C.S. LewisSacajawea by Anna Lee WaldoDaughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier
Books I want to read in 2012
406 books — 356 voters
The Forgotten Garden by Kate MortonA Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute
Best Modern Australian Literature
563 books — 672 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTwilight by Stephenie MeyerJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
Best Love Stories
5,244 books — 9,779 voters
The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCulloughThe Westing Game by Ellen RaskinBeauty by Robin McKinleyThe Crystal Cave by Mary StewartThe Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
1,949 books — 1,887 voters

The Witches by Roald DahlThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyMatilda by Roald DahlThe Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. AuelNumber the Stars by Lois Lowry
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,255 books — 2,435 voters
Mansfield Park by Jane AustenThe Goose Girl by Shannon Hale
Heroines who aren't confident, outspoken, competetive super-women
147 books — 72 voters

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteThe Little House Collection by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Best Books with Rural Settings
1,151 books — 1,032 voters
Eight Cousins by Louisa May Alcott
Best Lesser-Known Books
1,718 books — 1,113 voters

Inkspell by Cornelia FunkeEldest by Christopher Paolini
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,528 books — 69,915 voters
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Notebook by Nicholas SparksLove You Forever by Robert MunschCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteA Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks
Books That Made You Cry
1,607 books — 3,291 voters

Emily of New Moon by L.M. MontgomeryRebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Blue Castle by L.M. MontgomeryThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettElla Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
Favorite Comfort Reads
1,564 books — 767 voters
The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCulloughThe Count of Monte Cristo, V1 by Alexandre DumasThe Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel
Oldies but goodies
49 books — 8 voters


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