A Bag of Marbles by Kris
YA Fiction set in the 1940s
244 books — 159 voters
Rilla of Ingleside by L.M. Montgomery
YA Fiction set in the 1910s
135 books — 79 voters

Eating Dirt by Charlotte Gill
Best Creative Nonfiction
12 books — 11 voters
Anna of Byzantium by Tracy BarrettThe Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George SpeareMara, Daughter of the Nile by Eloise Jarvis McGrawJohnny Tremain by Esther ForbesThe Golden Goblet by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
YA Historical Fiction Novels
288 books — 212 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Best Books Ever
76,439 books — 284,291 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,624 books — 120,405 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHoles by Louis SacharTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonElla Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
Best Young Adult Books
13,113 books — 80,181 voters
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
Around the World through Fiction
449 books — 188 voters

1,000 Places to See Before You Die by Patricia SchultzThe Good Girl's Guide to Getting Lost by Rachel FriedmanOur Hearts Were Young and Gay by Cornelia Otis SkinnerInto Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
Favorite Travel Books
2,026 books — 3,940 voters
Forty Plus and Fancy Free by Emily KimbroughThe Good Girl's Guide to Getting Lost by Rachel FriedmanStolen Lives by Malika Oufkir1,000 Places to See Before You Die by Patricia SchultzAlive by Piers Paul Read
Best Traveling Vicariously
2,130 books — 1,853 voters