A Bag of Marbles by Kris
YA Fiction set in the 1940s
262 books — 168 voters
Rilla of Ingleside by L.M. Montgomery
YA Fiction set in the 1910s
148 books — 81 voters

Eating Dirt by Charlotte Gill
Best Creative Nonfiction
15 books — 14 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
302 books — 216 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
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79,293 books — 295,611 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
32,914 books — 124,897 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
13,351 books — 80,660 voters
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
Around the World through Fiction
450 books — 185 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
2,053 books — 3,994 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
2,224 books — 1,993 voters