The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan BradleyThe Body in the Library by Agatha ChristieThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall SmithA Is for Alibi by Sue GraftonThe Horse You Came In On by Martha Grimes
Best Detective/Mystery Series
2,204 books — 2,286 voters
Voyager by Diana Gabaldon
Thickest Books Ever
889 books — 2,489 voters

The Castle of Llyr by Lloyd AlexanderThe Town Cats and Other Tales by Lloyd AlexanderThe Cat in the Hat by Dr. SeussAll Creatures Great and Small by James HerriotThe Cat Who Knew Shakespeare by Lilian Jackson Braun
Great Cat Books
1,577 books — 949 voters
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall SmithHer Royal Spyness by Rhys BowenThe Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha ChristieReal Murders by Charlaine HarrisFool's Puzzle by Earlene Fowler
Best Cozy Mystery Series
2,521 books — 2,676 voters

The Beggar Queen by Lloyd AlexanderThe Goose Girl by Shannon HaleThe Book of Three by Lloyd AlexanderThe Silver Chair by C.S. LewisPrince Caspian by C.S. Lewis
Fantasy Royals
347 books — 282 voters
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
1,318 books — 5,838 voters

The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan BradleyThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Calligrapher's Daughter by Eugenia KimThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferSaving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman
Best Books To Read For Summer
55 books — 34 voters
The Book of Three by Lloyd AlexanderThe Horse and His Boy by C.S. LewisInkheart by Cornelia FunkeMe and My Little Brain by John D. FitzgeraldMatilda by Roald Dahl
Best Kids Books Ever
1,044 books — 749 voters

The Book of Mormon by Joseph Smith Jr.The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Black Cauldron by Lloyd AlexanderWalk Two Moons by Sharon CreechThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,465 books — 119,821 voters
The Beggar Queen by Lloyd AlexanderBook of a Thousand Days by Shannon HaleThe Golem's Eye by Jonathan Stroud
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
4,456 books — 18,210 voters

The Moon-Spinners by Mary  StewartWhistling in the Dark by Lesley KagenThe Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan BradleyAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieA Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,306 books — 15,545 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Calligrapher's Daughter by Eugenia KimThree Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson
Foreign Lands
2,347 books — 2,191 voters

The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan StroudInkheart by Cornelia FunkeThe Angel Experiment by James  PattersonThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
What To Read After Harry Potter
2,162 books — 6,268 voters
Angle of Repose by Wallace StegnerCharlie's Monument by Blaine M. YorgasonPhantom by Susan Kay
Best Fiction With Disfigured/Disabled Leads
1,170 books — 1,059 voters

Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, Pearl of Great Price by The Church of Jesus Christ ...Piano/Vocal/Guitar Sheet Music by Harry Gregson-WilliamsThe Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd AlexanderPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Read Them Twice...At Least
13,635 books — 11,257 voters
Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett JohnsonInkdeath by Cornelia FunkeNorthanger Abbey by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Color Purple
1,558 books — 409 voters

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Best South Asian Fiction
734 books — 1,894 voters
Walk Two Moons by Sharon CreechHoles by Louis SacharThe Horse and His Boy by C.S. LewisThe Search for Wallace Whipple by Donald S. SmurthwaiteBook of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale
Favorite Young Adult Novels
704 books — 827 voters

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace LinCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsForest Born by Shannon Hale
2009 MUST READS: Children's and YA
222 books — 764 voters
Glimpses into the Life and Heart of Marjorie Pay Hinckley by Virginia H. PearceMe and My Little Brain by John D. FitzgeraldThe Hiding Place by Corrie ten BoomThree Cups of Tea by Greg MortensonAutobiography of Parley P. Pratt by Parley P. Pratt
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
5,803 books — 6,342 voters

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace LinThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Lost Symbol by Dan    BrownTurn Coat by Jim  ButcherThe Actor and the Housewife by Shannon Hale
Best Books of 2009
1,769 books — 6,937 voters
The Last Unicorn by Peter S. BeagleDeliverance by James DickeyA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensDeath of a Salesman by Arthur MillerThe Chosen by Chaim Potok
Best Books You Had to Read for School
152 books — 182 voters

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace LinThe Goose Girl by Shannon Hale
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,796 books — 9,159 voters

The Angel Experiment by James  PattersonPtolemy's Gate by Jonathan StroudAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Beggar Queen by Lloyd AlexanderThe Illyrian Adventure by Lloyd Alexander
Girl Power Books
1,122 books — 1,041 voters
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryA Royal Pain by Rhys BowenPartners in Crime by Agatha ChristieThe Body in the Bookcase by Katherine Hall PageTwilight by Stephenie Meyer
Light but not (too) dumb
845 books — 838 voters

Peace Like a River by Leif EngerThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThese Is My Words by Nancy E. TurnerLife of Pi by Yann MartelMy Name Is Asher Lev by Chaim Potok
Best for Book Clubs
14,542 books — 18,379 voters
The Horse and His Boy by C.S. LewisThe Silver Chair by C.S. LewisPrince Caspian by C.S. LewisThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Magician’s Nephew by C.S. Lewis
The Best of the Chronicles of Narnia
7 books — 44 voters

Peace Like a River by Leif EngerThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Bartimaeus Trilogy Boxed Set by Jonathan StroudWalk Two Moons by Sharon CreechOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
Books With Unforgettable Characters
9,436 books — 8,407 voters
The Search for Wallace Whipple by Donald S. SmurthwaiteThe Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan StroudThe Angel Experiment by James  Patterson
Best Young Adult Books
13,123 books — 80,172 voters


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