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
2,336 books — 2,636 voters
Voyager by Diana Gabaldon
Thickest Books Ever
891 books — 2,488 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
1,606 books — 971 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
2,783 books — 3,026 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
350 books — 280 voters
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
1,330 books — 5,898 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
56 books — 35 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
1,056 books — 779 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
32,831 books — 124,570 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
4,845 books — 19,132 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
7,486 books — 16,367 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
2,378 books — 2,268 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
2,245 books — 6,390 voters
Angle of Repose by Wallace StegnerCharlie's Monument by Blaine M. YorgasonPhantom by Susan Kay
Best Fiction With Disfigured/Disabled Leads
1,173 books — 1,062 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
14,451 books — 12,094 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
1,550 books — 407 voters

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Best South Asian Fiction
763 books — 1,931 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
710 books — 828 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
228 books — 777 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
6,570 books — 7,827 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
1,771 books — 6,927 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
2,855 books — 9,219 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
1,129 books — 1,094 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
857 books — 843 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
15,477 books — 19,917 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
10 books — 47 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
9,533 books — 8,872 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
13,312 books — 80,561 voters


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