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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Joseph (18 Lists)



The Christmas Code by Ed J. PinegarThe Christmas Search by Susie WhitingThe Christmas List by Ed J. PinegarBaghdad Christmas by Bob LonsberryHopiland Christmas by Bob Lonsberry
Mormon Christmas Novellas
48 books — 1 voter
The Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsWild by Cheryl StrayedInto the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Biography and Memoirs that are BETTER than Fiction
2,562 books — 3,372 voters

The Giver by Lois LowryHoles by Louis SacharA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleBridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonNumber the Stars by Lois Lowry
The Most Deserving Newbery
131 books — 3,025 voters
Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan PatonThe Power of One by Bryce CourtenayWhat Is the What by Dave EggersStrength in What Remains by Tracy KidderHeart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Africa (fiction and nonfiction)
1,831 books — 1,710 voters

The Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsAll Over But the Shoutin' by Rick BraggFrom Beirut to Jerusalem by Thomas L. FriedmanThe World Is Flat by Thomas L. FriedmanThe Lexus and the Olive Tree by Thomas L. Friedman
Books by Journalists
438 books — 106 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Reading Places
450 books — 79 voters

A Marvelous Work and a Wonder by LeGrand Richards
Best LDS non-fiction
234 books — 270 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Page-Turners with Redeeming Social Value
8,095 books — 5,821 voters

The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears by Dinaw Mengestu
New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2007 (fiction and nonfiction)
78 books — 60 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
Best for Book Clubs
15,296 books — 19,520 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Giver by Lois LowryEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,875 books — 49,819 voters
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainCry, the Beloved Country by Alan PatonTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Education of Little Tree by Forrest CarterThe Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
Now That's What I Call Damn Fine Reading
92 books — 33 voters

The Giver by Lois LowryThe Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
Best Newbery Medal Award Winners
16 books — 33 voters
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
National Book Award Winners / Young People's Literature category
20 books — 29 voters

The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsWhat Is the What by Dave EggersThe Road by Cormac McCarthyLife of Pi by Yann Martel
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,831 books — 22,344 voters
The Giver by Lois LowryThe Road by Cormac McCarthyFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,980 books — 26,587 voters

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainLife of Pi by Yann MartelThe Road by Cormac McCarthy
Best Books Ever
78,138 books — 291,386 voters
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Can't Wait Books of 2010
1,233 books — 10,125 voters