Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Keely (29 Lists)



Wings of Starlight by Allison Saft
YA Novels of 2025
592 books — 556 voters
Emma by Jane AustenI Capture the Castle by Dodie SmithLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Classic Romance Novels
86 books — 69 voters

Where I'd Like to Be by Frances O'Roark DowellThe Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George SpeareThe Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan GlaserA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleWhen the Butterflies Came by Kimberley Griffiths Little
MG Alphabet Challenge: V, W
180 books — 36 voters
The Problim Children by Natalie LloydThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Penderwicks by Jeanne BirdsallThe Penderwicks on Gardam Street by Jeanne BirdsallThe Penderwicks at Point Mouette by Jeanne Birdsall
MG Alphabet Challenge: L, P
142 books — 18 voters

The Key to Extraordinary by Natalie LloydKnight's Castle by Edward EagerGinger Pye by Eleanor Estes
MG Alphabet Challenge: J, K, Q
101 books — 10 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHummingbird by Natalie LloydThe Good Thieves by Katherine RundellHalf Magic by Edward EagerHalf a Chance by Cynthia Lord
MG Alphabet Challenge: G, H
123 books — 13 voters

Flora & Ulysses by Kate DiCamilloFish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly HuntThe Family Under the Bridge by Natalie Savage Carlson
MG Alphabet Challenge: D, F
135 books — 30 voters
Counting Thyme by Melanie ConklinCircus Mirandus by Cassie BeasleyBecause of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamilloThe Boundless by Kenneth OppelCartwheeling in Thunderstorms by Katherine Rundell
MG Alphabet Challenge: B, C
130 books — 15 voters

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryOver the Moon by Natalie LloydIsabel of the Whales by Hester VelmansOut of My Mind by Sharon M. DraperAugust Isle by Ali Standish
MG Alphabet Challenge: A, E, I, O, U
170 books — 30 voters
A Snicker of Magic by Natalie LloydSavvy by Ingrid LawThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettSwitch by Ingrid LawSerafina and the Black Cloak by Robert Beatty
MG Alphabet Challenge: S
162 books — 16 voters

The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee StewartThe Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey by Trenton Lee StewartThe Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma by Trenton Lee StewartCatherine, Called Birdy by Karen Cushman
Great Lesser-known Books!
653 books — 469 voters
Walk Two Moons by Sharon CreechRuby Holler by Sharon Creech
Best of Sharon Creech
29 books — 49 voters

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensPeace Like a River by Leif EngerTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Best for Book Clubs
14,546 books — 18,402 voters
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Hiding Place by Corrie ten BoomThe Screwtape Letters by C.S. LewisThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott
Recommended Books (Besides the Bible) Written by Christian Authors
4,311 books — 3,513 voters

Savvy by Ingrid LawThe Problim Children by Natalie LloydRules by Cynthia LordThe Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan GlaserThe Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
#MGCarousel - Books About Siblings
53 books — 12 voters
Savvy by Ingrid LawSweep by Jonathan AuxierLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Penderwicks at Last by Jeanne BirdsallEl Deafo by Cece Bell
Pretty Middle Grade Covers
140 books — 20 voters

Circus Mirandus by Cassie BeasleyThe Charlatan's Boy by Jonathan Rogers
YA & Middle Grade Circus/Carnivals/Amusement Parks
215 books — 127 voters
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner
Favorite books from my childhood
4,424 books — 7,425 voters

Follow My Leader by James B. GarfieldThings Not Seen by Andrew Clements
Awesome Blind Characters
232 books — 213 voters
Over the Moon by Natalie LloydEvery Soul a Star by Wendy MassAll Four Stars by Tara DairmanStargirl by Jerry Spinelli
#MGCarousel - Books with Stars
17 books — 2 voters

Anything But Typical by Nora Raleigh BaskinRain Reign by Ann M. MartinAlchemy and Meggy Swann by Karen CushmanA Mango-Shaped Space by Wendy MassDrums, Girls & Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick
Children's Books with Chronically Ill/Disabled Main Characters
475 books — 99 voters
Bob by Wendy MassThe Problim Children by Natalie LloydPositively Izzy by Terri LibensonThe Third Mushroom by Jennifer L. HolmThe 11 by Kim Tomsic
Middle Grade Novels of 2018
571 books — 682 voters

Braced by Alyson GerberWhichwood by Tahereh MafiInvisible Emmie by Terri LibensonSerafina and the Splintered Heart by Robert BeattyThe Forgetting Spell by Lauren Myracle
Middle Grade Novels of 2017
552 books — 777 voters
The Key to Extraordinary by Natalie LloydCounting Thyme by Melanie ConklinFurthermore by Tahereh MafiSerafina and the Twisted Staff by Robert BeattySummerlost by Ally Condie
Middle Grade Novels of 2016
607 books — 948 voters

Over the Moon by Natalie LloydBecause of the Rabbit by Cynthia LordCarnival Catastrophe by Natalie Lloyd
Middle Grade Novels of 2019
501 books — 446 voters
Serafina and the Black Cloak by Robert BeattySwitch by Ingrid LawGraceful by Wendy MassCircus Mirandus by Cassie BeasleyFish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Middle Grade Novels of 2015
587 books — 1,120 voters

Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris GrabensteinIsland of Fire by Lisa McMannIf the Shoe Fits by Sarah MlynowskiWhen the Butterflies Came by Kimberley Griffiths LittleDream On by Sarah Mlynowski
Middle Grade Novels of 2013
377 books — 811 voters
A Snicker of Magic by Natalie LloydThe Ghosts of Tupelo Landing by Sheila TurnageThe Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer L. HolmRain Reign by Ann M. MartinHalf a Chance by Cynthia Lord
Middle Grade Novels of 2014
520 books — 1,153 voters

Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie by Jordan SonnenblickAfter Ever After by Jordan SonnenblickCounting Thyme by Melanie Conklin
YA Fiction About Cancer
141 books — 288 voters