2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Wendy (21 Lists)



The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha MukherjeeIn the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson
Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing
1,826 books — 2,215 voters
Stories Behind the Great Traditions of Christmas by Ace CollinsChristmas Miracles by Jamie C. MillerChristmas Miracles by Cecil MurpheyMore Stories Behind the Best-Loved Songs of Christmas by Ace CollinsStories Behind the Best-Loved Songs of Christmas by Ace Collins
Best Christmas Holiday Books
700 books — 671 voters

The Chosen by Chaim PotokThe Story of My Life by Helen KellerMere Christianity by C.S. LewisThe Jungle by Upton SinclairMy Ántonia by Willa Cather
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,575 books — 120,238 voters
First Things First by Stephen R. CoveyThink and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill1984 by George Orwell
Books That Changed My Mind
335 books — 432 voters

Being George Washington by Glenn BeckThe Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb by Melanie BenjaminQuitter by Jon AcuffThe Prisoner of Cell 25 by Richard Paul EvansThe 7 by Glenn Beck
Best Books of 2011
2,669 books — 6,705 voters
A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis StevensonThe Five Chinese Brothers by Claire Huchet BishopPut Me in the Zoo by Robert LopshireMike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee BurtonThe Cat in the Hat Comes Back by Dr. Seuss
Favorite books from my childhood
4,421 books — 7,429 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootBelieving Christ by Stephen E. RobinsonMacbeth by William ShakespeareThe Mystery at Bob-White Cave by Kathryn Kenny
Books I Will Never Ever Forget (YA Fiction and Everything)
7,572 books — 2,235 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteA Christmas Carol by Charles DickensLes Misérables by Victor Hugo
Books With Unforgettable Characters
9,438 books — 8,418 voters

John Adams by David McCulloughThe Bonesetter's Daughter by Amy Tan
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,188 books — 28,375 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHoles by Louis SacharTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Best Young Adult Books
13,095 books — 80,185 voters

The Verbally Abusive Relationship by Patricia EvansWomen Who Love Too Much by Robin NorwoodDont Sweat The Small Stuff About Money by Richard CarlsonThink and Grow Rich by Napoleon HillThe Secret by Rhonda Byrne
Best Self Help Books
2,284 books — 2,325 voters
The Mystery at Bob-White Cave by Kathryn KennyThe Red Trailer Mystery by Julie CampbellThe Gatehouse Mystery by Julie CampbellThe Secret of the Mansion by Julie Campbell
Trixie Belden Series
39 books — 15 voters

700 Sundays by Billy CrystalYeager by Chuck YeagerAutobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 1 by Mark Twain'Tis by Frank McCourtI Must Say by Martin Short
The Best Autobiographies
146 books — 47 voters
John Adams by David McCulloughThe Wright Brothers by David McCulloughBonhoeffer by Eric MetaxasThe Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha MukherjeeThe Real James Herriot by Jim Wight
Best Biograpies of All Time
25 books — 32 voters

Dune by Frank HerbertHouse of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus IIII Want to Tell You by O.J. SimpsonLove Story by Erich SegalPride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith
The Worst Books of All Time
8,105 books — 19,873 voters
These Is My Words by Nancy E. TurnerOut of the Dust by Karen Hesse
Best Historical Fiction
7,410 books — 25,591 voters

Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourtFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyEast of Eden by John SteinbeckOf Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,801 books — 49,782 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenAngela’s Ashes by Frank McCourtThe Kitchen God's Wife by Amy TanEvery Living Thing by James HerriotHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,129 books — 3,678 voters

Angels & Demons by Dan BrownEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertJohn Adams by David McCulloughWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,833 books — 21,968 voters
Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourtAtlas Shrugged by Ayn RandMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Best Books Ever
76,283 books — 283,734 voters

Siddhartha by Hermann HesseThe Holy Bible by AnonymousWalden & Civil Disobedience by Henry David ThoreauAngela’s Ashes by Frank McCourtThe Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Books That Changed My World
3,277 books — 3,185 voters