2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Joy (35 Lists)



Corduroy by Don FreemanChicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr.Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskeyThe Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams BiancoThe Mitten by Jan Brett
Best Picture Books
3,086 books — 1,990 voters
The Mitten by Jan BrettMiss Rumphius by Barbara CooneyBlueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskeySaint George and the Dragon by Margaret HodgesThe Rainbabies by Laura Krauss Melmed
Children's Picture Books With Beautiful Illustrations
2,159 books — 1,306 voters

The Hidden Art of Homemaking by Edith Schaeffer
Atmosphere of the Home
33 books — 14 voters
The Mitten by Jan BrettTHE NUTCRACKER by Rita BalducciThe Littlest Christmas Elf by Nancy BussThe Legend of the Candy Cane by Lori Walburg
Favorite Christmas Picture Books
889 books — 293 voters

The Case for Classical Christian Education by Douglas WilsonThe Well-Educated Mind by Susan Wise BauerThe Well-Trained Mind by Susan Wise BauerWriting to Learn by William Zinsser
Radical Thoughts on Education
49 books — 15 voters
Romanov by Nadine Brandes
Most Anticipated Christian Fiction 2019
318 books — 864 voters

The Hiding Place by Corrie ten BoomThe Magician’s Nephew by C.S. LewisThe Taming of the Shrew by William ShakespearePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Classical Conversations Book List Challenge 7th - 12th Grade
62 books — 6 voters
The Mantle by William H. StephensPriscilla and Aquila by Lois T. HendersonThis Present Darkness by Frank E. PerettiThe Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare
Best Biblical Fiction
399 books — 637 voters

And The Word Came With Power by Joanne ShetlerThe Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom
Christian Women to Admire
50 books — 22 voters
Katie Luther, First Lady of the Reformation by Ruth A. Tucker
Katharina von Bora
10 books — 5 voters

Heidi by Johanna SpyriThe Complete Fairy Tales by Hans Christian AndersenLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,704 books — 6,874 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank BaumPeter Pan by J.M. BarrieThe Princess Bride by William Goldman
Fantasy Classics
301 books — 580 voters

Peter Pan by J.M. BarrieA Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice BurroughsThe Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonaldAlice in Wonderland by Jane CarruthThe Story of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting
Pre-Tolkien Fantasy
382 books — 366 voters
Moon Called by Patricia Briggs
The Best Urban Fantasy
4,408 books — 12,557 voters

Ender's Shadow by Orson Scott CardEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank Herbert1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,432 books — 24,675 voters
The Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonThe Wee Free Men by Terry PratchettCinder by Marissa MeyerWords of Radiance by Brandon SandersonThe Goose Girl by Shannon Hale
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
3,060 books — 9,903 voters

The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. DickA Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain
Best Alternate History Novels and Stories
768 books — 1,294 voters
J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanThe Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,203 books — 25,751 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneRoots by Alex HaleyThe Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska OrczyCaddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink
Best Historical Fiction
7,433 books — 25,609 voters
Cinder by Marissa Meyer100 Cupboards by N.D. WilsonSteelheart by Brandon SandersonThe Alchemyst by Michael ScottFablehaven by Brandon Mull
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,223 books — 68,468 voters

The Giver by Lois LowryTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienEragon by Christopher Paolini
Best Young Adult Books
13,114 books — 80,182 voters
King's War by Jill WilliamsonThe Orphan's Wish by Melanie DickersonFawkes by Nadine BrandesThe Story Peddler by Lindsay A. FranklinMark of the Raven by Morgan L. Busse
Most Anticipated Christian Fiction 2018
388 books — 1,012 voters

Red Sails to Capri by Ann Weil
Best Children's Books Most People Haven't Heard of...
1,690 books — 774 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,603 books — 120,389 voters

Seven Daughters and Seven Sons by Barbara CohenCinderellis and the Glass Hill by Gail Carson LevinePrincess Sonora and the Long Sleep by Gail Carson LevineThe Fairy's Return by Gail Carson LevineShadow Spinner by Susan Fletcher
Fairy Tale Retellings: Hidden Gems
587 books — 731 voters
Cinder by Marissa MeyerElla Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineBeauty by Robin McKinley
Mythologies and Retellings of Fairy Tales & Classics
1,779 books — 1,974 voters

Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift
Best Books of the 18th Century
375 books — 1,009 voters
The Tempest by William ShakespeareThe Pilgrim's Progress by John BunyanTartuffe by MolièreTwelfth Night by William ShakespeareThe Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare
Best Books of the 17th Century
326 books — 703 voters


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