The Bad Beginning by Lemony SnicketUglies by Scott WesterfeldHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Best Series
3,853 books — 10,198 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank BaumThe Godfather by Mario PuzoDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,123 books — 10,102 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Giver by Lois LowryBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrauLife As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
4,153 books — 27,062 voters
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakHoles by Louis SacharThe Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Best Young Adult Books
13,020 books — 80,504 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsWhere the Sidewalk Ends by Shel SilversteinLife of Pi by Yann Martel
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
33,242 books — 126,076 voters