2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Emma Kaufmann (13 Lists)



The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskySpeak by Laurie Halse AndersonWe Were Promised Spotlights by Lindsay SproulThe Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. DanforthThe Future of Us by Jay Asher
YA Fiction set in the 1990s
86 books — 95 voters
All Our Yesterdays by Cristin TerrillTimebound by Rysa WalkerWaterfall by Lisa Tawn BergrenSaphirblau by Kerstin GierSmaragdgrün by Kerstin Gier
Best YA Time Travel
257 books — 448 voters

Selena Flowers and the Cursed Ruby by Ella EnglishSelena Flowers and the Phantom Tides by Ella EnglishAwake at Dawn by C.C. HunterDark Lover by J.R. WardSome Girls Bite by Chloe Neill
Young Adult Vampires, Werewolves, Angels, Shapshifters, Faeries, Mermaids, and Witches
1,199 books — 874 voters
Real Mermaids Don’t Wear Toe Rings by Helene BoudreauIsland of the Aunts by Eva IbbotsonEmily Windsnap and the Siren's Secret by Liz KesslerTithe by Holly BlackPandora by Joshua Grant
Sea Creatures
744 books — 996 voters

The Merchant's Daughter by Melanie DickersonCascade by Lisa Tawn BergrenThe Healer's Apprentice by Melanie DickersonPrince Caspian by C.S. LewisTorrent by Lisa Tawn Bergren
Clean teen fiction (Christian)
934 books — 825 voters
Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold LobelLittle Bear by Else Holmelund MinarikMercy Watson to the Rescue by Kate DiCamilloThe Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler WarnerThe Princess in Black by Shannon Hale
Chapter books for six year olds
157 books — 182 voters

Puss in Boots by Charles PerraultThe Tale of Tom Kitten by Beatrix PotterThe Cat in the Hat Comes Back by Dr. SeussMillions of Cats by Wanda GágKitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes
Picture Books About Cats
834 books — 268 voters
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingMatilda by Roald DahlThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Best Read-Aloud Chapter Books
1,176 books — 1,474 voters

Ingo by Helen DunmoreEmerge by Tobie EastonRadiant by Jasmine AngellThe Little Android by Marissa MeyerQuintal's Quandary by Nadine Christian
The Best YA Mermaid Novels
84 books — 81 voters
The Dead-Tossed Waves by Carrie RyanRot & Ruin by Jonathan MaberryThe Dark and Hollow Places by Carrie RyanHollowland by Amanda HockingSelena Flowers and the Phantom Tides by Ella English
YA Zombie Novels
314 books — 791 voters

Selena Flowers and the Phantom Tides by Ella EnglishSelena Flowers and the Cursed Ruby by Ella EnglishOf Poseidon by Anna BanksForgive My Fins by Tera Lynn ChildsTempest Rising by Tracy Deebs
YA Mermaid Novels
321 books — 858 voters
Selena Flowers and the Phantom Tides by Ella EnglishSelena Flowers and the Cursed Ruby by Ella EnglishOathbound by Tracy DeonnA Mastery of Monsters by Liselle SamburyThe Queen's Spade by Sarah Raughley
YA Novels of 2025
608 books — 556 voters

Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
Talking 'Bout My Generation...
581 books — 444 voters