Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Amber (31 Lists)



Matilda by Roald DahlThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleLittle House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up
974 books — 958 voters
No One Here Gets Out Alive by Jerry HopkinsThe Beatles Anthology by The Beatles
Best Books on Rock and Roll
891 books — 1,279 voters

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,749 books — 25,991 voters
Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray BradburyScary Stories Treasury by Alvin SchwartzThe Tailypo by Joanna C. Galdone
Children's Horror Books
93 books — 95 voters

Wait Till Helen Comes by Mary Downing HahnBunnicula by Deborah Howe
Spooky Kids' Books to Read at Halloween
407 books — 276 voters
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz
best kids horror books
88 books — 52 voters

A Coney Island of the Mind by Lawrence Ferlinghetti
A Book My Father Gave Me
264 books — 222 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins GilmanThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerBeloved by Toni MorrisonThe Red Tent by Anita Diamant
Best Feminist Books
2,514 books — 3,516 voters

Nine Parts of Desire by Geraldine BrooksThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Social Justice: Books on Racism, Sexism, and Class
2,096 books — 1,534 voters
Kids Are Americans Too by Bill O'Reilly
Worst Children's Books
80 books — 35 voters

Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,351 books — 24,663 voters
The Vampire Lestat by Anne RiceThe Queen of the Damned by Anne RiceThe Vampire Armand by Anne Rice
Great Vampire Books That Aren't Twilight=p
896 books — 965 voters

The Thief of Always by Clive BarkerFirestarter by Stephen KingGood Omens by Terry PratchettWait Till Helen Comes by Mary Downing HahnLord of the Flies by William Golding
Best Books for Morbid Kids
730 books — 524 voters
A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William ShakespeareStardust by Neil GaimanFaeries by Brian FroudI Was a Teenage Fairy by Francesca Lia BlockGood Faeries/Bad Faeries by Brian Froud
Books about Faery
1,120 books — 2,312 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Notebook by Nicholas SparksA Walk to Remember by Nicholas SparksHeart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Books I Regret Reading
2,300 books — 3,224 voters
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinKushiel's Dart by Jacqueline CareyAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanThe Sandman, Vol. 1 by Neil GaimanThe Chronicles of Amber by Roger Zelazny
Fantasy Books Written for Adults
1,299 books — 1,618 voters

Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottOld Yeller by Fred GipsonThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Books that Made You Cry!
3,358 books — 7,918 voters
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettMatilda by Roald DahlA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleWhere the Sidewalk Ends by Shel SilversteinRamona Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly Cleary
Favorite books from my childhood
4,425 books — 7,427 voters

Hatchet by Gary PaulsenIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
Best Survival Stories
1,153 books — 1,606 voters
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
The Worst Books of All Time
8,104 books — 19,875 voters

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. LewisThe Firebrand by Marion Zimmer BradleyThe Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Best Kick-Ass Female Characters From YA and Children's Fantasy and Science Fiction
3,072 books — 8,674 voters
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Caldecott Medal Winners
88 books — 455 voters

Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray BradburyThe Halloween Tree by Ray BradburyScary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin SchwartzWait Till Helen Comes by Mary Downing HahnBehind the Attic Wall by Sylvia Cassedy
Spooky books for Kids
241 books — 199 voters
The Sandman, Vol. 7 by Neil GaimanThe Sandman, Vol. 9 by Neil GaimanThe Sandman, Vol. 10 by Neil GaimanDeath by Neil GaimanThe Sandman by Neil Gaiman
Required Reading Graphic Novels
1,173 books — 2,012 voters

A History of Pagan Europe by Prudence J. JonesCunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs by Scott Cunningham
Pagan books
49 books — 36 voters
Wicca by Scott CunninghamMagic of Food by Scott CunninghamThe Complete Book of Incense, Oils and Brews by Scott CunninghamCunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs by Scott Cunningham
Wicca
76 books — 54 voters

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellOld Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T.S. EliotRamona and Her Father by Beverly ClearyJabberwocky and Other Poems by Lewis CarrollCharlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl
Best Children's Books
5,309 books — 6,704 voters
A Spell for Chameleon by Piers Anthony
Best Children's Fantasy
966 books — 1,110 voters

The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Books I Became So Obsessed With I Stopped Everything Else in My Life to Finish.
12,146 books — 9,901 voters
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinHis Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,208 books — 25,722 voters


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