Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomerySwallows and Amazons by Arthur RansomeCaddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie BrinkOn the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Best Historical Fiction for Children
410 books — 97 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty  SmithAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettRoots by Alex Haley
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,886 books — 49,788 voters

Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggBlessed Are the Cheesemakers by Sarah-Kate LynchThe Last Chinese Chef by Nicole MonesThe Lost Recipe for Happiness by Barbara O'NealEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
Nouvelle Cuisine
367 books — 249 voters
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettRoots by Alex Haley
Best Historical Fiction
7,556 books — 25,767 voters

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty  SmithA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Color Purple by Alice Walker
Best Female Lead Characters
4,875 books — 5,921 voters

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott
Books With Unforgettable Characters
9,522 books — 8,581 voters
The Book of Negroes by Lawrence HillThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
Best historical fiction read in 2009
11 books — 27 voters

The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson
Books that Make you Laugh
3,504 books — 5,084 voters
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty  SmithThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettAngela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
Best Books Ever
77,102 books — 286,986 voters

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
Best Book Titles
11,920 books — 8,205 voters
Snow Falling on Cedars by David GutersonUndaunted Courage by Stephen E. AmbroseThe Egg and I by Betty MacDonaldSweetbriar by Brenda WilbeeA Clearing in the Wild by Jane Kirkpatrick
Pacific Northwest Books
920 books — 610 voters