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
411 books — 98 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
7,794 books — 49,755 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
366 books — 248 voters
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettRoots by Alex Haley
Best Historical Fiction
7,282 books — 25,454 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
4,838 books — 5,851 voters

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott
Books With Unforgettable Characters
9,449 books — 8,359 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
3,488 books — 5,022 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
75,298 books — 279,357 voters

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
Best Book Titles
11,356 books — 7,603 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
912 books — 608 voters