Editors' Top Picks
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsElla Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott
Best Female Heroine Books (or books centered around girls)
79th out of 368 books — 209 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboSheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master by K. RitzThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. Rowling
Unforgettables
6525th out of 12,099 books — 7,882 voters

A Single Shard by Linda Sue ParkWhen My Name Was Keoko by Linda Sue ParkYear of Impossible Goodbyes by Sook Nyul ChoiThe Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie OhThe Long Season of Rain by Helen Kim
Korea in YA & Middle Grade Fiction
28th out of 41 books — 23 voters
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyPersepolis by Marjane SatrapiThe Pigman by Paul ZindelThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettA Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
ALA's Banned Books P-Z
26th out of 75 books — 1 voter

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
YA Books Far Better than Twilight
2611th out of 3,212 books — 4,867 voters
Number the Stars by Lois LowryThe War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker BradleyThe Hundred Dresses by Eleanor EstesSomeone Named Eva by Joan M. WolfLily's Crossing by Patricia Reilly Giff
Middle Grade Fiction set in the 1940s
273rd out of 387 books — 81 voters

The Circuit by Francisco JiménezThe Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George SpeareChildren of the Dust Bowl by Jerry StanleyVolcano by Patricia LauberLittle by Little by Jean Little
Glencoe: The Reader's Choice
179th out of 200 books — 2 voters
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlCoraline by Neil GaimanAre You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy BlumeHarry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
Books with Eleven-Year-Old Protagonists
190th out of 226 books — 31 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankLooking for Alaska by John GreenAnd Tango Makes Three by Justin RichardsonTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
100 most frequently challenged books 2010-2019
96th out of 100 books — 7 voters
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeBridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
100 most frequently challenged books 2000-2009
87th out of 100 books — 3 voters

Gone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanAnxious People by Fredrik BackmanUncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man by Emmanuel Acho
52 Book Club 2022: #34 Author's Photo on the Back Cover
84th out of 229 books — 54 voters
Please Look After Mom by Kyung-Sook ShinPachinko by Min Jin LeeThe Vegetarian by Han KangWhen My Name Was Keoko by Linda Sue ParkHuman Acts by Han Kang
Fiction by Korean Authors and/or Containing Korean Characters
216th out of 455 books — 442 voters

The Vegetarian by Han KangPlease Look After Mom by Kyung-Sook ShinHuman Acts by Han KangPachinko by Min Jin Lee82년생 김지영 by Cho Nam-Joo
Korean literature in English (fiction and nonfiction)
124th out of 296 books — 218 voters
Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyCatch-22 by Joseph HellerTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Banned Book Week
47th out of 68 books — 18 voters

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleHoles by Louis SacharThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark TwainThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
100 Books I Read in the Summer of 2010
81st out of 100 books — 1 voter
Pachinko by Min Jin LeeThe Island of Sea Women by Lisa SeeWhite Chrysanthemum by Mary Lynn BrachtWhen My Name Was Keoko by Linda Sue ParkBeasts of a Little Land by Juhea Kim
Historical Fiction - Korea
27th out of 51 books — 47 voters

Cinder by Marissa MeyerWhen Oceans Rise by Robin AlvarezTo All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny HanAmerican Born Chinese by Gene Luen YangWhere the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin
Asian Young Adult and Middle Grade Fiction
537th out of 582 books — 169 voters
Good Enough by Paula YooThe Namesake by Jhumpa LahiriGirls for Breakfast by David YooBattle Royale by Koushun TakamiSame Difference by Derek Kirk Kim
Asian Teen voice
25th out of 78 books — 9 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodMatilda by Roald DahlA Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Passing the Bechdel Test
690th out of 703 books — 85 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingDivergent by Veronica RothMockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Best Book For Teenagers
84th out of 90 books — 24 voters

The Giver by Lois LowryThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeBridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonA Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
"Deep" Books
79th out of 128 books — 26 voters
Journey to the West by Biao WangRainbirds by Clarissa GoenawanMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenA Capitalist in North Korea by Felix AbtWhen My Name Was Keoko by Linda Sue Park
Eastern Asian Themed Books
59th out of 95 books — 89 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenBridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Books that Made You Cry!
2777th out of 3,357 books — 7,978 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniBridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Most emotional books
371st out of 900 books — 949 voters

Matilda by Roald DahlNumber the Stars by Lois LowryMara, Daughter of the Nile by Eloise Jarvis McGrawSea Hearts by Margo LanaganSo Far from the Bamboo Grove by Yoko Kawashima Watkins
Most Boring Book Covers for YA Books
5th out of 11 books — 4 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Books Ever
42043rd out of 77,646 books — 289,881 voters


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