Editors' Top Picks
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John BoyneNumber the Stars by Lois LowryBetween Shades of Gray by Ruta SepetysOperation Einstein by Mark A. Cooper
YA Holocaust & WWII Novels
34th out of 496 books — 791 voters
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman AlexieThe Birchbark House by Louise ErdrichJulie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead GeorgeCode Talker by Joseph Bruchac
Native Americans in Children's Literature
5th out of 445 books — 97 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakCatch-22 by Joseph HellerSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrAtonement by Ian McEwan
World War II Fiction
136th out of 1,424 books — 2,055 voters
The Nightingale by Kristin HannahAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakBeneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark T. SullivanLilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly
Best WWII Historical Fiction
41st out of 558 books — 648 voters

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman AlexieCinder by Marissa MeyerAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzEleanor & Park by Rainbow RowellThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Diversity in Young Adult and Middle Grade
96th out of 1,919 books — 1,220 voters
Forrest Gump by Winston GroomThe Devil Wears Prada by Lauren WeisbergerJurassic Park by Michael CrichtonJumanji by Chris Van AllsburgMary Poppins by P.L. Travers
I Only Watched the Movie!
613th out of 1,221 books — 6,120 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankNight by Elie WieselThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferCatch-22 by Joseph Heller
Best WWII Fiction and Biography
58th out of 701 books — 584 voters
Harry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanHoles by Louis Sachar
Top 100 Middle School Must-Reads
629th out of 2,289 books — 3,744 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsTwilight by Stephenie MeyerEclipse by Stephenie MeyerNew Moon by Stephenie MeyerBreaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
Great Books with BLACK Covers
131st out of 2,096 books — 747 voters
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueCatch-22 by Joseph HellerThe Things They Carried by Tim O'BrienSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best War Novels
253rd out of 1,701 books — 1,450 voters

Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls WilderAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
Best Children's Historical Fiction
191st out of 839 books — 838 voters
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman AlexieThe Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven by Sherman AlexieLove Medicine by Louise ErdrichCeremony by Leslie Marmon SilkoReservation Blues by Sherman Alexie
Native American Fiction
132nd out of 840 books — 641 voters

Band of Brothers by Stephen E. AmbroseBlack Hawk Down by Mark BowdenUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandWe Were Soldiers Once... and Young by Harold G. MooreLone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell
Best Non-fiction War Books
326th out of 2,188 books — 2,499 voters
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownJulie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead GeorgeThe Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham JonesHeart Berries by Terese Marie MailhotIn the Spirit of Crazy Horse by Peter Matthiessen
Native American Heritage Reads
16th out of 217 books — 18 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakNight by Elie WieselAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrSchindler’s List by Thomas Keneally
A WWII Reading List
111th out of 723 books — 384 voters
Stories on the Trail of a Yankee Millwright Seeing the Past by James T. PowersSaving the Farm by James T. PowersShadows Over Dawnland by James T. PowersAncient Wisdom, Modern Hope by James T. PowersBraiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
All Indigenous Peoples Books
60th out of 435 books — 106 voters

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le CarréMaster & Commander by Patrick O'BrianThe French Lieutenant’s Woman by John FowlesCaptain Blood by Rafael SabatiniGods and Generals by Jeff Shaara
Military Men
31st out of 441 books — 49 voters
Code Talker by Joseph BruchacUncommon Valor by Melvin ClaxtonHarlem's Rattlers and the Great War by Jeffrey T. SammonsAmerican Patriots by Gail Lumet BuckleyServing Our Country by Brenda L. Moore
Race in the Military
1st out of 38 books — 6 voters

Code Talker by Joseph BruchacWinds of Freedom by Margaret T. BixlerUnsung Heroes of World War II by Deanne DurrettNavajo Code Talkers by Brynn BakerCode Talker by Ivon Blum
WW2: Navajo Code Talkers - Fiction & Non-Fiction
1st out of 7 books — 3 voters
A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba BrayRebel Angels by Libba BrayThe Sweet Far Thing by Libba BrayThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Luxe by Anna Godbersen
Teen Historical Novels
338th out of 981 books — 1,344 voters

There There by Tommy OrangeThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman AlexieKillers of the Flower Moon by David GrannThe Round House by Louise ErdrichBraiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
[ATY 2026] Indigenous Character or Author
45th out of 275 books — 58 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
68th out of 387 books — 81 voters

The Maple and the Blue by Patrick LarsimontAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.From Here to Eternity by James JonesA Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute
WW2 Historical Fiction
16th out of 218 books — 26 voters
The Help by Kathryn StockettTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeTwelve Years a Slave by Solomon NorthupOne Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-GarciaThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Readers Against Prejudice and Racism Master Book List
15th out of 140 books — 30 voters

The English Patient by Michael OndaatjeThe Quiet American by Graham GreeneSuite Française by Irène NémirovskyThe French Lieutenant’s Woman by John FowlesBalzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie
Nationality
78th out of 582 books — 46 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
12929th out of 32,307 books — 123,232 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHeart of a Champion by Carl DeukerEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
6th ELA Literature Circles
15th out of 42 books — 16 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
No White Men
22nd out of 284 books — 20 voters

Airborn by Kenneth OppelCode Talker by Joseph BruchacCages by Peg KehretCode Orange by Caroline B. CooneyCriss Cross by Lynne Rae Perkins
2008 Gr 6-8 Oregon Battle of the Books (OBOB)
2nd out of 12 books — 2 voters
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanTwilight by Stephenie Meyer
Best Books of 2005
276th out of 874 books — 640 voters

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