The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankNight by Elie WieselThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John BoyneNumber the Stars by Lois Lowry
Well-Written Holocaust Books
229th out of 922 books — 2,985 voters
What World is Left by Monique PolakThe Girls of Room 28 by Hannelore BrennerTriumph of Hope  by Ruth EliasTheresienstadt by Vera SchiffAs If It Were Life by Philipp Manes
Theresienstadt/Terezin
1st out of 33 books — 6 voters

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
134th out of 496 books — 790 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakCode Name Verity by Elizabeth WeinBetween Shades of Gray by Ruta SepetysSalt to the Sea by Ruta SepetysRose Under Fire by Elizabeth Wein
YA Fiction set in the 1940s
52nd out of 258 books — 166 voters

The Awakening by Kelley ArmstrongThe Summoning by Kelley ArmstrongThe Reckoning by Kelley ArmstrongImmortal by Gillian ShieldsThe Hollow by Jessica Verday
Jewellery - Diamonds, Gold and Stones on Covers
103rd out of 368 books — 139 voters
You Are Here (For Now) by Adam J. KurtzEve. by Cassie AlfordIf I Had Your Face by Frances ChaGotta Get Theroux This by Louis TherouxThe Freed Church Boy by Lloyd Johnson
Books Read In December 2021
61st out of 93 books — 9 voters

The Rose Code by Kate QuinnThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Nightingale by Kristin HannahAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
52 Book Club 2025: #50 Set in the 1940's (Includes WWII)
150th out of 173 books — 95 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakStalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri ManiscalcoBetween Shades of Gray by Ruta SepetysCode Name Verity by Elizabeth WeinLuck of the Titanic by Stacey  Lee
Historical Fiction YA Books
23rd out of 44 books — 4 voters

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellEyes Like a Hurricane by Taryn NikolicLoathe You A Latte by Taryn Nikolic
Four Word Titles
339th out of 560 books — 19 voters
The War of the Worlds by H.G. WellsBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyIt's a Magical World by Bill WattersonThe Lost World by Arthur Conan DoyleThe System of the World by Neal Stephenson
It's Got the Whole World in Its Name
126th out of 549 books — 12 voters

The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Girl You Left Behind by Jojo MoyesWe Should Have Left Well Enough Alone by Ronald MalfiI've Left by Bern PorterSouth Park FAQ by Dave Thompson
Books With "Left" In The Title
7th out of 30 books — 6 voters
Wink by Rob HarrellThe Moonstone Girls by Brooke SkipstoneMallee Boys by Charlie ArchboldAcross the Desert by Dusti BowlingSkellig by David Almond
Middle Grades/YA Books with Orange Covers
10th out of 77 books — 5 voters

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia OwensWhere'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria SempleI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouWhen Breath Becomes Air by Paul KalanithiWhen Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill
[ATY 2023] Who, What, When, Where, Why in Title
557th out of 969 books — 114 voters
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsThe Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
The kid(s) die! (another cautionary list)
143rd out of 243 books — 120 voters

Syria Girl by Elijah   HillThe Fault in Our Stars by John  GreenAs Beautiful as It Seems by Diana  HawkIf the Cardinal Flies Home by Corrine DaltonBeartown by Fredrik Backman
YA Books That Deal With Sh*t You Should Care About
22nd out of 66 books — 11 voters
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieThe House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. KluneThe Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. SchwabPersuasion by Jane AustenA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
[ATY 2022] All 5 Vowels in Title and/or Author
446th out of 828 books — 114 voters

The Damned Thing by Ambrose BierceThe Diamond Lens by Fitz-James O'BrienThe Lady of Shalott by Alfred TennysonThe Junkmakers by Albert R. TeichnerThe Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio
Books And Stories Read In 2021 List 4
106th out of 192 books — 4 voters
Nobody's Princess by Esther M. FriesnerThe Silver Kiss by Annette Curtis KlauseFroi of the Exiles by Melina MarchettaA Kiss in Time by Alex FlinnAcademy 7 by Anne Osterlund
Books You Wish More People Knew About
16053rd out of 17,415 books — 10,176 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George SpeareCode Name Verity by Elizabeth WeinBetween Shades of Gray by Ruta SepetysThe Girl in the Blue Coat by Monica Hesse
Historical YA
111th out of 205 books — 22 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferThe Winds of War by Herman WoukThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
Best 1940s Historical Fiction
342nd out of 403 books — 442 voters

The Chosen by Chaim PotokThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael ChabonMy Name Is Asher Lev by Chaim PotokThe Red Tent by Anita Diamant
Jews in Literature
391st out of 886 books — 314 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
230th out of 387 books — 81 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John BoyneNumber the Stars by Lois LowryOperation Einstein by Mark A. CooperThe Edelweiss Express by Mark A. Cooper
Best Holocaust Novels
174th out of 190 books — 272 voters
Curious George by H.A. ReyThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonWatchmen by Alan MooreOne Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. SeussHow Not to Murder Your Grumpy by Carol Wyer
Yellowest Books Ever
1776th out of 1,815 books — 583 voters