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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
168th out of 2,267 books — 3,661 voters
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis1984 by George OrwellLord of the Flies by William GoldingA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
367th out of 3,241 books — 11,485 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
3175th out of 31,971 books — 121,377 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonAnimal Farm by George Orwell1984 by George Orwell
Best School Assigned Books
196th out of 765 books — 2,059 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsTwilight by Stephenie MeyerThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Young Adult Books
1656th out of 13,151 books — 80,226 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
I Saw the Movie & Read the Book
511th out of 1,924 books — 1,760 voters

Stargirl by Jerry SpinelliThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonAre You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy BlumeThe House on Mango Street by Sandra CisnerosThe Truth About Alice by Jennifer Mathieu
YA Books Under 200 Pages
13th out of 386 books — 49 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëGood-Bye, Mr. Chips by James HiltonUp the Down Staircase by Bel KaufmanAnne of Avonlea by L.M. MontgomeryTo Sir, With Love by E.R. Braithwaite
Teachers Featured
56th out of 284 books — 144 voters
Hatchet by Gary PaulsenTiger Eyes by Judy BlumeJacob Have I Loved by Katherine PatersonThe Wave by Todd StrasserCome Sing, Jimmy Jo by Katherine Paterson
1980's Young Adult Standalones
4th out of 310 books — 23 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakAll Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque1984 by George OrwellThe Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom
What Dystopian Readers Should Know
14th out of 128 books — 58 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
21st out of 128 books — 26 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsUna historia de ayer by Sergio CoboCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Seasonal Reading Challenge Recommended Books
4821st out of 6,473 books — 4,816 voters
The Secret History by Donna TarttPossession by A.S. ByattStoner by John  WilliamsLucky Jim by Kingsley AmisBrideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh
Favorite Novels About Professors or Academics
220th out of 498 books — 605 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
20968th out of 76,972 books — 286,464 voters

Cujo by Stephen  KingThe Hotel New Hampshire by John IrvingGorky Park by Martin Cruz SmithMidnight’s Children by Salman RushdieRed Dragon by Thomas  Harris
Best Books of 1981
106th out of 326 books — 160 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingTwilight by Stephenie MeyerNew Moon by Stephenie MeyerBreaking Dawn by Stephenie MeyerThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Read It Before I Saw the Movie
210th out of 210 books — 125 voters

Code Name Verity by Elizabeth WeinDawn by Ann M. MartinDucky by Ann M. MartinDawn by Ann M. MartinSunny by Ann M. Martin
Non-romantic YA Fiction
35th out of 49 books — 6 voters
The Broken Teaglass by Emily ArsenaultBlood Over Bright Haven by M.L. WangThe Wave by Todd StrasserThe Man in the High Castle by Philip K. DickMidnight Riot by Ben Aaronovitch
National Read A Book Day 2025
3rd out of 15 books — 1 voter

Who Framed Roger Rabbit by Daan JippesTwilight Zone by Robert BlochDisney Frozen by Walt Disney CompanyThe Beatles Yellow Submarine by Bill MorrisonWho Framed Roger Rabbit, As Told by Roger by Walt Disney Company
Film Novelizations
90th out of 245 books — 8 voters
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherThe V Girl by Mya RobartsThe Piano Tuner by Daniel       MasonSpeak by Laurie Halse Anderson
ONLY Stand Alone Novels
125th out of 160 books — 24 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Alice Network by Kate QuinnThe Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather   MorrisWonder by R.J. PalacioEducated by Tara Westover
52 Book Club 2022: #10 A Book Based On A Real Person
319th out of 428 books — 91 voters
The Cup and The Prince by Day LeitaoI Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuistonThe Shadows and the Children by Day LeitaoThe Sphere of Infinity by Day LeitaoStar Spark by Day Leitao
Books With Drawn Characters On The Covers
163rd out of 288 books — 18 voters

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonAll Systems Red by Martha WellsThis Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-MohtarWe Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
[ATY 2022] Page Count: Less Than 220
351st out of 388 books — 62 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Vanishing Half by Brit BennettThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferHamnet by Maggie O'FarrellThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
[ATY 2022] Two Sets of Double Letters in Author Name
387th out of 710 books — 101 voters

Of Mice and Men by John SteinbeckMacbeth by William ShakespeareAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryNight by Elie Wiesel
Quick Reads: Good Books Less Than 250 Pages
282nd out of 287 books — 9 voters
Fangirl by Rainbow RowellThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenEliza and Her Monsters by Francesca ZappiaThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best YA Contemporary Books - Realistic Fiction
73rd out of 85 books — 26 voters

Unwritten by Alicia J. NovoHow to Date a Nerd by Cassie MaeBully by Penelope DouglasHow to Seduce a Band Geek by Cassie MaeLouder Than Words by Iris St. Clair
YA Books That Deal With Bullying
152nd out of 154 books — 189 voters
Fragile by Alexa Weik von MossnerFeynman by Jim OttavianiCadence by Allana SedaThe Liar by Stephen FryHumor Me by Cat Shook
7-Letter Titles
60th out of 74 books — 2 voters

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