Big Books of 2026

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Voyage on the Great Titanic by Ellen Emerson WhiteThe Girl Who Came Home by Hazel GaynorThe Second Mrs. Astor by Shana AbeFateful by Claudia GrayRaise the Titanic! by Clive Cussler
Fiction about the Titanic
140 books — 184 voters
The Giver by Lois LowryThe Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian SelznickThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Adventures of Tempest & Serena by Marty Mokler BanksThe Alien Mind by V.L. Jennings
Best Juvenile Chapter Books
150 books — 73 voters

Emma by Jane AustenDune by Frank HerbertKate by Tate JamesFake by Tate JamesLiar by Tate James
It is a four letter word......
344 books — 38 voters
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Help by Kathryn StockettOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckThe Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle ZevinThe Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
Accidents happen
171 books — 37 voters

Loose Lips Sink Ships by Hilary LawrenceA DANGEROUS TRADE by Oscar OrtizInterview with the Vampire by Anne RiceThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Darkangel by Meredith Ann Pierce
Just one book
151 books — 36 voters
Shōgun by James ClavellMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenStrange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi KawakamiNorwegian Wood by Haruki MurakamiThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami
Fictitious Japan
137 books — 35 voters

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettI Capture the Castle by Dodie SmithThe Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Help by Kathryn StockettJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
What took me so long?
120 books — 32 voters
IT'S OK TO CRY by Daniel HamelThe Six Macs and the Purple Orb by David J. DawkinsWonder by R.J. PalacioThe Six Macs and the Bell of Souls by David J. DawkinsThe War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Best books for children aged 9-11
131 books — 21 voters

Strong by Rob KearneyThe Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler WarnerD'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths by Ingri d'AulairePippi Longstocking by Astrid LindgrenLittle House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Best Books For Kids 6-8
107 books — 13 voters
The Struggle for the People’s King by Hajar YazdihaThe Radical King by Martin Luther King Jr.Letter from the Birmingham Jail by Martin Luther King Jr.Let the Trumpet Sound by Stephen B. OatesA Testament of Hope by Martin Luther King Jr.
(The Reverend) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (fiction and nonfiction)
110 books — 12 voters

Ramona Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly ClearyBecause of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamilloThe One and Only Ivan by Katherine ApplegateThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettSweep by Jonathan Auxier
Best Books for kids 8-10
136 books — 12 voters
Strong by Rob KearneyWhere the Sidewalk Ends by Shel SilversteinMiss Rumphius by Barbara CooneyEach Kindness by Jacqueline WoodsonThe True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka
Best Books For Young Kids 5-7
106 books — 10 voters

Christmas Wombat by Jackie FrenchWombat Divine by Mem FoxTea and Sugar Christmas by Jane JollyEmily's Bush Christmas by Jackie FrenchLittle Dog and the Christmas Wish by Corinne Fenton
Australian Christmas!
30 books — 7 voters
The Mark of Athena by Rick RiordanThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanWhen Lightning Strikes by Jenny CarrollFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyHeat Lightning by John Sandford
Thunderbolts and Lightning.
112 books — 7 voters

The Little House Collection by Laura Ingalls WilderJohnny Tremain by Esther ForbesHenry Huggins by Beverly ClearyIf the Cardinal Flies Home by Corrine DaltonA Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck
YA and Junior Clean Reading List Part 1
102 books — 6 voters
A Girl from Yamhill by Beverly ClearyMeet Spelling by Charlotte CotterThe Amazing World of Arthur Klump by Eric TrumAn Official Guide to ... the Next Step by Sweet Cherry PublishingThe Bright Bay Mermaids by Jamie M. Kaye
Books for Y3 Pupils
111 books — 5 voters

When You Reach Me by Rebecca SteadCheaper by the Dozen by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr.Treasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonHatchet by Gary PaulsenGreenglass House by Kate Milford
The Best Books for Tweens Aged 10-12
81 books — 5 voters
The Little Book of Little Activists by Penguin Young ReadersElsie Mae Has Something to Say by Nancy J. CavanaughHere We Are by Kelly JensenResisters by Lauren SharkeyPeaceful Fights for Equal Rights by Rob Sanders
Books For and About Young Activists
38 books — 4 voters

The Heart of Touqar - THT - Epic - Vol 1 by Dr.Eng.Sara AhmadHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingRAY TAYLOR AND THE TORN AND TATTERED TREASURE MAP by N. DegenSkulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landyملحمة قلب التوقار 1 by Dr.Eng.Sara Ahmad
Tween Fantasy Wall
37 books — 4 voters
The Magician’s Nephew by C.S. LewisThe Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamilloThe Wind in the Willows by Kenneth GrahameAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Best Books For Children 7-9
104 books — 4 voters

Hunted by Skye Melki-WegnerThe Ark Plan by Laura MartinDodging Dinosaurs by Wendy MassThe Village Dinosaur by Phyllis ArkleDoctor Who and the Dinosaur Invasion by Malcolm Hulke
Dinosaurs: early chapter books through YA
58 books — 4 voters
Oliver Twist by Charles DickensThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeHow to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale CarnegieInherit the Wind by Jerome LawrenceLetters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke
Ambitious Books to Read Junior Year
100 books — 3 voters

American Literature by Roy J. DeferrariMorality for Catholic Students by Thomas J. CentrellaThe Fathers of the Church by Mike AquilinaSaxon Algebra 2 by John H. Saxon Jr.A Man for All Seasons by Robert Bolt
Seton High School Junior Grade 11 Curriculum Booklist
11 books — 1 voter

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