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Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank BaumThe Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Call of the Wild by Jack LondonA Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Best Books of the Decade: 1900s
483 books — 859 voters
Fog Magic by Julia L. SauerMagic Elizabeth by Norma KassirerJane-Emily by Patricia ClappKatie John by Mary CalhounA Stitch in Time by Penelope Lively
Obscure Children's Vintage Gems
662 books — 240 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckCatch-22 by Joseph Heller
Best Twentieth Century American Novels
298 books — 227 voters
1776 by David McCulloughTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinBattle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPhersonJohn Adams by David McCulloughA People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn
U.S. History Reading List
463 books — 168 voters

The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George SpeareMara, Daughter of the Nile by Eloise Jarvis McGrawAnne of the Island by L.M. MontgomeryDaddy-Long-Legs by Jean WebsterThe Perilous Gard by Elizabeth Marie Pope
Old-School Teen Historical Romance
362 books — 161 voters
The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCulloughAll Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueDoctor Zhivago by Boris PasternakThe Cider House Rules by John IrvingEast of Eden by John Steinbeck
Best 1900s Historical Fiction
157 books — 75 voters

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Wind in the Willows by Kenneth GrahameA Room with a View by E.M. ForsterDorothy and the Wizard in Oz by L. Frank BaumThe Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck by Beatrix Potter
Best Books 1908
86 books — 51 voters
Rebecca by Daphne du MaurierNine Coaches Waiting by Mary StewartMistress of Mellyn by Victoria HoltThe Shivering Sands by Victoria HoltDragonwyck by Anya Seton
20th Century Gothic Romances
251 books — 43 voters

Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise BrownMadeline by Ludwig BemelmansThe Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix PotterMake Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskeyBlueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey
Picture Books of the 1940s and Before
293 books — 42 voters
Howards End by E.M. ForsterA Room with a View by E.M. ForsterA Room of One’s Own by Virginia WoolfMrs. Dalloway by Virginia WoolfTo the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
Bloomsbury
110 books — 41 voters

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryA Little Princess by Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank BaumThe Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter
Best Children's Books, 1900-1920
95 books — 38 voters
Peter Pan by J.M. BarrieThe Cherry Orchard by Anton ChekhovThe Marvelous Land of Oz by L. Frank BaumThe Tale of Benjamin Bunny by Beatrix PotterThe Sea Wolf by Jack London
Best of 1904
53 books — 34 voters

A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska OrczyThe House of Mirth by Edith WhartonThe Return of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleWhite Fang by Jack London
Best Books 1905
56 books — 34 voters
War Horse by Michael MorpurgoThe Winter of Red Snow by Kristiana GregoryIsabel by Carolyn MeyerThe Girl Who Chased Away Sorrow by Ann RinaldiNumber the Stars by Lois Lowry
Historical Fiction for Children
123 books — 28 voters

Anne of Avonlea by L.M. MontgomeryThe Road to Oz by L. Frank BaumThe Phantom of the Opera by Gaston LerouxThe Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies by Beatrix PotterA Girl of the Limberlost by Gene Stratton-Porter
Best Books 1909
71 books — 27 voters
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank BaumLord Jim by Joseph ConradSister Carrie by Theodore DreiserThe Three Sisters by Anton ChekhovClaudine at School by Colette
Best Books 1900
90 books — 26 voters

Betsy-Tacy by Maud Hart LovelaceSamantha Learns a Lesson by Susan S. AdlerSamantha's Surprise by Maxine Rose SchurThe Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline KellyMeet Samantha by Susan S. Adler
Middle Grade Fiction set in the 1900s
101 books — 25 voters
The Jungle by Upton SinclairThe Railway Children by E. NesbitPeter Pan in Kensington Gardens by J.M. BarrieThe Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher by Beatrix PotterIn the Days of the Comet by H.G. Wells
Best Books 1906
50 books — 24 voters

The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix PotterJust So Stories by Rudyard KiplingThe Monkey's Paw by W.W. JacobsFive Children and It by E. Nesbit
Best Books 1902
33 books — 24 voters
Ozma of Oz by L. Frank BaumThe Tale of Tom Kitten by Beatrix PotterCautionary Tales for Children by Hilaire BellocThe Secret Agent by Joseph ConradThe Longest Journey by E.M. Forster
Best Books 1907
58 books — 22 voters

The Call of the Wild by Jack LondonThe Riddle of the Sands by Erskine ChildersThe Tale of Squirrel Nutkin by Beatrix PotterRebecca of Sunnybrook Farm by Kate Douglas WigginThe Tailor of Gloucester by Beatrix Potter
Best Books 1903
42 books — 21 voters
Anastasia by Carolyn MeyerThe Lost Crown by Sarah MillerTsarina by J. Nelle PatrickRomanov by Nadine BrandesAnastasia and Her Sisters by Carolyn Meyer
Romanovs in YA & Middle Grade Fiction
23 books — 21 voters

Kim by Rudyard KiplingBuddenbrooks by Thomas MannThe First Men in the Moon by H.G. WellsMy Brilliant Career by Miles FranklinThe Will to Power by Friedrich Nietzsche
Best Books 1901
103 books — 20 voters
Blowback by Chalmers JohnsonConfronting Imperialism by Jim ZwickEmpire of Illusion by Chris HedgesHow to Hide an Empire by Daniel ImmerwahrThe True Flag by Stephen Kinzer
American Empire: Imperialist vs Anti-Imperialist
95 books — 18 voters

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty SmithFalling Angels by Tracy ChevalierThe Railway Children by E. NesbitThe Wings of the Dove by Henry James
Fiction Set in 1900s
19 books — 17 voters
Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis KlauseThe Initiation by L.J. SmithThe China Garden by Liz BerryThe Hunter by L.J. SmithThe Darkangel by Meredith Ann Pierce
Teen Paranormal Romance of the 20th Century
80 books — 13 voters

Testament of Youth by Vera BrittainCripple Creek Days by Mabel Barbee LeePeriod Piece by Gwen RaveratThe Life Stories of Undistinguished Americans as Told by Them... by Hamilton HoltLost Voices of the Edwardians by Max Arthur
Everyday Lives in History: 1890-1919
54 books — 9 voters
The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan MeissnerOutrun the Moon by Stacey Lee1906 by James DalessandroPaperQuake by Kathryn ReissEarthquake at Dawn Rev Pa by Kristiana Gregory
1906 San Francisco Earthquake
14 books — 9 voters

PaperQuake by Kathryn ReissEarthquake in the Early Morning by Mary Pope OsborneEarthquake at Dawn Rev Pa by Kristiana GregoryAftershocks by William LavenderA City Tossed and Broken by Judy Blundell
1906 San Francisco Earthquake in YA & Middle Grade Fiction
27 books — 7 voters
Η φόνισσα by Alexandros PapadiamantisΟ δωδεκάλογος του γύφτου by Kostis PalamasΣτέλλα Βιολάντη by Γρηγόριος Ξενόπουλος
Greek Literature of the 1900s
3 books — 1 voter

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