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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
466 books — 855 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
661 books — 238 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 SteinbeckFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Twentieth Century American Novels
299 books — 227 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

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
444 books — 142 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
149 books — 69 voters

Rebecca by Daphne du MaurierSecrets of Rose Briar Hall by Kelsey JamesNine Coaches Waiting by Mary StewartMistress of Mellyn by Victoria HoltThe Shivering Sands by Victoria Holt
20th Century Gothic Romances
255 books — 55 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 — 49 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
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise BrownMadeline by Ludwig BemelmansThe Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix PotterMake Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskeyThe Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper
Picture Books of the 1940s and Before
291 books — 38 voters

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettA Little Princess by Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank BaumPeter Pan by J.M. Barrie
Best Children's Books, 1900-1920
95 books — 37 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

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 — 33 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 — 26 voters

War Horse by Michael MorpurgoIsabel by Carolyn MeyerThe Girl Who Chased Away Sorrow by Ann RinaldiNumber the Stars by Lois LowryThe Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
Historical Fiction for Children
123 books — 26 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 — 25 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 Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix PotterJust So Stories by Rudyard KiplingHeart of Darkness by Joseph ConradThe Monkey's Paw by W.W. Jacobs
Best Books 1902
35 books — 24 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 — 23 voters
Kim by Rudyard KiplingThe Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix PotterThe First Men in the Moon by H.G. WellsMy Brilliant Career by Miles FranklinThe Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov
Best Books 1901
114 books — 21 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 — 20 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
22 books — 20 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 — 19 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

Blowback by Chalmers JohnsonConfronting Imperialism by Jim ZwickEmpire of Illusion by Chris HedgesThe True Flag by Stephen KinzerTo the Person Sitting in Darkness by Mark Twain
American Empire: Imperialist vs Anti-Imperialist
87 books — 14 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 LeeGoodbye to All That by Robert GravesLost Voices of the Edwardians by Max ArthurPeriod Piece by Gwen Raverat
Everyday Lives in History: 1890-1919
55 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 LavenderThe Wakefield Legacy by Francine Pascal
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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