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Of Poseidon by Anna BanksThe Little Mermaid by Hans Christian AndersenForgive My Fins by Tera Lynn ChildsIngo by Helen DunmoreRising by Holly Kelly
Best mermaid books
461 books — 998 voters
The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle HodkinImaginary Girls by Nova Ren SumaOn the Fringe by Courtney King WalkerA Blue So Dark by Holly SchindlerThe Dead-Tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan
Swimmers on the Cover
293 books — 283 voters

Stealing the Wind by Shira AnthonyThe Deep by Rivers SolomonBlood in the Water by Megan DerrIce Massacre by Tiana WarnerLove Rising by Piper Vaughn
Queer Merfolk
259 books — 283 voters
Jaws by Peter BenchleyMeg by Steve AltenThe Trench by Steve AltenBeast by Peter BenchleyThe Loch by Steve Alten
Sea Monster Books!
160 books — 235 voters

Circe by Madeline MillerThe House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. KluneRemarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van PeltCut Adrift by Jane JesmondThe Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
52 Book Club 2024: #8 Features The Ocean
415 books — 210 voters
Silence by Becca FitzpatrickStarcrossed by Josephine AngeliniTorment by Lauren KateHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingSo Shelly by Ty Roth
Water
894 books — 187 voters

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules VerneThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwayTreasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonLife of Pi by Yann MartelThe Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger
Oceans, Water, Ice
721 books — 175 voters
Keeping Mr. Right Now by Robin BielmanSomeone Like You by Sarah DessenFallen Too Far by Abbi GlinesHer Accidental Husband by Ashlee MalloryBlue Jeans and Coffee Beans by Joanne DeMaio
Beach Covers
488 books — 126 voters

Merciless by Mimi Jean PamfiloffMerMadmen by Mimi Jean PamfiloffMermen by Mimi Jean PamfiloffRising by Holly KellySea of Evil and Desire by J. Střelou
Good Merman / Mermen Books
119 books — 126 voters
Blood River by Tim ButcherLike Water for Chocolate by Laura EsquivelWatership Down by Richard AdamsOn the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls WilderWater for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Title Challenge - Water
1,974 books — 122 voters

Drawn by Chris LedbetterDon't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa JamesComplicated Moonlight by Lynessa LayneLiquid Comfort - A Surf Story by Cheryl Lee PetroChasing Forever Down by Nikki Chartier
Beach Books
122 books — 113 voters
Of Poseidon by Anna BanksThe Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle HodkinWake by Amanda HockingLies Beneath by Anne Greenwood BrownForgive My Fins by Tera Lynn Childs
Seaweed Hair - Drowning Girls on Covers
209 books — 104 voters

Treasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleTwenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules VerneMaster & Commander by Patrick O'BrianTwo Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana Jr.
Maritime Classics
279 books — 99 voters
Listening to Whales by Alexandra MortonBeneath the Surface by John HargroveDeath at SeaWorld by David KirbyInto Great Silence by Eva SaulitisThe Devil's Teeth by Susan Casey
Shores, Coasts, Deltas, Estuaries, Bays, Open Ocean, and Deep Sea
276 books — 99 voters

Flotsam by David WiesnerA House for Hermit Crab by Eric CarleTime of Wonder by Robert McCloskeyOne Morning in Maine by Robert McCloskeyMister Seahorse by Eric Carle
Picture Books About Seaside/Beaches
326 books — 68 voters
Girls at the Edge of the World by Laura Brooke RobsonThe Johnstown Flood by David McCulloughThe Drowned Cities by Paolo BacigalupiFloodland by Marcus SedgwickLove in the Time of Global Warming by Francesca Lia Block
Drowning Towns
432 books — 65 voters

Like Water for Chocolate by Laura EsquivelWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Tea Dragon Society by K. O'NeillDandelion Wine by Ray BradburyThe Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline B. Cooney
Books with Beverages in the Title
805 books — 56 voters
Traffic by Tom VanderbiltThe Box by Marc LevinsonThe Works by Kate AscherThe Big Necessity by Rose GeorgeInfrastructure by Brian Hayes
Underpinnings
143 books — 51 voters

Simply Effective by Ron AshkenasCollective Vengeance by Joseph StanleyHarvard Business Review Leader's Handbook by Ron AshkenasDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis StevensonScythe by Neal Shusterman
Scorpio Fiction
147 books — 51 voters
About Three Authors by Patti RobertsThis Robot Could Be Good by Lady Nicole JohnsonThis Robot Could Be Good by Lady Nicole JohnsonLake News by Barbara DelinskyLake Wobegon Days by Garrison Keillor
Fiction Books Set On A Lake
74 books — 48 voters

The Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckThe Four Winds by Kristin HannahThe Dry by Jane HarperOut of the Dust by Karen HesseDry by Neal Shusterman
Drought in Fiction
200 books — 38 voters
Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesThe Little Mermaid by Hans Christian AndersenA Midsummer Night’s Dream by William ShakespeareTiger Lily by Jodi Lynn AndersonThe Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
Pisces Fiction
98 books — 37 voters

Water for Elephants by Sara GruenLike Water for Chocolate by Laura EsquivelThe Water Is Wide by Pat ConroyThe Color of Water by James McBrideRing of Bright Water by Gavin Maxwell
Books with the word "water" in the title
393 books — 36 voters
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. SeussThe Rainbow Fish by Marcus PfisterThe Cat in the Hat by Dr. SeussSwimmy by Leo LionniThis Is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen
Picture Books About Fish
126 books — 33 voters

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark TwainThe Lost City of Z by David GrannHeart of Darkness by Joseph ConradDeath on the Nile by Agatha Christie
Row Your Boat
122 books — 29 voters
Wait For It by Jenn McKinlayThe Roughest Draft by Emily WibberleyFour Wives by Wendy WalkerIn Too Deep by Kimberly DertingHusbands & Lovers by Beatriz Williams
Swimming Pools on the Cover
110 books — 29 voters

The Richest Season by Maryann McFaddenMrs. Darcy and the Blue-Eyed Stranger by Lee SmithRemarkable Creatures by Tracy ChevalierThe Sign for Drowning by Rachel StolzmanAs Simple as It Seems by Sarah Weeks
Seashells
80 books — 25 voters
Out of Air by Rachel ReissThe Waves by Virginia WoolfThe Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil GaimanOf Poseidon by Anna BanksDeep Blue by Jennifer Donnelly
cover with body of water
156 books — 20 voters

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Wind in the Willows by Kenneth GrahameCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsWater for Elephants by Sara Gruen
4 Elements- Earth, Air, Fire, & Water
396 books — 19 voters
Stasis by Kim FieldingEquipoise by Kim FieldingEquilibrium by Katey HawthorneBurn by T.J. KluneFlux by Kim Fielding
Best M/M Elementals (fiction)
42 books — 15 voters

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