The Bad Beginning by Lemony SnicketThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankRoom by Emma DonoghueThe Odyssey by HomerFlowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Unique Narrators
403 books — 346 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Help by Kathryn StockettTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
14,511 books — 16,082 voters

Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise BrownWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteHow the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. SeussAlexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst
Books I Don't Mind Reading My Kids.....
933 books — 564 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,203 books — 28,365 voters

Crank by Ellen HopkinsFallout by Ellen HopkinsGlass by Ellen Hopkins
Novels in Verse
419 books — 750 voters
The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonPaper Towns by John Green
Best Book Cover 2009
333 books — 2,844 voters

Speak by Laurie Halse AndersonLooking for Alaska by John GreenGo Ask Alice by Beatrice SparksThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyDreamland by Sarah Dessen
DCPL's Teen Desolation Booklist
101 books — 211 voters
The King's Speech by Mark Logue
Oscar Winners-Best Picture
64 books — 20 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenGo Ask Alice by Beatrice SparksSpeak by Laurie Halse AndersonThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Best Dark YA Books
200 books — 218 voters
The King's Speech by Mark Logue
Best Biographies
1,646 books — 2,927 voters

Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise BrownWinnie-the-Pooh by A.A. MilneWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakThe Monster at the End of this Book by Jon StoneWhere the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
Books I Will Read to My Kids
90 books — 16 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Books That I Read Every Single Year
40 books — 36 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankSarah's Key by Tatiana de RosnayNight by Elie WieselThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
Well-Written Holocaust Books
886 books — 2,874 voters

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakThe Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric CarleThe Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussGoodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
Best Children's Books
5,290 books — 6,659 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 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 Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
Wizards, Magic, and More!
91 books — 27 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 Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
Books That You Have Read More Than Twice
680 books — 125 voters

The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenWonder by R.J. Palacio
Best Books of 2012
3,523 books — 9,205 voters

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskySpeak by Laurie Halse AndersonLooking for Alaska by John GreenGo Ask Alice by Beatrice Sparks
Best Teen Books About Real Problems
2,979 books — 12,431 voters
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall by Barry DenenbergThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Our favorite diary books
197 books — 121 voters

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingCharlotte’s Web by E.B. White
Books With Unforgettable Characters
9,421 books — 8,357 voters
Forrest Gump by Winston GroomThe Devil Wears Prada by Lauren WeisbergerJurassic Park by Michael CrichtonMary Poppins by P.L. TraversA Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks
I Only Watched the Movie!
1,217 books — 6,118 voters

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,560 books — 18,700 voters
The Lottery by Shirley Jackson
Best Short Stories of All Time
597 books — 395 voters