A Royal Experiment by Janice HadlowBecoming Queen by Kate WilliamsThe Last Princess by Matthew DennisonMistress Anne by Carolly Erickson
The Best British Biographies
88 books — 7 voters
Black Beauty by Anna SewellThe Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis
Horse Books/Novels
1,547 books — 712 voters

Iron Kingdom by Christopher   ClarkSchindler’s List by Thomas KeneallyThe Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. ShirerThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankCatherine the Great by Robert K. Massie
European History
786 books — 159 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. ShirerIron Kingdom by Christopher   ClarkThe Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx
German History
591 books — 154 voters

The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. AuelThe Help by Kathryn StockettBeanpole by Barbara Park
Tall Heroines
207 books — 37 voters
Anne of the Island by L.M. MontgomeryAnne of Windy Poplars by L.M. MontgomeryBy the Shores of Silver Lake by Laura Ingalls WilderMeet Kit by Valerie Tripp
Boarding Houses
217 books — 32 voters

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty  SmithTales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy BlumeSuperfudge by Judy BlumeOtherwise Known as Sheila the Great by Judy Blume
Apartment Building Fiction
189 books — 42 voters
Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls WilderThe Lorax by Dr. SeussThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverBridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Trees, Woods, Forests
847 books — 200 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëDaddy-Long-Legs by Jean WebsterDavid Copperfield by Charles DickensA Little Princess by Frances Hodgson BurnettBoy by Roald Dahl
Boarding School Stories
957 books — 1,011 voters
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. ShirerThings Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
How The Mighty Have Fallen
58 books — 19 voters

Dragon Lady by Sterling SeagraveCatherine the Great by Robert K. MassieNefertiti by Michelle MoranThe White Princess by Philippa GregoryThe White Queen by Philippa Gregory
Female Rulers
231 books — 43 voters
To the Scaffold by Carolly Erickson
Marie-Antoinette Non-Fiction
30 books — 26 voters

Catherine de Medici by Leonie FriedaThe Secret Wife of Louis XIV by Veronica Buckley
French History
269 books — 82 voters
Nicholas and Alexandra by Robert K. MassiePrincess by jean-sassonCatherine de Medici by Leonie FriedaMargaret Beaufort by Elizabeth NortonDragon Lady by Sterling Seagrave
Of Kings and Queens
448 books — 196 voters

The Red Queen by Philippa GregoryThe Heretic Queen by Michelle    MoranThe Kingmaker's Daughter by Philippa GregoryEmpress Orchid by Anchee MinEmpress by Shan Sa
Royal Fiction
510 books — 217 voters

Good Omens by Terry PratchettThe Absolute Sandman, Volume 1 by Neil GaimanSmoke and Mirrors by Neil GaimanThe Sandman, Vol. 10 by Neil GaimanThe Sandman Omnibus Vol. 1 by Neil Gaiman
Best of Neil Gaiman
113 books — 509 voters
Alcestis by Katharine BeutnerWorthy of Love by M.M. KinKhthonios by M.M. Kin
Classical Fiction
73 books — 67 voters

Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night by Joanna Lee
Teen Pregnancy
357 books — 281 voters
Oliver Twist by Charles DickensA Little Princess by Frances Hodgson BurnettAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty  Smith
Sweatshops & Child Labor
219 books — 27 voters

Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan SwiftThe Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid BanksThumbelina by Brad SneedHorton Hears a Who! by Dr. Seuss
Novels Featuring Miniature People
301 books — 79 voters
The Giver by Lois LowryAmong the Hidden by Margaret Peterson HaddixThe Ear, the Eye, and the Arm by Nancy Farmer
Middle-Grade Dystopias
132 books — 66 voters

The Drowned World by J.G. BallardNew York 2140 by Kim Stanley Robinson
Drowning Towns
423 books — 61 voters
Dune by Frank Herbert
Books Where the Future is Dry
16 books — 14 voters

The Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckDry by Neal ShustermanDune by Frank Herbert
Drought in Fiction
197 books — 34 voters

Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Red Badge of Courage by Stephen CraneShōgun by James ClavellA Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Best War Novels
1,657 books — 1,376 voters
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Tornadoes in Fiction
144 books — 28 voters

The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
"Witch" is not really a Witch
101 books — 16 voters
Japanese Fairy Tales by Yei Theodora OzakiPeony by Pearl S. BuckI Am Malala by Malala YousafzaiThe Last Empress by Anchee MinThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Best Books on Asia
995 books — 815 voters