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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by M.M. Strawberry Library & Reviews (772 Lists)



The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen CraneGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Little House Books by Laura Ingalls WilderSnow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa SeeEmpress Orchid by Anchee Min
Best 1800s Historical Fiction
451 books — 263 voters
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensLes Liaisons dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de LaclosFelicity's Surprise by Valerie TrippChanges for Felicity by Valerie TrippMeet Felicity by Valerie Tripp
18th Century Historical Fiction
163 books — 71 voters

Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierShōgun by James ClavellThe Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George SpeareThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Historical fiction 1600 - 1700
127 books — 79 voters
Sacred Hearts by Sarah DunantThe Prince and the Pauper by Mark TwainThe Red Queen by Philippa GregoryIn the Company of the Courtesan by Sarah Dunant
Fiction Set in 16th Century
158 books — 70 voters

The Red Queen by Philippa GregoryThe Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant
Fiction Set in 15th Century
77 books — 50 voters
The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. AuelPromised Valley Rebellion by Ron FritschThe Source by James A. Michener
Best Pre-History Fiction
195 books — 372 voters

Elemental Magic by Mercedes Lackey
[Quality] Magic
387 books — 25 voters
The Soong Dynasty by Sterling SeagraveDragon Lady by Sterling SeagraveTwilight in the Forbidden City by Reginald Fleming Johnston Sir
Chinese history
45 books — 12 voters

Pope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Cross
Fiction set in 5th to 10th centuries
172 books — 85 voters
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz
Best Halloween Picture Books
762 books — 585 voters

MELANIA TRUMP Honoring FLOTUS by Richard W. LinfordThe Vision by Debi Pearl
Crap Of The Crop: Worst Self-Published Books
144 books — 16 voters
Lon Po Po by Ed Young
Hong Kong, Taiwan or China in Juvenile Fiction
233 books — 17 voters

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi by Rudyard Kipling
India in Juvenile Fiction
236 books — 19 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniI Am Malala by Malala YousafzaiThe Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis
Books Set in the -stan Countries
330 books — 172 voters

The Epic of Gilgamesh by AnonymousMy Father's Paradise by Ariel Sabar
Books Set in Iraq
117 books — 17 voters
The Red Tent by Anita DiamantThe Source by James A. Michener
Books Set in Israel
268 books — 75 voters

The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
Catholic School Fiction
139 books — 26 voters
The Complete Persepolis by Marjane SatrapiThe Persian Cinderella by Shirley Climo
Books Set in Iran
198 books — 53 voters

Princess by jean-sassonPrincess Sultana's Daughters by Jean SassonPrincess Sultana's Circle by Jean Sasson
Books Set in Saudi Arabia
79 books — 26 voters
Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds NaylorHeaven by V.C. Andrews
Books Set in West Virginia
227 books — 44 voters

Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonMeet Felicity by Valerie TrippFlowers in the Attic by V.C. AndrewsThe Red Badge of Courage by Stephen CraneAbsolute Power by David Baldacci
Books Set in Virginia
416 books — 108 voters
Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine PatersonBlue Smoke by Nora Roberts
Books Set in Maryland
343 books — 62 voters

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Carnivorous Houses (and Other Carnivorous Inanimate Objects)
19 books — 9 voters
By the Shores of Silver Lake by Laura Ingalls WilderLittle Town on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls WilderThese Happy Golden Years by Laura Ingalls WilderThe Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Books Set in South Dakota
183 books — 35 voters

Pollyanna by Eleanor H. Porter
Books Set in Vermont
389 books — 139 voters
Pudd'nhead Wilson by Mark Twain
Books Set in Missouri
177 books — 44 voters

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Books Set in Arkansas
220 books — 89 voters
Angels Fall by Nora Roberts
Books Set in Wyoming
322 books — 92 voters

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyRamona the Brave by Beverly ClearyRamona and Her Father by Beverly ClearyBeezus and Ramona by Beverly ClearyRamona the Pest by Beverly Cleary
Books Set in Oregon
538 books — 115 voters
The Phoenix and the Carpet by E. NesbitX-Men by Chris Claremont
Fiction: Phoenix (Mythological Bird)
100 books — 45 voters