Eleanor by David MichaelisJFK by Fredrik LogevallCatching the Wind by Neal Gabler
NYT Editors’ Choice 202012
50 books — 5 voters
Trout's Lie by Percival EverettThe Collected Poems by Langston Hughes
2015 Poetry by African-Americans
26 books — 5 voters

Lady Sings the Blues by Billie HolidaySurprised by Joy by C.S. Lewis
Best Memoirs Published in the 1950s
19 books — 8 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienLittle House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls WilderThe Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Trees, Woods, Forests
852 books — 200 voters

A House Like a Lotus by Madeleine L'EngleForever... by Judy BlumeThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Beginning Place by Ursula K. Le Guin
20th Century YA Fiction with Sex
139 books — 23 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsDivergent by Veronica RothInsurgent by Veronica RothThe Giver by Lois LowryAllegiant by Veronica Roth
Best Young Adult Dystopian Novels
596 books — 2,653 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggThe Color Purple by Alice Walker
Best Southern Books
826 books — 738 voters
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensThe Phantom of the Opera by Gaston LerouxThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott
Unrequited Love
367 books — 193 voters

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Year They Burned the Books by Nancy GardenForever... by Judy BlumeThe House You Pass on the Way by Jacqueline WoodsonMissing Angel Juan by Francesca Lia Block
20th Century YA with LGBT Themes
177 books — 49 voters
The Ugly Duckling by Jerry PinkneyGoodnight Moon by Margaret Wise BrownThe Good Earth by Pearl S. BuckGood Dog, Carl by Alexandra DayYou Can't Keep a Good Woman Down by Alice Walker
The Good, the Bad, the Ugly
913 books — 53 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddWater for Elephants by Sara GruenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeLife of Pi by Yann Martel
Best Beach Reads 2013
2,201 books — 4,186 voters
Kitchen by Banana YoshimotoThe Complete Stories by Flannery O'ConnorThe Ballad of the Sad Café and Other Stories by Carson McCullersWomen Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola EstésDon't Look Now and Other Stories by Daphne du Maurier
Women's Short Stories
608 books — 39 voters

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Hot Zone by Richard   PrestonThe Ghost Map by Steven JohnsonThe Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha MukherjeeThe Great Influenza by John M. Barry
History of Medicine
351 books — 157 voters
Watership Down by Richard  AdamsMrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'BrienCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteThe Last Unicorn by Peter S. BeagleThe Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
Best Animal Books in Fantasy
279 books — 506 voters

Blue Dragon by Rebecca Shelley
2012 YA/MG Fantasy Books
239 books — 642 voters
Places I Never Meant to Be by Judy BlumeSecond Sight by Madeleine L'Engle2041 by Jane YolenTwelve Impossible Things Before Breakfast by Jane YolenChicken Soup for the Teenage Soul by Jack Canfield
20th Century YA Anthologies
170 books — 15 voters

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank BaumCoraline by Neil GaimanAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Girls Underground Books
21 books — 8 voters

Eleanor & Park by Rainbow RowellThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakMessenger by Lois Lowry
Best YA books of the 2000s
66 books — 14 voters
War Horse by Michael MorpurgoThe Black Stallion by Walter Farley
Best Horse Books For Young Adults
25 books — 18 voters

Genghis by Conn IgguldenAmerican Shaolin by Matthew PollyA Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah
Alex Award 2008 Winners
10 books — 7 voters
The Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldCoraline by Neil Gaiman
Reading Rants! Top 10 of 2002
10 books — 8 voters

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryAnne of Windy Poplars by L.M. MontgomeryAnne of Avonlea by L.M. MontgomeryAnne of the Island by L.M. MontgomeryAnne's House of Dreams by L.M. Montgomery
YA Redheads
30 books — 9 voters
The Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodLife of Pi by Yann MartelThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Best Books for 16-Year-Olds
58 books — 9 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHoles by Louis SacharForever... by Judy BlumeThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonDivergent by Veronica Roth
YA Must Reads!
36 books — 11 voters
The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenDivergent by Veronica RothHoles by Louis SacharThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyLooking for Alaska by John Green
Best YA (in my opinion)
24 books — 9 voters