The Golden Compass by Philip PullmanThe Subtle Knife by Philip PullmanElla Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineWizard and Glass by Stephen        KingTehanu by Ursula K. Le Guin
Best Fantasy of the 90s
381 books — 786 voters
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyThe Gunslinger by Stephen        KingThe Drawing of the Three by Stephen        KingThe White Dragon by Anne McCaffreyMatilda by Roald Dahl
Best Fantasy of the 80s
342 books — 682 voters

The Earthsea Trilogy by Ursula K. Le GuinDragonsong by Anne McCaffreyThe Neverending Story by Michael EndeThe Stand by Stephen        KingDragonsinger by Anne McCaffrey
Best Fantasy of the 70s
140 books — 306 voters
A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le GuinA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Last Unicorn by Peter S. BeagleJames and the Giant Peach by Roald DahlWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Best Fantasy of the 60s
79 books — 116 voters

The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienThe Return of the King by J.R.R. TolkienThe Magician’s Nephew by C.S. Lewis
Best Fantasy of the 50s
62 books — 126 voters
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. LewisStuart Little by E.B. WhiteAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryPerelandra by C.S. Lewis
Best Fantasy of the 40s
47 books — 50 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienLost Horizon by James HiltonOut of the Silent Planet by C.S. LewisThe Pilgrim's Regress by C.S. LewisThe Book of Dragons by O. Muiriel Fuller
Best Fantasy of the 30s
58 books — 69 voters

The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyThe Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. AuelThe Valley of Horses by Jean M. AuelThe Plains of Passage by Jean M. AuelThe Mammoth Hunters by Jean M. Auel
Awesome Women of the Ancient World
435 books — 952 voters
The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferThe Color Purple by Alice Walker
Best Adult Female Friendship Books
693 books — 1,185 voters

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakDivergent by Veronica RothThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Best Female Lead Characters
4,838 books — 5,851 voters
Dragonflight, Book 1 by Brynne StephensFairy Tales from England by James ReevesWinter of the Ice Wizard by Mary Pope OsborneHaunted Waters by Mary Pope OsborneEragon, Eldest & Brisingr by Christopher Paolini
Books I Wish I'd Read as a Child
145 books — 7 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhitePeter Pan by J.M. Barrie
Fantasy Goodreads for 9-12 years
795 books — 582 voters
Unbroken by Laura HillenbrandThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Hiding Place by Corrie ten BoomHiroshima by John HerseyAnne Frank Remembered by Miep Gies
History Books - Fact and Fiction
1,271 books — 381 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John BoyneNumber the Stars by Lois LowryThe Hiding Place by Corrie ten BoomThe Reader by Bernhard Schlink
Best Holocaust Novels
188 books — 261 voters

Siddhartha by Hermann HesseSelected Poems of Rumi by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-RumiThe Underground Railroad by Colson WhiteheadThe Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondō
Books Recommended by Harry Styles
35 books — 39 voters

Too Much and Never Enough by Mary L. TrumpA Promised Land by Barack ObamaOlympic Pride, American Prejudice by Deborah Riley DraperUnmaking the Presidency by Susan HennesseyCharged by Emily Bazelon
Non-Fiction Published in Year: 2020
695 books — 143 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisHis Dark Materials by Philip PullmanEragon, Eldest & Brisingr by Christopher PaoliniThe Gunslinger by Stephen        King
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,047 books — 11,626 voters

The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenInsurgent by Veronica RothAdapt and Plan for the New Abnormal of the COVID-19 Coronavir... by Gleb TsipurskyThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakLife of Pi by Yann Martel
On your to-be-read-list
83 books — 18 voters
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson RawlsThe Call of the Wild by Jack LondonBecause of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamilloA Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce CameronLassie Come-Home by Eric Knight
Best Middle Grade and YA Animal Fiction
139 books — 36 voters

The Giver by Lois LowryAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryBecause of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamilloAlice in Wonderland by Jane CarruthInkheart by Cornelia Funke
Girl Books for Middle Schoolers
282 books — 44 voters
Inkheart by Cornelia FunkeThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanSearching for Dragons by Patricia C. WredeAnastasia by Carolyn Meyer
Must ReadMiddle Grade Books for Girls
135 books — 91 voters

Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline WoodsonLove That Dog by Sharon CreechLocomotion by Jacqueline WoodsonTo Stay Alive by Skila BrownWords with Wings by Nikki Grimes
Best MG Novels in Verse
116 books — 103 voters
The Giver by Lois LowryThe Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian SelznickThe Phantom Tollbooth by Norton JusterThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettBecause of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
Best Juvenile Chapter Books
150 books — 73 voters