Emily of New Moon by L.M. MontgomeryJohnny Tremain by Esther ForbesA Girl of the Limberlost by Gene Stratton-PorterThe 101 Dalmatians by Dodie SmithThe Black Stallion by Walter Farley
Forgotten Kids Books of Quality
952 books — 338 voters

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien1984 by George Orwell
Best Beginning
710 books — 646 voters

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettHeidi by Johanna SpyriEthan Frome by Edith WhartonPollyanna by Eleanor H. PorterLisa, Bright and Dark by John Neufeld
Historical Novels About Illness
72 books — 20 voters
The Gift of the Magi by O. HenryThe Gift of the Magi by O. HenryThe Story of the Other Wise Man by Henry Van DykeThe Littlest Camel by Judy Lee Aguiar
The Three Wise Men
30 books — 17 voters

The Golden Compass by Philip PullmanThe Renegades of Pern by Anne McCaffreyThree Golden Oranges and Other Spanish Folk Tales by Ralph Steele BoggsThe Silver Blade by Sally GardnerThe Red Necklace by Sally Gardner
The Traveling People
78 books — 18 voters
Candy Bomber by Michael O. Tunnell
Maine Student Book Awards 2011-2012
43 books — 27 voters

Empire of the Sun by J.G. BallardThe Balkan Trilogy by Olivia ManningRubies in the Snow by Kate HubbardThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakRoll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor
YA Historical Fiction
103 books — 46 voters
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyLove and Fury by Samantha SilvaThe Wonder by Emma Donoghue
Healers, Midwives, and Doctors
52 books — 38 voters

Number the Stars by Lois LowryThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettBridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonBecause of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamilloThe Red Pony by John Steinbeck
Books with Ten-Year-Old Protagonists
159 books — 17 voters
1776 by David McCulloughTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnThe Federalist Papers by Alexander HamiltonUndaunted Courage by Stephen E. Ambrose
U.S. History Reading List
436 books — 134 voters

Allegiant by Veronica RothRump by Liesl ShurtliffThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanPeter by Christopher Daniel MechlingTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
YA & MG Novels of 2013
370 books — 584 voters
Perrault's Fairy Tales by Charles PerraultTreasury of Classic Stories for Children by Eric CarleLittle Miss Story Treasury by Roger HargreavesBeatrix Potter Illustrated Collection by Beatrix PotterThomas the Tank Engine Treasury by W. Awdry
Children's Book Treasuries
174 books — 24 voters

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlCoraline by Neil GaimanAre You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy BlumeIt's Not the End of the World by Judy Blume
Books with Eleven-Year-Old Protagonists
224 books — 28 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Story of My Life by Helen KellerZlata's Diary by Zlata FilipovićWomen's Diaries of the Westward Journey by Lillian SchlisselResistance by Agnès Humbert
Women's Journals and Diaries in History
469 books — 213 voters

The Giver by Lois LowrySadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor CoerrDandelion Wine by Ray BradburySummer of My German Soldier by Bette GreeneThe Cay by Theodore Taylor
Books with Twelve-Year-Old Protagonists
278 books — 25 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeDivergent by Veronica RothInkheart by Cornelia FunkeThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Best Books for Teen Readers
1,160 books — 1,396 voters

The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryEragon by Christopher PaoliniThe Gunslinger by Stephen        King
Best Series Books
737 books — 686 voters

A Christmas Carol by Charles DickensHow the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. SeussThe Night Before Christmas by Clement Clarke MooreThe Polar Express by Chris Van AllsburgThe Gift of the Magi by O. Henry
Favorite Christmas Books
1,475 books — 1,551 voters

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckRoom by Emma DonoghueHow to Train Your Dragon by Cressida CowellLife Without Limits by Nick Vujicic
Books With Disabled Protagonists
143 books — 43 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenDivergent by Veronica RothTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
BOOKS THAT WON'T WASTE YOUR TIME
1,114 books — 603 voters