Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Grace Wright (29 Lists)



Harry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsBridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonNumber the Stars by Lois LowryThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Top 100 Middle School Must-Reads
2,264 books — 3,651 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottSense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Best Woman-Authored Books
8,221 books — 5,217 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakBridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Best Young Adult Books
13,096 books — 80,178 voters
I Am Princess X by Cherie PriestPopular by Maya Van WagenenThe Running Dream by Wendelin Van DraanenThe War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker BradleyRebel Mechanics by Shanna Swendson
2017 Oregon Battle of the Books (OBOB) Grades 6-8
16 books — 2 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Best Young Adult Fiction
3,600 books — 6,916 voters
One for the Murphys by Lynda Mullaly HuntDrama by Raina TelgemeierJake and Lily by Jerry SpinelliThree Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage
Middle Grade Novels of 2012
253 books — 633 voters

The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker BradleyRoller Girl by Victoria JamiesonThe Penderwicks in Spring by Jeanne BirdsallA Night Divided by Jennifer A. NielsenThe Honest Truth by Dan Gemeinhart
Middle Grade Novels of 2015
587 books — 1,120 voters
The One by Kiera Cass
YA Novels of 2014
1,506 books — 8,774 voters

The Selection by Kiera Cass
YA Novels of 2012
1,237 books — 10,182 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott
Strong Female Characters Written by Female Authors
1,676 books — 1,399 voters

Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris GrabensteinDoll Bones by Holly BlackCounting by 7s by Holly Goldberg SloanWednesdays in the Tower by Jessica Day GeorgeJinx by Sage Blackwood
Middle Grade Novels of 2013
377 books — 811 voters
Gone Crazy in Alabama by Rita Williams-GarciaFrom the Notebooks of a Middle School Princess by Meg CabotPresident of the Whole Sixth Grade by Sherri Winston
2015 YA/MG Books With POC Leads
235 books — 227 voters

Raymie Nightingale by Kate DiCamilloThe Only Girl in School by Natalie StandifordRoyal Wedding Disaster by Meg CabotIt Ain't So Awful, Falafel by Firoozeh DumasThe Tapper Twins Run for President by Geoff Rodkey
Middle Grade Novels of 2016
607 books — 948 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakPie by Sarah WeeksNumber the Stars by Lois LowryThe Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
Best Books For 12-13 Year Old Girls
693 books — 575 voters

Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg SloanReturn to Sender by Julia AlvarezStrike Three, You're Dead by Josh BerkWritten in Stone by Rosanne ParryThe Great Trouble by Deborah Hopkinson
2016 Oregon Battle of the Books (OBOB) Grades 6-8
16 books — 9 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankNumber the Stars by Lois LowryThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott
Best Children's Books Involving War
184 books — 73 voters

Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer L. HolmA Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue ParkOut of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper
APL Battle Books 5th Grade, 2014
26 books — 15 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankWonder by R.J. PalacioThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John BoyneA Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue ParkSmile by Raina Telgemeier
Must reads for everyone
34 books — 11 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
Best Books With Witches
1,778 books — 2,404 voters
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienIl giardino segreto by Frances Hodgson BurnettHarry Potter Boxed Set, Books 1-5 by J.K. Rowling
50 Books Every Child Should Read
1,361 books — 1,054 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Favorite Book in the Harry Potter Series
28 books — 1,802 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
Best Juvenile Fiction Series (Ages 7-12)
630 books — 386 voters

The Ghosts of Tupelo Landing by Sheila TurnageEl Deafo by Cece Bell
Middle Grade Novels of 2014
521 books — 1,155 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Best Tween Fantasy
42 books — 55 voters

Smile by Raina TelgemeierHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling11 Birthdays by Wendy MassThe City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrauResearch for the Social Improvement and General Betterment of... by Amy Ignatow
Best Girls Tween Fiction
387 books — 245 voters
Smile by Raina TelgemeierDrama by Raina TelgemeierSisters by Raina TelgemeierKristy's Great Idea by Raina TelgemeierResearch for the Social Improvement and General Betterment of... by Amy Ignatow
Best Graphic Novels for Children
1,451 books — 1,797 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,832 books — 21,951 voters
My Brother is my Best Friend by Nicole Weaver
Children's Books About Multiples
298 books — 82 voters

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,545 books — 120,070 voters