The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter by Sharyn McCrumbThe Ballad of Frankie Silver by Sharyn McCrumbThe Rosewood Casket by Sharyn McCrumbZombies of the Gene Pool by Sharyn McCrumbDovey Coe by Frances O'Roark Dowell
Appalachian Fiction
268 books — 323 voters
Going Solo by Roald DahlAll Creatures Great and Small by James HerriotNickel and Dimed by Barbara EhrenreichOn Writing by Stephen        KingFree for All by Don Borchert
A Day in the Life: Work Memoirs
813 books — 404 voters

Man Who Wanted Seven Wives by Katie Letcher LyleA Month of Sundays by John UpdikeWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëA Dark Dividing by Sarah RayneWhat I Saw and How I Lied by Judy Blundell
What Not to Marry
233 books — 82 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathPersepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Jezebel's Books All Women Should Read
772 books — 1,402 voters
Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini TaylorA Monster Calls by Patrick NessWhere She Went by Gayle FormanAnna Dressed in Blood by Kendare BlakeAnna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
Top Five-Star Reads of 2011
415 books — 671 voters

Stiff by Mary RoachFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Cider House Rules by John IrvingThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Medicine and Literature
1,833 books — 1,989 voters

Ivanhoe by Walter ScottThe Sword in the Stone by T.H. White
Fictional Robin Hood
156 books — 325 voters

Annie's Adventures by Lauren Baratz-LogstedThe Shadow Thieves by Anne UrsuLarklight by Philip ReeveFlora Segunda by Ysabeau S. WilceLeviathan by Scott Westerfeld
Great Read-Aloud Fantasy Books
189 books — 79 voters
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteHarry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingMatilda by Roald DahlThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
Best Read-Aloud Chapter Books
1,173 books — 1,480 voters

Nosh, Schlep, Schluff by Laurel Snyder
Jewish Children's Books
81 books — 49 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Neverending Story by Michael EndeThe Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick NessThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanAgent to the Stars by John Scalzi
Best Fictional Pets
175 books — 49 voters

Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick
Mock Newbery 2011/2012
39 books — 54 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Best Feminist Fiction
1,495 books — 2,651 voters

A Distant Mirror by Barbara W. TuchmanUndaunted Courage by Stephen E. AmbroseLies My Teacher Told Me by James W. LoewenGhost Soldiers by Hampton SidesThe March Of Folly by Barbara W. Tuchman
Best History Books
3,639 books — 3,670 voters
The Shining by Stephen        KingThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonA Christmas Carol by Charles DickensGhost Story by Peter StraubThe Turn of the Screw by Henry James
Ghost Stories
1,471 books — 1,874 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespearePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
I Saw the Movie & Read the Book
1,927 books — 1,761 voters
Dracula by Bram StokerFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Shining by Stephen        KingScary Stories by Barry MoserCharles Keeping's Book of Classic Ghost Stories by Charles Keeping
Best Books to Read for Halloween
1,145 books — 1,242 voters

Tanglewreck by Jeanette WintersonLarklight by Philip ReeveStarcross by Philip ReeveMothstorm by Philip Reeve
What Book Would You Like To Live In?
8,759 books — 8,696 voters
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondStiff by Mary RoachMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John BerendtLast Chance to See by Douglas Adams
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,222 books — 8,062 voters

The Penderwicks at Point Mouette by Jeanne BirdsallSmall Persons with Wings by Ellen BooraemThe Great Wall of Lucy Wu by Wendy Wan-Long Shang
Newbery 2012
145 books — 654 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenAnimal Farm by George OrwellJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
BBC Book List 2003
68 books — 97 voters