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Baby-sitters' Island Adventure by Ann M. MartinCalifornia Girls! by Ann M. MartinDawn and the Older Boy by Ann M. Martin
My 90s nostalgia
3 books — 1 voter
Day One by Kelly deVosThe Cousins by Karen M. McManus
YA Releases of December, 2020
32 books — 130 voters

Hush by Dylan FarrowBroken Wish by Julie C. DaoKingdom of Sea and Stone by Mara Rutherford
YA Releases of October, 2020
67 books — 170 voters
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
The Book Ruined The Movie!
4 books — 3 voters

1984 by George OrwellHarry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,788 books — 49,737 voters
Hex Hall by Rachel HawkinsThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherA Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba BrayEvernight by Claudia Gray
Books I wouldn't have discovered without Goodreads
2,669 books — 1,034 voters

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankStolen Lives by Malika OufkirAutobiography of a Face by Lucy Grealy
Memoirs by Women
2,945 books — 2,992 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankNumber the Stars by Lois LowryThe Devil's Arithmetic by Jane YolenSophie’s Choice by William Styron
Well-Written Holocaust Books
884 books — 2,870 voters

Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K. HamiltonDead Until Dark by Charlaine HarrisPostmortem by Patricia CornwellThe Princess Diaries by Meg CabotWicked by Nancy Holder
Series I've Given Up On...
1,024 books — 3,352 voters
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleHoles by Louis SacharBridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonFrom the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. KonigsburgNumber the Stars by Lois Lowry
The Most Deserving Newbery
104 books — 2,990 voters

Pretty Little Liars by Sara ShepardThe It Girl by Cecily von ZiegesarWanted by Sara ShepardWicked by Sara Shepard
Best "Air-headed" Young Adult Books
104 books — 100 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. RowlingThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,851 books — 21,780 voters

The Fairy-Tale Detectives by Michael Buckley
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,784 books — 9,159 voters
Anastasia Krupnik by Lois LowryThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsVampire Academy by Richelle MeadDark Visions by L.J. SmithThe Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
Best Heroines Under 20
20 books — 23 voters

Fall into Darkness by Christopher PikeFlowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews
Good Books, Bad Movies
16 books — 7 voters
One for the Money by Janet Evanovich
Humorous Romance Books
3,137 books — 6,694 voters

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingAnimal Farm by George OrwellAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Best Banned, Censored, and Challenged Books
920 books — 2,382 voters
Iron Crowned by Richelle MeadSuccubus Revealed by Richelle MeadRiver Marked by Patricia BriggsPale Demon by Kim Harrison
Most Anticipated Paranormal Romance & Urban Fantasy Books - Early 2011
182 books — 1,464 voters

Abandon by Meg CabotThe Lying Game by Sara ShepardBloodlines by Richelle MeadClockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
Upcoming: Same YA Authors, New Series
44 books — 359 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsIron Kissed by Patricia BriggsFearless Fourteen by Janet EvanovichShadow Kiss by Richelle MeadSmall Favor by Jim Butcher
Best Books of 2008
1,632 books — 6,783 voters

Ghost Story by Jim Butcher
The "Can't Wait" Books of 2011
612 books — 1,713 voters
Spirit Bound by Richelle MeadLast Sacrifice by Richelle MeadSilver Borne by Patricia BriggsSizzling Sixteen by Janet EvanovichKiss of Death by Rachel Caine
Can't Wait Books of 2010
1,232 books — 10,140 voters

Dead Until Dark by Charlaine HarrisGuilty Pleasures by Laurell K. HamiltonPostmortem by Patricia Cornwell
Series That Just Need to End
10 books — 22 voters
American Psycho by Bret Easton EllisThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerLady Chatterley’s Lover by D.H. LawrenceExit to Eden by Anne RiceLolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Books you read that you weren't supposed to read
147 books — 205 voters

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsLamb by Christopher MooreGood Omens by Terry PratchettOne for the Money by Janet EvanovichThe Stupidest Angel by Christopher Moore
Books that Make you Laugh
3,487 books — 5,028 voters
Lamb by Christopher Moore
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,071 books — 66,869 voters

The Man in the Iron Mask by Alexandre DumasLegends of the Fall by Jim HarrisonGirl, Interrupted by Susanna KaysenBambi by Felix SaltenPsycho by Robert Bloch
I Only Watched the Movie!
1,215 books — 6,118 voters
Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldThe Host by Stephenie MeyerThe Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
Everyone's Read It But Me
800 books — 4,332 voters

The Ugly Duckling by Iris JohansenStealing Shadows by Kay HooperWhisper of Evil by Kay HooperAshes to Ashes by Tami HoagTouching Evil by Kay Hooper
Best Romantic Suspense
2,172 books — 2,652 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsLes Misérables by Victor HugoA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
Best Books Ever
74,928 books — 277,856 voters


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