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Jumanji by Chris Van AllsburgCloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi BarrettI Am Legend by Richard Matheson
In Name Only
107 books — 23 voters
Patty by Andrew DobsonGrowing Around by John EnterAngel Armor by Lewis Lovhaug
Lolzcow/Sperg authors
34 books — 2 voters

Warau Kyuuketsuki by Suehiro Maruoパレポリ by Usamaru FuruyaParaíso - O Sorriso do Vampiro by Suehiro Maruo
Comics That Deserve An English-Language Release
42 books — 7 voters
Bakuman, Vol. 1 by Tsugumi OhbaA Drifting Life by Yoshihiro Tatsumi月刊少女野崎くん 1 [Gekkan Shōjo Nozaki-kun 1] by Izumi TsubakiComic Party by VariousFall in Love Like a Comic! Vol. 1 by Chitose Yagami
Manga about Manga
12 books — 5 voters

Return to Deathwater by Curtis NorrisLove Sync Dream 1 by Kamui Fujiwara
Favorite books with fewer than 25 ratings
70 books — 7 voters
Genkaku Picasso, Vol. 1 by Usamaru FuruyaSchool Rumble, Vol. 1 by Jin Kobayashi
Favorite Manga with a High School Setting
36 books — 3 voters

Lon Po Po by Ed YoungTime for Bed by Mem FoxMake Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskeyThe Eleventh Hour by Graeme Base
Children's Picture Books With Beautiful Illustrations
2,138 books — 1,298 voters
Uzumaki by Junji ItoDracula by Bram StokerThe Long Walk by Richard BachmanThe Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales by Edgar Allan PoeThe Strain by Guillermo del Toro
The Definitive Horror Book List
1,368 books — 1,958 voters

Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief by Maurice LeblancThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Princess Bride by William Goldman
Thieves
657 books — 1,253 voters
Coraline by Neil GaimanCirque du Freak by Darren Shan
Best Teen Horror/Suspense/Thriller
920 books — 1,571 voters

The Merchant of Venice by William ShakespeareThe Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis
Girls disguised as Boys
849 books — 959 voters
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John BoyneMilkweed by Jerry SpinelliMaus I by Art Spiegelman
YA Holocaust & WWII Novels
394 books — 787 voters

Quicksilver by Stephanie SpinnerThe Odyssey by HomerTomorrow's Magic by Pamela F. Service
YA Mythology Challenge
319 books — 448 voters
King Lear by William Shakespeare
Dead Trees
98 books — 13 voters

The Time Machine by H.G. WellsA Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark TwainSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Time-Travel Novels
708 books — 428 voters
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin SchwartzHalf-Minute Horrors by Susan RichCirque du Freak by Darren Shan
YA/Children Mystery And Horror
153 books — 249 voters

Downsiders by Neal ShustermanThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe House of the Scorpion by Nancy FarmerDracula by Bram StokerSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Books for Older Teen Boys
351 books — 256 voters
Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon HaleThe Fairy-Tale Detectives by Michael Buckley
Most Beloved YA Fairytale Retellings
222 books — 309 voters

ttyl by Lauren MyracleiDrakula by Bekka Black
YA Internet Novels
237 books — 179 voters
Quicksilver by Stephanie Spinner
Best of the YA Greek Mythology Books
197 books — 193 voters

Homeless Bird by Gloria WhelanThe Taming of the Shrew by William ShakespeareRomeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Arranged Marriages/Marriages Of Convenience
272 books — 209 voters
Quicksilver by Stephanie Spinner
YA Books on Greek Mythology
127 books — 159 voters

Copper Sun by Sharon M. DraperThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman AlexieThe House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
YA Books With Minorities
273 books — 167 voters
Tangerine by Edward BloorWhale Talk by Chris Crutcher
Sports Themed YA/NA
182 books — 210 voters

The Princess Bride by William GoldmanWild Magic by Tamora Pierce
Best High Fantasy Books for Young Adults
248 books — 333 voters
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
The Shoes Make the Book
98 books — 75 voters

Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians by Brandon SandersonAcross Five Aprils by Irene HuntAshes by Ilsa J. BickAl Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer CholdenkoAmerica by E.R. Frank
YA Books That Start With the Letter A
291 books — 87 voters
Cyrano by Geraldine McCaughreanTomorrow's Magic by Pamela F. ServiceQuicksilver by Stephanie Spinner
Unsung YA
88 books — 71 voters