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Cirque du Freak by Darren Shan
Teen Paranormal Books That Don't Suck
176 books — 91 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Devil's Arithmetic by Jane YolenThe Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamilloThe Rabbi's Cat by Joann Sfar
The Something's Something
932 books — 57 voters

Life of Pi by Yann MartelEvery Day by David LevithanStargirl by Jerry Spinelli
YA Books With Vegetarian or Vegan Protagonists
45 books — 54 voters
Meet Samantha by Susan S. Adler
YA Gilded Age
28 books — 14 voters

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
YA Historical Fiction - Early 20th Century
17 books — 15 voters
Troll's-Eye View by Ellen Datlow
Best YA Anthologies
21 books — 18 voters

Green River Killer by Jeff Jensen
Non-fiction books about Serial Killers
148 books — 159 voters
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
Best Books for Christian teenage girls and young women
360 books — 246 voters

Black Beauty by Anna SewellThe Black Stallion by Walter FarleyBlack Lagoon, Vol. 1 by Rei HiroeBlack Boy by Richard WrightBlacksad by Juan Díaz Canales
Light and Dark, Black and White
1,096 books — 54 voters
Lady Killer, Volume 1 by Joëlle JonesDeath Vigil, Vol. 1 by Stjepan ŠejićDescender, Vol. 1 by Jeff LemireThrough the Woods by Emily CarrollChew, Vol. 9 by John Layman
Best Graphic Novels 2015
148 books — 362 voters

Pride of Baghdad by Brian K. VaughanThe Capture by Kathryn LaskyCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteWhere the Red Fern Grows by Wilson RawlsAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Best Books About Animals
1,839 books — 1,857 voters
Into the Wild by Erin Hunter
What book got you addicted to reading?
10 books — 11 voters

A Single Pearl by Donna Jo Napoli
A String of Pearls
164 books — 11 voters
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
"Margaret"
200 books — 23 voters

A Single Pearl by Donna Jo NapoliPearl Pink, Vol. 01 by Meca TanakaPokémon by Shigekatsu IharaSlayers - The Ruby Eye by Hajime KanzakaFool's Gold, Vol. 1 by Amy Reeder
Jewelry Box
738 books — 101 voters
The Unstrung Harp by Edward Gorey
String Instruments on the Cover
192 books — 84 voters

Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis SacharMy Life in Pink & Green by Lisa Greenwald
Think Pink!
95 books — 34 voters
Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life by Bryan Lee O'Malley
Heroines Who Dye Their Hair Crazy Colors (Blue, Pink, Green, Purple, etc.)
170 books — 46 voters

Shark Girl by Kelly BinghamSoul Surfer by Bethany Hamilton
Swimmers on the Cover
287 books — 283 voters
Surviving the Applewhites by Stephanie S. TolanAppleseed by Masamune ShirowThe Invasion by K.A. ApplegateHeartbeat by Sharon CreechTwilight by Stephenie Meyer
Apples
206 books — 48 voters

Wormwood by Ben TemplesmithCrank by Ellen HopkinsThe Chocolate War by Robert CormierCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Under the Influence
366 books — 122 voters
Banana Fish, Vol. 1 by Akimi YoshidaMagic Pickle by Scott MorseTown of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms by Fumiyo KounoJamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato by Tomie dePaolaThe Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss
Fruits and Vegetables in Titles
964 books — 180 voters

Chobits, Vol. 1 by ClampAbsolute Boyfriend, Vol. 1 by Yuu Watase090 ~Eko to Issho~ by Asakura Maru0/6 (Zero/Six), Volume 1 by You-Jung LeeA.I. Love You, Vol. 01 by Ken Akamatsu
Person Gets Hot Robot Manga
17 books — 4 voters
Batman by Mark ChiarelloStrange Tales by Paul PopeStrange Tales 2 by Jody LeHeup9-11 by Jeff MasonFlight, Vol. 1 by Kazu Kibuishi
Graphic / Comix Anthologies
199 books — 16 voters

Domu by Katsuhiro Otomo10 Little Insects by Davide Calì
Underrated & Unknown Graphic Novels
143 books — 28 voters
Metropolis by Osamu TezukaAfterschool Charisma, Vol. 1 by Kumiko SuekaneAkira, Vol. 1 by Katsuhiro OtomoWatchmen by Alan MoorePLUTO by Naoki Urasawa
Best Science Fiction Graphic Novels/Comics
343 books — 160 voters

Blame!, Vol. 1 by Tsutomu NiheiThe Halo Graphic Novel by Lee HammockBiomega, Vol. 1 by Tsutomu Nihei
Tsutomu Nihei in the U.S. ~ an introduction to the works of mangaka Tsutomu Nihei
51 books — 5 voters
From Far Away, Vol. 01 by Kyoko Hikawa
Kyoko Hikawa's best Manga..
8 books — 18 voters

Fatherland by Nina BunjevacA Drifting Life by Yoshihiro TatsumiEpileptic by David B.Smile by Raina TelgemeierBlankets by Craig Thompson
Non-Fiction Comics and Graphic Novels
357 books — 108 voters
1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Dystopian Originals
95 books — 104 voters