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Temperance by Cathy MalkasianCastle Waiting, Vol. 1 by Linda MedleyAlice in Sunderland by Bryan TalbotPride of Baghdad by Brian K. VaughanThe Collected Essex County by Jeff Lemire
Beautiful Books and Graphic Novels
72 books — 15 voters
Deadpool, Vol. 1 by Brian PosehnThe Adventures of Superhero Girl by Faith Erin HicksAstonishing X-Men, Vol. 10 by Marjorie M. LiuScott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life by Bryan Lee O'MalleyThe Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Vol. 1 by Ryan North
Canadian Superheroes
96 books — 5 voters

The Screwtape Letters by C.S. LewisOut of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis
Best Christian Speculative Fiction Books
71 books — 68 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams1984 by George OrwellThe War of the Worlds by H.G. WellsOut of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis
Best British Science Fiction
181 books — 58 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Orson Scott Card
60 books — 15 voters
The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. WellsThe War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
Victorian-esque Science Fiction
22 books — 18 voters

Anthem by Ayn RandOut of the Silent Planet by C.S. LewisBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Classic Science Fiction - 1930-1939
102 books — 115 voters
The Jungle by Upton SinclairThe Taming of the Shrew by William ShakespeareThe Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins GilmanThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
An Eclectic Booklist
195 books — 50 voters

Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Flowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesAnimal Farm by George Orwell1984 by George OrwellThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Reddit Top 100 Books
52 books — 7 voters
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
Great Robot Reads
14 books — 11 voters

The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
The Flip Side;The Movie Was Better Than the Book!
26 books — 9 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Books for a 12 Year Old Boy
154 books — 192 voters

Surviving the Applewhites by Stephanie S. Tolan
YA Books about Performing Arts
235 books — 101 voters
Little Women by Louisa May AlcottFever 1793 by Laurie Halse AndersonThe Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George SpeareIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
Historical y.a. with strong female leads
103 books — 63 voters

Everlost by Neal Shusterman
YA Fiction Of Death And The Beyond
84 books — 50 voters
Into the Wild by Erin HunterWild Magic by Tamora PierceThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
From the Forest
47 books — 19 voters

Fat Kid Rules the World by K.L. Going
Plus-sized Perfection
16 books — 8 voters
How Mirka Got Her Sword by Barry Deutsch
Best Jewish Summer Camp Reading
95 books — 16 voters

Clueless in the Kitchen by Evelyn Raab
How to Cook Books
544 books — 86 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Angel Experiment by James PattersonCirque du Freak by Darren ShanThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Best Children/Teen/Young adult Book Series
236 books — 75 voters

Ghosts by Raina TelgemeierEsperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan
Latina Leads in YA and Middle Grade Fiction
318 books — 122 voters
On the Beach by Nevil Shute
Fictitious Australia
457 books — 113 voters

Everlost by Neal ShustermanCirque du Freak by Darren ShanThe Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey
DCPL's Teen Horror Booklist
84 books — 67 voters
Yummy by G. NeriDivergent by Veronica Roth
YA books set in Illinois/Chicagoland
89 books — 41 voters

Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
Orphanages
181 books — 59 voters
Black Boy by Richard WrightMonster by Walter Dean MyersYummy by G. Neri
Black Boys
385 books — 62 voters

Cut by Patricia McCormickImpulse by Ellen Hopkins
YA Self-Harm and Cutting Fiction
34 books — 57 voters
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Great Books For Christian Teen Girls!!
84 books — 37 voters

House Rules by Jodi PicoultWelcome to Dead House by R.L. StineMy Father's House by Kathi AppeltWelcome to the Monkey House by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Our house in the middle of our street
290 books — 54 voters
Scary Godmother by Jill ThompsonThe Monster's Ring by Bruce CovilleThe Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury
Halloween in YA and Middle Grade Fiction
237 books — 83 voters