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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Gal Davidov (563 Lists)



Lucky Penny by Ananth HirshEmergency Contact by Mary H.K. ChoiThe Wicked Deep by Shea Ernshaw
"Penny"
160 books — 10 voters
The Matzah Ball by Jean MeltzerEight Dates and Nights by Betsy Aldredge
Chanukah Romance
76 books — 46 voters

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins ReidThe Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn BarnesLessons in Chemistry by Bonnie GarmusThe Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn BarnesRed, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
Your Top 5 Reads in 2023
819 books — 316 voters
Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia HibbertTilly in Technicolor by Mazey Eddings
Neurodivergent Lit
44 books — 12 voters

Everything's Fine by Cecilia Rabess
Strawberry Fields Forever
183 books — 48 voters
Pool by JiHyeon Lee
Picture Books of 2015
289 books — 159 voters

Nell Plants a Tree by Anne WynterBeneath by Cori DoerrfeldFinding Papa by Angela Pham KransJumper by Jessica LananSimon and the Better Bone by Corey R. Tabor
2024 Mock Caldecott List
125 books — 61 voters
Glorious Rivals by Jennifer Lynn BarnesHeartstopper by Alice OsemanAnd They Were Roommates by Page PowarsThe Notorious Virtues by Alwyn HamiltonGirls of Dark Divine by E.V. Woods
YA Novels of 2025
617 books — 543 voters

The Prisoner’s Throne by Holly BlackThe Familiar by Leigh BardugoA Tempest of Tea by Hafsah FaizalTo Gaze Upon Wicked Gods by Molly X. ChangA Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna
Can't Wait Books of 2024
1,003 books — 1,362 voters
The Awakening Storm by Jaimal YogisMiss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid, Vol. 1 by coolkyousinnjya
Girls with Dragons
232 books — 155 voters

The Bad Muslim Discount by Syed M. Masood
Golden Gate Bridge Covers
135 books — 20 voters
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
"Max"
233 books — 20 voters

What If It's Us by Becky AlbertalliWonderstruck by Brian SelznickChef's Kiss by Jarrett MelendezWhen You Call My Name by Tucker Shaw
"Ben"
179 books — 18 voters
The Fascinators by Andrew EliopulosYou've Reached Sam by Dustin ThaoThrowback by Maurene Goo
"Sam"
221 books — 17 voters

Heartstopper by Alice OsemanThe Witch Boy by Molly Knox OstertagThe Hidden Witch by Molly Knox OstertagThe Midwinter Witch by Molly Knox OstertagFat Chance, Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado
"Charlie"
354 books — 26 voters
Dumplin' by Julie MurphyPuddin' by Julie MurphyMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsWinter by Marissa MeyerPumpkin by Julie Murphy
Books about 17 year-olds
140 books — 15 voters

Cinder by Marissa MeyerThe Hate U Give by Angie ThomasSimon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky AlbertalliCress by Marissa MeyerThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Books about 16 year-olds
157 books — 23 voters
The Magic Fish by Trung Le NguyenMary Jane by Jessica Anya BlauNot My Ruckus by Chad MusickI Am Here Now by Barbara BottnerGirls Lost by Jessica Schiefauer
Books about 14 year-olds
195 books — 35 voters

Little Women by Louisa May AlcottIf You Come Softly by Jacqueline WoodsonMy Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell
Books about 15 year-olds
151 books — 17 voters
Coraline by Neil GaimanHarry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingIt's Not the End of the World by Judy Blume
Books with Eleven-Year-Old Protagonists
224 books — 29 voters

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
Books with Twelve-Year-Old Protagonists
278 books — 26 voters
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Books with Seven-Year-Old Protagonists
121 books — 16 voters

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Books with Eight-Year-Old Protagonists
123 books — 18 voters
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettWonder by R.J. Palacio
Books with Ten-Year-Old Protagonists
159 books — 17 voters

Say Yes Summer by Lindsey Roth CulliYes No Maybe So by Becky Albertalli
Yes We Can!
194 books — 30 voters
Princess Princess Ever After by Kay O'Neill
Great Kiwi YA & MG
228 books — 80 voters

A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson BurnettMiss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom RiggsThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Kids in Foster Care
391 books — 175 voters
Circe by Madeline Miller
Novels about Motherhood
383 books — 190 voters