Top Retellings of Classic Tales

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The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskySomeone Like You by Sarah DessenHabibi by Naomi Shihab NyeIronman by Chris CrutcherStaying Fat for Sarah Byrnes by Chris Crutcher
1990's Young Adult Standalones
264 books — 20 voters
The Martian by Andy WeirThe Cat in the Hat by Dr. SeussCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsWhere the Crawdads Sing by Delia OwensThe Voice on the Radio by Caroline B. Cooney
Title in WHITE font
623 books — 24 voters

Stardust by Neil GaimanTwo Boys Kissing by David Levithan
Title in BLUE font
631 books — 24 voters
The Outsiders by S.E. HintonAs You Wish by Jackson PearceGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Art of Racing in the Rain by Dave Manak
Title in YELLOW font
607 books — 29 voters

Pippi Longstocking by Astrid LindgrenMatilda by Roald Dahl
Title in RED font
932 books — 29 voters
The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi LeeNighty-Nightmare by James Howe
Title in GREEN font
457 books — 25 voters

Hatchet by Gary PaulsenThe Cheerleader by Norma KleinChinese Handcuffs by Chris Crutcher
1980's Young Adult Standalones
309 books — 24 voters
Beezus and Ramona by Beverly ClearyThe Reformed Vampire Support Group by Catherine Jinks
Great Moms!
81 books — 30 voters

Can You Sue Your Parents for Malpractice? by Paula DanzigerSecrets of the Shopping Mall by Richard Peck
1970's Young Adult Standalones
253 books — 35 voters
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith ViorstThere's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom by Louis SacharDrums, Girls & Dangerous Pie by Jordan SonnenblickIs Your Mama a Llama? by Deborah GuarinoChicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr.
Books With Very Eye-Catching Titles
47 books — 9 voters

A Room with a View by E.M. ForsterSilent Spring by Rachel CarsonA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
52 Book Club 2023: February Mini Challenge - Set In Spring
71 books — 15 voters
Anna Karenina by Leo TolstoyThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisWintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
52 Book Club 2023: February Mini Challenge - Set In Winter
111 books — 25 voters

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo by Ted W. LawsonPT 109 by William DoyleLeft for Dead by Pete NelsonElwood by FSE Sister Lucia Treanor
Pacific Theatre - Japan WW2
21 books — 2 voters
The Dragon Heir by Cinda Williams Chima
Clean Urban Fantasy
54 books — 11 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Gothic Reads
23 books — 6 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenA Long Engagement, or the Improvement of Human Reason, as ill... by heleFirst Impressions by anghraineNothing Like Fairy Tales by Artemis1000Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
cute romances your grandma could read
30 books — 5 voters

Silent Spring by Rachel CarsonMama's Last Hug by Frans de WaalJulie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead GeorgeJulie's Wolf Pack by Jean Craighead GeorgeLeaving Time by Jodi Picoult
Wildlife Reads
187 books — 14 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouReading Lolita in Tehran by Azar NafisiBossypants by Tina FeyI Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai
Memoirs by Women
2,945 books — 2,992 voters

The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerPercy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Mythology Marathon
21 books — 6 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke
Thievery Tales
32 books — 14 voters

The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerTill We Have Faces by C.S. LewisMythology by Edith HamiltonAntigone by SophoclesThe Odyssey by Homer
Hot Girl Mythology Books
173 books — 109 voters
The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. SmithHabibi by Naomi Shihab Nye
Romances Abroad
68 books — 66 voters

Thunder Dog by Michael HingsonInside of a Dog by Alexandra HorowitzWeekends with Daisy by Sharron Kahn LuttrellBecause of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamilloThe Incredible Journey by Sheila Burnford
Dog Books Where the Dog Doesn't Die
230 books — 52 voters
The Circuit by Francisco Jiménez
Immigrant Memoirs
17 books — 6 voters

Divergent by Veronica RothInsurgent by Veronica RothAllegiant by Veronica RothWill Grayson, Will Grayson by John GreenAn Abundance of Katherines by John Green
YA books set in Illinois/Chicagoland
89 books — 41 voters
The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
The best classical books of all time
68 books — 5 voters

Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John GreenAn Abundance of Katherines by John GreenA Love Story Starring My Dead Best Friend by Emily Horner
YA Chicago-Land
14 books — 12 voters
Divergent by Veronica RothInsurgent by Veronica RothAllegiant by Veronica RothAn Abundance of Katherines by John GreenWill Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green
YA Books set in Chicago/Chicago Suburbs
45 books — 12 voters

Eternal by Lisa Scottoline
wartime women looking away
162 books — 40 voters
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia OwensAftermath by Kelley ArmstrongThe Truth About Forever by Sarah DessenGraceling by Kristin CashoreThe Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith
Romances with sweet male leads
547 books — 279 voters