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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Julianna (273 Lists)



Sometimes People March by Tessa AllenFinish the Fight! by Veronica Chambers
Children's Books for the Resistance
656 books — 168 voters
Bear and Fred by Iris Argaman
Great Jewish Picture Books
128 books — 60 voters

Just Mercy by Bryan StevensonDead Man Walking by Helen PrejeanBe the Bridge by LaTasha MorrisonAmerica's Original Sin by Jim WallisDear Church by lenny duncan
Social Justice and Christianity Good Reads
284 books — 39 voters
Night by Elie WieselThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Essential Books on the Holocaust
197 books — 194 voters

A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole
Contemporary Romance Novels set on the African Continent
62 books — 16 voters
A Princess in Theory by Alyssa ColeHostage to Pleasure by Nalini Singh
Romance Novels with STEM Heroines
320 books — 265 voters

Kiss of Snow by Nalini SinghPlay of Passion by Nalini SinghMine to Possess by Nalini SinghA Princess in Theory by Alyssa ColeCaressed by Ice by Nalini Singh
#ReadPOC: List of Romance Books by Authors of Color
423 books — 120 voters
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuistonA Princess in Theory by Alyssa ColeA Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall
Radical Romance
291 books — 196 voters

Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuistonA Princess in Theory by Alyssa ColeA Duke by Default by Alyssa Cole
Contemporary Royal Romance Fiction
45 books — 16 voters
Internment by Samira Ahmed
Muslim YA
59 books — 21 voters

Lord of the Fading Lands by C.L. WilsonLady of Light and Shadows by C.L. WilsonKing of Sword and Sky by C.L. WilsonDragon Actually by G.A. AikenLast Dragon Standing by G.A. Aiken
Fantasy Romance
803 books — 1,343 voters
Hope by Amanda BerryA Stolen Life by Jaycee DugardOut of Captivity by Marc Gonsalves
Abduction, Captivity, Escape: True-Stories
45 books — 82 voters

Azagoth by Larissa IoneZ by Larissa IoneHawkyn by Larissa Ione
1001 Dark Nights
68 books — 34 voters
Eat Prey Love by Kerrelyn Sparks
Romance in Central/South America (and/or) Central/South American Heroes and Heroines
133 books — 70 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeBridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonChristy by Catherine MarshallThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisSounder by William H. Armstrong
Modern-day Classics
363 books — 188 voters
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonThe Only Black Girls in Town by Brandy ColbertLittle House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls WilderThe One and Only Ivan by Katherine ApplegateSanta Paws by Nicholas Edwards
Great Middle Grade Reads
759 books — 599 voters

Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonThe One and Only Ivan by Katherine ApplegateHoles by Louis SacharThe Westing Game by Ellen RaskinThe Underneath by Kathi Appelt
Newberry award winners
166 books — 52 voters
The Perilous Journey of the Donner Party by Marian CalabroTwilight Director's Notebook by Catherine HardwickeThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankI am an American by Jerry StanleyTwilight by Mark Cotta Vaz
YA Nonfiction Books
233 books — 81 voters

Finish the Fight! by Veronica ChambersThe Perilous Journey of the Donner Party by Marian CalabroMedieval World by Jane BinghamI am an American by Jerry StanleyNavajo Long Walk by Joseph Bruchac
Nonfiction Recommendations for Tweens
13 books — 5 voters
Divergent by Veronica RothInsurgent by Veronica RothThe Zookeeper's Wife by Diane AckermanAllegiant by Veronica RothGabriel's Inferno by Sylvain Reynard
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,132 books — 10,110 voters

Hair Love by Matthew A. CherryA Is for Awesome! by Eva Chen3 2 1 Awesome! by Eva ChenAcceptance Is My Superpower by Alicia Ortego
Children's books that celebrate diversity
28 books — 4 voters
The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie by Jennifer AshleyA Mackenzie Family Christmas by Jennifer Ashley
Romance Fiction with Characters Having Autism or Asperger's Syndrome
192 books — 367 voters

Confessions of a Prairie Bitch by Alison ArngrimA Little Bit Wicked by Kristin Chenoweth
Best Show Business Memoirs/Biographies
421 books — 380 voters
Deerskin by Robin McKinley
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,784 books — 9,159 voters

Season for Miracles by Marilyn PappanoLet it Snow by John Green
Snowed: Contemporary Romance Style
118 books — 37 voters
Three Dog Knight by Tori PhillipsMidsummer's Knight by Tori PhillipsSilent Knight by Tori Phillips
Tudor Historical Romances
133 books — 40 voters

Just Mercy by Bryan StevensonDead Man Walking by Helen Prejean
Social Justice: Books on Racism, Sexism, and Class
2,071 books — 1,512 voters
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters by John Steptoe
Caldecott Honor Books
289 books — 232 voters

Henry's Freedom Box by Ellen LevineMufaro's Beautiful Daughters by John SteptoeHair Love by Matthew A. CherryThe Dragon and the Unicorn by Lynne CherryAlmost to Freedom by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
African American Picture Books
460 books — 194 voters
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters by John SteptoeAlmost to Freedom by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
Coretta Scott King Award Winning Books
52 books — 6 voters