Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodMatilda by Roald DahlA Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Passing the Bechdel Test
668 books — 85 voters
Cobalt Blue by Sachin KundalkarA Life Apart by Neel MukherjeeCereus Blooms at Night by Shani MootooThe Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati RoyMy Magical Palace by Kunal Mukherjee
Indian English Queer Fiction
124 books — 31 voters

The Book Whisperer by Donalyn MillerThe First Days of School by Harry K. WongPedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo FreireSavage Inequalities by Jonathan KozolEducating Esmé by Esmé Raji Codell
Books for Teachers/Educators
781 books — 617 voters
Reading in the Wild by Donalyn MillerThe Book Whisperer by Donalyn MillerThe Daily Five by Gail BousheyReadicide by Kelly GallagherStrategies That Work by Stephanie Harvey
Literacy Go-Tos
66 books — 44 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyMatilda by Roald DahlThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Books about Books
1,378 books — 1,515 voters

Ready Player One by Ernest ClineMr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin SloanThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsSnow Crash by Neal StephensonThe Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
Nerdventure
125 books — 215 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienDune by Frank HerbertEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. Rowling
Science Fiction and Fantasy Must Reads
3,909 books — 4,915 voters