#1
Number the Stars
8.8/10Category: Kids
Setting: Copenhagen, Denmark
AI #1
Age fit9/10Delight9/10Warmth9/10Wisdom8/10Characters9/10
AI vs Readers
Top books by AI
AI scores each book across five 10-point criteria. Readers vote on the same scale, so the algorithmic and reader rankings can sit side by side.
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Rankings by category
AI
Top 100
AI-rated books: 348. Reader-ranked books: 7.
#2
Les Misérables
8.8/10Category: Teen & YA
Setting: Paris, France
AI #2
Young voice8/10Emotional truth9/10Pace9/10Coming of age9/10Freshness9/10
#3
Paper Towns
8.8/10Category: Teen & YA
Setting: Orlando, Florida
AI #3
Young voice9/10Emotional truth8/10Pace9/10Coming of age9/10Freshness9/10
#4
The Fault in Our Stars
8.8/10Category: Teen & YA
Setting: Indianapolis, Indiana
AI #4
Young voice8/10Emotional truth9/10Pace9/10Coming of age9/10Freshness9/10
#5
Little Women
8.8/10Category: Kids
Setting: Concord, Massachusetts
AI #5
Age fit9/10Delight9/10Warmth9/10Wisdom8/10Characters9/10
#6
Category: Kids
Setting: Anne Frank House, Amsterdam
AI #6
Age fit9/10Delight8/10Warmth9/10Wisdom8/10Characters9/10
#7
#8
The Fountains of Silence
8.6/10Category: Teen & YA
Setting: Madrid, Spain
AI #8
Young voice9/10Emotional truth9/10Pace9/10Coming of age8/10Freshness8/10
#9
Category: Teen & YA
Setting: Paris, France
AI #9
Young voice9/10Emotional truth8/10Pace9/10Coming of age9/10Freshness8/10
#10
#11
Lady Midnight
8.6/10Category: Teen & YA
Setting: Los Angeles, California
AI #11
Young voice9/10Emotional truth8/10Pace8/10Coming of age9/10Freshness9/10
#12
Category: Teen & YA
Setting: Chicago, Illinois
AI #12
Young voice9/10Emotional truth8/10Pace9/10Coming of age9/10Freshness8/10
#13
Clockwork Angel
8.6/10Category: Teen & YA
Setting: London, England
AI #13
Young voice9/10Emotional truth8/10Pace8/10Coming of age9/10Freshness9/10
#14
City of Ashes
8.6/10Category: Teen & YA
Setting: New York City, New York
AI #14
Young voice8/10Emotional truth8/10Pace9/10Coming of age9/10Freshness9/10
#15
#16
Felix Ever After
8.6/10Category: Teen & YA
Setting: New York City, New York
AI #16
Young voice9/10Emotional truth9/10Pace8/10Coming of age8/10Freshness9/10
#17
#18
We're All Wonders
8.4/10Category: Kids
Setting: New York City
AI #18
Age fit9/10Delight8/10Warmth9/10Wisdom8/10Characters8/10
#19
Category: Kids
Setting: Klickitat Street, Portland, Oregon
AI #19
Age fit9/10Delight8/10Warmth9/10Wisdom8/10Characters8/10
#20
The One and Only Ivan
8.4/10Category: Kids
Setting: Tacoma, Washington
AI #20
Age fit9/10Delight8/10Warmth8/10Wisdom8/10Characters9/10
#21
Where the Red Fern Grows
8.4/10Category: Kids
Setting: Ozark Mountains, northeastern Oklahoma
AI #21
Age fit8/10Delight9/10Warmth9/10Wisdom8/10Characters8/10
#22
Category: Kids
Setting: Pepin, Wisconsin
AI #22
Age fit9/10Delight8/10Warmth9/10Wisdom8/10Characters8/10
#23
Anne of Green Gables
8.4/10Category: Kids
Setting: Green Gables Heritage Place, Cavendish, Prince Edward Island
AI #23
Age fit9/10Delight9/10Warmth8/10Wisdom8/10Characters8/10
#24
Category: Kids
Setting: Independence, Kansas
AI #24
Age fit9/10Delight8/10Warmth9/10Wisdom8/10Characters8/10
#25
Clockwork Princess
8.4/10Category: Teen & YA
Setting: London, England
AI #25
Young voice9/10Emotional truth8/10Pace8/10Coming of age9/10Freshness8/10
#26
Chain of Gold
8.4/10Category: Teen & YA
Setting: London, England
AI #26
Young voice8/10Emotional truth8/10Pace8/10Coming of age9/10Freshness9/10
#27
Turtles All the Way Down
8.4/10Category: Teen & YA
Setting: Indianapolis, Indiana
AI #27
Young voice9/10Emotional truth9/10Pace8/10Coming of age8/10Freshness8/10
#28
City of Fallen Angels
8.4/10Category: Teen & YA
Setting: New York City, New York
AI #28
Young voice8/10Emotional truth8/10Pace8/10Coming of age9/10Freshness9/10
#29
#30
I Must Betray You
8.4/10Category: Teen & YA
Setting: Bucharest, Romania
AI #30
Young voice9/10Emotional truth8/10Pace8/10Coming of age8/10Freshness9/10
#31
#32
Breaking Dawn
8.4/10Category: Teen & YA
Setting: Forks, Washington
AI #32
Young voice8/10Emotional truth8/10Pace8/10Coming of age9/10Freshness9/10
#33
The Outsiders
8.4/10Category: Teen & YA
Setting: Tulsa, Oklahoma
AI #33
Young voice9/10Emotional truth9/10Pace8/10Coming of age8/10Freshness8/10
#34
#35
Category: History
Setting: Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
AI #35
Sweep9/10Adventure8/10Period detail8/10Hero in action9/10Epic finish8/10
#36
Category: History
Setting: Anne Frank House, Amsterdam, Netherlands
AI #36
Sweep8/10Adventure9/10Period detail8/10Hero in action8/10Epic finish9/10
#37
The Lost Symbol
8.4/10Category: Mystery, Thriller & Horror
Setting: U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C.
AI #37
Plot8/10Tension9/10Clues9/10Investigator8/10Ending8/10
#38
Northanger Abbey
8.4/10Category: Mystery, Thriller & Horror
Setting: Bath, England
AI #38
Plot8/10Tension8/10Clues9/10Investigator9/10Ending8/10
#39
Michael Jackson
8.2/10Category: Kids
Setting: Gary, Indiana
AI #39
Age fit9/10Delight8/10Warmth8/10Wisdom8/10Characters8/10
#40
Category: Teen & YA
Setting: London, England
AI #40
Young voice9/10Emotional truth8/10Pace8/10Coming of age8/10Freshness8/10
#41
What If It's Us
8.2/10Category: Teen & YA
Setting: New York City, New York
AI #41
Young voice8/10Emotional truth8/10Pace8/10Coming of age8/10Freshness9/10
#42
City of Bones
8.2/10Category: Teen & YA
Setting: New York City, New York
AI #42
Young voice8/10Emotional truth8/10Pace8/10Coming of age8/10Freshness9/10
#43
Category: Biography & Memoir
Setting: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
AI #43
Portrait8/10Rigor8/10Life story9/10Context8/10Discovery8/10
#44
Becoming
8.2/10Category: Biography & Memoir
Setting: South Side, Chicago, Illinois
AI #44
Portrait9/10Rigor8/10Life story8/10Context8/10Discovery8/10
#45
Finding Love in Positano: The perfect escapist and absolutely gorgeous Italian summer romance!
8.2/10Category: Romance
Setting: Positano, Italy
AI #45
Chemistry9/10Feeling8/10Conflict8/10Payoff8/10Mood8/10
#46
Category: Kids
Setting: Locksley and Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire
AI #46
Age fit8/10Delight8/10Warmth8/10Wisdom8/10Characters8/10
#47
#48
#49
Category: Kids
Setting: Catskill Mountains, New York
AI #49
Age fit8/10Delight8/10Warmth8/10Wisdom8/10Characters8/10
#50
#51
Category: Kids
Setting: Harlem, New York City
AI #51
Age fit8/10Delight8/10Warmth8/10Wisdom8/10Characters8/10
#52
Out of the Easy
8/10Category: Teen & YA
Setting: New Orleans, Louisiana
AI #52
Young voice8/10Emotional truth8/10Pace8/10Coming of age8/10Freshness8/10
#53
The Henna Wars
8/10Category: Teen & YA
Setting: Dublin, Ireland
AI #53 · Readers #4 (8.2/10)
Young voice8/10Emotional truth8/10Pace8/10Coming of age8/10Freshness8/10
#54
Category: Teen & YA
Setting: New York City, New York
AI #54
Young voice8/10Emotional truth8/10Pace8/10Coming of age8/10Freshness8/10
#55
Here's to Us
8/10Category: Teen & YA
Setting: New York City, New York
AI #55
Young voice8/10Emotional truth8/10Pace8/10Coming of age8/10Freshness8/10
#56
Category: Teen & YA
Setting: Montclair, New Jersey
AI #56
Young voice8/10Emotional truth8/10Pace8/10Coming of age8/10Freshness8/10
#57
Clockwork Prince
8/10Category: Teen & YA
Setting: London, England
AI #57
Young voice8/10Emotional truth8/10Pace8/10Coming of age8/10Freshness8/10
#58
Category: Teen & YA
Setting: New York City, New York
AI #58
Young voice8/10Emotional truth8/10Pace8/10Coming of age8/10Freshness8/10
#59
Love & Gelato
8/10Category: Teen & YA
Setting: Florence, Italy
AI #59
Young voice8/10Emotional truth8/10Pace8/10Coming of age8/10Freshness8/10
#60
Category: Teen & YA
Setting: Chicago, Illinois
AI #60
Young voice8/10Emotional truth8/10Pace8/10Coming of age8/10Freshness8/10
#61
My Roman Summer
8/10Category: Teen & YA
Setting: Rome, Italy
AI #61
Young voice8/10Emotional truth8/10Pace8/10Coming of age8/10Freshness8/10
#62
Category: Teen & YA
Setting: Manila, Philippines
AI #62
Young voice8/10Emotional truth8/10Pace8/10Coming of age8/10Freshness8/10
#63
Salt to the Sea
8/10Category: Teen & YA
Setting: Gdynia, Poland
AI #63
Young voice8/10Emotional truth8/10Pace8/10Coming of age8/10Freshness8/10
#64
Category: Teen & YA
Setting: New York City, New York
AI #64
Young voice8/10Emotional truth8/10Pace8/10Coming of age8/10Freshness8/10
#65
Category: History
Setting: Constantinople / Istanbul, Turkey
AI #65
Sweep8/10Adventure8/10Period detail8/10Hero in action8/10Epic finish8/10
#66
Category: History
Setting: Ten Boom House, Haarlem, Netherlands
AI #66
Sweep8/10Adventure8/10Period detail8/10Hero in action8/10Epic finish8/10
#67
Category: History
Setting: Vella Lavella, Solomon Islands
AI #67
Sweep8/10Adventure8/10Period detail8/10Hero in action8/10Epic finish8/10
#68
Category: History
Setting: Twickenham, London, England
AI #68
Sweep8/10Adventure8/10Period detail8/10Hero in action8/10Epic finish8/10
#69
Category: History
Setting: Omaha Beach, Normandy, France
AI #69
Sweep8/10Adventure8/10Period detail8/10Hero in action8/10Epic finish8/10
#70
Category: History
Setting: Galveston, Texas
AI #70
Sweep8/10Adventure8/10Period detail8/10Hero in action8/10Epic finish8/10
#71
Category: History
Setting: Wall Street, New York City, New York
AI #71
Sweep8/10Adventure8/10Period detail8/10Hero in action8/10Epic finish8/10
#72
Category: History
Setting: Elephant Island, Antarctica
AI #72
Sweep8/10Adventure8/10Period detail8/10Hero in action8/10Epic finish8/10
#73
Category: Biography & Memoir
Setting: Colditz Castle, Colditz, Germany
AI #73
Portrait8/10Rigor8/10Life story8/10Context8/10Discovery8/10
#74
Category: Biography & Memoir
Setting: Howard Beach, Queens, New York
AI #74
Portrait8/10Rigor8/10Life story8/10Context8/10Discovery8/10
#75
Category: Biography & Memoir
Setting: New York City, New York
AI #75
Portrait8/10Rigor8/10Life story8/10Context8/10Discovery8/10
#76
Category: Biography & Memoir
Setting: North Pond, Maine
AI #76
Portrait8/10Rigor8/10Life story8/10Context8/10Discovery8/10
#77
Category: Biography & Memoir
Setting: Edenton, North Carolina
AI #77
Portrait8/10Rigor8/10Life story8/10Context8/10Discovery8/10
#78
Category: Biography & Memoir
Setting: Mexico City, Mexico
AI #78
Portrait8/10Rigor8/10Life story8/10Context8/10Discovery8/10
#79
Category: Biography & Memoir
Setting: Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
AI #79
Portrait8/10Rigor8/10Life story8/10Context8/10Discovery8/10
#80
Category: Biography & Memoir
Setting: Evin Prison, Tehran, Iran
AI #80
Portrait8/10Rigor8/10Life story8/10Context8/10Discovery8/10
#81
Category: History
Setting: Donner Pass, Sierra Nevada, California
AI #81
Sweep8/10Adventure8/10Period detail8/10Hero in action8/10Epic finish8/10
#82
Just Kids
8/10Category: Biography & Memoir
Setting: Chelsea Hotel, New York City, New York
AI #82
Portrait8/10Rigor8/10Life story8/10Context8/10Discovery8/10
#83
Into the Wild
8/10Category: Biography & Memoir
Setting: Stampede Trail, Alaska
AI #83
Portrait8/10Rigor8/10Life story8/10Context8/10Discovery8/10
#84
Category: History
Setting: Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
AI #84
Sweep8/10Adventure8/10Period detail8/10Hero in action8/10Epic finish8/10
#85
Small Favor
8/10Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy
Setting: Chicago, Illinois
AI #85
World8/10Rules8/10Imagination8/10Characters8/10Stakes8/10
#86
Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy
Setting: Cambridge, Massachusetts
AI #86
World8/10Rules8/10Imagination8/10Characters8/10Stakes8/10
#87
Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy
Setting: Chicago, Illinois
AI #87
World8/10Rules8/10Imagination8/10Characters8/10Stakes8/10
#88
Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy
Setting: Tokyo, Japan
AI #88
World8/10Rules8/10Imagination8/10Characters8/10Stakes8/10
#89
Category: Romance
Setting: Chicago, Illinois
AI #89
Chemistry8/10Feeling8/10Conflict8/10Payoff8/10Mood8/10
#90
Category: Romance
Setting: Trenton, New Jersey
AI #90
Chemistry8/10Feeling8/10Conflict8/10Payoff8/10Mood8/10
#91
Category: Romance
Setting: New York City, New York
AI #91
Chemistry8/10Feeling8/10Conflict8/10Payoff8/10Mood8/10
#92
Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy
Setting: New York City, New York
AI #92
World8/10Rules8/10Imagination8/10Characters8/10Stakes8/10
#93
Category: Romance
Setting: Shanghai, China
AI #93
Chemistry8/10Feeling8/10Conflict8/10Payoff8/10Mood8/10
#94
Category: Romance
Setting: Washington, D.C.
AI #94
Chemistry8/10Feeling8/10Conflict8/10Payoff8/10Mood8/10
#95
#96
#97
Category: Literature
Setting: Milan, Italy
AI #97
Literary value8/10Cultural weight8/10Timelessness8/10Accessibility8/10Discussion value8/10
#98
Category: Mystery, Thriller & Horror
Setting: Chinatown, San Francisco, California
AI #98
Plot8/10Tension8/10Clues8/10Investigator8/10Ending8/10
#99
Category: Mystery, Thriller & Horror
Setting: Penzance, Cornwall, England
AI #99
Plot8/10Tension8/10Clues8/10Investigator8/10Ending8/10
#100
Room 55
8/10Category: Mystery, Thriller & Horror
Setting: Säter Clinic, Säter, Sweden
AI #100
Plot8/10Tension8/10Clues8/10Investigator8/10Ending8/10