Recs if you like Eleanor & Park...

Romance books where at least one of the main characters is curvy/plus-sized! Because there truly is more to love <3

Books with fat and plus size main characters. (leave a comment with recommendations!)

the staples of the book community on youtube in the early to mid 2010s.

Books that are banned/challenged most often in the United States, based on data from the American Library Association. Resist censorship 🛑

The 80s were loud, complicated, joyful, heartbreaking, and transformative. These books capture the decade from every angle.

A small selection of the over 2000+ banned books recently brought to the attention of Texas' Lt. Gov and a conservative organization for their for "vulgar" material 🙄 including topics of history, race, LGBTQ+, gender identity, feminism, mental health, and sex education as well as romance, horror, science fiction, memoirs, YA, and classic genres. Aka my new reading list 💅 **Includes all the books I've read/on my TBR and other popular books, comment others if you want!!

books that remind me of my Gen Z childhood, not necessarily books published 1997-2012. i haven’t read all, but most.

feel free to leave recs in the comments!

For the readers out there who were on the internet with no restrictions in the early 2010s XD

Please comment which book was your favorite during this era!

Books that were/are Barnes & Noble Monthly Picks, Books of the year, Hot Coffee Hot Books, or Book Club picks.

A variety of books recommended by a librarian (appropriate for students aged 11-16 as well).

I love a good retelling. First in series or standalones. Suggestions welcome.

Healing my inner child

The top 100 best books of the 2010’s as voted for by Goodreads members

Top five: 5) The Martian 4) Gone Girl 3) Divergent 2) Mockingjay

1. The Fault in Our Stars

it's the 2010s, you're watching the vlogbrothers on youtube & watching the hunger games movies with your friends in cinemas

best sellers and other peak books from middle school era for those of us that aren't quite millennials but are also definitely not core gen z

a list about those peak years (2010's decade) and (most) of the books that introduced me (us) to reading

*** disclaimer **** I'm deliberately leaving some of the books out of this list because I don't feel like supporting them putting their books here (if I missed someone who shoulnd't be here let me know!!)

the 100 most frequently challenged/banned books in the US during the 2010s (for series, only the first book is listed)

(also: list is in reverse order because I added them in order from first to last)

50 books - ones set in each state of America. I have put them in order alphabetically by state (not sure if it will change once created)