Library favorites

The whole lists are 25 items long. I've only reprinted a few. If you want to see the complete lists, "check out" the Hennepin County Library site.

Psst... I haven't read any of them, not even the Fancy Nancy titles.

Top 25 Adult, Teen, and Children’s Books at Hennepin County Libraries In 2012 Show Consistent Author, Genre Favorites

Hennepin County Library has tabulated the top 25 adult, teen, children’s and very young children’s titles checked out in 2012, and the lists show that Hennepin County readers are remarkably consistent in their reading interests year to year.

In 2011 and 2012, 24 of the top 25 adult titles checked out were fiction. The one non-fiction title in the top 25 — both in 2011 and 2012 — was Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption...

Once again crime and mystery fiction by well-known writers such as John Sandford, Janet Evanovich, Sue Grafton, and James Paterson were clear favorites.

TOP 10 ADULT BOOKS AT HCL IN 2012

1. Kill Shot: An American Assassin Thriller by Vince Flynn
2. Stolen Prey by John Sandford
3. Shock Wave by John Sandford
4. Explosive Eighteen: a Stephanie Plum Novel by Janet Evanovich
5. V Is for Vengeance by Sue Grafton
6. The Litigators by John Grisham
7. Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
8. Private: #1 Suspect by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
9. The Help by Kathryn Stockett
10. Lone Wolf by Jodi Picoult

TOP 5 TEEN BOOKS AT HCL IN 2012

1. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
2. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
3. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
4. Divergent by Veronica Roth
5. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

TOP 5 CHILDREN’S BOOKS AT HCL IN 2012

1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days by Jeff Kinney
2. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Greg Heffley’s Journal by Jeff Kinney
3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever by Jeff Kinney
4. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth by Jeff Kinney
5. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney

TOP 5 EASY (VERY YOUNG CHILDREN’S) BOOKS AT HCL IN 2012

1. Lego Star Wars: The Phantom Menace by Hannah Dolan
2. Curious George Goes to the Zoo by Cynthia Platt
3. Fancy Nancy and the Mean Girl by Jane O’Connor
4. Fancy Nancy and the Delectable Cupcakes by Jane O’Connor
5. I Can Be a Ballerina by Christy Webster

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The fondly remembered library of my youth (Redwood Falls)

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