Hennepin County Libraries Announce Most Popular Books

Hennepin County Libraries recently released a list of the top 25 most popular adults, teens and children book titles that are being checked out throughout the library system.

Fiction titles are dominating the adult category, while fantasy fiction is keeping children and teen readers occupied:

Adult Titles

1. "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
2. "Buried Prey" by John Sandford
3. "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson
4. "Freedom" by Jonathan Franzen
5. "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest" by Stieg Larsson
6. "Bad Blood" by John Sandford
7. "American Assassin" by Vince Flynn
8. "The Confession" by John Grisham
9. "The Girl Who Played With Fire" by Stieg Larsson
10. "Sing You Home" by Jodi Picoult
11. "Tick Tock" by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge
12. "Smokin’ Seventeen" by Janet Evanovich
13. "Don’t Blink" by James Patterson and Howard Roughan
14. "Toys" by James Patterson and Neil McMahon
15. "Wicked Appetite" by Janet Evanovich
16. "Room" by Emma Donoghue
17. "Sizzling Sixteen" by Janet Evanovich
18. "Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption" by Laura Hillenbrand
19. "Cutting for Stone" by Abraham Verghese
20. "Port Mortuary" by Patricia Cornwell
21. "Hell’s Corner" by David Baldacci
22. "Vermilion Drift" by William Kent Krueger
23. "10th Anniversary" by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
24. "Cross Fire" by James Patterson
25. "Safe Haven" by Nicholas Sparks

Teen Titles

1. "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
2. "The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak
3. "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
4. "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
5. "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner
6. "Eclipse" by Stephenie Meyer
7. "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
8. "Breaking Dawn" by Stephenie Meyer
9. "Pretty Little Liars" by Sara Shepard
10. "Fang" by James Patterson
11. "New Moon" by Stephenie Meyer
12. "Witch & Wizard" by James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet
13. "Angel" by James Patterson
14. "Crocodile Tears" by Anthony Horowitz
15. "I Am Number Four" by Pittacus Lore
16. "Matched" by Ally Condie
17. "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
18. "The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner" by Stephenie Meyer
19. "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie
20. "The Dangerous Days of Daniel X" by James Patterson
21. "I’d Tell You I Love You, But Then I’d Have to Kill You" by Ally Carter
22. "Point Blank" by Anthony Horowitz
23. "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher
24. "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen
25. "Skeleton Key" by Anthony Horowitz

Childrens Titles

1. "Dog Days" by Jeff Kinney
2. "Rodrick Rules" by Jeff Kinney
3. "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J. K. Rowling
4. "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Greg Heffley’s Journal" by Jeff Kinney
5. "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
6. "Eve of the Emperor Penguin" by Mary Pope Osborne
7. "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J. K. Rowling
8. "The Ugly Truth" by Jeff Kinney
9. "The Last Straw" by Jeff Kinney
10. "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone" by J.K. Rowling
11. "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
12. "Blizzard of the Blue Moon" by Mary Pope Osborne
13. "Ella the Rose Fairy" by Daisy Meadows
14. "Monday With a Mad Genius" by Mary Pope Osborne
15. "Haunted Castle on Hallows Eve" by Mary Pope Osborne
16. "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" by J. K. Rowling
17. "Gabriella the Snow Kingdom Fairy" by Daisy Meadows
18. "Dark Day in the Deep Sea" by Mary Pope Osborne
19. "Penny the Pony Fairy" by Daisy Meadows
20. "Victoria the Violin Fairy" by Daisy Meadows
21. "Phoebe the Fashion Fairy" by Daisy Meadows
22. "Cherry the Cake Fairy" by Daisy Meadows
23. "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" by J. K. Rowling
24. "Isabelle the Ice Dance Fairy" by Daisy Meadows
25. "Dragon of the Red Dawn" by Mary Pope Osborne