Written by Joe Armstrong, Content Specialist, Downtown Main Library
You're sure to recognize many familiar titles - and find some new reads - in 2023's borrowed teens and kids books by Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library customers.
Perennial favorites "One Piece," "The Hunger Games," and "Naruto" were among the top teen books borrowed this year. Books later adapted to films and series were also popular this year with "The Hate U Give," "The Summer I Turned Pretty," and "All the Light We Cannot See" all making the top ten.
R. J. Palacio's debut "Wonder" was the most borrowed kids book of 2023 while "Pokémon Adventures" took the second spot. Otherwise, it was the year of "Dog Man" and "Cat Kid" as David Pilkey's furry friends took six of the ten top spots this year.
Find out the other most borrowed items this year at the Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library:
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Top 10 Teen Books
1. One Piece by Eiichiro Oda
2. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
3. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
4. My Hero Academia by Kohei Horikoshi
5. The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
6. A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah Maas
7. Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto
8. Demon Slayer by Koyoharu Gotage
9. It's Not Summer Without You by Jenny Han
10. All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Top 10 Kids Books
1. Wonder by R.J. Palacio
2. Pokémon Adventures by Hidenori Kosaka
3. Dog Man: Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea by Dav Pilkey
4. Dog Man: Mothering Heights by Dav Pilkey
5. Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
6. Cat Kid: Collaborations by Dav Pilkey
7. Dog Man: Grime and Punishment by Dav Pilkey
8. Cat Kid Comic Club: On Purpose by Dav Pilkey
9. Cat Kid Comic Club by Dav Pilkey
10. The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
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