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Baltimore County's Young Readers Still Love 'Wimpy Kid'
Baltimore County Public Library announces its children's top fiction and nonfiction lists as decided by its young readers.
Various titles in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series continue to dominate Baltimore County Public Library's most-borrowed children's books lists, while all things Lego dominate the nonfiction list.
If you're a young reader, tell us what you're reading in the comments section below. If you're a parent, let us know what your kids are reading.
Top Children’s Fiction Checkouts at the Baltimore County Public Library in November 2013 (by title, author and number of checkouts):
1. Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck by Jeff Kinney 348
2. Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel by Jeff Kinney 342
3. Wonder by R.J. Palacio 210
4. Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth by Jeff Kinney 194
5. Dork Diaries: Tales From A Not-So-Happy Heartbreaker by Rachel Renée Russell 187
6. Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Dog Days by Jeff Kinney 182
7. Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney 168
8. Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Greg Heffley's Journal by Jeff Kinney 164
9. The House Of Hades by Rick Riordan 160
10. Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules by Jeff Kinney 158
Top Children’s Nonfiction Checkouts at the Baltimore County Public Library in November 2013:
1. LEGO Minifigures Character Encyclopedia 106
2. Barbie Dreamhouse Party = Una Fiesta De Ensueno 100
3. LEGO Play Book by Daniel Lipkowitz 96
4. Sesame Street Count With Elmo!: A Look, Lift, & Learn Book 96
5. Lego City Heroes! by Alana Cohen 81
6. Thanksgiving Is-- by Gail Gibbons 73
7. LEGO Minifigure Year By Year: A Visual History by Daniel Lipkowitz 70
8. Let's Go To The Zoo by Ellen Weiss 69
9. Just Joking 4: 300 Hilarious Jokes About Everything, Including Tongue Twisters, Riddles, And More! 67
10. Our Animal Friends by Matt Mitter 66
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