My Head Is Full of Books: 2012 Top Titles in GKHS Library

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Wednesday, May 2, 2012

2012 Top Titles in GKHS Library

2012 Most Popular Books in the GKHS Library, so far this year!

Title	Genre
1. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins	Dystopian (2^nd book in series)
2. Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins	Dystopian (1^st book in series)
3. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins	Dystopian (3^rd book in series)
4. The Maze Runner by James Dashner	Dystopian (1^st book in series)
5. Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor	Fantasy
6. Divergent by Veronica Roth	Dystopian
7. A Child Called It by Dave Pelzer	Memoir/Nonfiction
8. Crescendo by Becca Fitpatrick	Paranormal Romance (2^nd Book in series)
9. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green	Realism
10. Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick	Paranormal Romance (1^st book in series)
11. Inheritance by Christopher Paolini	Fantasy (4^th book in series)
12. The Scorch Trials By James Dashner	Dystopian (2^nd book in series)
13. Silence by Becca Fitzpatrick	Paranormal romance (3^rd book in series)
14. Berlin Boxing Club by Robert Sharenow	Historical fiction
15. The Death Cure by James Dashner	Dystopian (3^rd book in series)
16. Halo by Alexandra Adornetto	Paranormal romance
17. Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater	Magical realism/Romance
18. The Sky is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson	Romance
19. Stupid Fast by Geoff Herbach	Realism
20. The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan	Fantasy/Mythology
21. Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs	Historical/Realism
22. Unwind by Neal Shusterman	Dystopian

5 comments:

Laura @ The Shabby RabbitMay 2, 2012 at 6:09 PM
Ok. So, yeah. I think we can SAFELY say that dystopian is trending right now? lol!

I'm still leary of reading The Fault in Our Stars. Lil too close to home I think. :) my other daughter thought it was very good though
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Helen's Book BlogMay 2, 2012 at 8:44 PM
Great list! I just bought Insurgent and am keeping it at home until I read it then adding it to the collection! :-)
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Sue JacksonMay 5, 2012 at 6:49 AM
Your library is so gorgeous, Anne! What a beautiful space.

Love this list - it includes many of my own favorites plus a few I hadn't heard of before - will have to check those out.

Sue
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