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Monday, May 26, 2014

Top Ten Books of 2014 in GKHS Library

Today is a Top Ten Tuesday Freebie Post. My list represents the top books of 2014 in the school library after screening out all books that were required for some assignment or another. These books represent free choice selections by students. The numbers next to the books represent how many times the books have circulated since January 1st.

1. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green, 38
2. Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell, 23
2. Looking for Alaska by John Green, 23
3. An Abundance of Katherines by John Green, 20
4. Allegiant by Veronica Roth, 19
5. Divergent by Veronica Roth, 17
5. Insurgent by Veronica Roth, 17
5. Lockdown by Alexander Gordon Smith, 17
5. Maze Runner by James Dashner, 17
6. Throne of Glass by Sarah Maas, 15*
7. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky, 13
7. Runner by Carl Deuker, 13
8. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs, 12
8. Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson, 12
9. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins, 11
9. The Impossible Knife of Memory by Laurie Halse Anderson, 11
9. Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher, 11
9. Unwind by Neal Shusterman, 11
10. Cress by Marissa Meyer, 10*
10. Inheritance by Christopher Paolini, 10
10. Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan, 10

(Way more than ten books, but there were lots of ties!)
* I only have one copy of these books in the library so technically they should be at the top of the list. By contrast, I have five copies of FIOS and Looking for Alaska. John Green is BIG right now. All of his books are popular.

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