The 10 Most-Read Newton Public Library Books Of 2019

NEWTON, MA — Out of the thousands of books the Newton Public Library loaned out last year, there are a just a few that were borrowed over and over again. The library has released its list of most-read books of 2019, and it shows top 10 most checked out titles.

So what topped the list? Teens love their manga (Japanese comic books) and a memoir by Tara Westover got some attention. Here's a look at the list:

Overall most checked out:

• "Case closed" (Manga), by Gōshō Aoyama,
• "Fullmetal alchemist" (Manga), by Hiromu Arakawa,
• "Educated: A memoir," by Tara Westover,
• "Dragon Ball Z" (Manga) by Akira Toriyama, Akira,
• "Little Fires Everywhere," Celeste Ng,
• "Where the Crawdads Sing," by Delia Owens,
• "Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist" (Manga) by Kazuki Takahashi, Kazuki,
• "Fancy Nancy and the wedding of the century," by Jane O'Connor,
• "A gentleman in Moscow," by Amor Towles,
• "An American Marriage: A novel," by Tayari Jones,

Most checked out - Adult:

• "Educated: A Memoir," by Tara Westover,
• "Little Fires Everywhere," by Celeste Ng,
• "Where the Crawdads Sing," by Delia Owens,
• "A gentleman in Moscow," by Amor Towles,
• "An American Marriage: A novel," Tayari Jones,
• "Foyles War: Set 2" (DVD) by Anthony Horowitz,
• "Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End," by Atul Gawande
• "Pachinko," by Min Jin Lee,
• "Little Fish" (DVD), Cate Blanchette,
• "The Complete Peanuts," Charles M Schultz.

Newton's favorites in Teens (all manga):

• "Case Closed," by Gosho Aoyama,
• "Fullmetal alchemist," by Hiromu Arakawa,
• "Dragon Ball Z," by Akira Toriyama, Akira,
• "Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist," by Kazuki Takahashi, Kazuki,
• "One-Punch Man," by ONE,
• "Attack on Titan," by Hajime Isayama,
• "Black Butler," by Yana Toboso,
• "Tokyo Ghoul," by Sui Ishida,
• "Ouran High School Host Club," by Bisco Hatori,
• "Soul Eater," by Atushi Okubo.

Children's:

• "Fancy Nancy and the Wedding of the Century," by Jane O'Connor,
• "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic," by Katie Cook,
• "That is Not a Good Idea," by Mo Willems,
• "Episode 1: The Phantom Menace," by Henry Gilroy,
• "How Droofus The Dragon Lost His Head," by Bill Peet,
• "Emeraldalicious," by Victoria Kann,
• "The Duckling Gets A Cookie!?" by Mo Willems,
• "Arthur Lost and Found," by Marc Tolon Brown,
• "Silverlicious," by Victoria Kann,
• "Episode II: Attack of the Clones," by Henry Gilroy.

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