The 10 Most-Read Waltham Public Library Books Of 2019

WALTHAM, MA — Out of the thousands of books the Waltham Public Library loaned out last year, there are a just a few that were borrowed over and over again. The library gave Patch a list of it's most-read books of 2019, broken down by category and it shows top 10 most checked out titles.
Take a look at the lists and let us know what book you think should have made the list in the comments below.

Top 10 adult titles:
1) "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
2) "Educated" by Tara Westover
3) "The Girl with Seven Names" by Hyeonseo Lee
4) "There There" by Tommy Orange
5) "The Perfect Couple" by Elin Hilderbrand

6) "Where the Crawdads Sing" by Delia Owens

7) "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
8) "The President is Missing" by Bill Clinton and James Patterson
9) "Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine" by Gail Honeyman
10) "Past Tense" by Lee Child

Top ten teen titles:
Manga series really dominate this list!
1) "Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic" by Shinobu Otaka
2) "Black Butler" by Yana Toboso
3) "One-Punch Man" by ONE

4) "Tokyo Ghoul" by Sui Ishida
5) "Born a Crime" by Trevor Noah
6) "Dragon Ball 3-in1" by Akira Toriyama
7) "Kagerou Daze" by Mahiro Sato

8) "Fruits Basket" by Natsuki Takaya
9) "New Kid" by Jerry Craft
10) "Fullmetal Alchemist" by Hirome Arakawa

Top 10 kid's titles
Dominated by Mo Willems and Dav Pilkey

1) "Dog Man: Lord of the fleas" by Dav Pilkey
2) "The Thank You Book" by Mo Willems
3) "We Are In A Book!" by Mo Willems
4) "The Duckling Gets a Cookie?!" by Mo Willems
5) "Dog Man: A Tale of Two Kitties" by Dav Pilkey
6) "Pokemon Adventures" by Hidenori Kusaka
7) "The Pigeon Wants a Puppy!" by Mo Willems
8) "The Pigeon Needs a Bath!" by Mo Willems
9) "My Friend is Sad" by Mo Willems
10) "My New Friend is so Fun!" by Mo Willems

Top 10 titles across the library
1) "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
2) "Educated" by Tara Westover
3) "The Girl with Seven Names" by Hyeonseo Lee
4) "There There" by Tommy Orange
5) "The Perfect Couple" by Elin Hilderbrand

6) "Where the Crawdads Sing" by Delia Owens
7) "Dog Man: Lord of the Fleas" by Dav Pilkey
8) "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
9) "The Thank You Book" by Mo Willems
10) "The President is Missing" by Bill Clinton and James Patterson

Wonder what was most popular in other towns?:

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