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Glen Ellyn Public Library's Top 10 of 2011

The most popular Glen Ellyn library books of the year!

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The end of the year is a great time to look back at what the residents of Glen Ellyn have been checking out at the library this year. Find a list of the books checked out most by our patrons in 2011 below. The kids' top 5 were dominated by popular series books, and there was a tie for fifth place in the adult fiction check-outs.

The top 5 kids fiction books of 2011:

  1. The Ugly Truth (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 5) by Jeff Kinney
  2. Dog Days (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 4) by Jeff Kinney
  3. Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan
  4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling
  5. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by JK Rowling

The top 6 adult fiction books of 2011:

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  1. Tick Tock by James Patterson
  2. Sing You Home by Jodi Picoult
  3. State of Wonder by Ann Patchett
  4. The Fifth Witness by Michael Connelly
  5. (tie) Hell's Corner by David Baldacci
  6. (tie) Smokin Seventeen, A Stephanie Plum Novel by Janet Evanovich

To read any of these great books, vist our website, search for their titles in the catalog, and place a hold. Super easy!

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