Check these out: 2023 top borrows from the Cedar Rapids Public Library

CEDAR RAPIDS — As we enter 2024, some things remain unchanging: the popularity of the whimpy kids, pigeons who just want to drive buses, Pokemon and Minecraft being chief among them.

The Cedar Rapids Public Library staff looked back at 2023 and created a list of the top borrows in young adult fiction, chapter books, picture books and non-fiction, and graphic novels, including Manga, a style of Japanese comic books and graphic novels, aimed at adults and children. Here are some of the most borrowed books in 2023 Cedar Rapids Public Library.

Children’s Chapter Books

1: “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Meltdown” by Jeff Kinney

2. “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Deep End” by Jeff Kinney

3. “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel” by Jeff Kinney

4. “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw” by Jeff Kinney

5. “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Wrecking Ball” by Jeff Kinney

6. “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Double Down” by Jeff Kinney

7. “The Lightning Thief: Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Volume 1” by Rick Riordan

8. “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway” by Jeff Kinney

9. “Big Nate: In a Class by Himself” by Lincoln Peirce

10. “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever” by Jeff Kinney

Children’s Non-fiction

1. “The Ultimate Books of Big Cats: Your Guide to the Secret Lives of These Fierce, Fabulous Felines” by Steve Winter

2. “Dinosaur Atlas: When They Roamed, How They Lives, and Where We Find Their Fossils” by National Geographic Society

3. “5,000 Awesome Facts (About Animals)” by National Geographic Society

4. “The LEGO Ideas Book: You Can Build Anything!” by Hannah Dolan

5. “Minecraft: Guide to Redstone” by Mojang AB

6. “Know-It-All: Ancient Egypt” by Sarah Wassner Flynn

7. “Minecraft Amazing Bite-Size Builds: Over 20 Awesome Mini-Projects” by Mojang AB

8. “Minecraft: Guide to Combat” by Craig Jelley

9. “Minecraft: Mobestiary” by Alex Wiltshire

10. “Weird but True! Birthdays: 300 Fun-tastic Facts to Celebrate” by National Geographic

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Young Adult Fiction

1. “Shadow and Bone” by Leigh Bardugo

2. “The Inheritance Games” by Jennifer Barnes

3. “Siege and Storm” by Leigh Bardugo

4. “A Court of Mist and Fury” by Sarah J. Maas

5. “A Court of Thorns and Roses” by Sarah J. Maas

6. “A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder” by Holly Jackson

7. “Ruin and Rising” by Leigh Bardugo

8. “Firekeeper's Daughter” by Angleine Boulley

9. “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins

10. “The Summer I Turned Pretty” by Jenny Han

Graphic Novels

1. “Heartstopper” by Alice Oseman

2. “Saga” by Brian Vaughan

3. “Gender Queer: A Memoir” by Maia Kobabe

4. “The Walking Dead: Compendium One” by Robert Kirkman

5. “Locke & Key” by Joe Hill

6. “Monstress” by Marjorie M. Liu

7. “Something is Killing the Children” by James Tynion

8. “Lore Olympus: Volume Three” by Rachel Smythe

9. “Star Wars: Darth Vader” by Kieron Gillen

10. “Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History” by Art Spiegelman

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Children’s Graphic Novels

1. “Pokeemon: Black and White” by Hidenori Kusaka

2. “Baby-sitters Little Sister” by Katy Farinaa

3. “Hilo” by Judd Winick

4. “Sonic the Hedgehog: Archives”

5. “Pokemon: XY” by Hidenori Kusaka

6. “Pokemon: Adventures” by Hidenori Kusaka

7. “Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Graphic Novel Series, Books 1-5” by Rick Riordan & Robert Venditti

8. “Guts” by Raina Telgemeier

9. “Dog Man” by Dav Pilkey

10. “Cat Kid Comic Club: Collaborations” by Dav Pilkey

Picture Books

1. “Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons” by Eric Litwin

2. “Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!” by Mo Willems

3. “The Pigeon has to Go to School!” by Mo Willems

4. “The Pigeon Will Ride the Roller Coaster!” by Mo Willems

5. “My Dad is Awesome” by Bluey and Bingo

6. “The Berenstain Bears Get in a Fight” by Stan & Jan Berenstain

7. “Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes” by Eric Litwin

8. “Curious George and the Ice Cream Surprise” by Monica Perez

9. “Grumpy Pants” by Claire Messer

10. "The Hat" by Jan Brett

Manga

1. “Naruto” by Masashi Kisimoto

2. “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba” by Koyoharu Gotoge

3. “My Hero Academia” by Kohei Horikoshi

4. “One Piece” by Eiichiro Oda

5. “Black Butler” by Yana Toboso

6. “Jujitsu Kaisen” by Ballad Kitaguni

7. “Fullmetal Alchemist” by Hiromu Arakawa

8. “Black Clover” by Yūki Tabata

9. “The Promised Neverland” by Kaiu Shirai

10. “Haikyu!!” by Haruichi Furudate

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