The 10 Most-Read Brookline Public Library Books Of 2020

Brookline MA

11 January, 2021

9:43 AM

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BROOKLINE, MA — Out of the thousands of books the Brookline Public Library loaned out last year, there are a few that seemed to get continued attention. The library gave Patch a list of it's most-read books of 2020, broken down by category. And it just might shed a little light about what Brookline readers were thinking on this year. So what topped the list? Amid a year that saw deep conversations about race, two popular books tackled addressing that. At least two books on Oprah's Book Club recommended, one called "American Dirt," about the ordeal of an undocumented immigrant, and "Caste," a nonfiction book that Oprah called "required reading for all of humanity." Also on the list were some mystery suspense novels that came out in 2020, former President Barack Obama's memoir "A Promised Land," and the coming of age novel "Such a Fun Age." Top 10 Adult: How To Be An Anti-RacistWhite FragilityThe Vanishing Half Such a Fun Age Caste A Promised Land The Guest List The Splendid and the Vile All the Devils are Here American Dirt Adult Graphic Novels: "I Was Their American Dream," by Malaka Gharib "March," by John Lewis"Solutions and Other Problems," by Allie Brosh"Fangs," by Sarah Andersen"The Handmaid's Tale: The Graphic Novel," by Margaret Atwood"Good Talk," by Mira Jacob"The Kitchen," by Masters and Doyle"Old Guard series v1&2," by Greg Rucka"Family Tree vol. 1: Sapling," by Jeff Lemire"Die vol. 2: Split the Party," by Kieron Gillen Top 10 DVDs: 1917 A Beautiful Day in the NeighborhoodFord v Ferrari Gemini Man Harriet Joker Parasite Knives Out Last ChristmasPain and Glory Teen "One of Us is Next" by Karen M. McManus"The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes" by Suzanne Collins"Midnight Sun" by Stephenie Meyer"Yes, No, Maybe So" by Becky Albertalli "Stamped : racism, antiracism, and you" written by Jason Reynolds adapted from Stamped from the beginning by and with an introduction from Ibram X. Kendi."The Henna Wars" by Adiba Jaigirdar "The Loop" by Ben Oliver"Almost American Girl" by Robin Ha"Punching the Air" by Ibi Zoboi with Yusef Salaam illustrations by Omar T. Pasha. "Clap When You Land" by Elizabeth Acevedo Children's 1. "Dog Man: Fetch-22" by Dav Pilkey2. "Karen's Witch" by Katy Farina3. "Peppa is Kind" by Samantha Lizzo4. "Happy Birthday, Geronimo!" by Geronimo Stilton5. "Scooby-Doo Team-Up" by Sholly Fisch6. "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" by Cecil Castelluci 7. "Henry Heckelbeck Gets a Dragon" by Wanda Coven 8. "Heidi Heckelbeck Takes the Cake" by Wanda Coven9. "Llama Llama Hide & Seek" by Anna Dewdney10. "Thea Stilton and the Black Forest Burglary" by Thea Stilton Previously: The 10 Most-Read Brookline Public Library Books Of 2019 ...