The 10 Most-Read Waltham Public Library Books Of 2020

Waltham MA

11 January, 2021

10:41 AM

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WALTHAM, MA — Out of the thousands of books the Public Library loaned out last year, there are a few that seemed to get continued attention. The library gave Patch a list of its most-read books of 2020, broken down by category. Some of the titles just might shed a little light on what Waltham readers were thinking about this year. So what topped the list? Top 10 adult titles: 1) Becoming by Michelle Obama2) Educated by Tara Westover3) The Girl with Seven Names by Hyeonseo Lee4) There There by Tommy Orange5) The Perfect Couple by Elin Hilderbrand 6) Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens 7) The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas8) The President is Missing by Bill Clinton and James Patterson9) Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman10) Past Tense by Lee Child Top 10 teen titles: Manga series really dominate this list.1) Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic by Shinobu Otaka2) Black Butler by Yana Toboso3) One-Punch Man by ONE 4) Tokyo Ghoul by Sui Ishida5) Born a Crime by Trevor Noah6) Dragon Ball 3-in1 by Akira Toriyama7) Kagerou Daze by Mahiro Sato 8) Fruits Basket by Natsuki Takaya9) New Kid by Jerry Craft10) Fullmetal Alchemist by Hirome Arakawa Top 10 kid's titlesDominated by Mo Willems and Dav Pilkey 1) Dog Man: Lord of the fleas by Dav Pilkey2) The Thank You Book by Mo Willems3) We Are In A Book! by Mo Willems4) The Duckling Gets a Cookie?! by Mo Willems5) Dog Man: A Tale of Two Kitties by Dav Pilkey6) Pokemon Adventures by Hidenori Kusaka7) The Pigeon Wants a Puppy! by Mo Willems8) The Pigeon Needs a Bath! by Mo Willems9) My Friend is Sad by Mo Willems10) My New Friend is so Fun! by Mo Willems Top 10 across the library1) Becoming by Michelle Obama2) Educated by Tara Westover3) The Girl with Seven Names by Hyeonseo Lee4) There There by Tommy Orange5) The Perfect Couple by Elin Hilderbrand 6) Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens7) Dog Man: Lord of the Fleas by Dav Pilkey8) The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas9) The Thank You Book by Mo Willems10) The President is Missing by Bill Clinton and James Patterson How many of these topped your list? Did you have a favorite? Comment below.