What Were The Most Popular Books In Burlington In 2020?

Burlington MA

20 January, 2021

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BURLINGTON, MA — Burlington's kids and teenagers love the Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Harry Potter series. Multiple books from the two series, by Jeff Kinney and J. K. Rowling, were among Burlington Public Library's top checkouts in 2020. But the most popular title at the library wasn't a book at all: it was the 2019 Quentin Tarantino movie Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood, starring Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio. The long-running TV series Homeland, which concluded its eight-year run in 2020, also was more popular than any single book. Put together all of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books on the list, however, and they add up to hundreds of checkouts, by far the most of any series. Library Director Michael Wick shared the top titles of 2020 in four categories: children's fiction, young adult fiction, adult fiction and TV/movies. Descriptions following the number one item in each category are from the library catalog. Children's Fiction Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul, by Jeff Kinney: 49 checkouts and renewals "The Heffley family road trip starts off full of promise, then quickly takes several wrong turns--with everything from a fender bender to crazed seagulls--but even the worst road trip can turn into an adventure, and this is one the Heffleys will not soon forget."Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway, by Jeff Kinney: 48Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School, by Jeff Kinney: 47 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Wrecking Ball, by Jeff Kinney: 42Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel, by Jeff Kinney: 41Green Eggs and Ham, by Dr. Seuss: 39Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Double Down, by Jeff Kinney: 33Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth, by Jeff Kinney: 33Pete the Cat, by James Dean: 33Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck, by Jeff Kinney: 30If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, by Laura Joffe Numeroff: 30Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes, by Eric Litwin: 30We Are In a Book!, by Mo Willems: 30Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus, by Mo Willems: 29The Lightning Thief, by Rick Riordan: 29Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw, by Jeff Kinney: 28Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Meltdown, by Jeff Kinney: 28 Young Adult Fiction One of Us Is Next, by Karen M. McManus: 18 checkouts and renewals "A year after the Bayview four were cleared of Simon Kelleher's death, a new mystery has cropped up--a game with dangerous consequences that's targeting students at Bayview again. And if the creator isn't found soon, dangerous could prove deadly."The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins: 18Conspiracy 365, by Gabrielle Lord: 17Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, by J. K. Rowling: 17Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, by J. K. Rowling: 16The Maze Runner, by James Dashner: 15Children of Blood and Bone, by Tomi Adeyemi: 14Everything, Everything, by Nicola Yoon: 14Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, by J. K. Rowling: 14Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, by J. K. Rowling: 14Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, by J. K. Rowling: 14The Ship of the Dead, by Rick Riordan: 14Frankly In Love, by David Yoon: 13How To Survive Middle School, by Donna Gephart: 12The Battle of the Labyrinth, by Rick Riordan: 12The Scorch Trials, by James Dashner: 12Dry, by Neal Shusterman: 11 Adult Fiction Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine: A Novel, by Gail Honeyman: 53 checkouts and renewals "Meet Eleanor Oliphant: she struggles with appropriate social skills and tends to say exactly what she's thinking. That, combined with her unusual appearance (scarred cheek, tendency to wear the same clothes year in, year out), means that Eleanor has become a creature of habit (to say the least) and a bit of a loner. Nothing is missing in her carefully timetabled life of avoiding social interactions, where weekends are punctuated by frozen pizza, vodka, and phone chats with Mummy. But everything changes when Eleanor meets Raymond, the bumbling and deeply unhygienic IT guy from her office. When she and Raymond together save Sammy, an elderly gentleman who has fallen on the sidewalk, the three become the kind of friends who rescue each other from the lives of isolation they have each been living. And it is Raymond's big heart that will ultimately help Eleanor find the way to repair her own profoundly damaged one."Where the Crawdads Sing, by Delia Owens: 47Dear Edward: A Novel, by Ann Napolitano: 32The Island of Sea Women, by Lisa See: 31The Nightingale, by Kristin Hannah: 30City of Girls, by Elizabeth Gilbert: 25Little Fires Everywhere, by Celeste Ng: 25The Masterpiece: A Novel, by Fiona Davis: 25Remarkable Creatures, by Tracy Chevalier: 24Kiss the Girls and Make Them Cry: A Novel, by Mary Higgins Clark: 22The Great Alone, by Kristin Hannah: 22Such a Fun Age: A Novel, by Kiley Reid: 21A Gentleman In Moscow, by Amor Towles: 18Before We Were Yours: A Novel, by Lisa Wingate: 18The Family Upstairs, by Lisa Jewell: 18The Institute, by Stephen King: 18The Silent Patient, by Alex Michaelides: 18 Movies/TV Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood: 63 checkouts and renewals "From 1958 to 1963, American actor Rick Dalton knew the height of fame and fortune as the lead in the television series Bounty Law. Yet, Rick wasn't satisfied with the work and used his popularity to try to become a movie star. By 1969, Rick's career has stalled so much that he takes jobs as a guest star on various shows. He even starts wondering if the only way he can make a comeback is by acting in Italian productions. Cliff Booth, Rick's long-time friend and stunt double, helps him see that possibilities for success still exist in the Los Angeles film industry if they work together."Homeland: 60Downton Abbey: 58A Place To Call Home: 54Knives Out: 50Doc Martin: 47Judy: 47Game of Thrones: 46Joker: 45Little Women: 45Ford v Ferrari: 42Jojo Rabbit: 42Avengers: 41Friends: 39On the Basis of Sex: 39Jurassic World:38Star Wars: 37 Christopher Huffaker can be reached at 412-265-8353 or [email protected].