What are the most popular items at Christchurch City Libraries? In an attempt to find out the answer, our staff have compiled reports on the most popular adult, children’s and young adult titles.
Popularity has been calculated by the number of holds placed in 2013.
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Jeff Kinney The Third Wheel
- Rick Riordan The Sea of Monsters
- Rick Riordan Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief
- Rick Riordan The House of Hades
- Rick Riordan Percy Jackson and the Titan’s Curse
- Jeff Kinney Dog Days
- Rick Riordan The Mark of Athena
- Jacqueline Wilson Queenie
- J. K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
- Jeff Kinney The Last Straw
- Jeff Kinney Rodrick Rules
- Jeff Kinney Hard Luck
- Geronimo Stilton The Journey to Atlantis
- Rachel Renee Russell Holiday Heartbreak
- Jeff Kinney Cabin Fever
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Rick Riordan Percy Jackson and the Battle of the Labyrinth
- Jacqueline Wilson Emerald Star
- Rick Riordan The Son of Neptune
- Rick Riordan The Demigod Diaries
- Jeff Kinney The Ugly Truth
- Jeff Kinney Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Greg Heffley’s Journal
- J. K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince
- Rick Riordan Percy Jackson and the Last Olympian
- John (John Anthony) Flanagan The Royal Ranger
- J. K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- J. K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Geronimo Stilton The Secret of the Fairies
- Jacqueline Wilson The Worst Thing about My Sister
- Jacqueline Wilson Four Children and It
- Dav Pilkey Captain Underpants and the Revolting Revenge of the Radioactive Robo-boxers
- Rick Riordan The Lost Hero
- Geronimo Stilton The Dragon Prophecy: The Fourth Adventure in the Kingdom of Fantasy
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Jacqueline Wilson Diamond From the World of Hetty Feather
- Derek Landy Last Stand of Dead Men
- Derek Landy Playing with Fire
- Geronimo Stilton The Kingdom of Fantasy
- Geronimo Stilton The Quest for Paradise: The Return to the Kingdom of Fantasy
- J. K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- David Walliams Gangsta Granny
- J. K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Rick Riordan The Serpent’s Shadow
- J. K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Geronimo Stilton The First Samurai
- Liz Pichon Tom Gates Is Absolutely Fantastic (at Some Things)
- Dav Pilkey Captain Underpants and the Terrifying Return of Tippy Tinkletrousers
- Geronimo Stilton Geronimo Stilton Saves the Olympics
- Rick Riordan The Throne of Fire
- Andy Griffiths Just Tricking
- Liz Pichon Everything’s Amazing (Sort of)
- John Boyne Stay Where You Are & Then Leave
- Derek Landy Kingdom of the Wicked
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Andy Griffiths The Very Bad Book
- David Walliams Demon Dentist
- Andy Griffiths Just Macbeth!
- Jacqueline Wilson Lily Alone
- R. J. Palacio Wonder
- James Phelan 13
- E. B. (Elwyn Brooks) White Charlotte’s Web
- Derek Landy Skulduggery Pleasant
- Liz Pichon The Brilliant World of Tom Gates
- Derek Landy Dark Days
- Louis Sachar Holes
- Rachel Renee Russell How to Dork Your Diary
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Rachael King Red Rocks
- Gary Paulsen Hatchet
- Erin Hunter The Sun Trail
- Margaret Mahy Mister Whistler
- Jacqueline Wilson My Sister Jodie
- Jacqueline Wilson Sapphire Battersea
- Erin Hunter Tallstar’s Revenge
- John Flanagan The Emperor of Nihon-Ja
- Geronimo Stilton We’ll Always Have Paris
- Paulsen, Gary Hatchet: The Call
- Peirce, Lincoln Big Nate Flips Out
- Jacqueline Wilson Hetty Feather
- Jacqueline Wilson How to Survive Summer Camp
- Herge The Adventures of Tintin: Volume 3
- Derek Landy The Faceless Ones
- Geronimo Stilton The Volcano of Fire: The Fifth Adventure in the Kingdom of Fantasy
- Morris Gleitzman After
- Eoin Colfer Artemis Fowl and the Last Guardian
- Cathy Cassidy Coco Caramel
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Geronimo Stilton Dinosaurs in Action
- Liz Pichon Genius Ideas (mostly)
- Cornelia Caroline Funke Inkheart
- Morris Gleitzman Now
- Lauren Child Take Your Last Breath
- John Flanagan The Hunters
- Erin Hunter Into the Wild
- David Walliams Ratburger
- Rachel Renee Russell Skating Sensation
- Kate De Goldi The ACB with Honora Lee
- John Flanagan The Icebound Land
- C. S. (Clive Staples) Lewis The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
- Jacqueline Wilson The Longest Whale Song
- David Walliams Billionaire Boy
- Erin Hunter Bluestar’s Prophecy
- Morris Gleitzman Once
- Rachel Renee Russell Tales from A Not–so–smart Miss Know–It–All
- Geronimo Stilton The Amazing Voyage: The Third Adventure in the Kingdom of Fantasy
