2021 Top Ten Youth & Teen Titles at the Deerfield Public Library

Looking for that next great book for your youth and teens to read? While the Deerfield Public Library staff loves to provide curated suggestions, possibly your neighbors can provide you with some recommendations. Following are the top ten items checked out in select youth and teen categories:

Youth Fiction

1. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone / J.K. Rowling
2. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Wrecking Ball / Jeff Kinney
3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School / Jeff Kinney
4. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth / Jeff Kinney
5. The 130-story Treehouse / Andy Griffiths
6. Keeper of the Lost Cities / Shannon Messenger
7. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul / Jeff Kinney
8. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Deep End / Jeff Kinney
9. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway / Jeff Kinney
10. The Wild Robot / Peter Brown

Youth Non-Fiction

1. Guinness World Records
2. Inside the World of Roblox / Alexander Cox and Craig Jelley
3. Minecraft: Guide to Farming / Alex Wiltshire
4. Roblox Top Adventure Games / Alex Wiltshire and Craig Jelley
5. The Sun is Kind of a Big Deal / Nick Seluk
6. Komodo Dragon vs. King Cobra / Jerry Pallotta
7. Curiosity: The Story of a Mars Rover / Markus Motum
8. Minecraft: Redstone Handbook / Nick Farwell
9. Ultimate Showdown: 5 Books in 1 / Jerry Pallotta
10. Tooth by Tooth: Comparing Fangs, Tusks, and Chompers / Sara Levine

Youth Videos (DVD/Blu-Ray)

1. Spies in Disguise
2. Tom and Jerry
3. Playing with Fire
4. Raya and the Last Dragon
5. Luca
6. Space Jam: A New Legacy
7. Soul
8. Paw Patrol Mighty Pups: Charged Up
9. The Boss Baby: Family Business
10. Paw Patrol Mighty Pups: Super Paws

Teen Fiction

1. The Hunger Games / Suzanne Collins
2. Scythe / Neal Shusterman
3. One of Us is Lying / Karen M. McManus
4. Catching Fire / Suzanne Collins
5. Mockingjay / Suzanne Collins
6. We Were Liars / E. Lockhart
7. Siege and Storm / Leigh Bardugo
8. Shadow and Bone / Leigh Bardugo
9. Firekeeper’s Daughter / Angeline Boulley
10. A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder / Holly Jackson

Teen Non-Fiction

1. Lies my Teacher Told Me : Everything American History Textbooks Get Wrong / James W. Loewen; adapted by Rebecca Stefoff
2. The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country / Amanda Gorman
3. Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You / Jason Reynolds; adapted from Stamped by Ibram X. Kendi
4. Just Mercy: Adapted for Young Adults / Bryan Stevenson
5. I Always Write Back: How One Letter Changed Two Lives / Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda, with Liz Welch
6. Dissenter on the Bench: Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Life and Work / Victoria Ortiz
7. Cosplay Basics: A Beginner’s Guide to the Art of Costume Play / Yuki Takasou and Rumine
8. Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Boy / Emmanuel Acho
9. The Devil in the White City / Erik Larson
10. The Art of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge / Amy Ratcliffe

To learn more about the top ten titles, visit our catalog at deerfieldlibrary.org. For assistance, email youthservices@deerfieldlibrary.org, or call 847-580-8962.

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