Braintree's Top Books, Movies Of 2019

BRAINTREE, MA — With the new year underway, it's time to reflect on 2019. You've probably already seen some lists for the top books and movies of the year. Patch however is offering its own local twist on the end of the year tradition because honestly, who knows you better than your neighbors?

We reached out to the Thayer Public Library and found out what people were borrowing to read and watch in 2019. The library also provided a list of what museum passes were taken out the most, since these trips were the most popular item at the library last year. Check out the lists for the top circulating books below:

Top Ten Adult Books

1. "Where the Crawdads Sing" by Delia Owens
2. "Educated: A Memoir" by Tara Westover
3. "Redemption" by David Baldacci
4. "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
5. "Summer of '69" by Elin Hilderbrand
6. "The 18th Abduction" by James Patterson
7. "The Silent Patient" by Alex Michaelides
8. "A Spark of Light" by Jodi Picoult
9. "The Inn" by James Patterson
10. "Turning Point" by Danielle Steel

Top 10 Children's Books

1. "The Ugly Truth" by Jeff Kinney
2. "Let's Go For a Drive!" By Mo Willems
3. "The Last Straw" by Jeff Kinney
4. "Big Nate: Thunka, Thunka, Thunka" by Lincoln Peirce
5. "Kristy's Big Day: A Graphic Novel" by Ann M. Martin
6. "The Adventures of Captain Underpants: An Epic Novel" by Dav Pilkey
7. "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Greg Heffley's Journal" by Jeff Kinney
8. "Dog Days" by Jeff Kinney
9. "The Long Haul" by Jeff Kinney
10. "Old School" by Jeff Kinney

Top 5 Teen Reads

1. "The Crossover" by Kwame Alexander
2. "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson
3. "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
4. "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
5. "Shatter Me" by Tahereh Mafi

Top 9 Movies – Adult

1. Green Book
2. The Favourite
3. Chappaquiddick
4. Mission: Impossible
5. Bohemian Rhapsody
6. Instant Family
7. Lizzie
8. Deadpool 2
9. Fantastic Beasts

Top 5 Childrens Movies

1. Paw patrol
2. Mary Poppins Returns
3. Moana
4. Teen Titans Go! To the Movies
5. The House with a Clock in its Walls

Top 10 Museum Passes

1. New England Aquarium
2. Edaville USA
3. Boston Museum of Science
4. Zoo New England
5. Museum of Fine Arts
6. Boston Children's Museum
7. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
8. MassParks Pass
9. Institute of Contemporary Art
10. Harvard Museum of Natural History