NYPL's Top Checkouts of 2021 for Kids & Teens
From familiar series to popular new releases, kids and teens have read a lot in 2021! Here are the most checked out children’s and young adult books of the year.
Top Checkouts of 2021 for Kids
See below for The New York Public Library’s top 10 checkouts system-wide for kids in 2021.
#1 Kids: Wrecking Ball (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 14)
#2 Kids: Guts
#3 Kids: Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls (Dog Man #7)
#4 Kids: The Deep End (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 15)
#5 Kids: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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#6 Kids: Harry Potter and the Sorceror’s Stone
#7 Kids: Dog Man: Fetch-22 (Dog Man #8)
#8 Kids: Sisters
#9 Kids: The Ugly Truth (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 5)
#10 Kids: Dog Man: Brawl of the Wild (Dog Man #6)
Top Checkouts of 2021 for Young Adults
See below for The New York Public Library’s top 10 checkouts system-wide for young adults in 2021.
#1 Teens: Shadow and Bone
#2 Teens: Midnight Sun
#3 Teens: We Were Liars
#4 Teens: One of Us Is Lying
#5 Teens: Siege and Storm
#6 Teens: Crooked Kingdom
#7 Teens: The Cruel Prince
#8 Teens: Five Total Strangers
#9 Teens: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes: A Hunger Games Novel
#10 Teens: One of Us Is Next: The Sequel to One of Us Is Lying
Discover the Top Checkouts of 2021
As we say goodbye to 2021, The New York Public Library is continuing its annual tradition of bringing you the most checked out books of the year. Though it has been another challenging year, we have been delighted to welcome book lovers safely back to branches across the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island, while always continuing to bring books and reading to our patrons through our digital services, anywhere, anytime. Here are the books New Yorkers have checked out most in 2021.
