Most Popular in 2024: Rangatahi - Teens
Library staff have compiled reports to discover 2024's popular items at Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi. The books are listed in order of how many times they were borrowed.
- A court of thorns and roses Sarah J. Maas
- The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins
- A good girl's guide to murder Holly Jackson
- A court of wings and ruin Sarah J. Maas
- Good girl, bad blood Holly Jackson
- A court of mist and fury Sarah J. Maas
- Catching fire Suzanne Collins
- The ballad of songbirds and snakes Suzanne Collins
- The summer I turned pretty Jenny Han
- A court of frost and starlight Sarah J. Maas
- One of us is lying Karen M. McManus
- If he had been with me Laura Nowlin
- Mockingjay Suzanne Collins
- Five survive Holly Jackson
- As good as dead Holly Jackson
- Kill joy Holly Jackson
- One of us is next Karen M. McManus
- Throne of glass Sarah J. Maas
- The assassin's blade Sarah J. Maas
- Shatter me Tahereh Mafi
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Kirkus Reviews - Best Young Adult Books of 2024
Kirkus Reviews is an American book review magazine founded in 1933. They review over 10,000 books a year before their release.
2024 SLJ Best Books - Young Adult
School Library Journal (SLJ) is a magazine and website for school librarians and public librarians who work with young people.
2024 SLJ Best Books - Graphic Novels and Manga (Kids/YA)
School Library Journal (SLJ) is a magazine and website for school librarians and public librarians who work with young people.
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