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, young adult, e–audiobook and e–book titles.
Popularity has been calculated by the number of holds placed in 2012.
- Catching fire Suzanne Collins
- Mockingjay Suzanne Collins
- Hunger games Suzanne Collins
- Official New Zealand Road Code: your guide to becoming a safe and responsible driver
- The fault in our stars John Green
- Divergent Veronica Roth
- The book thief Markus Zusak
- The perks of being a wallflower Stephen Chbosky
- Guardian angel Robert Muchamore
- Divine madness Robert Muchamore
- The fall Robert Muchamore
- Gone Michael Grant
- Insurgent Veronica Roth
- The killing Robert Muchamore
- Fear Michael Grant
- Maximum security Robert Muchamore
- Looking for Alaska: a novel John Green
- Tomorrow, when the war began John Marsden
- Mad dogs Robert Muchamore
- City of bones Cassandra Clare
- The sleepwalker Robert Muchamore
- People’s Republic Robert Muchamore
- City of lost souls Cassandra Clare
- The Hunger Games: the official illustrated movie companion Kate Egan
- Man vs beast Robert Muchamore
- Robert Muchamore
- Hunger: a Gone novel Michael Grant
- The power of six Pittacus Lore
- The recruit Robert Muchamore
- Class A Robert Muchamore
- The boy in the striped pyjamas: a fable John Boyne
- Shadow wave Robert Muchamore
- Dark sun and other stories Robert Muchamore
- Lies: A Gone Novel Michael Grant
- Paper towns John Green
- The dead of the night John Marsden
- Thirteen reasons why: a novel Jay Asher
- Brigands M. C. Robert Muchamore
- Burning for revenge John Marsden
- Inheritance, or, the vault of souls Christopher Paolini
- The maze runner James Dashner
- One shot kill Robert Muchamore
- The prisoner Robert Muchamore
- Stephenie Meyer
- Fallen Lauren Kate
- My sister’s keeper Jodi Picoult
- Torment: a Fallen novel Lauren Kate
- Between the lines Jodi Picoult
- Eclipse Stephenie Meyer
- The bridge Jane Higgins
- The scorch trials James Dashner
- The third day, the frost John Marsden
- Twilight Stephenie Meyer
- Passion: a Fallen novel Lauren Kate
- Pretty little secrets: a Pretty Little Liars collection Sara Shepard
- An abundance of Katherines John Green
- Plague: a Gone novel Michael Grant
- The knife of never letting go Patrick Ness
- BZRK Michael Grant
- Every day David Levithan
- Masashi Kishimoto
- I am number four Pittacus Lore
- Naruto vol. 56: Team Asuma, reunited Masashi Kishimoto
- Stormbreaker Anthony Horowitz
- Finale Becca Fitzpatrick
- Rapture: a Fallen novel Lauren Kate
- Darkness, be my friend John Marsden
- The other side of dawn John Marsden
- Grey wolves Robert Muchamore
- New moon Stephenie Meyer
- Snakehead Anthony Horowitz
- Crocodile tears Anthony Horowitz
- Clockwork prince Cassandra Clare
- Dodger Terry Pratchett
- Matched Allyson Braithwaite Condie
- Scorpia rising Anthony Horowitz
- Naruto vol. 57: Battle Masashi Kishimoto
- The escape Robert Muchamore
- The official New Zealand road code for motorcyclists
- Unbelievable: a Pretty Little Liars novel Sara Shepard
- City of ashes Cassandra Clare
- Silence Becca Fitzpatrick
- Eagle day Robert Muchamore
- Fang: a Maximum Ride thriller James Patterson
- Go ask Alice Anonymous
- Naruto vol. 54: Peace Viaduct Masashi Kishimoto
- Reached Allyson Braithwaite Condie
- The curious incident of the dog in the night-time Mark Haddon
- The recruit: the graphic novel Ian Edginton
- Brisingr or The seven promises of Eragon Shadeslayer and Saphira Bjartskular Christopher Paolini
- Fallen in love: new tales from the Fallen World Lauren Kate
- Miss Peregrine’s home for peculiar children Ransom Riggs
- Lauren Oliver
- The 10 pm question Kate De Goldi
- The rise of nine Pittacus Lore
- Spirit bound Richelle Mead
- Torn Amanda Hocking
- Will Grayson, Will Grayson John Green
- City of fallen angels Cassandra Clare
- Crescendo Becca Fitzpatrick
See more annual lists of popular titles.