Here are the year’s top children’s literature checkouts. Due to ties, some lists may have more than five titles! Earlier this week we released the top fiction and non-fiction checkouts, so if you missed those, be sure to catch up.

Top Children’s Literature Checkouts of 2023

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Top Middle Grade Fiction Checkouts of 2023

 

1.  [TIE] Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Diper Overlöde by Jeff Kinney

 

 

 

1.  [TIE] Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Deep End by Jeff Kinney

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.  [TIE] The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.  [TIE] The Faraway Tree Collection by Enid Blyton

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.  [TIE] Ground Zero by Alan Gratz

 

 

 

 

 

Top Teen Fiction Checkouts of 2023

1. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

This is The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes’ second consecutive appearance on the top teen fiction checkouts of the year; last year it was the second most circulated teen title.

 

 

 

2.  The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.  Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

This is Shatter Me’s second consecutive appearance on the top teen fiction checkouts of the year; last year it was the most circulated teen title.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. [TIE] Long Live The Pumpkin Queen by Shea Ernshaw

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. [TIE] Once Upon A Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber