What are the kids checking out these days? We were curious, so as a follow-up to our post on The Seattle Public Library’s most popular books for adults in 2023, we’ve gathered the top checkouts for teens last year, including fiction, nonfiction and e-audiobooks.
It’s an interesting list, ranging from award-winning graphic novels such as “The Talk” and Alice Oseman’s “Heartstopper series” to a LOT of checkouts for series such as “A Court of Thorn and Roses” and “The Hunger Games.”
Check them out below. Maybe you’ll find a new book for your young adult reader — or for yourself. YA books aren’t just for kids, you know!
10 most popular print fiction books for teens
- A Court of Thorns and Roses, by Sarah J. Maas
- Heartstopper. Volume 1, by Alice Oseman
- The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, by Suzanne Collins
- Maus: A Survivor’s Tale, by Art Spiegelman
- Heartstopper. Volume 2, by Alice Oseman
- Firekeeper’s Daughter, by Angeline Boulley
- Heartstopper. Volume 4, Alice Oseman
- Heartstopper. Volume 3, by Alice Oseman
- American Born Chinese, by Gene Luen Yang; color by Lark Pien
- A Court of Mist and Fury, by Sarah J. Maas
10 most popular teen fiction e-books
- A Court of Thorns and Roses, by Sarah J. Maas
- The Book Thief, by Marcus Zusak
- The Summer I Turned Pretty, by Jenny Han
- Heartstopper, Volume 1, by Alice Oseman
- The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, by Suzanne Collins
- Heartstopper, Volume 4, by Alice Oseman
- Shadow and Bone: The Grisha Trilogy, Book 1, by Leigh Bardugo
- A Court of Mist and Fury, by Sarah J. Maas
- It’s Not Summer without You, by Jenny Han
- Heartstopper, Volume 3, by Alice Oseman
10 most popular teen nonfiction print books
- Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults, by Robin Wall Kimmerer
- Ain’t Burned All the Bright, by Jason Reynolds
- Killers of the Flower Moon; adapted for young readers, by David Grann
- The Talk, by Darrin Bell
- All Boys Aren’t Blue: a Memoir-Manifesto, by George M. Johnson
- The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country, by Amanda Gorman
- The Soccer Encyclopedia, by Clive Gifford
- You Know, Sex: Bodies, Gender, Puberty, and Other Things, by Cory Silverberg and Fiona Smyth
- Monster Manual, by Christopher Perkins
- Hidden Systems: Water, Electricity, the Internet, and the Secrets Behind Systems We Use Every Day, by Dan Nott
10 most popular teen nonfiction e-books
- Killers of the Flower Moon, by David Grann
- Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults, by Robin Wall Kimmerer
- They Called Us Enemy, by George Takei
- Caste, by Isabel Wilkerson
- This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 lessons on how to wake up, take action, and do the work, by Tiffany Jewell
- You Know, Sex: Bodies, Gender, Puberty, and Other Things, , by Cory Silverberg and Fiona Smyth
- All Boys Aren’t Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto, by George M. Johnson
- March, Book One, by John Lewis
- An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States for Young People, by Debbie Reese
- This Book Is Gay, by Juno Dawson
10 most popular teen e-audiobooks
- A Court of Thorns and Roses, by Sarah J. Maas
- A Court of Mist and Fury, by Sarah J. Maas
- A Court of Wings and Ruin, by Sarah J. Maas
- A Court of Frost and Starlight, by Sarah J. Maas
- Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, by Suzanne Collins
- The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins
- Catching Fire, by Suzanne Collins
- Throne of Glass, by Suzanne Collins
- Mockingjay: The Hunger Games Series, Book 3, by Suzanne Collins
- Firekeeper’s Daughter, by Angeline Boulley
Note that these lists were compiled from anonymous checkout data and covered the period from Jan. 1, 2023 through Dec. 31, 2023.
– Elisa M. Communications
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