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2 E X L I B R I S • Y E L L O W S P R I N G S L I B R A R Y A S S O C I A T I O N • S P R I N G , 2 0 2 4 ‘TopTen’ Books TAMAR KREKE GCPL Adult and Technical Services Coordinator Below are the most popular books among adults and younger readers in the last six months. TOP 10 ADULT TITLES: Lessons in Chemistry, Bonnie Garmus. Tripwire, [a Reacher novel], Lee Child. A World Of Curiosities, Louise Penny. Killers Of The Flower Moon, the Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI, David Grann. The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell, Robert Dugoni. Horse, Geraldine Brooks. Remarkably Bright Creatures, Shelby Van Pelt. The Bullet That Missed, a Thursday Murder Club mystery, Richard Osman. The Housemaid’s Secret, Freida McFadden. TOP JUVENILE TITLES: ‘Dog Man’ series: Lord of the Fleas, Dog Man and Cat Kid, Grime and Punishment, A Tale of Two Kitties, Dog Man Unleashed Brawl of the Wild; written and illustrated by Dav Pilkey as George Beard and Harold Hutchins. Big Nate Stays Classy, Lincoln Peirce . The Last Straw, Jeff Kinney. InvestiGators, written and illustrated by John Patrick Green Bluey: 5-minute stories. What we’re Reading • River Walling Tom Brown’s Field Guide to Wilderness Survival by Tom Brown The author is “a man with a lot of a lot to teach and with experience to back it up. Where others have fallen short, his wilderness survival guide is very informative.” • Holly Keil Grief 2 Hope by Hope Reger “The story of a mother’s process in dealing with grief after the sudden death of her son. She shares the difficulties of going through everyday responsibilities while also managing grief. She also shares action steps you can do to help others going through the grief process as well. I found the book to be insightful and informative.” • Ashlyn Haddix Crank by Ellen Hopkins Crank is a true story about the author’s daugh- ter who battles with ad- diction while she is in high school. It is an incredibly unique novel that is writ- ten in a poetry format. And I highly recommend it. It is a page turner. • Martha Polinsky Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire The novel takes you on a fantastic journey that is not at all grounded in reality and I love it. Maguire creates an otherworldly culture, political climate, and history that is just plain fun to follow. It’s every- thing I want out of Oz that I didn’t know was missing.” She added, “I’m not a fan of the show nor do I expect to like the movie. • Ryan Tyree Vaesen by Nils Hintze A book based off of a Scandinavian folklore book, by Johan Eger- krans. It is an RPG [role playing game] manual; a visually rich world building manual that puts inclusivity and nar- rative design forward while staying true to its source material. List compiled by YSLA board- member-at-large TODD A. COMER