Charlotte Mecklenburg Library’s most popular books of 2019

In efforts to continue promoting literacy throughout the Charlotte area, the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library has compiled a list of the most popular books read by library readers in 2019.

From adult nonfiction to teen fiction to children’s books, this top title list covers readers of all ages.

Print Fiction

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

Nine perfect strangers by Liane Moriarty

Long road to Mercy by David Baldacci

The Reckoning by John Grisham

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

Past Tense: a Jack Reacher novel by Lee Child.

Redemption by David Baldacci

Summer of 69 by Erin Hilderbrand

Run away by Harlan Coben

Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult

Digital Adult Fiction on Overdrive

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty

Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

The Reckoning by John Grisham

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate

One Day in December by Josie Silver

Adult Nonfiction

Becoming by Michelle Obama

Educated: a Memoir by Tara Westover

The Elephant in the Room by Tommy Tomlinson

Girl, Wash your Face by Rachel Hollis

The Library Book by Susan Orlean

Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay and a Mothers will to Survive by Stephanie Land

Maybe you should talk to someone by Lori Gottlieb

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying up by Marie Kondo

The Pioneers by David McCullough

Three Women by Lisa Taddeo

Children’s Books

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Meltdown by Jeff Kinney

I Broke my Trunk by Mo Willems

Happy Pig Day by Mo Willems

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway by Jeff Kinney

Diary of a wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel by Jeff Kinney

I Really like Slop by Mo Willems

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Greg Heffley’s Journal by Jeff Kinney

Llama Llama Time to Share by Anna Dewdney

Are you Ready to Play Outside? by Mo Willems

Pete the Kitty and the Groovy Playdate by Kim Dean

Young Adult Fiction

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

The Sun is also a Star by Nicola Yoon

On the Come up by Angie Thomas

To all the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan

Turtles all the way Down by John Green

Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak

Five Feet Apart by Rachel Lippincott

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

Every spring, Channel 9 teams up with the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library to collect new and gently used books for children and teens.

Book donations are distributed by the library to area children and teens through Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Outreach Services without the need to check out and return the book. Find more information by clicking this link.

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