Happy New Year! We read a ton of great books in 2023 - most of these titles are on the Illinois Readers' Choice Award Lists (Monarchs, Bluestems, and Caudills). Here are the top titles that were read at the Barrington Area Library!

Picture Book: 

Chez Bob by Bob Shea

Beginning Reader: 

Happy Pig Day! by Mo Willems

Juvenile Fiction: 

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway by Jeff Kinney

Juvenile Graphic Novel: 

Katie the Catsitter by Colleen A. F. Venable

Teen Fiction: 

Alone by Megan E. Freeman

Teen Graphic Novel: 

City of Dragons. The Awakening Storm by Jaimal Yogis

Nonfiction: 

Fallout: spies, superbombs, and the ultimate Cold War showdown by Steve Sheinkin

eBook: 

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling

What books are you going to read in 2024? You can sign up for Winter Reading here! Read 250 minutes and earn a free book!

   Youth Services Librarian Claire