Information Bulletin
16 January 2006
Shetland Library's top reads of 2005
The most-borrowed books last year at Shetland Library last year followed national bestseller trends, but local authors also featured strongly.
The top adult fiction book was Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code, closely followed by another Dan Brown novel, Angels and Demons. John Grisham’s new thriller, The Broker, came in at number three, then two more Dan Brown books, Deception Point and Digital Fortress. However, the tenth and eleventh most-borrowed adult books are local: Willie’s War and Other Stories by Willie Smith, and Mackerel at Midnight by Ethel Hofman, which were both borrowed more often than the latest offerings from Ian Rankin, Alexander McCall Smith, James Patterson, and Danielle Steel. Altogether, eight Shetland books made the adult lending Top 30, including Black Gold Tide by Tom Kidd and Tom Morton, The Impossible Garden by Rosa Steppanova, Final Curtain by J. W. Irvine and John Graham’s Shetland Dictionary.
The most borrowed author of all, however, strongly reflecting Shetland Library’s integrated schools library service, was children’s author Jacqueline Wilson. The top book was The Diamond Girls, and nine Jacqueline Wilson books made the junior top 20. Other popular junior reads were Garfield, Finger Phonics, Harry Potter and Lemony Snicket’s Series of Unfortunate Events books. The most-borrowed non-fiction book overall is Dave Pelzer’s A Child Called It, which, although an adult book, is mostly borrowed in school libraries.
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Most borrowed books of 2005 |
Junior books |
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Title |
Author |
Total Issues |
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1 |
The Diamond girls / Illustrated by Nick Sharratt |
Wilson, Jacqueline |
110 |
2 |
Best friends / Jacqueline Wilson / illustrated by Nick |
Wilson, Jacqueline |
108 |
3 |
Garfield classics |
Davis, Jim, 1945 July 28- |
105 |
4 |
Midnight / by Jacqueline Wilson / illustrated by Nick S |
Wilson, Jacqueline |
93 |
5 |
Finger phonics / Sue Lloyd and Sara Wernham / illustrat |
Lloyd, Susan M. |
92 |
6 |
Harry Potter and the half-blood prince / J.K. Rowling |
Rowling, J. K. |
86 |
7 |
The austere academy, 5 / by Lemony Snicket ; illustrate |
Snicket, Lemony |
81 |
8 |
A child called 'It' / Dave Pelzer |
Pelzer, David J. |
80 |
9 |
Clean break / Jacqueline Wilson / illustrated by Nick S |
Wilson, Jacqueline |
75 |
10 |
Harry Potter and the goblet of fire / J.K. Rowling |
Rowling, J. K. |
73 |
11 |
Sleepovers / Jacqueline Wilson / illustrated by Nick Sh |
Wilson, Jacqueline |
71 |
12 |
The slippery slope, 10 / Lemony Snicket |
Snicket, Lemony |
71 |
13 |
Girls out late / Jacqueline Wilson / illustrated by Nic |
Wilson, Jacqueline |
67 |
14 |
Secrets / Jacqueline Wilson / illustrated by Nick Sharr |
Wilson, Jacqueline |
63 |
15 |
Vicky Angel / Jacqueline Wilson / illustrated by Nick S |
Wilson, Jacqueline |
63 |
16 |
The hostile hospital, 8 / by Lemony Snicket / illustrat |
Snicket, Lemony |
61 |
17 |
Harry Potter and the order of the Phoenix; J.K. Rowling |
Rowling, J. K. |
60 |
18 |
The Da Vinci code : a novel / Dan Brown |
Brown, Dan, 1964- |
59 |
19 |
Angels and demons / Dan Brown |
Brown, Dan, 1964- |
58 |
20 |
The reptile room, 2 / by Lemony Snicket / illustrated b |
Snicket, Lemony |
56 |
21 |
Bad beginning, 1 / Lemony Snicket |
Snicket, Lemony |
55 |
22 |
Girls under pressure / Jacqueline Wilson / illustrated |
Wilson, Jacqueline |
55 |
23 |
Guinness world records |
55 |
|
24 |
The carnivorous carnival, 9 / by Lemony Snicket / illus |
Snicket, Lemony |
55 |
25 |
Artemis Fowl / Eoin Colfer |
Colfer, Eoin |
54 |
26 |
Lola Rose / Jacqueline Wilson / illustrated by Nick Sha |
Wilson, Jacqueline |
54 |
27 |
The broker / John Grisham |
Grisham, John |
53 |
28 |
The grim grotto, 11 / Lemony Snicket |
Snicket, Lemony |
53 |
29 |
The story of Tracy Beaker / by Jacqueline Wilson / illu |
Wilson, Jacqueline |
53 |
30 |
The wide window, 3 / by Lemony Snicket / illustrated by |
Snicket, Lemony |
53 |
31 |
Dustbin baby / Jacqueline Wilson / illustrated by Nick |
Wilson, Jacqueline |
52 |
32 |
Deception point / Dan Brown |
Brown, Dan |
50 |
33 |
Harry Potter and the chamber of secrets / J. K. Rowling |
Rowling, J. K. |
49 |
34 |
Digital fortress / Dan Brown |
Brown, Dan |
48 |
35 |
Harry Potter and the goblet of fire [sound recording] |
Rowling, J. K. |
48 |
36 |
Northern lights / Philip Pullman |
Pullman, Philip |
48 |
37 |
Simpsons comic madness / Matt Groening |
48 |
|
38 |
The curious incident of the dog in the night-time / Mar |
Haddon, Mark |
48 |
39 |
The Lottie project / Jacqueline Wilson / illustrated by |
Wilson, Jacqueline |
47 |
40 |
The twits / Roald Dahl / illustrated by Quentin Blake |
Dahl, Roald, 1916- |
47 |
41 |
Girls in love / Jacqueline Wilson |
Wilson, Jacqueline |
46 |
42 |
Girls in tears / Jacqueline Wilson / illustrated by Nic |
Wilson, Jacqueline |
46 |
43 |
Nights of rain and stars / Maeve Binchy |
Binchy, Maeve |
46 |
44 |
The graft / Martina Cole |
Cole, Martina |
46 |
45 |
Willie's war and other stories |
Smith, Willie |
46 |
46 |
The bad beginning, 1 / Lemony Snicket / illustrated by |
Snicket, Lemony |
45 |
47 |
The two of us : my life with John Thaw / Sheila Hancock |
Hancock, Sheila, 1933- |
45 |
48 |
Mackerel at midnight : growing up Jewish on a remote Sc |
Hofman, Ethel G., 1939- |
43 |
49 |
The miserable mill, 4 / Lemony Snicket / ilustrated by |
Snicket, Lemony |
43 |
50 |
The vicious Vikings / Terry Deary |
Deary, Terry |
43 |
51 |
The vile village, 7 / Lemony Snicket |
Snicket, Lemony |
43 |
52 |
Double act / Jacqueline Wilson / illustrated by Nick Sh |
Wilson, Jacqueline |
42 |
53 |
Fleshmarket Close / Ian Rankin |
Rankin, Ian |
42 |
54 |
Simpsons comics wingding / [created by Matt Groening] |
42 |
|
55 |
The Ersatz elevator, 6 / Lemony Snicket |
Snicket, Lemony |
42 |
56 |
Bad girls / Jacqueline Wilson / illustrated by Nick Sha |
Wilson, Jacqueline |
41 |
57 |
Black Gold Tide |
Kidd, Tom |
41 |
58 |
Harry Potter and the philosopher's stone / J. K. Rowlin |
Rowling, J. K. |
41 |
59 |
Impossible Garden |
Steppanova, Rosa |
41 |
60 |
In the company of cheerful ladies / Alexander McCall Sm |
McCall Smith, Alexander |
41 |
61 |
Mates, dates and inflatable bras / Cathy Hopkins |
Hopkins, Cathy, 1953- |
41 |
62 |
Noughts and crosses / Malorie Blackman |
Blackman, Malorie |
41 |
63 |
The suitcase kid / Jacqueline Wilson / illustrated by N |
Wilson, Jacqueline |
41 |
64 |
Where's Spot? / Eric Hill |
Hill, Eric |
41 |
65 |
You are what you eat : the plan that will change your l |
McKeith, Gillian |
41 |
66 |
Harry Potter and the order of the phoenix [sound record |
Rowling, J. K. |
40 |
67 |
Holes / Louis Sachar |
Sachar, Louis, 1954- |
40 |
68 |
The American boy; Andrew Taylor |
Taylor, Andrew |
40 |
69 |
The cat mummy / Jacqueline Wilson / illustrated by Nick |
Wilson, Jacqueline |
40 |
70 |
The field guide, vol 1 / Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Blac |
DiTerlizzi, Tony |
40 |
71 |
Trace / Patricia Daniels Cornwell |
Cornwell, Patricia Daniels |
40 |
72 |
Echoes / Danielle Steel |
Steel, Danielle |
39 |
73 |
Light on snow / Anita Shreve |
Shreve, Anita |
39 |
74 |
Shetland / Jill Slee Blackadder |
Blackadder, Jill Slee |
39 |
75 |
The ersatz elevator, 6 / Lemony Snicket |
Snicket, Lemony |
39 |
76 |
The illustrated mum / Jacqueline Wilson |
Wilson, Jacqueline |
39 |
77 |
The subtle knife / Philip Pullman |
Pullman, Philip |
39 |
78 |
Angus, thongs and full-frontal snogging : confessions o |
Rennison, Louise |
38 |
79 |
Final curtain |
Irvine, J. W |
38 |
80 |
Honeymoon / James Patterson and Howard Roughan |
Patterson, James |
38 |
81 |
The lost boy : a foster child's search for the love of |
Pelzer, David J. |
38 |
82 |
What colour is love? / by Linda Strachan / illustrated |
Strachan, Linda |
38 |
83 |
Dark justice / Jack Higgins |
Higgins, Jack |
37 |
84 |
Miserable Mill, 4 / Lemony Snicket |
Snicket, Lemony |
37 |
85 |
Simpsons comics belly buster / [contributing writers, N |
37 |
|
86 |
Stormbreaker |
Horowitz, Anthony |
37 |
87 |
The woeful Second World War / Terry Deary |
Deary, Terry |
37 |
88 |
Wide Window, 3 |
Snicket, Lemony |
37 |
89 |
A man named Dave / Dave Pelzer |
Pelzer, David J. |
36 |
90 |
A mother's love / Lyn Andrews |
Andrews, Lyn |
36 |
91 |
Ark angel / Anthony Horowitz |
Horowitz, Anthony, 1955- |
36 |
92 |
Friends, freak-outs and very secret secrets / Karen McC |
McCombie, Karen |
36 |
93 |
Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban / J.K. Rowling |
Rowling, J. K. |
36 |
94 |
Kippers for breakfast [[Shetland Collection]] |
Millie Vigor |
36 |
95 |
The Shetland dictionary / John J. Graham |
Graham, John J., 1921- |
36 |
96 |
The dare game / Jacqueline Wilson / illustrated by Nick |
Wilson, Jacqueline |
36 |
97 |
The hobbit, or, There and back again / by J.R.R. Tolkie |
Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1 |
36 |
98 |
The time traveler's wife / Audrey Niffenegger |
Niffenegger, Audrey |
36 |
99 |
Girls in love / Jacqueline Wilson / [illustrated by Nic |
Wilson, Jacqueline |
35 |
100 |
Guinness world records 2004 |
35 |
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