2024 Top Picks
Your top reads and listens of 2024! Boise is a city of readers, listeners, and game players of all ages and interests. We compiled a list of the most checked out and reserved items of 2024 so you can review the highlights, and maybe even find your next read!
Top 10 Items with the Most Holds in 2024:
- "The Women" by Kristen Hannah (adult fiction)
- "Remarkably Bright Creatures" by Shelby Van Pelt (adult fiction)
- "A Court of Thorns and Roses" by Sarah J. Maas (adult fiction)
- "Fourth Wing" by Rebecca Yarros (adult fiction)
- "Funny Story" by Emily Henry (adult fiction)
- "The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store" by James McBride (adult fiction)
- "The Anxious Generation" by Jonathan Haidt (adult non-fiction)
- Idaho Botanical Garden Passport (pass to visit the Idaho Botanical Garden)
- "The Frozen River" by Ariel Lawhon (adult fiction)
Most Checked Out Adult Books Published in the Last Year:
- "The Women" by Kristin Hannah (adult fiction)
- "Three-Inch Teeth" by C.J. Box (adult fiction)
- "A Calamity of Souls" by David Baldacci (adult fiction)
- "The Hunter" by Tara French (adult fiction)
- "Funny Story" by Emily Henry (adult fiction"
- "First Lie Wins" by Ashley Elston (adult fiction)
- "One Perfect Couple" by Ruth Ware (adult fiction)
- "Camino Ghosts" by John Grisham (adult fiction)
- "Table for Two" by Amor Towles (adult fiction)
- "You Like it Darker" by Stephen King (adult fiction)
Most Checked Out Teen Books Published in the Last Year:
- "Ruthless Vows" by Rebecca Ross (teen fiction)
- "Check & Mate" by Ali Hazelwood (teen fiction)
- "Powerless" by Lauren Roberts (teen fiction)
- "Heartstopper V.5" by Alice Oseman (teen graphic novel)
- "A Curse for True Love" by Stephanie Garber (teen fiction)
- "That's Not My Name" by Megan Lally (teen fiction)
- "The Reappearance of Rachel Price" by Holly Jackson (teen fiction)
- "Heartless Hunter" by Kristen Ciccarelli (teen fiction)
- "The Prisoner's Throne" by Holly Black (teen fiction)
- "If Only I Had Told Her" by Laura Nowlin (teen fiction)
Most Checked Out Youth (for ages 8-12) Published in the Last Year:
- "Evil Spy School" by Stuart Gibbs (youth graphic novel)
- "Wings of Fire: Winter Turning" by Tui Sutherland (youth graphic novel)
- "Baby-sitters Club: Claudia and the Bad Joke" by Arley Nopra (youth graphic novel)
- "Amulet: Waverider" by Kazu Kibuishi (youth graphic novel)
- "Dog Man: The Scarlet Shedder" by Dav Pilkey (youth graphic novel)
- "I Survived the Battle of D-Day, 1944" by Georgia Ball (youth graphic novel)
- "Big Nate: This Means War!" by Lincoln Peirce (youth graphic novel)
- "Baby-sitters Little Sister: Karen's Sleepover" by Katy Farina (graphic novel)
- "Minecraft Super Bite-Size Builds" by Thomas McBrien (youth non-fiction)
- "Break" by Kayla Miller (youth graphic novel)
Most Checked Out Youth (for ages 0-8) Published in the Last Year:
- "Pets" by Jill McDonald (board book)
- "A Seed Will Grow" by Sabrina Moyle (board book)
- "One Little Leaf" by Molly Littleboy (board book)
- "Hooray for Fly Guy!" by Tedd Arnold (EZ Reader)
- "Frozen Storybook Collection" (picture book)
- "Hippos Remain Calm" by Sandra Boynton (picture book)
- "Olaf's 1-2-3" (board book)
- "I Do Not Eat Children" by Marcus Cutler (picture book)
- "On the Job" by Elle Stephens (EZ Reader)
- "Teeny-Weeny Unicorn" by Shawn Harris (picture book)
Most Checked Out Movies Released in the Last Year:
- "The Holdovers"
- "Dune, Part Two"
- "The Beekeeper"
- "Arthur the King"
- "Mean Girls"
- "Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom"
- "Ferrari"
- "The Hunger Games. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes"
- "Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire"
- "Poor Things"
Most Checked Out Videogames Released in the Last Year:
- "Princess Peach: Showtime!" (youth)
- "Mario vs Donkey Kong" (youth)
- "Nickelodeon All-Start Brawl 2" (youth)
- "Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown" (teen)
- "Kirby: Star Allies" (youth)
- "Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker" (youth)
- "Paper Mario: the Thousand-Year Door" (youth)
- "Luigi's Mansion 2HD" (youth)
- "Helldivers II" (youth)
- "Rise of Ronan" (adult)