DPL - Top Ten Books

Most Checked Out Books - Children

The ten most popular titles from July 2010 through December 2010.

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	Diary of a wimpy kid : dog days Kinney, Jeff. In the latest diary of middle-schooler Greg Heffley, he records his attempts to spend his summer vacation sensibly indoors playing video games and watching television, despite his mother's other ideas. Subjects Summer -- Juvenile fiction. Vacations -- Juvenile fiction. Diaries -- Juvenile fiction.
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	Diary of a wimpy kid : Greg Heffley's journal Kinney, Jeff. Greg records his sixth grade experiences in a middle school where he and his best friend, Rowley, undersized weaklings amid boys who need to shave twice daily, hope just to survive, but when Rowley grows more popular, Greg must take drastic measures to save their friendship. Subjects Middle schools -- Juvenile fiction. Friendship -- Juvenile fiction. Diaries -- Juvenile fiction.
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	Diary of a wimpy kid : the last straw Kinney, Jeff. Middle-schooler Greg Heffley nimbly sidesteps his father's attempts to change Greg's wimpy ways until his father threatens to send him to military school. Subjects Middle schools -- Juvenile fiction. Schools -- Juvenile fiction. Family -- Juvenile fiction. Diaries -- Juvenile fiction.
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	Diary of a wimpy kid : Rodrick rules Kinney, Jeff. Greg Heffley tells about his summer vacation and his attempts to steer clear of trouble when he returns to middle school and tries to keep his older brother Rodrick from telling everyone about Greg's most humiliating experience of the summer. Subjects Middle schools -- Juvenile fiction. Schools -- Juvenile fiction. Families -- Juvenile fiction. Diaries -- Juvenile fiction. Family life -- Fiction.
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	The lightning thief Riordan, Rick. Twelve-year-old Percy Jackson learns he is a demigod, the son of a mortal woman and Poseidon, god of the sea. His mother sends him to a summer camp for demigods where he and his new friends set out on a quest to prevent a war between the gods. Subjects Mythology, Greek -- Juvenile fiction. Camps -- Juvenile fiction. Friendship -- Juvenile fiction. Fathers and sons -- Juvenile fiction. Identity (Philosophical concept) -- Juvenile fiction. Poseidon (Greek deity) -- Juvenile fiction. Hades (Greek deity) -- Juvenile fiction. Zeus (Greek deity) -- Juvenile fiction.
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	The last Olympian Riordan, Rick. While the Olympians struggle to contain the rampaging monster Typhon, Kronos begins his advance on New York City, where Mount Olympus stands virtually unguarded. Now it's up to Percy Jackson and an army of young demigods to stop the Lord of Time. Subjects Jackson, Percy (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction. Titans (Mythology) -- Juvenile fiction. Animals, Mythical -- Juvenile fiction. Monsters -- Juvenile fiction. Mythology, Greek -- Juvenile fiction.
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	The Titan's curse Riordan, Rick. When the goddess Artemis disappears while hunting a rare, ancient monster, a group of her followers joins Percy and his friends in an attempt to find and rescue her before the winter solstice, when her influence is needed to sway the Olympian Council regarding the war with the Titans. Subjects Mythology, Greek -- Juvenile fiction. Artemis (Greek deity) -- Juvenile fiction. Animals, Mythical -- Juvenile fiction. Monsters -- Juvenile fiction. Titans (Mythology) -- Juvenile fiction.
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	The sea of monsters Riordan, Rick. Demi-god Percy Jackson and his friends must journey into the Sea of Monsters to save their camp. But first Percy will discover a secret that makes him wonder whether being claimed as Poseidon's son is an honor or a cruel joke. Subjects Mythology, Greek -- Juvenile fiction. Camps -- Juvenile fiction. Friendship -- Juvenile fiction. Fathers and sons -- Juvenile fiction. Poseidon (Greek deity) -- Juvenile fiction. Hades (Greek deity) -- Juvenile fiction. Zeus (Greek deity) -- Juvenile fiction.
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	The red pyramid Riordan, Rick. After their father's research experiment at the British Museum unleashes the Egyptian god Set, Carter and Sadie Kane embark on a dangerous journey across the globe--a quest which brings them ever closer to the truth about their family, and their links to a secret order that has existed since the time of the pharaohs. Subjects Brothers and sisters -- Juvenile fiction. Seth (Egyptian deity) -- Juvenile fiction. Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction. Family secrets -- Juvenile fiction. Secret societies -- Juvenile fiction. Egypt -- Juvenile fiction.
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	Harry Potter and the deathly hallows Rowling, J. K. Burdened with the dark, dangerous, and seemingly impossible task of locating and destroying Voldermort's remaining Horcruxes, Harry, feeling alone and uncertain about his future, struggles to find the inner strength he needs to follow the path set out before him. Subjects Potter, Harry (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction. Wizards -- Juvenile fiction. Magic -- Juvenile fiction. Schools -- Juvenile fiction. England -- Juvenile fiction. Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Imaginary place) -- Juvenile fiction. Coming of age -- Fiction.

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