Popular Teen Series
Leah Langby
June 13, 2012
Keeping Up With Kids

After an informal poll of librarians on PUBYAC on the IFLS Youth Services listserv, I took a peek at the multiple holds list generated by our shared catalog.  What follows are titles that came up several times in the poll or came up with lots of holds.  Check your shelves.  Do you agree, are these popular? Do you own them?  If not, maybe it’s time to try them, or consider buying more copies!

Note:  not a scientific poll by any means!  Just a little something that might be helpful…

The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins
We seem to be meeting demand on this, but it was listed multiple times by respondents to the poll.

Heroes of Olympus by Rick Riordan
Mentioned in the poll, also the yet-to-be-published title The Mark of Athena had 143 holds at last count)

Divergent trilogy (only 2 published so far) by Veronica Roth
Mentioned in the poll, and Insurgent made the multiple holds list, too

Matched trilogy (only 2 published so far, third expected in November) by Allie Condy
Mentioned in poll and showing up in multiple holds list

Kane Chronicles by Rick Riordan

Daniel X by James Patterson

Seekers by Erin Hunter

Graceling  series by Kristen Cashore

Maze Runner trilogy by James Dashner

House of Night by P.C. Cast

Revenants Trilogy by Amy Plum

Maximum Ride by James Patterson

Pretty Little Liars by Sarah Shepard

Black Bird  by Kanoko Sakurakji

Fallen by Lauren Kate

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