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• What Would Bluey's Mum Do?

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  #1 Picture Book. Bluey made several appearances on our most checked out picture books, claiming the 1st, 3rd and 5th spots!

• Will the Pigeon Graduate?

  Willems, Mo,

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  #2 Picture Book. This was the second most checked out picture book of 2025, and Willems's Me and Other Bunnies took the ninth spot.

• Dinosaur Discovery!

  James, Hollis,

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  #4 Picture Book. Paw Patrol + dinosaurs = the fourth most checked out picture book of 2025. Paw Patrol books also landed in the sixth and seventh slots.

• Dinosaur Day

  Murray, Diana,

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  #10 Picture Book. More dinosaurs! This picture book stomped into the tenth spot on our most checked out list.

• Little Blue Truck and Racer Red

  Schertle, Alice,

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  #12 Picture Book. Little Blue Truck and Racer Red drove into 12th place on our most checked out picture books.

• London Calling

  Ponti, James,

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  #1 Juvenile Fiction. This spy story was the most checked out juvenile fiction book of 2025.

• Old School

  Korman, Gordon,

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  #2 Juvenile Fiction. Korman's school story took the second spot in juvenile fiction. Korman's Scoop landed in fifth.

• Resist

  a Story of D-Day

  Gratz, Alan, 1972-

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  #3 Juvenile Fiction. Gratz's historical World War II story was the third most checked out juvenile fiction book of the year.

• The Elders' Quest

  Hunter, Erin,

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  #4 Juvenile Fiction Hunter's Warrior series continues to be popular with young readers, taking the fourth spot in 2025.

• All Ears

  Gibbs, Stuart, 1969-

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  #6 Juvenile Fiction. The latest in Gibbs's FunJungle series was the sixth most checked out juvenile fiction book in 2025.

• Sunrise on the Reaping

  Collins, Suzanne,

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  #1 Young Adult Fiction. The latest in the Hunger Games series was the clear winner in Young Adult Fiction.

• Rebel Witch

  Ciccarelli, Kristen,

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  #2 Young Adult Fiction. Rebel Witch cast a spell on our teen readers, claiming the second spot in Young Adult Fiction.

• Fearless

  Roberts, Lauren, 2002-

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  #3 Young Adult Fiction. The latest in Roberts's Powerless series was the third most checked out Young Adult title of the year.

• Under the Same Stars

  Bray, Libba,

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  #4 Young Adult Fiction. Bray's historical mystery crossing three generations was the fourth most checked out Young Adult book of 2025.

• All Better Now

  Shusterman, Neal,

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  #5 Young Adult Fiction. Neal Shusterman, author of the Scythe series, moved into the fifth spot with his latest book.