Doesn’t this cold weather make you want to cozy up with a good book and a cup of something warm? Same!
We pulled a list together of the top 5 most checked-out books at Denton Public Library in 2021 based on age group: adult, teen, and youth. This list has everything from thrillers and courtroom dramas to time travel and magic. It's even got some of your longtime favorites!
Take a look below, grab a blanket and your favorite warm drink, and find your next favorite read!
Adult:
1. The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
Texas, 1921. A time of abundance. The Great War is over, the bounty of the land is plentiful, and America is on the brink of a new and optimistic era. But for Elsa Wolcott, deemed too old to marry in a time when marriage is a woman’s only option, the future seems bleak.
2. A Time for Mercy by John Grisham
Clanton, Mississippi. 1990. Jake Brigance finds himself embroiled in a deeply divisive trial when the court appoints him attorney for Drew Gamble, a timid sixteen-year-old boy accused of murdering a local deputy.
3. Daylight by David Baldacci
In this gripping mystery, an FBI Agent’s search for her sister clashes with a military investigator's high-stakes case, leading them both deep into a global conspiracy—from which neither of them will escape unscathed.
4. The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Nora Seed finds herself faced with the possibility of changing her life for a new one as she travels through the Midnight Library to decide what is truly fulfilling in life, and what makes it worth living in the first place.
5. The Law of Innocence by Michael Connelly
Defense attorney Mickey Haller utilizes his legal team's resources from behind bars to organize his own defense when he is framed for murder.