Top Loans of 2023

Published on 02 January 2024

Presenting the Top Loans from Maribyrnong Libraries members in 2023! 

Reserve your copies via the catalogue or library app. Many of these titles are also available digitally through BorrowBox and Libby by Overdrive.

Top 10 Picture Books

1. Bluey: Swim School
2. Bluey: Baby Race
3. Bluey: Queens
4. Bluey: Barky Boats
5. Bluey: Shadowlands
6. Mini Bluey
7. Bluey: Perfect
8. Bluey: Typewriter
9. Spot's Goodnight Stars by Eric Hill
10. The Baddies by Julia Donaldson

Top 10 Junior

1. Jessi's Secret Language by Chan Chau & Ann Martin     
2. Mary Anne's Bad Luck Mystery by Cynthia Cheng & Ann Martin
3. Cat Kid Comic Club. On Purpose by Dav Pilkey
4. Cat Kid Comic Club: Collaborations by Dav Pilkey
5. The 156-Storey Treehouse by Andy Griffiths
6. Diper överlöde by Jeff Kinney
7. Captain Underpants and the Sensational Saga of Sir Stinks-A-Lot by Dav Pilkey
8. Cheesy Weird! by Anh Do
9. Grime and Punishment by Dav Pilkey
10. The Bad Guys: Open Wide and Say Arrrgh! by Aaron Blabey

Top 10 YA

1. A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas
2. Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter
3. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
4. One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus
5. The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
6. A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J Maas
7. A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Maas
8. Heartstopper Vol. 3 by Alice Oseman
9. Heartstopper Vol. 2 by Alice Oseman
10. Heartstopper Vol. 1 by Alice Oseman

Top 10 Adult

1. I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
2. Exiles by Jane Harper
3. Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
4. It Starts With Us by Colleen Hoover
5. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
6. Yellowface by Rebecca F Kuang
7. It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover
8. The Barefoot Investor by Scott Pape
9. Soulmate by Sally Hepworth
10. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros