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Top titles in May

Submitted by Jim Johnson [1] on Tue, 05/31/2011 - 10:53am

What did everyone read in May?  Take a look below at the titles Kingwood adult patrons checked out the most and see if you find a good read or two here at the beginning of the summer!

Fiction

  1. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet [2], by Jamie Ford
  2. Lord of the Flies [3], by William Golding
  3. Wicked Appetite [4], by Janet Evanovich
  4. Fall of Giants [5], by Ken Follett
  5. Nowhere Near Respectable [6], by Mary Jo Putney

Mystery

  1. A Lesson in Secrets [7], by Jacqueline Winspear
  2. Live Wire [8], by Harlan Coben
  3. Buried Prey [9], John Sandford
  4. Sixkill [10], by Robert B. Parker
  5. Tick Tock [11], by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge

Science Fiction/Fantasy

  1. Fahrenheit 451 [12], by Ray Bradbury
  2. Hunting Ground [13], by Patricia Briggs
  3. Border Princes [14], by Dan Abnett
  4. Outcast [15], by Aaron Allston
  5. Backlash [16], by Aaron Allston

Biographies

  1. Decision Points [17], by George W. Bush
  2. Unbroken [18], by Laura Hillenbrand
  3. Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother [19], by Amy Chua
  4. The Duchess [20], by Amanda Foreman
  5. Spoken from the Heart [21], by Laura Bush

 


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