Statistics compiled by Clare County Library show books in the Horrid Henry series by author Francesca Simon claiming seven of the top ten spots in the list of the most borrowed books from Clare County Library in 2009.Top Issuing Titles 2009:
Overall:
1. Horrid Henry and the Mega-Mean Time Machine - Francesca Simon
2. Horrid Henry’s Christmas Cracker - Francesca Simon
3. Horrid Henry and the Bogey Babysitter - Francesca Simon
4. Horrid Henry’s Stinkbomb - Francesca Simon
5. Horrid Henry and the Abominable Snowman - Francesca Simon
6. Horrid Henry’s Underpants - Francesca Simon
7. Twilight - Stephenie Meyer
8. Horrid Henry and the Football Fiend - Francesca Simon
9. Alice in the Middle - Judi Curtin
10. My Sister Jodi - Jacqueline Wilson
Children’s Books:
Henry is everybody’s favourite bad boy. Francesca Simon says that she sees her books as westerns for kids. Henry is an outlaw, who behaves dreadfully, yet often triumphs. The children of County Clare are not unique in loving to read about Henry’s antics – the Horrid Henry books are amongst the most popular books in all libraries throughout Ireland.
1. Horrid Henry and the Mega-Mean Time Machine - Francesca Simon
2. Horrid Henry’s Christmas Cracker - Francesca Simon
3. Horrid Henry and the Bogey Babysitter - Francesca Simon
4. Horrid Henry’s Stinkbomb - Francesca Simon
5. Horrid Henry and the Abominable Snowman - Francesca Simon
6. Horrid Henry’s Underpants - Francesca Simon
7. Horrid Henry and the Football Fiend - Francesca Simon
8. Alice in the Middle - Judi Curtin
9. My Sister Jodi - Jacqueline Wilson
10. Match of the Day Annual 2009
Young Adult Books:
Stephenie Meyer’s fantasy Twilight series continues to be hugely popular with the first book in the series claiming the number seven spot on the list of most borrowed books overall. Five books by Stephenie Meyers feature on the top ten list of most borrowed books in the young adult section throughout Clare County Library.
1. Twilight - Stephenie Meyer
2. Breaking Dawn - Stephenie Meyer
3. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - JK Rowling
4. Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - John Boyne
5. New Moon - Stephenie Meyer
6. Eclipse - Stephenie Meyer
7. Cirque du Freak - Darren Shan
8. The Host - Stephenie Meyer
9. Marked - P.C. Cast
10. Stop in the Name of Pants - Louise Rennison
Adult Non-Fiction Books:
Cookery books by Rachel Allen dominated the adult non-fiction most-borrowed list. With "staying in" becoming the new "going out", Allen’s three books are joined by three other cookery books - by Neven Maguire, Hugo Oliver and Jamie Oliver - on the top ten most borrowed books in the non-fiction category. Pádraig Óg Ó Rourke’s Blood on the Banner : the Republican Struggle in Clare claims the number seven spot on the list.
1. Rachel’s Food For Living - Rachel Allen
2. Official Driver Theory Test
3. Rachel’s Favourite Food at Home - Rachel Allen
4. Rachel’s Baking Secrets - Rachel Allen
5. Neven’s Real Food for Families - Neven Maguire
6. Angels in my Hair - Lorna Byrne
7. Blood on the Banner - Pádraig Óg Ó Ruairc
8. Jamie’s Ministry of Food - Jamie Oliver
9. Avoca Café Cookbook 2 - Hugo Arnold
10. The Parish - Alice Taylor
Adult Fiction Books:
In the adult fiction category, the top ten list has been dominated by Irish women authors for many years and 2009 was no exception. Patricia Scanlan and Cathy Kelly have two books each on the list with Celelia Ahern’s The Gift also featuring. They are joined by the Costa award winning books Brooklyn by Colm Toibin and The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry. Thillers Run for Your Life by James Patterson, Long Lost by Harlan Coben and The Bodies Left Behind by Jeffery Deaver, were also among the most popular books in Clare libraries.
1. Happy Ever After - Patricia Scanlan
2. Once in a Lifetime - Cathy Kelly
3. Run For Your Life - James Patterson
4. Lessons in Heartbreak - Cathy Kelly
5. The Gift - Cecelia Ahern
6. Long Lost - Harlan Coben
7. Forgive and Forget - Patricia Scanlan
8. Brooklyn - Colm Toibin
9. The Bodies Left Behind - Jeffery Deaver
10. The Secret Scripture - Sebastian Barry
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