100 MOST BORROWED BOOKS 2016/2017 NORTHERN IRELAND

ISBN Title Contributor Publisher Year

1 9780141364728 Old school Jeff Kinney 2015 2 9781407164953 Zog and The Flying Doctors Julia Donaldson Scholastic 2016 3 9780857522313 The girl on the train Paula Hawkins 2015 4 9781472210760 The missing wife Sheila O'Flanagan Headline Review 2016 5 9781447275954 What the ladybird heard next Julia Donaldson; Ill. by Macmillan Children's 2015 Lydia Monks Boo> 6 9780007453603 Awful auntie David Walliams HarperCollins 2014 7 9781444016062 Horrid Henry and the fangmangler Francesca Simon: ill. by Orion 2016 Tony Ross 8 9780007494019 Grandpa's Great Escape David Walliams HarperCollins 2015 Children's> 9 9781405282727 Spinderella Sebastien Braun Egmont 2016 10 9781444008821 Horrid Henry and the Comfy Francesca Simon; Ill. by Orion Children's Books 2015 Black Chair Tony Ross 11 9780241246313 Team ninja Catherine Saunders DK 2016 12 9780857532732 Clover Moon Jacqueline Wilson, ill. Doubleday 2017 Nick Sharratt 13 9780241237236 Monster battles DK DK Children 2016 14 9781407143200 Top of the class nearly Liz Pichon Scholastic Press 2015 15 9781444015270 Horrid Henry and the Mummy's Francesca Simon; Ill. by Orion Children's Books 2015 Curse Tony Ross 16 9780141365442 Fantastic Mr Fox Roald Dahl; Ill. by Puffin 2016 Quentin Blake 17 9781782398387 Distress Signals Catherine Ryan Howard Corvus 2016 18 9781409153634 Between sisters Cathy Kelly Orion 2015 19 9781407144412 The Scarecrows' wedding Julia Donaldson; Ill. by Alison Green Books 2014 Axel Scheffler 20 9780241246276 LEGO City heroes to the rescue Esther Ripley DK 2016 21 9780230742604 The flying bath Julia Donaldson; Ill. by Macmillan Children's 2014 David Roberts Boo> 22 9780230771970 Princess Mirror-Belle and the Julia Donaldson; Ill. by Macmillan Children's 2014 Dragon Pox Lydia Monks Boo> 23 9781408855652 Harry Potter and the J K Rowling Bloomsbury 2014 Philosopher's Stone PL> 24 9780141340821 The ugly truth Jeff Kinney Puffin 2012 25 9781408336809 A magical birthday surprise Daisy Meadows Orchard Books 2015 26 9780008134150 An eagle in the snow Michael Morpurgo HarperCollins 2015 27 9780857631497 Can You Say It Too? Moo! Moo! Seb Braun Nosy Crow Ltd 2014 28 9780241225059 Spiders and other deadly animals DK DK Children 2016 29 9780241237083 Meet the knights Julia March DK Children 2016 30 9781447299356 Our souls at night Kent Haruf Picador 2015 31 9781447280835 What the jackdaw saw Julia Donaldson; Ill. by Macmillan Children's 2015 Nick Sharratt Boo> 32 9780008149536 The bear who went boo! David Walliams; Ill. by HarperCollins 2015 Tony Ross Children's> 33 9780723299318 Goodnight Peppa Lauren Holowaty Ladybird 2015 34 9781408855669 Harry Potter and the chamber of J K Rowling Bloomsbury Publishing 2014 secrets PL> 35 9780141355481 Hard luck Jeff Kinney Puffin Books 2015 ISBN Title Contributor Publisher Year

36 9781908843623 Guinness World Records 2015 Guinness World Records Guinness World 2014 Records L> 37 9780007581863 The slightly annoying elephant David Walliams; Ill. by HarperCollins 2015 Tony Ross Children's> 38 9781408336366 The Weather Fairies Daisy Meadows Orchard Books 2015 39 9781444000184 Horrid Henry's Cannibal Curse Francesca Simon; Ill. by Orion Children's Books 2015 Tony Ross 40 9780008172701 There’s a snake in my school! David Walliams: ill. by HarperCollins 2016 Tony Ross 41 9780141354217 The long haul Jeff Kinney Puffin Books 2014 42 9780241183670 Ninja, go! Julia March Dorling Kindersley 2015 43 9781408336328 Tamara the Tooth Fairy Daisy Meadows Orchard Books 2015 44 9781409159551 The song of the skylark Erica James Orion 2016 45 9780141365466 Matilda Roald Dahl; Ill. by Puffin 2016 Quentin Blake 46 9781444016048 Horrid Henry's stinkbomb Francesca Simon; Ill. by Orion Children's Books 2016 Tony Ross 47 9781408339749 The fairyland costume ball Daisy Meadows: ill. by Orchard Books 2016 Georgie Ripper 48 9781408340585 Kate the royal wedding fairy Daisy Meadows: ill. by Orchard Books 2016 Georgie Ripper 49 9780241196465 Into battle! DK Dorling Kindersley 2015 50 9780007494002 The first hippo on the moon : David Walliams HarperCollins 2014 based on a> Children's> 51 9780008215774 The fox and the ghost king Michael Morpurgo & Harper Collins 2016 Michael Foreman 52 9781844883493 The way we were Sinead Moriarty Penguin Ireland 2015 53 9780440870982 Jacqueline Wilson's Happy Jacqueline Wilson; Ill. by Yearling 2015 Holidays Nick Sharratt 54 9780141365534 Boy : tales of childhood Roald Dahl; Ill. by Puffin 2016 Quentin Blake 55 9780241186824 Free the galaxy DK Dorling Kindersley 2015 56 9780141365374 Charlie and the chocolate factory Roald Dahl; Ill. by Puffin 2016 Quentin Blake 57 9780241207895 The adventures of BB8 David Fentiman DK Children 2016 58 9780141369303 The enormous crocodile Roald Dahl; Ill. by Puffin 2016 Quentin Blake 59 9781407162980 A tale of two sisters. Scholastic 2015 60 9781408855683 Harry Potter and the goblet of fire J K Rowling Bloomsbury Publishing 2014 PL> 61 9781444009095 Horrid Henry and the abominable Francesca Simon; Ill. by Orion Children's Books 2015 snowman Tony Ross 62 9780241186343 The story of Darth Vader DK Dorling Kindersley 2015 Publi> 63 9781444000177 Horrid Henry's Krazy Ketchup Francesca Simon; Ill. by Orion Children's Books 2014 Tony Ross 64 9780141365428 The BFG Roald Dahl; Ill. by Puffin 2016 Quentin Blake 65 9780141365473 The witches Roald Dahl; Ill. by Puffin 2016 Quentin Blake 66 9781407162997 Meet Elsa Scholastic 2015 67 9780857533197 Little stars Jacqueline Wilson; Ill. by Doubleday Children's 2015 Nick Sharratt Boo> 68 9780141365411 Danny the champion of the world Roald Dahl; Ill. by Puffin 2016 Quentin Blake 69 9780141365503 George's marvellous medicine Roald Dahl; Ill. by Puffin 2016 Quentin Blake 70 9780141353968 Katy Jacqueline Wilson Puffin 2015 71 9780141365404 The magic finger Roald Dahl; Ill. by Puffin 2016 Quentin Blake 72 9781407163000 Frozen: Meet Anna Scholastic 2015 ISBN Title Contributor Publisher Year

73 9781408855676 Harry Potter and the prisoner of J K Rowling Bloomsbury Publishing 2014 Azkaban PL> 74 9780141365480 Esio trot Roald Dahl; Ill. by Puffin 2016 Quentin Blake 75 9780141324913 Rodrick rules Jeff Kinney Puffin 2009 76 9780141359083 Life is sweet : a chocolate box Cathy Cassidy Puffin 2015 short story collection 77 9780141365497 The Twits Roald Dahl; Ill. by Puffin 2016 Quentin Blake 78 9781407163413 LEGO DC Superheroes Space Scholastic Press 2015 Justice! 79 9780141365435 The giraffe and the pelly and me Roald Dahl; Ill. by Puffin 2016 Quentin Blake 80 9780141365381 Charlie and the great glass Roald Dahl; Ill. by Puffin 2016 elevator Quentin Blake 81 9780241225134 Jungle animals DK DK 2016 82 9781447277521 The last mile David Baldacci Macmillan 2016 83 9781409596820 Little Red Riding Hood Lesley Sims Usborne Publishing 2016 84 9781408855713 Harry Potter and the deathly J K Rowling Bloomsbury Publishing 2014 hallows PL> 85 9781408855706 Harry Potter and the half-blood J K Rowling Bloomsbury Publishing 2014 prince PL> 86 9780141343006 Cabin fever Jeff Kinney Puffin 2013 87 9781408855690 Harry Potter and the order of the J K Rowling Bloomsbury Publishing 2014 phoenix PL> 88 9780008135133 The Queen's orang-utan David Walliams; Ill. by HarperCollins 2015 Tony Ross Children's> 89 9780241232538 Darth Vader, rebel hunter! Lauren Nesworthy DK Children 2016 90 9780723295174 Jon's football team. Ronne Randall Ladybird Books Ltd 2015 91 9780241186305 Star pilot DK Dorling Kindersley 2015 92 9780241182888 Football school Jenny Cox Dorling Kindersley 2015 93 9781407132358 Superworm Julia Donaldson; Ill. by Alison Green Books 2013 Axel Scheffler 94 9780241188880 Wild baby animals DK DK Children 2016 95 9780241186886 Amazing dogs Laura Buller DK Children 2016 96 9780723295228 Fun at the fair Ladybird Books Ltd 2015 97 9781407135069 Fancy dress jungle Nick Sharratt; Ill. by Nick Scholastic Press 2014 Sharratt 98 9780141365459 James and the giant peach Roald Dahl; Ill. by Puffin 2016 Quentin Blake 99 9781473622869 Rogue lawyer John Grisham Hodder & Stoughton Ltd 2015 100 9780718199326 Five minutes to bed! Richard Dungworth; ill. by Ladybird Books 2014 Sharon Harmer

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