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It's the perfect time of year to curl up with a good book, so we asked the Wake County Public Libraries to share their most checked-out books of 2025 with us.
We also got the data for some other categories:
🏹 Young adult: Suzanne Collins claimed the top two spots with installments in the "Hunger Games" series.
😸 Picture books: Eric Litwin's "Pete the Cat" series topped the list.
🖤 Audio: "Onyx Storm" by Rebecca Yarros, a romantic fantasy, was No. 1.
🫒 Cookbooks: America's Test Kitchen's "Complete Mediterranean Cookbook" got checked out the most.