The 50 Most Popular Books in the Inly Library
October 13th 2022
Over the past fifty years, Inly students have checked out thousands of books from the Inly Library and read countless books as part of their classroom work. Reading has allowed students to expand their imaginations, understand new perspectives, and make connections. The most beloved books of the past 50 years are listed below:
- Sisters by Raina Telgemeier
- The Elephant and Piggie series by Mo Willems
- The Pigeon Books by Mo Willems
- Smile by Raina Telgemeier
- The Babysitters Club series by Raina Telgemeier
- The Dog Man series by Dav Pilkey
- El Deafo by Cece Bell
- The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
- Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier
- Real Friends by Shannon Hale
- Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar
- If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff
- The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka
- The Magic Tree House series by Mary Pope Osborne
- Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan
- Pinkalicious by Victoria Kann
- Purplelicious by Victoria Kann
- The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
- Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich
- Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Pena
- The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
- Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin
- The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
- Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett
- The Bird and Squirrel series by James Burks
- Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin
- The Amulet series by Kazu Kibuishi
- Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
- The Hilo series by Judd Winick
- The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
- The Mercy Watson series by Kate DiCamillo
- The Frog and Toad series by Arnold Lobel
- A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park
- Mummy Cat by Marcus Ewert
- Dumpling Days by Grace Lin
- Corduroy by Don Freeman
- Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson
- The Princess in Black series by Shannon Hale
- The Wings of Fire series by Tui Sutherland
- The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
- Fancy Nancy by Jane O’Connor
- Wonder by R.J. Palacio
- Mother Bruce by Ryan Higgins
- The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson
- Crossover by Kwame Alexander
- Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper
- Rapunzel’s Revenge by Shannon and Dean Hale
- Freight Train by Donald Crews
- Cleopatra in Space by Mike Maihack
- The Stars Beneath Our Feet by David Barclay Moore
