Top Checkouts 2025: Children's Fiction

In children's fiction, all of our top ten checkouts are books by author Jeff Kinney. To give you a little more interesting list, we've grabbed our top 10 titles while limiting it to one book from each series. We think this offers a little more representative look of what titles topped the charts this year.

Updated November 21, 2025
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No brainer
Kinney, Jeff
Paper Book
Up until now, middle school hasn't exactly been a joyride for Greg Heffley. So when the town threatens to close the crumbling building, he's not too broken up about it. But when Greg realizes this means he's going to be sent to a different school than his best friend, Rowley Jefferson,...
Tales from a not-so-bratty little sister
Russell, Rachel Renée
Paper Book
Nikki Maxwell's diary enters her bratty little sister's clutches in this sixteenth installment of the #1 New York Times bestselling Dork Diaries series! It's almost time for school to start again, and Nikki is a little worried--but, as always, she has her BFFS to help....
Rowley Jefferson's awesome friendly adventure
Kinney, Jeff
Paper Book
An instant #1 New York Times bestseller! You've never seen the Wimpy Kid World like this before--an entirely new, awesome, friendly, truly fantastic fantasy quest from #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney! From the...
Harry Potter and the sorcerer's stone
Rowling, J. K.
Paper Book
This special edition of HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE has a gorgeous new cover illustration by Kazu Kibuishi. Inside is the full text of the original novel, with decorations by Mary GrandPre.Harry Potter has never been the star of a Quidditch team, scoring points while riding a broom...
Rise of the earth dragon
West, Tracey
Paper Book
The New York Times bestselling Dragon Masters series is "How to Train Your Dragon" meets the Dragon Slayers' Academy, and it's perfect for newly independent readers! Pick a book. Grow a reader. This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line called Branches...
Harry Potter and the cursed child. Parts one and two
Rowling, J. K.
Paper Book
Based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany and Jack Thorne, a new play by Jack Thorne, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is the eighth story in the Harry Potter series and the first official Harry Potter story to be presented on stage. The play will receive its world...
The dangerous gift
Sutherland, Tui
Paper Book
Snowfall didnt expect to be queen of the IceWings at such a young age, but now that she is, shes going to be the best queen ever. All she has to do is keep her tribe within IceWing territory, where its safewhile keeping every other tribe out, where they belong. Its a perfect and simple plan, backed...

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