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River Forest Public Library's Most Wanted of 2012

From wimpy kids to British aristocrats - and a lot in between - here are most requested books, CDs and DVDs this year.

Deborah Kadin, Neighbor
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If you've been trying to take these items out of the River Forest Public Library this year, and you haven't had much luck, you're in good company.

These are the items - books, CDs and DVDs - that have been on a lot of people's gotta read or watch or listen to lists.

2012 Top 10 Adult Fiction

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  1. Private: #1 Suspect by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
  2. State of Wonder by Anne  Patchett
  3. Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
  4. 11th Hour by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
  5. Kill Shot by Vince Flynn
  6. Private Games by James Patterson and Mark Sullivan
  7. The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes
  8. Calico Joe by John Grisham
  9. The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
  10. Another Piece of my Heart by Jane Green

2012 Top 5 Teen Fiction 

  1.  Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
  2. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
  3. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
  4. The Fault in our Stars by John Green
  5. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

2012 Top 5 Children’s Fiction 

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  1.  Wonder Struck by Brian Selznick
  2. The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary by Jeff Kinney
  3. Darth Paper Strikes Back by Tom Angleberger
  4. The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan
  5. Big Nate Goes for Broke by Lincoln Pierce

2012 Top 5 DVDs

  1. The Help
  2.  Hugo
  3. Midnight in Paris
  4. Bridesmaids
  5. Downton Abbey

2012 Top 5 Music CDs

  1. (Tie)  The Black Keys- El Camino
  2. Foster the People- Torches
  3. Adele- 19
  4. Now That's What I Call Music 41
  5. Pink Floyd- The Wall
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