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May 19, 2025 by Travis Jonker

Top 10 Circulated Nonfiction of the ’24-’25 School Year

May 19, 2025 by Travis Jonker   Leave a Comment

The end of the school year is approaching, and it’s time to take a look at the most checked out books in our K-3rd grade school library this year.

We’ve already looked at:

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Top 10 Circulated Fiction of the ’24-’25 School Year

Top 10 Circulated Graphic Novels of the ’24-’25 School Year

Today is nonfiction. A lot of familiar faces here. We stepped up our Who Would Win? books last year and so it’s nice to see students checking those out a bunch.

#10. Pokémon: The Official Adventure Guide

#9. Minecraft: Guide to Redstone

#8. Minecraft: Guide to Survival

#7. American Girl Character Encyclopedia

#6. Who Would Win? Fiercest Feuds by Jerry Pallotta, illustrated by Rob Bolster

#5. Dude Perfect: 101 Tricks, Tips, and Cool Stuff

#4. Who Would Win? Extreme Animal Rumble by Jerry Pallotta, illustrated by Rob Bolster

#3. Minecraft : Guide to Combat

#2. Who Would Win? Ultimate Showdown by Jerry Pallotta, illustrated by Rob Bolster

#1. Pokémon Visual Companion

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About Travis Jonker

Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.

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