Book Madness! 2024 Book Bracket Challenge

In the spirit of March Madness, the WDM Public Library is hosting our own bracket challenge: but with books! We've pulled the top titles in four "divisions": Adult, Young Adult, Picture Books, and Juvenile. Each week, we'll open a new survey to vote your favorite books onto the finals and ultimately crown the Best Book! 

And the winner is... The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle! Join us next year to play again! 

Book Madness Round 1 

ADULT

• Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus vs. It Starts With Us by Colleen Hoover 
• Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver vs. Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan
• Spare by Prince Harry vs. Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
• Someone Else's Shoes by Jojo Moyes vs. Simply Lies by David Baldacci

YOUNG ADULT

• The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins vs. The Giver by Lois Lowry
• The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes vs. If He Had Been With Me by Laura Nowlin
• The Final Gambit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes vs. A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
• The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins vs. It's Not Summer Without You by Jenny Han

PICTURE BOOKS

• Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems vs. Freight Train by Donald Crews
• The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle vs. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault
• Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes by James Dean and Eric Litwin vs. The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt
• Llama Llama Home with Mama by Anna Dewdney vs. Fancy Nancy by Jane O'Connor

JUVENILE

• Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Big Shot by Jeff Kinney vs. Friends Forever by Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham
• Dog Man: Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea by Dav Pilkey vs. Click by Kayla Miller
• The Tryout by Christina Soontornavat and Joanna Cacao vs. The Baby-Sitters Club: Jessi's Secret Language by Chan Chau
• Who Would Win: Ultimate Showdown by Jerry Pallotta vs. The Baby-Sitters Club: Mary Anne's Bad Luck Mystery by Cynthia Yuan Cheng

Book Madness Round 2

ADULT

• Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus vs. Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan
• Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano vs. Someone Else's Shoes by Jojo Moyes

YOUNG ADULT

• The Giver by Lois Lowry vs. The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
• A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson vs. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

PICTURE BOOKS

• Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems vs. The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
• The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt vs. Llama Llama Home with Mama by Anna Dewdney

JUVENILE

• Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Big Shot by Jeff Kinney vs. Dog Man: Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea by Dav Pilkey
• The Baby-Sitters Club: Jessi's Secret Language by Chan Chau vs. The Baby-Sitters Club: Mary Anne's Bad Luck Mystery by Cynthia Yuan Cheng

Book Madness Round 3

ADULT

• Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus vs. Someone Else's Shoes by Jojo Moyes

YOUNG ADULT

• The Giver by Lois Lowry vs. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

PICTURE BOOKS

• The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle vs. The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt

JUVENILE

• Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Big Shot by Jeff Kinney vs. The Baby-Sitters Club: Jessi's Secret Language by Chan Chau

Book Madness Round 4

ADULT vs. PICTURE BOOKS

• Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus vs. The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

YOUNG ADULT vs. JUVENILE

• The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins vs. The Baby-Sitters Club: Jessi's Secret Language by Chan Chau

Book Madness Round 5

CHAMPIONSHIP

• The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle vs. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Book Madness WINNER

• The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle