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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2024 YTD
1	-	3	Hot Mess (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 19) Jeff Kinney, Author Amulet Books, $14.99 (224) 978-1-4197-6695-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/04/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/04/2024 Average Rank 1.00 [details] Sales history for Hot Mess (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 19) date, rank 11/04/2024, 1 11/11/2024, 1 11/18/2024, 1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 54,471 YTD: 305,795	Oct 2024	54,471 305,795
2	-	1	A Study in Drowning Collector's Deluxe Limited Edition Ava Reid, Author HarperCollins, $21.99 (432) 978-0-06-341941-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 11/18/2024 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 11/18/2024 Average Rank 3.00 [details] Sales history for A Study in Drowning Collector's Deluxe Limited Edition date, rank 11/18/2024, 2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2024 UNITS SOLD: 24,285 YTD: 24,285	Nov 2024	24,285 24,285
3	-	1	Where the Library Hides Isabel Ibañez, Author Wednesday Books, $20.00 (400) 978-1-250-82299-4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2024 UNITS SOLD: 12,151 YTD: 12,151	Nov 2024	12,151 12,151
4	-	1	Teen Titans: Starfire Kami Garcia, Author, Gabriel Picolo, Illustrator DC Comics, $16.99 (208) 978-1-77951-799-9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2024 UNITS SOLD: 9,820 YTD: 9,820	Nov 2024	9,820 9,820
5	-	34	Dog Man: The Scarlet Shedder: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #12): From the Creator of Captain Underpants Dav Pilkey, Author, Dav Pilkey, Illustrator Graphix, $14.99 (240) 978-1-338-89643-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 04/01/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/01/2024 Average Rank 2.28 [details] Sales history for Dog Man: The Scarlet Shedder: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #12): From the Creator of Captain Underpants date, rank 04/01/2024, 1 04/08/2024, 1 04/15/2024, 1 04/22/2024, 1 04/29/2024, 1 05/06/2024, 1 05/13/2024, 1 05/20/2024, 1 05/27/2024, 1 06/10/2024, 1 06/17/2024, 1 06/24/2024, 1 07/08/2024, 2 07/15/2024, 4 07/22/2024, 3 07/29/2024, 3 08/05/2024, 3 08/12/2024, 2 08/19/2024, 1 08/26/2024, 1 09/02/2024, 2 09/09/2024, 1 09/16/2024, 2 09/23/2024, 2 09/30/2024, 2 10/07/2024, 3 10/14/2024, 4 10/21/2024, 3 10/28/2024, 2 11/04/2024, 5 11/11/2024, 2 11/18/2024, 5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 34 PUB DATE: Mar 2024 UNITS SOLD: 9,290 YTD: 1,117,043	Mar 2024	9,290 1,117,043
6	-	1	If He Had Been with Me (Collector's Edition) (Special) Laura Nowlin, Author Sourcebooks Fire, $25.99 (416) 978-1-4642-3102-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2024 UNITS SOLD: 8,720 YTD: 8,720	Nov 2024	8,720 8,720
7	-	1	Shatter Me Collector's Deluxe Limited Edition Tahereh Mafi, Author HarperCollins, $24.99 (368) 978-0-06-341940-7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2024 UNITS SOLD: 8,423 YTD: 8,423	Nov 2024	8,423 8,423
8	-	10	The Wild Robot Peter Brown, Author Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $9.99 (320) 978-0-316-58109-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 21 Initial Date 09/16/2024 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 10/28/2024 Average Rank 8.20 [details] Sales history for The Wild Robot date, rank 09/16/2024, 21 09/23/2024, 8 09/30/2024, 5 10/07/2024, 11 10/14/2024, 12 10/21/2024, 5 10/28/2024, 3 11/04/2024, 6 11/11/2024, 3 11/18/2024, 8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 7,849 YTD: 72,820	Sep 2024	7,849 72,820
9	-	7	Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Wrath of the Triple Goddess Rick Riordan, Author Disney Hyperion, $19.99 (336) 978-1-368-10763-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/07/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/07/2024 Average Rank 3.00 [details] Sales history for Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Wrath of the Triple Goddess date, rank 10/07/2024, 1 10/14/2024, 2 10/21/2024, 1 10/28/2024, 1 11/04/2024, 4 11/11/2024, 4 11/18/2024, 9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 7,822 YTD: 160,297	Sep 2024	7,822 160,297
10	-	1	The First Cat in Space and the Wrath of the Paperclip Mac Barnett, Author, Shawn Harris, Illustrator Harperalley, $16.99 (272) 978-0-06-331528-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2024 UNITS SOLD: 5,712 YTD: 5,712	Nov 2024	5,712 5,712
11	-	1	Warriors: A Starless Clan #6: Star Erin Hunter, Author HarperCollins, $19.99 (352) 978-0-06-305039-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2024 UNITS SOLD: 5,347 YTD: 5,347	Nov 2024	5,347 5,347
12	-	3	Nightbane (the Lightlark Saga Book 2): Volume 2 Alex Aster, Author Amulet Books, $13.99 (432) 978-1-4197-6091-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 11/04/2024 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 11/04/2024 Average Rank 9.00 [details] Sales history for Nightbane (the Lightlark Saga Book 2): Volume 2 date, rank 11/04/2024, 7 11/11/2024, 8 11/18/2024, 12 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 4,464 YTD: 17,791	Oct 2024	4,464 17,791
13	-	53	Powerless Lauren Roberts, Author Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $19.99 (528) 978-1-6659-5488-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 11/20/2023 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 03/11/2024 Average Rank 6.12 [details] Sales history for Powerless date, rank 11/20/2023, 10 11/27/2023, 10 12/04/2023, 14 01/01/2024, 18 01/08/2024, 11 01/15/2024, 10 01/22/2024, 10 01/29/2024, 5 02/05/2024, 5 02/12/2024, 6 02/19/2024, 10 02/26/2024, 9 03/04/2024, 6 03/11/2024, 2 03/18/2024, 4 03/25/2024, 4 04/01/2024, 6 04/08/2024, 6 04/15/2024, 4 04/22/2024, 3 04/29/2024, 4 05/06/2024, 3 05/13/2024, 4 05/20/2024, 4 05/27/2024, 2 06/10/2024, 3 06/17/2024, 3 06/24/2024, 3 07/08/2024, 4 07/15/2024, 3 07/22/2024, 2 07/29/2024, 2 08/05/2024, 4 08/12/2024, 4 08/19/2024, 2 08/26/2024, 3 09/02/2024, 3 09/09/2024, 2 09/16/2024, 3 09/23/2024, 3 09/30/2024, 4 10/07/2024, 8 10/14/2024, 14 10/21/2024, 7 10/28/2024, 11 11/04/2024, 11 11/11/2024, 12 11/18/2024, 13 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 53 PUB DATE: Nov 2023 UNITS SOLD: 4,420 YTD: 478,250	Nov 2023	4,420 478,250
14	-	6	Nothing Like the Movies Lynn Painter, Author Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $19.99 (368) 978-1-6659-4713-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 10/14/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/14/2024 Average Rank 6.71 [details] Sales history for Nothing Like the Movies date, rank 10/14/2024, 1 10/21/2024, 4 10/28/2024, 7 11/04/2024, 8 11/11/2024, 5 11/18/2024, 14 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 4,390 YTD: 63,849	Oct 2024	4,390 63,849
15	-	8	Kristy and the Walking Disaster: A Graphic Novel (the Baby-Sitters Club #16) Ellen T Crenshaw, Illustrator Graphix, $12.99 (160) 978-1-338-83555-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 09/30/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/30/2024 Average Rank 8.89 [details] Sales history for Kristy and the Walking Disaster: A Graphic Novel (the Baby-Sitters Club #16) date, rank 09/30/2024, 1 10/07/2024, 7 10/14/2024, 13 10/21/2024, 9 10/28/2024, 8 11/04/2024, 10 11/11/2024, 9 11/18/2024, 15 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 4,371 YTD: 61,724	Sep 2024	4,371 61,724
16	-	40	If Only I Had Told Her Laura Nowlin, Author Sourcebooks Fire, $11.99 (300) 978-1-7282-7622-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 02/19/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/19/2024 Average Rank 4.84 [details] Sales history for If Only I Had Told Her date, rank 02/19/2024, 1 02/26/2024, 1 03/04/2024, 1 03/11/2024, 1 03/18/2024, 1 03/25/2024, 1 04/01/2024, 2 04/08/2024, 2 04/15/2024, 2 04/22/2024, 2 04/29/2024, 2 05/06/2024, 2 05/13/2024, 3 05/20/2024, 3 05/27/2024, 3 06/10/2024, 2 06/17/2024, 2 06/24/2024, 2 07/08/2024, 3 07/15/2024, 5 07/22/2024, 5 07/29/2024, 5 08/05/2024, 5 08/12/2024, 7 08/19/2024, 5 08/26/2024, 2 09/02/2024, 4 09/09/2024, 3 09/16/2024, 4 09/23/2024, 5 09/30/2024, 6 10/07/2024, 9 10/14/2024, 16 10/21/2024, 8 10/28/2024, 10 11/04/2024, 13 11/11/2024, 11 11/18/2024, 16 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 40 PUB DATE: Feb 2024 UNITS SOLD: 4,242 YTD: 623,798	Feb 2024	4,242 623,798
17	-	5	The Christmas Pig J. K. Rowling, Author, Jim Field, Illustrator Scholastic Paperbacks, $14.99 (288) 978-1-338-79024-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 20 Initial Date 11/04/2024 Highest Rank 15 Highest Rank Date 11/11/2024 Average Rank 17.33 [details] Sales history for The Christmas Pig date, rank 11/04/2024, 20 11/11/2024, 15 11/18/2024, 17 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 4,240 YTD: 19,592	Sep 2024	4,240 19,592
18	-	3	Spectacular: A Caraval Holiday Novella Stephanie Garber, Author, Rosie Fowinkle, Illustrator Flatiron Books, $20.99 (224) 978-1-250-89340-6 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 11/04/2024 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 11/04/2024 Average Rank 8.75 [details] Sales history for Spectacular: A Caraval Holiday Novella date, rank 11/04/2024, 2 11/11/2024, 6 11/18/2024, 18 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 3,924 YTD: 33,365	Oct 2024	3,924 33,365
19	-	7	Investigators: Class Action John Patrick Green, Author First Second, $12.99 (208) 978-1-250-84990-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 10/07/2024 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/07/2024 Average Rank 12.12 [details] Sales history for Investigators: Class Action date, rank 10/07/2024, 2 10/14/2024, 17 10/21/2024, 13 10/28/2024, 12 11/04/2024, 12 11/11/2024, 13 11/18/2024, 19 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 3,692 YTD: 47,001	Sep 2024	3,692 47,001
20	-	2	Let It Glow Marissa Meyer, Author, Joanne Levy, Author Feiwel & Friends, $9.99 (256) 978-1-250-36081-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 3,526 YTD: 5,618	Oct 2024	3,526 5,618
21	-	4	Dork Diaries 16: Tales from a Not-So-Bratty Little Sister Rachel Renée Russell, Author, Rachel Renée Russell, Illustrator Aladdin Paperbacks, $14.99 (240) 978-1-6659-7460-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 10/28/2024 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 10/28/2024 Average Rank 14.00 [details] Sales history for Dork Diaries 16: Tales from a Not-So-Bratty Little Sister date, rank 10/28/2024, 9 11/04/2024, 9 11/11/2024, 17 11/18/2024, 21 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 3,502 YTD: 19,495	Oct 2024	3,502 19,495
22	-	9	Impossible Creatures Ashley MacKenzie, Illustrator, Katherine Rundell, Author Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers, $19.99 (368) 978-0-593-80986-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 09/23/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/23/2024 Average Rank 11.10 [details] Sales history for Impossible Creatures date, rank 09/23/2024, 1 09/30/2024, 3 10/07/2024, 5 10/14/2024, 15 10/21/2024, 11 10/28/2024, 14 11/04/2024, 15 11/11/2024, 18 11/18/2024, 22 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 3,391 YTD: 68,429	Sep 2024	3,391 68,429
23	-	19	Reckless Lauren Roberts, Author Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $19.99 (512) 978-1-6659-5543-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 07/15/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 07/15/2024 Average Rank 8.00 [details] Sales history for Reckless date, rank 07/15/2024, 1 07/22/2024, 1 07/29/2024, 1 08/05/2024, 2 08/12/2024, 3 08/19/2024, 4 08/26/2024, 4 09/02/2024, 5 09/09/2024, 4 09/16/2024, 7 09/23/2024, 6 09/30/2024, 7 10/07/2024, 12 10/14/2024, 19 10/21/2024, 10 10/28/2024, 17 11/04/2024, 16 11/11/2024, 19 11/18/2024, 23 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 19 PUB DATE: Jul 2024 UNITS SOLD: 3,276 YTD: 270,928	Jul 2024	3,276 270,928
24	-	3	Lightlark: Collector's Edition (the Lightlark Saga Book 1): Volume 1 Alex Aster, Author Amulet Books, $34.99 (432) 978-1-4197-7879-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 11/04/2024 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 11/04/2024 Average Rank 11.33 [details] Sales history for Lightlark: Collector's Edition (the Lightlark Saga Book 1): Volume 1 date, rank 11/04/2024, 3 11/11/2024, 7 11/18/2024, 24 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 3,268 YTD: 26,895	Oct 2024	3,268 26,895
25	-	1	Onyx Jennifer L Armentrout, Author Entangled Publishing, $24.99 (416) 978-1-64937-612-1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2024 UNITS SOLD: 3,121 YTD: 3,121	Nov 2024	3,121 3,121

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Source: Circana BookScan, for the week ended Nov. 9, 2024; appearing in the Nov. 18, 2024, print edition of PW