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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2025 YTD
1	-	1	Fearless Lauren Roberts, Author Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $21.99 (528) 978-1-6659-5546-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 04/21/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/21/2025 Average Rank 1.00 [details] Sales history for Fearless date, rank 04/21/2025, 1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 179,465 YTD: 179,465	Apr 2025	179,465 179,465
2	-	4	Sunrise on the Reaping (a Hunger Games Novel) Suzanne Collins, Author Scholastic Press, $27.99 (400) 978-1-5461-7146-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 03/31/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/31/2025 Average Rank 1.25 [details] Sales history for Sunrise on the Reaping (a Hunger Games Novel) date, rank 03/31/2025, 1 04/07/2025, 1 04/14/2025, 1 04/21/2025, 2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Mar 2025 UNITS SOLD: 110,766 YTD: 1,164,902	Mar 2025	110,766 1,164,902
3	-	1	Warriors Graphic Novel: The Prophecies Begin #2 Erin Hunter, Author, Natalie Riess, Illustrator, Sara Goetter, Illustrator Harperalley, $15.99 (272) 978-0-06-320390-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 04/21/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 04/21/2025 Average Rank 6.00 [details] Sales history for Warriors Graphic Novel: The Prophecies Begin #2 date, rank 04/21/2025, 3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 23,164 YTD: 23,164	Apr 2025	23,164 23,164
4	-	19	Dog Man: Big Jim Begins: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #13): From the Creator of Captain Underpants Dav Pilkey, Author, Dav Pilkey, Illustrator Graphix, $14.99 (224) 978-1-338-89645-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 12/16/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 12/16/2024 Average Rank 2.86 [details] Sales history for Dog Man: Big Jim Begins: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #13): From the Creator of Captain Underpants date, rank 12/16/2024, 1 12/30/2024, 1 01/06/2025, 2 01/13/2025, 1 01/20/2025, 1 01/27/2025, 1 02/03/2025, 1 02/10/2025, 1 02/17/2025, 1 02/24/2025, 1 03/03/2025, 2 03/10/2025, 1 03/17/2025, 1 03/24/2025, 1 03/31/2025, 2 04/07/2025, 2 04/14/2025, 3 04/21/2025, 4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 19 PUB DATE: Dec 2024 UNITS SOLD: 17,793 YTD: 388,154	Dec 2024	17,793 388,154
5	-	2	The Cartoonists Club: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Author, Scott McCloud, Author Graphix, $14.99 (288) 978-1-338-77721-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 04/14/2025 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 04/14/2025 Average Rank 4.50 [details] Sales history for The Cartoonists Club: A Graphic Novel date, rank 04/14/2025, 4 04/21/2025, 5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 9,229 YTD: 18,327	Apr 2025	9,229 18,327
6	-	6	Mallory and the Trouble with Twins: A Graphic Novel (the Baby-Sitters Club #17) Arley Nopra, Adapted by, Arley Nopra, Illustrator, Ann M Martin, Author Graphix, $12.99 (176) 978-1-338-83561-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 03/17/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 03/17/2025 Average Rank 4.17 [details] Sales history for Mallory and the Trouble with Twins: A Graphic Novel (the Baby-Sitters Club #17) date, rank 03/17/2025, 3 03/24/2025, 3 03/31/2025, 4 04/07/2025, 4 04/14/2025, 5 04/21/2025, 6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Mar 2025 UNITS SOLD: 7,084 YTD: 59,518	Mar 2025	7,084 59,518
7	-	25	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 2.94 [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 11/25/2024, 2 12/02/2024, 1 12/09/2024, 1 12/16/2024, 2 12/30/2024, 2 01/06/2025, 3 01/13/2025, 3 01/20/2025, 3 01/27/2025, 3 02/03/2025, 3 02/10/2025, 4 02/17/2025, 5 02/24/2025, 3 03/03/2025, 5 03/10/2025, 3 03/17/2025, 5 03/24/2025, 4 03/31/2025, 5 04/07/2025, 7 04/14/2025, 6 04/21/2025, 7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 25 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 6,459 YTD: 118,482	Oct 2024	6,459 118,482
8	-	10	Powerful (Special Edition): A Powerless Story Lauren Roberts, Author Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $16.99 (240) 978-1-6659-8183-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 02/17/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 02/17/2025 Average Rank 10.80 [details] Sales history for Powerful (Special Edition): A Powerless Story date, rank 02/17/2025, 2 02/24/2025, 8 03/03/2025, 9 03/10/2025, 9 03/17/2025, 14 03/24/2025, 11 03/31/2025, 17 04/07/2025, 13 04/14/2025, 17 04/21/2025, 8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Feb 2025 UNITS SOLD: 6,235 YTD: 50,593	Feb 2025	6,235 50,593
9	-	41	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 11.52 [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 11/25/2024, 15 12/02/2024, 20 12/09/2024, 18 12/30/2024, 24 01/06/2025, 14 01/13/2025, 11 01/20/2025, 11 01/27/2025, 12 02/03/2025, 12 02/10/2025, 11 02/17/2025, 19 02/24/2025, 14 03/03/2025, 20 03/10/2025, 14 03/17/2025, 20 03/24/2025, 16 03/31/2025, 21 04/07/2025, 12 04/14/2025, 15 04/21/2025, 9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 41 PUB DATE: Jul 2024 UNITS SOLD: 5,995 YTD: 46,176	Jul 2024	5,995 46,176
10	-	2	A Curse for True Love Stephanie Garber, Author Flatiron Books, $13.99 (400) 978-1-250-85121-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 04/14/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 04/14/2025 Average Rank 6.00 [details] Sales history for A Curse for True Love date, rank 04/14/2025, 2 04/21/2025, 10 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,112 YTD: 19,278	Apr 2025	5,112 19,278
11	-	10	The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes: Deluxe Edition (a Hunger Games Novel) Suzanne Collins, Author Scholastic Press, $18.99 (528) 978-1-5461-7189-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 14 Initial Date 02/17/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 04/07/2025 Average Rank 10.40 [details] Sales history for The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes: Deluxe Edition (a Hunger Games Novel) date, rank 02/17/2025, 14 02/24/2025, 7 03/03/2025, 14 03/10/2025, 12 03/17/2025, 17 03/24/2025, 12 03/31/2025, 7 04/07/2025, 3 04/14/2025, 7 04/21/2025, 11 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Feb 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,922 YTD: 48,355	Feb 2025	4,922 48,355
12	-	10	The Hunger Games: Deluxe Edition Suzanne Collins, Author Scholastic Press, $16.99 (384) 978-1-5461-7186-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 02/17/2025 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 02/24/2025 Average Rank 8.00 [details] Sales history for The Hunger Games: Deluxe Edition date, rank 02/17/2025, 7 02/24/2025, 4 03/03/2025, 8 03/10/2025, 8 03/17/2025, 11 03/24/2025, 8 03/31/2025, 9 04/07/2025, 5 04/14/2025, 8 04/21/2025, 12 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Feb 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,663 YTD: 54,776	Feb 2025	4,663 54,776
13	-	2	Karen's Prize: A Graphic Novel (Baby-Sitters Little Sister #10) Shauna J Grant, Adapted by, Shauna J Grant, Illustrator, Ann M Martin, Author Graphix, $12.99 (144) 978-1-339-00507-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,512 YTD: 12,698	Apr 2025	4,512 12,698
14	-	16	Escaping Peril: A Graphic Novel (Wings of Fire Graphic Novel #8) Tui T Sutherland, Author, Mike Holmes, Illustrator Graphix, $12.99 (224) 978-1-339-00123-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 01/06/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/06/2025 Average Rank 5.31 [details] Sales history for Escaping Peril: A Graphic Novel (Wings of Fire Graphic Novel #8) date, rank 01/06/2025, 1 01/13/2025, 2 01/20/2025, 2 01/27/2025, 2 02/03/2025, 2 02/10/2025, 2 02/17/2025, 6 02/24/2025, 5 03/03/2025, 6 03/10/2025, 5 03/31/2025, 8 04/07/2025, 11 04/14/2025, 9 04/21/2025, 14 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 16 PUB DATE: Dec 2024 UNITS SOLD: 4,436 YTD: 109,764	Dec 2024	4,436 109,764
15	-	38	Warriors Graphic Novel: The Prophecies Begin #1 Erin Hunter, Author, Natalie Riess, Illustrator, Sara Goetter, Illustrator Harperalley, $15.99 (272) 978-0-06-320387-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 07/29/2024 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 07/29/2024 Average Rank 15.78 [details] Sales history for Warriors Graphic Novel: The Prophecies Begin #1 date, rank 07/29/2024, 4 08/05/2024, 12 08/12/2024, 9 08/19/2024, 10 08/26/2024, 10 09/02/2024, 13 09/09/2024, 12 09/16/2024, 16 09/30/2024, 17 10/07/2024, 17 11/11/2024, 25 12/09/2024, 25 12/30/2024, 18 01/13/2025, 25 01/27/2025, 19 02/03/2025, 16 02/10/2025, 12 02/17/2025, 24 03/03/2025, 17 03/10/2025, 13 03/31/2025, 18 04/07/2025, 16 04/21/2025, 15 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 38 PUB DATE: Jul 2024 UNITS SOLD: 3,978 YTD: 41,177	Jul 2024	3,978 41,177
16	-	2	Murtagh: The World of Eragon Christopher Paolini, Author Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers, $18.99 (704) 978-0-593-65089-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 13 Initial Date 04/14/2025 Highest Rank 13 Highest Rank Date 04/14/2025 Average Rank 14.50 [details] Sales history for Murtagh: The World of Eragon date, rank 04/14/2025, 13 04/21/2025, 16 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 3,771 YTD: 8,128	Apr 2025	3,771 8,128
17	-	10	Catching Fire: Deluxe Edition (the Hunger Games, Book Two) Suzanne Collins, Author Scholastic Press, $16.99 (400) 978-1-5461-7187-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 02/17/2025 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 02/24/2025 Average Rank 13.70 [details] Sales history for Catching Fire: Deluxe Edition (the Hunger Games, Book Two) date, rank 02/17/2025, 11 02/24/2025, 6 03/03/2025, 15 03/10/2025, 16 03/17/2025, 21 03/24/2025, 17 03/31/2025, 14 04/07/2025, 8 04/14/2025, 12 04/21/2025, 17 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Feb 2025 UNITS SOLD: 3,215 YTD: 39,142	Feb 2025	3,215 39,142
18	-	10	Wings of Starlight Allison Saft, Author Disney Press, $18.99 (400) 978-1-368-09845-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 02/17/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 02/17/2025 Average Rank 9.00 [details] Sales history for Wings of Starlight date, rank 02/17/2025, 3 02/24/2025, 11 03/03/2025, 7 03/10/2025, 11 03/31/2025, 6 04/07/2025, 6 04/14/2025, 10 04/21/2025, 18 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Feb 2025 UNITS SOLD: 3,119 YTD: 54,047	Feb 2025	3,119 54,047
19	-	31	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 9.54 [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 11/25/2024, 9 12/02/2024, 4 12/09/2024, 2 12/16/2024, 5 12/30/2024, 4 01/06/2025, 4 01/13/2025, 4 01/20/2025, 6 01/27/2025, 8 02/03/2025, 6 02/10/2025, 7 02/17/2025, 16 02/24/2025, 12 03/03/2025, 10 03/10/2025, 10 03/31/2025, 15 04/07/2025, 15 04/21/2025, 19 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 31 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 3,081 YTD: 54,685	Sep 2024	3,081 54,685
20	-	2	Olivetti Allie Millington, Author Square Fish, $8.99 (272) 978-1-250-32692-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 18 Initial Date 04/14/2025 Highest Rank 18 Highest Rank Date 04/14/2025 Average Rank 19.00 [details] Sales history for Olivetti date, rank 04/14/2025, 18 04/21/2025, 20 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 3,005 YTD: 5,871	Apr 2025	3,005 5,871
21	-	32	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 10.79 [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 11/25/2024, 7 12/02/2024, 7 12/09/2024, 12 12/16/2024, 9 12/30/2024, 9 01/06/2025, 20 01/20/2025, 9 01/27/2025, 6 02/03/2025, 10 02/10/2025, 6 02/17/2025, 13 02/24/2025, 13 03/03/2025, 13 03/10/2025, 7 03/31/2025, 16 04/07/2025, 22 04/14/2025, 20 04/21/2025, 21 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 32 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 2,830 YTD: 52,314	Sep 2024	2,830 52,314
22	-	8	Rebel Witch: The Crimson Moth: Book 2 Kristen Ciccarelli, Author Wednesday Books, $20.00 (464) 978-1-250-86692-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 03/03/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/03/2025 Average Rank 8.78 [details] Sales history for Rebel Witch: The Crimson Moth: Book 2 date, rank 03/03/2025, 1 03/10/2025, 4 03/17/2025, 8 03/24/2025, 7 03/31/2025, 11 04/07/2025, 10 04/14/2025, 14 04/21/2025, 22 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Feb 2025 UNITS SOLD: 2,732 YTD: 70,290	Feb 2025	2,732 70,290
23	-	10	Mockingjay: Deluxe Edition (the Hunger Games, Book Three) Suzanne Collins, Author Scholastic Press, $16.99 (400) 978-1-5461-7188-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 02/17/2025 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 04/07/2025 Average Rank 17.30 [details] Sales history for Mockingjay: Deluxe Edition (the Hunger Games, Book Three) date, rank 02/17/2025, 12 02/24/2025, 10 03/03/2025, 19 03/10/2025, 20 03/17/2025, 24 03/24/2025, 21 03/31/2025, 19 04/07/2025, 9 04/14/2025, 16 04/21/2025, 23 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Feb 2025 UNITS SOLD: 2,669 YTD: 35,185	Feb 2025	2,669 35,185
24	-	8	Investigators: Agents of S.U.I.T.: Wild Ghost Chase John Patrick Green, Author, Christopher Hastings, Author, Pat Lewis, Illustrator First Second, $12.99 (208) 978-1-250-85240-3 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 03/03/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 03/03/2025 Average Rank 14.20 [details] Sales history for Investigators: Agents of S.U.I.T.: Wild Ghost Chase date, rank 03/03/2025, 3 03/10/2025, 6 03/24/2025, 13 03/31/2025, 25 04/21/2025, 24 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Feb 2025 UNITS SOLD: 2,410 YTD: 35,319	Feb 2025	2,410 35,319
25	-	28	Betting on You (Reprint) Lynn Painter, Author Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $12.99 (448) 978-1-6659-2124-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 10/14/2024 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 10/14/2024 Average Rank 18.14 [details] Sales history for Betting on You (Reprint) date, rank 10/14/2024, 5 10/21/2024, 14 10/28/2024, 19 11/04/2024, 23 11/11/2024, 22 12/09/2024, 24 01/06/2025, 24 01/13/2025, 15 01/20/2025, 14 01/27/2025, 18 02/03/2025, 13 02/10/2025, 14 02/17/2025, 21 02/24/2025, 15 03/03/2025, 18 03/10/2025, 17 03/17/2025, 19 03/24/2025, 15 03/31/2025, 23 04/07/2025, 18 04/14/2025, 23 04/21/2025, 25 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 28 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 2,395 YTD: 39,038	Oct 2024	2,395 39,038

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Source: Circana BookScan, for the week ended Apr. 12, 2025; appearing in the Apr. 21, 2025, print edition of PW