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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2024 YTD
1	-	1	Skyshade (the Lightlark Saga Book 3) Alex Aster, Author Harry N. Abrams, $22.99 (384) 978-1-4197-7378-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/25/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/25/2024 Average Rank 1.00 [details] Sales history for Skyshade (the Lightlark Saga Book 3) date, rank 11/25/2024, 1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2024 UNITS SOLD: 62,410 YTD: 62,410	Nov 2024	62,410 62,410
2	-	4	Hot Mess (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 19) Jeff Kinney, Author Amulet Books, $14.99 (224) 978-1-4197-6695-4 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/04/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/04/2024 Average Rank 1.33 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 57,415 YTD: 370,260	Oct 2024	57,415 370,260
3	-	1	Games Untold Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Author Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $18.99 (368) 978-0-316-57371-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 11/25/2024 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 11/25/2024 Average Rank 3.50 [details] Sales history for Games Untold date, rank 11/25/2024, 3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2024 UNITS SOLD: 27,390 YTD: 27,390	Nov 2024	27,390 27,390
4	-	1	The Bad Guys in One Last Thing (the Bad Guys #20) Aaron Blabey, Author Scholastic Paperbacks, $6.99 (192) 978-1-5461-1180-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 11/25/2024 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 11/25/2024 Average Rank 5.50 [details] Sales history for The Bad Guys in One Last Thing (the Bad Guys #20) date, rank 11/25/2024, 4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2024 UNITS SOLD: 24,935 YTD: 24,935	Nov 2024	24,935 24,935
5	-	35	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 2.34 [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 11/25/2024, 5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 35 PUB DATE: Mar 2024 UNITS SOLD: 14,660 YTD: 1,133,034	Mar 2024	14,660 1,133,034
6	-	8	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 3.33 [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 11/25/2024, 6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 9,565 YTD: 171,011	Sep 2024	9,565 171,011
7	-	11	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 8.09 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 8,613 YTD: 81,765	Sep 2024	8,613 81,765
8	-	2	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 4.67 [details] Sales history for A Study in Drowning Collector's Deluxe Limited Edition date, rank 11/18/2024, 2 11/25/2024, 8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Nov 2024 UNITS SOLD: 8,553 YTD: 33,459	Nov 2024	8,553 33,459
9	-	10	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 10.91 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 7,434 YTD: 76,365	Sep 2024	7,434 76,365
10	-	2	If He Had Been with Me (Collector's Edition) (Special) Laura Nowlin, Author Sourcebooks Fire, $25.99 (416) 978-1-4642-3102-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 11/18/2024 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 11/18/2024 Average Rank 8.00 [details] Sales history for If He Had Been with Me (Collector's Edition) (Special) date, rank 11/18/2024, 6 11/25/2024, 10 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Nov 2024 UNITS SOLD: 7,022 YTD: 16,829	Nov 2024	7,022 16,829
11	-	41	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 4.98 [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 11/25/2024, 11 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 41 PUB DATE: Feb 2024 UNITS SOLD: 6,815 YTD: 631,439	Feb 2024	6,815 631,439
12	-	4	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 9.75 [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 11/25/2024, 12 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 6,538 YTD: 24,816	Oct 2024	6,538 24,816
13	-	9	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 9.30 [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 11/25/2024, 13 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 6,132 YTD: 68,721	Sep 2024	6,132 68,721
14	-	1	Cabin Fever (Special Disney+ Cover Holiday Collector's Edition) (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #6) Jeff Kinney, Author Amulet Books, $16.99 (224) 978-1-4197-7974-9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2024 UNITS SOLD: 6,115 YTD: 6,115	Nov 2024	6,115 6,115
15	-	20	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 8.30 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 20 PUB DATE: Jul 2024 UNITS SOLD: 5,574 YTD: 276,898	Jul 2024	5,574 276,898
16	-	8	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 12.56 [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 11/25/2024, 16 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 4,976 YTD: 52,722	Sep 2024	4,976 52,722
17	-	7	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 8.00 [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 11/25/2024, 17 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 4,812 YTD: 69,344	Oct 2024	4,812 69,344
18	-	2	The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Movie Tie-In Edition: A Christmas Holiday Book for Kids Barbara Robinson, Author HarperCollins, $9.99 (128) 978-0-06-341647-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 4,790 YTD: 10,283	Oct 2024	4,790 10,283
19	-	5	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 15.00 [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 11/25/2024, 19 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 4,694 YTD: 24,824	Oct 2024	4,694 24,824
20	-	3	Let It Glow Marissa Meyer, Author, Joanne Levy, Author Feiwel & Friends, $9.99 (256) 978-1-250-36081-6 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 20 Initial Date 11/18/2024 Highest Rank 20 Highest Rank Date 11/18/2024 Average Rank 20.00 [details] Sales history for Let It Glow date, rank 11/18/2024, 20 11/25/2024, 20 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 4,454 YTD: 10,073	Oct 2024	4,454 10,073
21	-	4	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 13.75 [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 11/25/2024, 21 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 4,436 YTD: 31,880	Oct 2024	4,436 31,880
22	-	4	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 11.40 [details] Sales history for Spectacular: A Caraval Holiday Novella date, rank 11/04/2024, 2 11/11/2024, 6 11/18/2024, 18 11/25/2024, 22 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 4,149 YTD: 37,865	Oct 2024	4,149 37,865
23	-	51	Binding 13 Chloe Walsh, Author Bloom Books, $14.99 (624) 978-1-7282-9994-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 15 Initial Date 12/11/2023 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 07/29/2024 Average Rank 17.28 [details] Sales history for Binding 13 date, rank 12/11/2023, 15 01/15/2024, 23 01/22/2024, 19 01/29/2024, 16 02/05/2024, 21 02/12/2024, 24 02/26/2024, 25 03/25/2024, 25 04/22/2024, 15 04/29/2024, 16 05/06/2024, 15 05/13/2024, 15 05/27/2024, 15 06/10/2024, 16 06/17/2024, 21 06/24/2024, 19 07/08/2024, 21 07/15/2024, 16 07/22/2024, 11 07/29/2024, 9 08/05/2024, 13 08/12/2024, 13 08/19/2024, 16 08/26/2024, 9 09/02/2024, 10 09/09/2024, 14 09/16/2024, 22 09/23/2024, 19 09/30/2024, 15 10/07/2024, 25 10/21/2024, 17 11/25/2024, 23 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 51 PUB DATE: Nov 2023 UNITS SOLD: 4,008 YTD: 147,538	Nov 2023	4,008 147,538
24	-	6	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 19.00 [details] Sales history for The Christmas Pig date, rank 11/04/2024, 20 11/11/2024, 15 11/18/2024, 17 11/25/2024, 24 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 3,781 YTD: 23,375	Sep 2024	3,781 23,375
25	-	2	Shatter Me Collector's Deluxe Limited Edition Tahereh Mafi, Author HarperCollins, $24.99 (368) 978-0-06-341940-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 11/18/2024 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 11/18/2024 Average Rank 16.00 [details] Sales history for Shatter Me Collector's Deluxe Limited Edition date, rank 11/18/2024, 7 11/25/2024, 25 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Nov 2024 UNITS SOLD: 3,556 YTD: 12,142	Nov 2024	3,556 12,142

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Source: Circana BookScan, for the week ended Nov. 16, 2024; appearing in the Nov. 25, 2024, print edition of PW