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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2024 YTD
1	-	4	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 1.83 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 14,193 YTD: 131,951	Sep 2024	14,193 131,951
2	-	31	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 2.22 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 31 PUB DATE: Mar 2024 UNITS SOLD: 10,747 YTD: 1,087,142	Mar 2024	10,747 1,087,142
3	-	7	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 8.88 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 10,008 YTD: 47,333	Sep 2024	10,008 47,333
4	-	1	I Survived the Black Death, 1348 (I Survived #24) Lauren Tarshis, Author Scholastic Inc., $6.99 (144) 978-1-338-89180-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 9,123 YTD: 9,123	Oct 2024	9,123 9,123
5	-	2	Sally's Lament: A Twisted Tale Mari Mancusi, Author Disney Hyperion, $18.99 (368) 978-1-368-10450-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/21/2024 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/21/2024 Average Rank 7.00 [details] Sales history for Sally's Lament: A Twisted Tale date, rank 10/21/2024, 2 10/28/2024, 5 11/04/2024, 14 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 8,190 YTD: 25,188	Oct 2024	8,190 25,188
6	-	1	Murtagh: Deluxe Edition: The World of Eragon Christopher Paolini, Author Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers, $35.99 (720) 978-0-593-89800-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 10/28/2024 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 10/28/2024 Average Rank 12.00 [details] Sales history for Murtagh: Deluxe Edition: The World of Eragon date, rank 10/28/2024, 6 11/04/2024, 18 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 7,802 YTD: 7,802	Oct 2024	7,802 7,802
7	-	3	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 5.60 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 7,023 YTD: 47,354	Oct 2024	7,023 47,354
8	-	5	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 8.00 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 6,527 YTD: 46,663	Sep 2024	6,527 46,663
9	-	1	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 9.00 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 5,955 YTD: 5,955	Oct 2024	5,955 5,955
10	-	37	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 4.44 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 37 PUB DATE: Feb 2024 UNITS SOLD: 5,671 YTD: 609,453	Feb 2024	5,671 609,453
11	-	50	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 5.85 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 50 PUB DATE: Nov 2023 UNITS SOLD: 5,577 YTD: 463,776	Nov 2023	5,577 463,776
12	-	4	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 10.83 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 5,008 YTD: 33,385	Sep 2024	5,008 33,385
13	-	1	Detective Duck: The Case of the Missing Tadpole (Detective Duck #2) Henry Winkler, Author, Lin Oliver, Author, Dan Santat, Illustrator Amulet Books, $14.99 (80) 978-1-4197-6681-7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 4,928 YTD: 4,928	Oct 2024	4,928 4,928
14	-	6	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 8.88 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 4,734 YTD: 56,475	Sep 2024	4,734 56,475
15	-	3	The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science Kate McKinnon, Author Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $17.99 (256) 978-0-316-55473-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 10/14/2024 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 10/14/2024 Average Rank 12.25 [details] Sales history for The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science date, rank 10/14/2024, 3 10/21/2024, 6 10/28/2024, 15 11/04/2024, 25 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 4,620 YTD: 29,367	Oct 2024	4,620 29,367
16	-	3	The Dragonet Prophecy: Limited Edition (Wings of Fire Book One) Tui T Sutherland, Author Scholastic Inc., $10.99 (352) 978-1-5461-3877-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 10/14/2024 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 10/14/2024 Average Rank 15.00 [details] Sales history for The Dragonet Prophecy: Limited Edition (Wings of Fire Book One) date, rank 10/14/2024, 6 10/21/2024, 19 10/28/2024, 16 11/04/2024, 19 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 4,544 YTD: 18,532	Oct 2024	4,544 18,532
17	-	16	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 6.70 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 16 PUB DATE: Jul 2024 UNITS SOLD: 4,113 YTD: 259,890	Jul 2024	4,113 259,890
18	-	3	Curious Tides (Reprint) Pascale Lacelle, Author Margaret K. McElderry Books, $13.99 (560) 978-1-6659-3928-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 18 Initial Date 10/14/2024 Highest Rank 18 Highest Rank Date 10/14/2024 Average Rank 19.25 [details] Sales history for Curious Tides (Reprint) date, rank 10/14/2024, 18 10/21/2024, 20 10/28/2024, 18 11/04/2024, 21 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 3,811 YTD: 12,916	Oct 2024	3,811 12,916
19	-	3	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 15.25 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 3,598 YTD: 18,569	Oct 2024	3,598 18,569
20	-	7	Immortal Dark (Standard Edition) Tigest Girma, Author Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $19.99 (432) 978-0-316-58144-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/16/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/16/2024 Average Rank 11.43 [details] Sales history for Immortal Dark (Standard Edition) date, rank 09/16/2024, 1 09/23/2024, 4 09/30/2024, 8 10/07/2024, 10 10/14/2024, 22 10/21/2024, 15 10/28/2024, 20 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 3,471 YTD: 42,873	Sep 2024	3,471 42,873
21	-	3	Karen's Grandmothers: A Graphic Novel (Baby-Sitters Little Sister #9) Dk Yingst, Illustrator Graphix, $12.99 (144) 978-1-339-00503-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 10/14/2024 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 10/14/2024 Average Rank 17.67 [details] Sales history for Karen's Grandmothers: A Graphic Novel (Baby-Sitters Little Sister #9) date, rank 10/14/2024, 10 10/28/2024, 21 11/04/2024, 22 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 3,207 YTD: 14,232	Oct 2024	3,207 14,232
22	-	1	Detective Duck: The Case of the Strange Splash (Detective Duck #1) Henry Winkler, Author, Lin Oliver, Author, Dan Santat, Illustrator Amulet Books, $14.99 (80) 978-1-4197-5513-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2023 UNITS SOLD: 3,187 YTD: 9,539	Oct 2023	3,187 9,539
23	-	52	No Brainer: (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 18) Jeff Kinney, Author Amulet Books, $14.99 (224) 978-1-4197-6694-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 11/06/2023 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/06/2023 Average Rank 7.14 [details] Sales history for No Brainer: (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 18) date, rank 11/06/2023, 1 11/13/2023, 1 11/20/2023, 2 11/27/2023, 1 12/04/2023, 1 12/11/2023, 2 12/18/2023, 1 12/25/2023, 1 01/01/2024, 2 01/08/2024, 7 01/15/2024, 6 01/22/2024, 5 01/29/2024, 2 02/05/2024, 2 02/12/2024, 1 02/19/2024, 4 02/26/2024, 2 03/04/2024, 3 03/11/2024, 3 03/18/2024, 3 03/25/2024, 2 04/01/2024, 3 04/08/2024, 3 04/15/2024, 8 04/22/2024, 5 04/29/2024, 6 05/06/2024, 4 05/13/2024, 5 05/20/2024, 10 05/27/2024, 10 06/10/2024, 11 06/17/2024, 8 06/24/2024, 10 07/08/2024, 8 07/15/2024, 13 07/22/2024, 15 07/29/2024, 14 08/05/2024, 15 08/12/2024, 14 08/19/2024, 15 08/26/2024, 12 09/02/2024, 12 09/09/2024, 11 09/16/2024, 20 09/23/2024, 13 09/30/2024, 14 10/07/2024, 18 10/21/2024, 25 10/28/2024, 23 11/04/2024, 17 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 52 PUB DATE: Oct 2023 UNITS SOLD: 3,090 YTD: 283,841	Oct 2023	3,090 283,841
24	-	3	The Hunger Games: Illustrated Edition Nicolas Delort, Illustrator Scholastic Press, $34.99 (368) 978-1-339-03060-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 10/14/2024 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 10/14/2024 Average Rank 16.33 [details] Sales history for The Hunger Games: Illustrated Edition date, rank 10/14/2024, 7 10/21/2024, 18 10/28/2024, 24 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 2,975 YTD: 16,680	Oct 2024	2,975 16,680
25	-	3	The Glass Girl Kathleen Glasgow, Author Delacorte Press, $21.99 (464) 978-0-525-70808-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 25 Initial Date 10/14/2024 Highest Rank 21 Highest Rank Date 10/21/2024 Average Rank 23.75 [details] Sales history for The Glass Girl date, rank 10/14/2024, 25 10/21/2024, 21 10/28/2024, 25 11/04/2024, 24 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 2,942 YTD: 10,241	Oct 2024	2,942 10,241

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Source: Circana BookScan, for the week ended Oct. 18, 2024; appearing in the Oct. 28, 2024, print edition of PW