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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2024 YTD
1	1	2	Captain Underpants and the Terrifying Return of Tippy Tinkletrousers Dav Pilkey, Author Scholastic Inc., $9.99 (304) 978-0-545-17534-0 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/10/2012 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/10/2012 Average Rank 10.50 [details] Sales history for Captain Underpants and the Terrifying Return of Tippy Tinkletrousers date, rank 09/10/2012, 1 09/17/2012, 1 09/24/2012, 1 10/01/2012, 2 10/08/2012, 2 10/15/2012, 4 10/22/2012, 4 10/29/2012, 6 11/05/2012, 9 11/12/2012, 9 11/19/2012, 10 11/26/2012, 11 12/03/2012, 17 12/10/2012, 15 12/17/2012, 16 12/24/2012, 18 12/31/2012, 16 01/07/2013, 18 01/14/2013, 24 01/28/2013, 17 02/04/2013, 15 02/11/2013, 15 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Aug 2012 UNITS SOLD: 11,451 YTD: 27,431	Aug 2012	11,451 27,431
2	2	3	The Rise of Nine Pittacus Lore, Author HarperCollins, $17.99 (416) 978-0-06-197458-8 Last rank 48 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/03/2012 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/03/2012 Average Rank 12.19 [details] Sales history for The Rise of Nine date, rank 09/03/2012, 1 09/10/2012, 2 09/17/2012, 2 09/24/2012, 3 10/01/2012, 9 10/08/2012, 8 10/15/2012, 10 10/22/2012, 13 10/29/2012, 14 11/05/2012, 23 12/03/2012, 13 12/10/2012, 18 12/17/2012, 25 12/31/2012, 25 01/07/2013, 20 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Aug 2012 UNITS SOLD: 9,136 YTD: 49,962	Aug 2012	9,136 49,962
3	24	2	Tiger's Destiny (Book 4 in the Tiger's Curse Series) Colleen Houck, Author Splinter, $17.95 (464) 978-1-4027-9843-6 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 22 Initial Date 09/10/2012 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 09/17/2012 Average Rank 16.25 [details] Sales history for Tiger's Destiny (Book 4 in the Tiger's Curse Series) date, rank 09/10/2012, 22 09/17/2012, 3 09/24/2012, 16 10/01/2012, 24 LAST WEEK: 24 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2012 UNITS SOLD: 9,115 YTD: 11,945	Sep 2012	9,115 11,945
4	-	1	Shatterproof Roland Smith, Author Scholastic Inc., $12.99 (190) 978-0-545-29842-1 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 09/17/2012 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 09/17/2012 Average Rank 13.80 [details] Sales history for Shatterproof date, rank 09/17/2012, 4 09/24/2012, 10 10/01/2012, 16 10/08/2012, 17 10/15/2012, 22 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2012 UNITS SOLD: 8,478 YTD: 8,651	Sep 2012	8,478 8,651
5	3	4	The Secret of the Fortune Wookiee: An Origami Yoda Book Tom Angleberger, Author, Cece Bell, Illustrator Amulet Books, $12.95 (190) 978-1-4197-0392-8 Last rank 38 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 08/20/2012 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 08/20/2012 Average Rank 11.63 [details] Sales history for The Secret of the Fortune Wookiee: An Origami Yoda Book date, rank 08/20/2012, 2 08/27/2012, 4 09/10/2012, 3 09/17/2012, 5 09/24/2012, 2 10/01/2012, 5 10/08/2012, 4 10/15/2012, 7 10/22/2012, 8 10/29/2012, 9 11/05/2012, 15 11/12/2012, 17 11/19/2012, 18 11/26/2012, 18 12/03/2012, 24 12/10/2012, 17 12/17/2012, 20 12/24/2012, 22 12/31/2012, 21 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Aug 2012 UNITS SOLD: 7,122 YTD: 53,759	Aug 2012	7,122 53,759
6	4	5	Nevermore James Patterson, Author Little Brown and Company, $17.99 (344) 978-0-316-10184-4 Last rank 35 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 08/20/2012 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/20/2012 Average Rank 10.67 [details] Sales history for Nevermore date, rank 08/20/2012, 1 08/27/2012, 3 09/03/2012, 2 09/10/2012, 4 09/17/2012, 6 09/24/2012, 9 10/01/2012, 14 10/08/2012, 18 10/15/2012, 21 10/22/2012, 20 10/29/2012, 25 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Aug 2012 UNITS SOLD: 6,273 YTD: 77,455	Aug 2012	6,273 77,455
7	7	14	Tales from a Not-So-Graceful Ice Princess Rachel Renee Russell, Author, Rachel Renee Russell, Illustrator Aladdin Paperbacks, $13.99 (347) 978-1-4424-1192-0 Last rank 31 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 06/18/2012 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/18/2012 Average Rank 10.48 [details] Sales history for Tales from a Not-So-Graceful Ice Princess date, rank 06/18/2012, 1 07/02/2012, 1 07/09/2012, 1 07/16/2012, 1 07/23/2012, 2 07/30/2012, 1 08/06/2012, 1 08/13/2012, 1 08/20/2012, 3 08/27/2012, 5 09/03/2012, 6 09/10/2012, 6 09/17/2012, 7 09/24/2012, 5 10/01/2012, 8 10/08/2012, 6 10/15/2012, 8 10/22/2012, 9 10/29/2012, 7 11/05/2012, 12 11/12/2012, 11 11/19/2012, 11 11/26/2012, 10 12/03/2012, 11 12/10/2012, 9 12/17/2012, 13 12/24/2012, 11 12/31/2012, 11 01/07/2013, 9 01/14/2013, 15 01/21/2013, 13 01/28/2013, 14 02/04/2013, 12 02/11/2013, 12 02/18/2013, 16 02/25/2013, 17 03/04/2013, 16 03/11/2013, 16 03/18/2013, 18 03/25/2013, 15 04/01/2013, 18 04/08/2013, 21 04/15/2013, 22 06/10/2013, 24 06/17/2013, 19 06/24/2013, 16 07/01/2013, 18 07/08/2013, 18 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: Jun 2012 UNITS SOLD: 6,187 YTD: 190,973	Jun 2012	6,187 190,973
8	6	31	The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins, Author Scholastic Inc., $12.99 (374) 978-0-545-42511-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 34 Initial Date 05/21/2012 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/01/2012 Average Rank 14.85 [details] Sales history for The Hunger Games date, rank 06/04/2012, 5 06/11/2012, 7 06/18/2012, 9 06/25/2012, 10 07/02/2012, 8 07/09/2012, 9 07/16/2012, 11 07/23/2012, 14 07/30/2012, 14 08/06/2012, 13 08/13/2012, 13 08/20/2012, 10 08/27/2012, 9 09/03/2012, 4 09/10/2012, 5 09/17/2012, 8 09/24/2012, 8 10/01/2012, 1 10/08/2012, 13 10/15/2012, 20 10/22/2012, 23 12/03/2012, 16 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 31 PUB DATE: Feb 2012 UNITS SOLD: 6,019 YTD: 587,436	Feb 2012	6,019 587,436
9	9	26	Divergent Veronica Roth, Author Katherine Tegen Books, (576) 978-0-06-202403-9 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 85 Initial Date 05/21/2012 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/13/2014 Average Rank 8.59 [details] Sales history for Divergent date, rank 06/04/2012, 8 06/11/2012, 5 06/18/2012, 4 06/25/2012, 5 07/02/2012, 3 07/09/2012, 4 07/16/2012, 3 07/23/2012, 3 07/30/2012, 4 08/06/2012, 4 08/13/2012, 3 08/20/2012, 4 08/27/2012, 8 09/03/2012, 8 09/10/2012, 8 09/17/2012, 9 09/24/2012, 6 10/01/2012, 7 10/08/2012, 7 10/15/2012, 12 10/22/2012, 10 10/29/2012, 8 11/05/2012, 11 11/12/2012, 8 11/19/2012, 6 11/26/2012, 7 12/03/2012, 6 12/10/2012, 6 12/17/2012, 7 12/24/2012, 8 12/31/2012, 6 01/07/2013, 6 01/14/2013, 7 01/21/2013, 7 01/28/2013, 8 02/04/2013, 9 02/11/2013, 11 02/18/2013, 11 02/25/2013, 9 03/04/2013, 10 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 26 PUB DATE: Feb 2012 UNITS SOLD: 5,574 YTD: 173,368	Feb 2012	5,574 173,368
10	8	4	The Demigod Diaries Rick Riordan, Author Hyperion Books, $12.99 (242) 978-1-4231-6300-8 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 08/27/2012 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 08/27/2012 Average Rank 10.50 [details] Sales history for The Demigod Diaries date, rank 08/27/2012, 2 09/03/2012, 3 09/10/2012, 7 09/17/2012, 10 09/24/2012, 12 10/01/2012, 13 10/08/2012, 14 10/15/2012, 9 10/22/2012, 15 10/29/2012, 20 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Aug 2012 UNITS SOLD: 5,569 YTD: 43,520	Aug 2012	5,569 43,520
11	11	43	Cabin Fever Jeff Kinney, Author Abrams/Amulet, (224p) 978-1-4197-0223-5 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 65 Initial Date 05/21/2012 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 08/13/2012 Average Rank 13.19 [details] Sales history for Cabin Fever date, rank 06/04/2012, 9 06/11/2012, 8 06/18/2012, 8 06/25/2012, 9 07/02/2012, 6 07/09/2012, 6 07/16/2012, 7 07/23/2012, 7 07/30/2012, 6 08/06/2012, 6 08/13/2012, 2 08/20/2012, 5 08/27/2012, 6 09/03/2012, 9 09/10/2012, 10 09/17/2012, 11 09/24/2012, 4 10/01/2012, 4 10/08/2012, 3 10/15/2012, 5 10/22/2012, 3 10/29/2012, 4 11/05/2012, 8 11/12/2012, 7 11/19/2012, 4 11/26/2012, 5 12/03/2012, 4 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 43 PUB DATE: Nov 2011 UNITS SOLD: 5,495 YTD: 407,204	Nov 2011	5,495 407,204
12	13	10	Catching Fire Suzanne Collins, Author Large Print Press, $13.99 (497) 978-1-59413-585-9 Last rank 28 Initial Rank 88 Initial Date 05/21/2012 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 07/23/2012 Average Rank 20.75 [details] Sales history for Catching Fire date, rank 07/16/2012, 13 07/23/2012, 10 07/30/2012, 11 08/06/2012, 11 08/13/2012, 10 08/20/2012, 11 08/27/2012, 12 09/03/2012, 10 09/10/2012, 12 09/17/2012, 12 09/24/2012, 11 10/01/2012, 12 10/08/2012, 15 10/15/2012, 19 10/22/2012, 21 01/21/2013, 24 01/28/2013, 25 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Apr 2012 UNITS SOLD: 5,355 YTD: 95,812	Apr 2012	5,355 95,812
13	12	3	Big Nate Makes the Grade Lincoln Peirce, Author Andrews McMeel Publishing, $9.99 (224) 978-1-4494-2566-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 09/03/2012 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 09/03/2012 Average Rank 15.67 [details] Sales history for Big Nate Makes the Grade date, rank 09/03/2012, 7 09/10/2012, 11 09/17/2012, 13 09/24/2012, 13 10/01/2012, 10 10/08/2012, 10 10/15/2012, 17 10/22/2012, 16 10/29/2012, 17 11/12/2012, 25 11/19/2012, 25 01/07/2013, 24 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Aug 2012 UNITS SOLD: 4,654 YTD: 17,124	Aug 2012	4,654 17,124
14	16	10	Mockingjay Suzanne Collins, Author Large Print Press, $13.99 (501) 978-1-59413-586-6 Last rank 34 Initial Rank 13 Initial Date 06/04/2012 Highest Rank 11 Highest Rank Date 09/03/2012 Average Rank 19.28 [details] Sales history for Mockingjay date, rank 07/16/2012, 15 07/23/2012, 15 07/30/2012, 12 08/06/2012, 14 08/13/2012, 14 08/20/2012, 12 08/27/2012, 15 09/03/2012, 11 09/10/2012, 15 09/17/2012, 14 09/24/2012, 14 10/01/2012, 19 10/08/2012, 19 10/15/2012, 23 10/22/2012, 25 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Apr 2012 UNITS SOLD: 4,238 YTD: 81,380	Apr 2012	4,238 81,380
15	15	19	The Serpent's Shadow Rick Riordan, Author Hyperion Books, (406) 978-1-4231-4057-3 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 05/21/2012 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/04/2012 Average Rank 11.19 [details] Sales history for The Serpent's Shadow date, rank 06/04/2012, 1 06/11/2012, 1 06/18/2012, 2 06/25/2012, 3 07/02/2012, 2 07/09/2012, 3 07/16/2012, 2 07/23/2012, 4 07/30/2012, 3 08/06/2012, 5 08/13/2012, 4 08/20/2012, 6 08/27/2012, 10 09/03/2012, 12 09/10/2012, 14 09/17/2012, 15 09/24/2012, 18 10/01/2012, 18 10/08/2012, 16 10/15/2012, 13 10/22/2012, 14 10/29/2012, 16 11/05/2012, 24 11/12/2012, 24 11/19/2012, 23 11/26/2012, 21 12/03/2012, 19 12/10/2012, 13 12/17/2012, 15 12/24/2012, 14 12/31/2012, 14 01/07/2013, 17 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 19 PUB DATE: May 2012 UNITS SOLD: 3,978 YTD: 379,312	May 2012	3,978 379,312
16	17	19	Insurgent Veronica Roth, Author Katherine Tegen Books, (544) 978-0-06-202404-6 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 32 Initial Date 05/21/2012 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 03/17/2014 Average Rank 12.42 [details] Sales history for Insurgent date, rank 06/04/2012, 6 06/11/2012, 6 06/18/2012, 7 06/25/2012, 8 07/02/2012, 7 07/09/2012, 5 07/16/2012, 5 07/23/2012, 6 07/30/2012, 7 08/06/2012, 7 08/13/2012, 5 08/20/2012, 7 08/27/2012, 11 09/03/2012, 13 09/10/2012, 16 09/17/2012, 16 09/24/2012, 15 10/01/2012, 15 10/08/2012, 9 10/15/2012, 14 10/22/2012, 19 10/29/2012, 15 11/05/2012, 20 11/12/2012, 22 11/19/2012, 21 11/26/2012, 20 12/03/2012, 9 12/10/2012, 16 12/17/2012, 19 12/24/2012, 21 12/31/2012, 17 01/07/2013, 13 01/14/2013, 13 01/21/2013, 16 01/28/2013, 19 02/04/2013, 18 02/11/2013, 18 03/04/2013, 24 03/11/2013, 23 03/18/2013, 23 03/25/2013, 23 04/01/2013, 21 04/15/2013, 17 04/22/2013, 17 04/29/2013, 18 05/06/2013, 19 05/13/2013, 11 05/20/2013, 10 05/27/2013, 7 06/03/2013, 7 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 19 PUB DATE: May 2012 UNITS SOLD: 3,970 YTD: 153,704	May 2012	3,970 153,704
17	20	35	The Fault in Our Stars John Green, Author Dutton Books, (336) 978-0-525-47881-2 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 16 Initial Date 06/04/2012 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 01/21/2013 Average Rank 9.06 [details] Sales history for The Fault in Our Stars date, rank 06/04/2012, 16 06/11/2012, 13 06/18/2012, 13 06/25/2012, 14 07/02/2012, 10 07/09/2012, 10 07/16/2012, 9 07/23/2012, 9 07/30/2012, 10 08/06/2012, 9 08/13/2012, 7 08/20/2012, 8 08/27/2012, 13 09/03/2012, 16 09/10/2012, 18 09/17/2012, 17 09/24/2012, 17 10/01/2012, 17 10/08/2012, 11 10/15/2012, 18 10/22/2012, 18 10/29/2012, 11 11/05/2012, 18 11/12/2012, 13 11/19/2012, 12 11/26/2012, 12 12/03/2012, 10 12/10/2012, 5 12/17/2012, 4 12/24/2012, 5 12/31/2012, 4 01/07/2013, 4 01/14/2013, 4 01/21/2013, 2 01/28/2013, 4 02/04/2013, 5 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 35 PUB DATE: Jan 2012 UNITS SOLD: 3,603 YTD: 224,230	Jan 2012	3,603 224,230
18	14	4	Michael Vey: Rise of the Elgen Richard Paul Evans, Author Simon Pulse/Mercury Ink, $17.99 (335) 978-1-4424-5414-9 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 08/27/2012 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/27/2012 Average Rank 10.83 [details] Sales history for Michael Vey: Rise of the Elgen date, rank 08/27/2012, 1 09/03/2012, 5 09/10/2012, 13 09/17/2012, 18 09/24/2012, 21 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Aug 2012 UNITS SOLD: 3,385 YTD: 43,381	Aug 2012	3,385 43,381
19	-	1	Beneath the Glitter Elle Fowler, Author, Blair Fowler, Author St. Martin's Griffin, $17.99 (288) 978-1-250-00618-9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2012 UNITS SOLD: 3,233 YTD: 3,340	Sep 2012	3,233 3,340
20	18	3	Big Nate: Here Goes Nothing Lincoln Peirce, Author, Lincoln Peirce, Illustrator HarperCollins, $9.99 (215) 978-0-06-208696-9 Last rank 24 Initial Rank 15 Initial Date 09/03/2012 Highest Rank 15 Highest Rank Date 09/03/2012 Average Rank 18.00 [details] Sales history for Big Nate: Here Goes Nothing date, rank 09/03/2012, 15 09/10/2012, 17 09/17/2012, 20 09/24/2012, 20 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Aug 2012 UNITS SOLD: 3,181 YTD: 11,445	Aug 2012	3,181 11,445
21	21	3	The Empty City Erin Hunter, Author HarperCollins, $16.99 (275) 978-0-06-210256-0 Last rank 26 Initial Rank 14 Initial Date 09/03/2012 Highest Rank 14 Highest Rank Date 09/03/2012 Average Rank 19.50 [details] Sales history for The Empty City date, rank 09/03/2012, 14 09/10/2012, 19 09/17/2012, 21 09/24/2012, 24 LAST WEEK: 21 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Aug 2012 UNITS SOLD: 2,804 YTD: 10,863	Aug 2012	2,804 10,863
22	-	1	Caught Margaret Peterson Haddix, Author Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $16.99 (343) 978-1-4169-8982-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2012 UNITS SOLD: 2,708 YTD: 2,813	Sep 2012	2,708 2,813
23	-	1	Meet Caroline Kathleen Ernst, Author, Robert Papp, Illustrator, Lisa Papp, Illustrator American Girl Publishing Inc, $6.95 (91) 978-1-59369-882-9 Last rank 29 Initial Rank 23 Initial Date 09/17/2012 Highest Rank 19 Highest Rank Date 09/24/2012 Average Rank 22.25 [details] Sales history for Meet Caroline date, rank 09/17/2012, 23 09/24/2012, 19 10/01/2012, 22 10/08/2012, 25 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2012 UNITS SOLD: 2,534 YTD: 2,548	Sep 2012	2,534 2,548
24	22	4	The Throne of Fire Rick Riordan, Author Hyperion Books, $9.99 (452) 978-1-4231-4201-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 16 Initial Date 08/27/2012 Highest Rank 14 Highest Rank Date 12/03/2012 Average Rank 18.40 [details] Sales history for The Throne of Fire date, rank 08/27/2012, 16 09/03/2012, 18 09/10/2012, 20 09/17/2012, 24 12/03/2012, 14 LAST WEEK: 22 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Aug 2012 UNITS SOLD: 2,532 YTD: 11,997	Aug 2012	2,532 11,997
25	26	18	Middle School: Get Me Out of Here! James Patterson, Author, Chris Tebbetts, Author, Laura Park, Illustrator Little Brown and Company, $15.99 (257) 978-0-316-20671-6 Last rank 34 Initial Rank 27 Initial Date 05/21/2012 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 06/11/2012 Average Rank 14.91 [details] Sales history for Middle School: Get Me Out of Here! date, rank 06/04/2012, 3 06/11/2012, 2 06/18/2012, 5 06/25/2012, 6 07/02/2012, 5 07/09/2012, 7 07/16/2012, 8 07/23/2012, 12 07/30/2012, 13 08/06/2012, 15 08/13/2012, 16 08/20/2012, 13 08/27/2012, 17 09/03/2012, 19 09/10/2012, 24 09/17/2012, 25 09/24/2012, 25 12/24/2012, 19 12/31/2012, 23 LAST WEEK: 26 WEEKS ON LIST: 18 PUB DATE: May 2012 UNITS SOLD: 2,482 YTD: 126,388	May 2012	2,482 126,388

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Nielsen BookScan, week 36 of 2012, data through 9/9/2012; PW Issue of Sept. 17, 2012