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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2025 YTD
1	-	11	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 2.48 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Dec 2024 UNITS SOLD: 40,901 YTD: 203,173	Dec 2024	40,901 203,173
2	-	48	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 2.69 [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 12/02/2024, 2 12/09/2024, 3 12/16/2024, 4 12/30/2024, 3 01/06/2025, 5 01/13/2025, 7 01/20/2025, 5 01/27/2025, 4 02/03/2025, 4 02/10/2025, 3 02/17/2025, 4 02/24/2025, 2 03/03/2025, 4 03/10/2025, 2 03/17/2025, 4 03/24/2025, 2 03/31/2025, 3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 48 PUB DATE: Mar 2024 UNITS SOLD: 12,049 YTD: 52,701	Mar 2024	12,049 52,701
3	-	17	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 2.58 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 17 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 9,267 YTD: 57,998	Oct 2024	9,267 57,998
4	-	2	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 7.86 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Feb 2025 UNITS SOLD: 8,459 YTD: 14,885	Feb 2025	8,459 14,885
5	-	8	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 3.92 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Dec 2024 UNITS SOLD: 8,061 YTD: 62,194	Dec 2024	8,061 62,194
6	-	2	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 14.29 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Feb 2025 UNITS SOLD: 6,545 YTD: 11,375	Feb 2025	6,545 11,375
7	-	2	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 7 Highest Rank Date 02/24/2025 Average Rank 11.86 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Feb 2025 UNITS SOLD: 6,501 YTD: 10,634	Feb 2025	6,501 10,634
8	-	2	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 10.00 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Feb 2025 UNITS SOLD: 6,412 YTD: 18,678	Feb 2025	6,412 18,678
9	-	1	Hilo Book 11: The Great Space Iguana: (A Graphic Novel) Judd Winick, Author Random House Graphic, $14.99 (240) 978-0-593-80709-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Feb 2025 UNITS SOLD: 6,071 YTD: 6,071	Feb 2025	6,071 6,071
10	-	2	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 10 Highest Rank Date 02/24/2025 Average Rank 17.86 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Feb 2025 UNITS SOLD: 6,048 YTD: 10,519	Feb 2025	6,048 10,519
11	-	2	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 7.60 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Feb 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,641 YTD: 20,653	Feb 2025	5,641 20,653
12	-	23	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 8.96 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 23 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 4,844 YTD: 26,268	Sep 2024	4,844 26,268
13	-	24	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 9.56 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 24 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 4,018 YTD: 25,382	Sep 2024	4,018 25,382
14	-	33	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 11.49 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 33 PUB DATE: Jul 2024 UNITS SOLD: 3,808 YTD: 18,728	Jul 2024	3,808 18,728
15	-	20	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 17.53 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 20 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 3,340 YTD: 17,080	Oct 2024	3,340 17,080
16	-	1	Away Megan E Freeman, Author Aladdin Paperbacks, $18.99 (480) 978-1-6659-5972-8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Feb 2025 UNITS SOLD: 3,234 YTD: 3,234	Feb 2025	3,234 3,234
17	-	14	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 11.24 [details] Sales history for Skyshade (the Lightlark Saga Book 3) date, rank 11/25/2024, 1 12/02/2024, 3 12/09/2024, 4 12/16/2024, 12 12/30/2024, 14 01/06/2025, 9 01/13/2025, 10 01/20/2025, 10 01/27/2025, 11 02/03/2025, 8 02/10/2025, 8 02/17/2025, 23 02/24/2025, 17 03/03/2025, 21 03/10/2025, 15 03/24/2025, 24 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: Nov 2024 UNITS SOLD: 3,255 YTD: 20,055	Nov 2024	3,255 20,055
18	-	21	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 8.48 [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 12/02/2024, 6 12/09/2024, 5 12/16/2024, 7 12/30/2024, 5 01/06/2025, 7 01/13/2025, 6 01/20/2025, 7 01/27/2025, 9 02/03/2025, 9 02/10/2025, 9 02/17/2025, 20 02/24/2025, 18 03/03/2025, 16 03/10/2025, 18 03/17/2025, 18 03/31/2025, 22 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 21 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 3,160 YTD: 21,278	Sep 2024	3,160 21,278
19	-	2	The Rose Bargain Sasha Peyton Smith, Author HarperCollins, $19.99 (400) 978-0-06-337252-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 15 Initial Date 02/17/2025 Highest Rank 15 Highest Rank Date 02/17/2025 Average Rank 17.00 [details] Sales history for The Rose Bargain date, rank 02/17/2025, 15 02/24/2025, 19 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Feb 2025 UNITS SOLD: 3,051 YTD: 7,120	Feb 2025	3,051 7,120
20	-	51	Heartless Hunter: The Crimson Moth: Book 1 Kristen Ciccarelli, Author Wednesday Books, $20.00 (400) 978-1-250-86690-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 25 Initial Date 03/18/2024 Highest Rank 12 Highest Rank Date 03/03/2025 Average Rank 20.86 [details] Sales history for Heartless Hunter: The Crimson Moth: Book 1 date, rank 03/18/2024, 25 04/22/2024, 23 04/29/2024, 23 05/13/2024, 22 12/16/2024, 21 02/24/2025, 20 03/03/2025, 12 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 51 PUB DATE: Feb 2024 UNITS SOLD: 2,907 YTD: 11,571	Feb 2024	2,907 11,571
21	-	14	The New Girl: A Graphic Novel (the New Girl #1) Cassandra Calin, Author, Cassandra Calin, Illustrator Graphix, $12.99 (272) 978-1-338-76245-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 25 Initial Date 12/30/2024 Highest Rank 20 Highest Rank Date 02/10/2025 Average Rank 22.29 [details] Sales history for The New Girl: A Graphic Novel (the New Girl #1) date, rank 12/30/2024, 25 02/03/2025, 22 02/10/2025, 20 02/24/2025, 21 03/03/2025, 23 03/10/2025, 22 03/17/2025, 23 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: Jun 2024 UNITS SOLD: 2,899 YTD: 13,270	Jun 2024	2,899 13,270
22	-	20	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 13.95 [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 12/02/2024, 18 12/09/2024, 10 12/16/2024, 18 12/30/2024, 13 01/06/2025, 12 01/13/2025, 13 01/20/2025, 19 01/27/2025, 17 02/03/2025, 19 02/10/2025, 17 02/24/2025, 22 03/03/2025, 22 03/10/2025, 25 03/24/2025, 18 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 20 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 2,898 YTD: 15,641	Oct 2024	2,898 15,641
23	-	2	A Wolf Called Fire: A Voice of the Wilderness Novel Rosanne Parry, Author, Mónica Armiño, Illustrator Greenwillow Books, $18.99 (256) 978-0-06-341513-3 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 18 Initial Date 02/17/2025 Highest Rank 18 Highest Rank Date 02/17/2025 Average Rank 20.50 [details] Sales history for A Wolf Called Fire: A Voice of the Wilderness Novel date, rank 02/17/2025, 18 02/24/2025, 23 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Feb 2025 UNITS SOLD: 2,867 YTD: 5,821	Feb 2025	2,867 5,821
24	-	11	The Party Natasha Preston, Author Delacorte Press, $14.99 (352) 978-0-593-70408-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 14 Initial Date 12/16/2024 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 02/10/2025 Average Rank 16.10 [details] Sales history for The Party date, rank 12/16/2024, 14 12/30/2024, 17 01/06/2025, 15 01/13/2025, 16 01/20/2025, 15 01/27/2025, 13 02/03/2025, 15 02/10/2025, 10 02/17/2025, 22 02/24/2025, 24 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Dec 2024 UNITS SOLD: 2,782 YTD: 16,979	Dec 2024	2,782 16,979
25	-	18	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 19.33 [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 12/02/2024, 16 12/09/2024, 21 12/16/2024, 20 01/06/2025, 21 01/27/2025, 21 02/03/2025, 23 02/10/2025, 19 02/24/2025, 25 03/10/2025, 24 03/17/2025, 25 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 18 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 2,687 YTD: 13,585	Oct 2024	2,687 13,585

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Source: Circana BookScan, for the week ended Feb. 15, 2025; appearing in the Feb. 24, 2025, print edition of PW