In our annual Facts & Figures roundup, each year has its superstar. For 2011 and 2012, it was Suzanne Collins’s The Hunger Games (9.2 million copies sold in 2011; 27.7 million in 2012). In 2010, Jeff Kinney’s Wimpy Kid came out on top (11.5 million copies sold), followed closely by Rick Riordan’s myth-based series (more than 10 million copies sold). The year before that, Stephenie Meyer and Twilight reigned supreme (26.5 million copies sold).
And 2013 was officially the year of Divergent. The three books in Veronica Roth’s dystopian trilogy sold a combined 6.7 million copies last year (three million hardcovers, 1.7 million paperbacks, and just under two million e-books).
Nipping at Divergent’s heels, sales-wise, was Greg Heffley, that perennially wimpy middle-school kid; Hard Luck, the eighth title in the series, was the bestselling book of the year (children’s or adult), with three million copies sold, and a combined sales figure of 6.3 million copies for all books in the series.
Other big franchises had strong showings as well. Rick Riordan’s series racked up 4.3 million copies in sales, followed by 3.3 million copies of the three Hunger Games books, helped by the November movie release of Catching Fire; Pete the Cat picture books (2.9 million); the Dork Diaries (1.9 million); James Patterson’s middle-grade novels (1.7 million); and Cassandra Clare’s Mortal Instruments books (1.6 million).
Among the big performers for standalone titles: The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt and Oliver Jeffers, the bestselling new picture book of the year; talk radio personality Rush Limbaugh’s first novel for younger readers, Rush Revere and the Brave Pilgrims; Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, new to paperback last year; and a movie tie-in edition of Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game.
Looking at the e-book category, the best performances came from two YA franchises with extensive adult crossover readership. Nearly 1.6 million Hunger Games books were sold digitally, representing 48% of total 2013 sales, and Divergent’s two million e copies represented 30% of total sales. But for all other titles, the percentage of e-books to total sales was much smaller: only 16 children’s books sold more than 200,000 copies digitally last year, compared with a combined 125 titles that sold 200,000+ in print. Granted, those 125 print titles include everything from Dr. Seuss to Pinkalicious to Charlotte’s Web, books that would be unlikely to end up on e-readers in large numbers. But the disparity in those numbers reinforces the fact that kids are still predominantly reading books the old-fashioned way.
All calculations on the following pages are based on shipped-and-billed figures supplied by publishers for new titles with sales of 100,000 or more in hardcover or paperback. All reflect only 2013 domestic retail sales. Figures from Penguin and Random House were supplied to PW in confidence, for ranking purposes only. Listing compiled by Sally Lodge.
Children’s Hardcover Frontlist
500,000+
1. Hard Luck (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #8). Jeff Kinney. Abrams/Amulet (3,010,093)
2. Allegiant (Divergent #3). Veronica Roth. HarperCollins/Tegen (1,526,294)
3. The House of Hades (Heroes of Olympus #4). Rick Riordan. Disney-Hyperion (1,470,021)
4. Rush Revere and the Brave Pilgrims. Rush Limbaugh. S&S/Threshold (765,073)
5. Tales from a Not-So-Happy Heartbreaker (Dork Diaries #6). Rachel Renée Russell. S&S/Aladdin (749,685)
300,000+
6. The Wheels on the Bus (Pete the Cat). James Dean. HarperCollins (472,018)
7. OMG! All About Me Diary (Dork Diaries).
Rachel Renée Russell. Aladdin (442,376)
8. Emeraldalicious (Pinkalicious). Victoria Kann. HarperCollins (385,355)
9. Clockwork Princess (The Infernal Devices). Cassandra Clare. S&S/McElderry (378,939)
10. The Day the Crayons Quit. Drew Daywalt, illus. by Oliver Jeffers. Philomel
11. Big Nate Flips Out. Lincoln Peirce. HarperCollins (329,990)
12. Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses. James Dean and Kimberly Dean. HarperCollins (303,591)
200,000+
13. How I Survived Bullies, Broccoli, and Snake Hill (Middle School #4). James Patterson and Chris Tebbetts, illus. by Laura Park. Little, Brown/Patterson Young Readers (297,618)
14. Revealed. P.C. and Kristin Cast. St. Martin’s Griffin (269,509)
15. Princess Adventure Stories. Disney Press (266,778)
16. I Even Funnier: A Middle School Story by James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein, illus. by Laura Park. Little, Brown/Patterson Young Readers (261,213)
17. The Perfect Tea Party (Disney Junior: Sofia the First). Andrea Posner-Sanchez. Random/Golden/Disney
18. My Brother Is a Big, Far Liar (Middle School #3). James Patterson and Lisa Papademetriou, illus. by Neil Swaab. Little, Brown/Patterson Young Readers (253,042)
19. Treasure Hunters. James Patterson, Chris Grabenstein, and Mark Shulman, illus. by Juliana Neufeld. Little, Brown/Patterson Young Readers (246,574)
20. Fanciest Doll in the Universe (Fancy Nancy). Jane O’Connor, illus. by Robin Preiss Glasser. HarperCollins (242,079)
21. Captain Underpants and the Revolting Revenge of the Radioactive Robo-Boxers. Dav Pilkey. Scholastic (235,481)
22. One Direction: Where We Are. One Direction. HarperCollins (227,856).
23. Everything I Need to Know I Learned from a Little Golden Book. Diane Muldrow. Random/Golden
24. Nancy Clancy Sees the Future (Fancy Nancy). Jane O’Connor, illus. by Robin Preiss Glasser. HarperCollins (213,220)
25. Monsters, Inc. Storybook Collection. Disney Press (209,714)
26. The Surprise Attack of Jabba the Puppett. Tom Angleberger. Abrams/Amulet (209,135)
27. Frozen (Little Golden Books). Random/Golden/Disney
28. What Does the Fox Say? Ylvis, illus. by Svein Nyhus. Simon & Schuster (203,078)
29. The Fall of Five. Pittacus Lore. HarperCollins (200,082)
100,000+
30. The 5th Wave. Rick Yancey. Putnam
31. Star Wars: Jedi Academy. Jeffrey Brown. |Scholastic (170,745)
32. Marvel Super Hero Storybook Collection. Disney/Marvel Press (168,460)
33. Staying Strong. Demi Lovato. Feiwel and Friends (166,441)
34. Shadowhunter’s Codex (The Mortal Instruments). Cassandra Clare. S&S/McElderry (164,805)
35. The Storybook of Legends (Ever After High). Shannon Hale. Little, Brown (163,890)
36. Monsters University Little Golden Book (Disney/Pixar). Random/Golden/Disney
37. The Moon and More. Sarah Dessen. Viking
38. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie: Extra Sweet Edition. Laura Joffe Numeroff, illus. by Felicia Bond. HarperCollins (156,781)
39. Confessions: The Private School Murders. James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. Little, Brown/Patterson Young Readers (154,367)
40. Mistakes Were Made (Timmy Failure #1). Stephan Pastis. Candlewick (154,065)
41. Champion (Legend #3). Marie Lu. Putnam
42. Battle of the Ampere (Michael Vey #3). Richard Paul Evans. Simon Pulse/Mercury Ink (152,320)
43. Ghoulfriends Just Want to Have Fun (Monster High). Gitty Daneshvari. Little, Brown (151,356)
44. Wild Born (Spirit Animals #1). Brandon Mull. Scholastic (150,377)
45. Click, Clack, Boo! Doreen Cronin, illus. by Betsy Lewin. S&S/Atheneum (149,346)
46. Disney Planes Little Golden Book. Klay Hall, illus. by Jason Hand. Random/Golden/Disney
47. Trucks (Lift-the-Tab). Roger Priddy. Macmillan/Priddy Books (145,467)
48. Eleanor & Park. Rainbow Rowell. St. Martin’s Griffin (145,080)
49. The Fiery Heart (Bloodlines #4). Richelle Mead. Razorbill
50. Who’s That Ghoulfriend? (Monster High). Gitty Daneshvari. Little, Brown (141,281)
51. Art2-D2’s Guide to Folding and Doodling. Tom Angleberger. Abrams/Amulet (140,205)
52. Theodore Boone: The Activist. John Grisham. Dutton
53. Prodigy (Legend #2). Marie Lu. Putnam
54. Frozen Big Golden Book. Random/Golden/Disney
55. That Is Not a Good Idea! Mo Willems. HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray (137,554)
56. The Pinkamazing Storybook Collection (Pinkalicious). Victoria Kann. HarperCollins (133,229)
Snowman Surprise (Disney Junior: Doc McStuffins). Andrea Posner-Sanchez. Random/Golden/Disney
57. Valentine’s Day Is Cool (Pete the Cat). James Dean and Kimberly Dean. HarperCollins (130,203)
58. Holiday in Enchancia (Sofia the First). Disney Press (127,397)
59. Teardrop. Lauren Kate. Delacorte
60. The Royal Ranger (Ranger’s Apprentice #12). John Flanagan. Philomel
61. Llama Llama and the Bully Goat. Anna Dewdney. Viking
62. Boomer Gets His Bounce Back (Disney Junior: Doc McStuffins). Andrea Posner-Sanchez. Random/Golden/Disney
63. Requiem (Delirium #3). Lauren Oliver. HarperCollins (124,952)
64. Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures. Kate DiCamillo, illus. by K.G. Campbell. Candlewick (123,465)
65. “When Did You See Her Last?” (All the Wrong Questions #2). Lemony Snicket, illus. by Seth. Little, Brown (122,526)
66. Kennedy’s Last Days. Bill O’Reilly. Holt (121,554)
67. The Eye of Minds. James Dashner. Delacorte
68. Santa! Rufus Butler Seder. Workman (115,070)
69. Green vs. Mean (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles). Geof Smith, illus. by Steve Lambe. Random/Golden
70. The Adventures of Captain Underpants: The Color Edition. Dav Pilkey. Scholastic (109,287)
71. The Enchantress Returns (The Land of Stories). Chris Colfer. Little, Brown (107,019)
72. Steam Train, Dream Train. Sherri Duskey Rinker, illus. by Tom Lichtenheld. Chronicle (106,923)
73. Big Nate Doodlepalooza. Lincoln Peirce. Harper-Collins (106,675)
74. The Colossus Rises (Seven Wonders #1). Peter Lerangis. HarperCollins (105,158)
75. I’d Know You Anywhere, My Love. Nancy Tillman. Feiwel and Friends (105,100)
76. Ready to Be a Princess. Disney Press (105,086)
77. Stallion by Starlight (Magic Tree House #49). Mary Pope Osborne, illus. by Sal Murdocca. Random House
78. 5-Minute Snuggle Stories. Disney Press (101,780)
79. A Big Guy Took My Ball! (Elephant & Piggie). Mo Willems. Disney-Hyperion (101,477)
80. Hurry Up, Houdini! (Magic Tree House #50). Mary Pope Osborne, illus. by Sal Murdocca. Random House-
81. The Indigo Spell (Bloodlines #3). Richelle Mead. Razorbill
82. Steelheart. Brandon Sanderson. Delacorte
83. I Funny: A Middle School Story (reissue). James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein, illus. by Laura Park. Little, Brown/Patterson Young Readers (100,888)
84. Scarlet. Marissa Meyer. Feiwel and Friends (100,739)
85. Star Wars: Vader’s Little Princess. Jeffrey Brown. Chronicle (100,088)
Children’s Hardcover Backlist
500,000+
1. The Fault in Our Stars. John Green. Dutton, 2012
2. Insurgent (Divergent #2). Veronica Roth. HarperCollins/Tegen, 2012 (1,109,129)
3. Green Eggs and Ham. Dr. Seuss. Random House, 1960
4. Wonder. R.J. Palacio. Knopf, 2012
5. Goodnight Moon (board book). Margaret Wise Brown, illus. by Clement Hurd. HarperFestival, 1991 (632,579)
6. The Cat in the Hat. Dr. Seuss. Random House, 1957
7. The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book. Jeff Kinney. Abrams/Amulet, 2011 (576,170)
8. Oh, the Places You’ll Go! Dr. Seuss. Random House, 1990
9. One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish. Dr. Seuss. Random House, 1960
10. The Very Hungry Caterpillar (board book). Eric Carle. Philomel, 1994
11. Go, Dog. Go! P.D. Eastman. Random House, 1961
12. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? (board book). Bill Martin Jr., illus. by Eric Carle. Holt, 1996 (443,080)13. Put Me in the Zoo. Robert Lopshire. Random House, 1960
14. Little Blue Truck (board book). Alice Schertle, illus. by Jill McElmurry. HMH, 2008 (425,475)
15. Guess How Much I Love You (hardcover and board book eds.). Sam McBratney, illus. by Anita Jeram. Candlewick (408,725)
16. Dr. Seuss’s ABC. Random House, 2012
300,000+
17. The One and Only Ivan. Katherine Applegate. HarperCollins, 2011 (386,057)
18. Divergent. Veronica Roth. HarperCollins/Tegen, 2011 (375,599)
19. Dr. Seuss’s ABC (board book). Dr. Seuss. Random House, 1996
20. On the Night You Were Born (board book). Nancy Tillman. Feiwel and Friends, 2010 (370,848)
21. Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can You? (board book). Dr. Seuss. Random House, 1996
22. Disney Bedtime Favorites. Disney Press, 2012 (352,640)
23. Cabin Fever (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #6). Jeff Kinney. Abrams/Amulet, 2011 (350,204)
24. Mockingjay (The Hunger Games #3). Suzanne Collins. Scholastic Press, 2010 (350,071)
25. Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Jeff Kinney. Abrams/Amulet, 2007 (346,889)
26. The Last Straw (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #3). Jeff Kinney. Abrams/Amulet, 2009 (314,061)
27. Rodrick Rules (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #2). Jeff Kinney. Abrams/Amulet, 2008 (312,594)
28. The Giving Tree. Shel Silverstein. HarperCollins, 1964 (310,940)
29. The Third Wheel (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #7). Jeff Kinney. Abrams/Amulet, 2012 (306,350)
30. Dog Days (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #4). Jeff Kinney. Abrams/Amulet, 2009 (302,047)
200,000+
31. The Ugly Truth (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #5). Jeff Kinney. Abrams/Amulet, 2010 (294,300)
32. Princess Bedtime Stories. Disney Press, 2010 (287,281)
33. Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb (board book). Al Perkins. Random House, 1988
34. Hop on Pop. Dr. Seuss. Random House, 1963
35. Are You My Mother? (board book). P.D. Eastman. Random House, 1988
36. Fox in Socks. Dr. Seuss. Random House, 1965
37. Where the Sidewalk Ends. Shel Silverstein. HarperCollins, 2003 (254,559)
38. I Love You Through and Through (board book). Bernadette Rossetti Shustak, illus. by Caroline Jayne Church. Scholastic/Cartwheel, 2005 (254,337)
39. Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed (board book). Eileen Christelow. HMH, 1989 (228,684)
40. A Knight in Sticky Armor (Disney Junior: Doc McStuffins). Andrea Posner-Sanchez. Random/Golden/Disney, 2012
41. The Poky Little Puppy. Janette Sebring Lowery, illus. by Gustag Tenggren. Random/Golden, 2001
42. Are You My Mother? P.D. Eastman. Random House, 1960
43. The Nose Book. Al Perkins, illus. by Joe Mathieu. Random House, 1970
44. Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb. Al Perkins, illus. by Eric Gurney. Random House, 1969
45. 5-Minute Princess Stories. Disney Press, 2011 (201,651)
150,000+
46. Wherever You Are (board book). Nancy Tillman. Feiwel and Friends, 2012 (188,354)
47. The Polar Express. Chris Van Allsburg. HMH, 1985 (187,885)
48. Barnyard Dance! (board book). Sandra Boynton. Workman, 1993 (186,750)
49. City of Lost Souls (The Mortal Instruments #5). Cassandra Clare. S&S/McElderry, 2012 (185,891)
50. Happy Birthday to You! Dr. Seuss. Random House, 1959
51. Giraffes Can’t Dance (board book). Giles Andreae, illus. by Guy Parker-Rees. Scholastic/Cartwheel, 2012 (181,798)
52. Where’s Spot? Eric Hill. Frederick Warne, 2003
53. Jesus Calling: 365 Devotions for Kids. Sarah Young, adapted by Tamara Fortner. Thomas Nelson/Tommy Kids, 2010 (175,922)
54. Sofia the First. Disney Press, 2012 (172,445)
55. Snuggle Puppy (board book). Sandra Boynton. Workman, 2003 (169,597)
56. Little Blue Truck Leads the Way (board book). Alice Schertle, illus. by Jill McElmurry. HMH, 2009 (168,608)
57. How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Dr. Seuss. Random House, 1957
58. Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site. Sherri Duskey Rinker, illus. by Tom Lichtenheld. Chronicle, 2011 (166,349)
59. The Foot Book (board book). Dr. Seuss. Random House, 1996
60. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? (Slide and Find). Bill Martin Jr., illus. by Eric Carle. Priddy Books, 2010 (154,550)
61. LEGO Ninjago Character Encyclopedia. DK, 2012 (154,000)
62. Llama Llama Nighty-Night (board book). Anna Dewdney. Viking, 2012
63. Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life (Dork Diaries #1). Rachel Renée Russell. S&S/Aladdin, 2009 (151,671)
64. The Little Engine That Could (board book). Watty Piper, illus. by George and Doris Hauman. Grosset & Dunlap, 2012
100,000+
65. Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes. Eric Litwin, illus. by James Dean. HarperCollins, 2010 (148,841).
66. The Nose Book (board book). Dr. Seuss. Random House, 2003
67. Big Blue Book of Beginner Books. P.D. Eastman, Robert Lopshire, et al. Random House, 2008
68. Dr. Seuss’s Sleep Book. Dr. Seuss. Random House, 2012
69. There’s a Wocket in My Pocket! (board book). Dr. Seuss. Random House, 1996
70. The Pirate Games (Disney Junior: Jake and the Neverland Pirates). Andrea Posner-Sanchez. Random/Golden/Disney, 2012
71. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. Laura Joffe Numeroff, illus. by Felicia Bond. HarperCollins, 1985 (140,525)
72. A Treasury of Curious George. H.A. Rey. HMH, 2004 (140,311)
73. Pete the Cat Saves Christmas. Eric Litwin, illus. by James Dean. HarperCollins, 2012 (135,685)
74. Room on the Broom (board book). Julia Donaldson, illus. by Axel Scheffler. Dial, 2012
75. Nancy Clancy, Secret Admirer (Fancy Nancy). Jane O’Connor, illus. by Robin Preiss Glasser. HarperCollins, 2012 (134,502)
76. Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons. Eric Litwin, illus. by James Dean. HarperCollins, 2012 (132,883)
77. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Adapted by Rick Bunsen. Random/Golden, 2000
78. Horton Hears a Who. Dr. Seuss. Random House, 1954
79. Tales from a Not-So-Smart Miss Know-It-All (Dork Diaries #5). Rachel Renée Russell. S&S/Aladdin, 2012 (129,960)
80. Pajama Time! (board book). Sandra Boynton. Workman, 2000 (127,241)
81. Cars Storybook Collection. Disney Press, 2011 (126,953)
82. I Love You Stinky Face (board book). Lisa McCourt, illus. by Cyd Moore. Scholastic/Cartwheel, 2004 (126,775)
83. The Night Before Christmas. Clement C. Moore, illus. by Corinne Malvern. Random/Golden, 2011
84. Hop on Pop (board book). Dr. Seuss. Random House, 2004
85. The Birchbark House. Louise Erdrich. Disney-Hyperion, 2002 (124,401)
86. Good Night, I Love You (board book). Caroline Jayne Church. Scholastic/Cartwheel, 2012 (122,480)
87. Fancy Nancy Storybook Treasury. Jane O’Connor, illus. by Robin Preiss Glasser. HarperFestival, 2012 (121,721)
88. I Can Read with My Eyes Shut! Dr. Seuss. Random House, 1978
89. The Runaway Bunny (board book). Margaret Wise Brown, illus. by Clement Hurd. HarperFestival, 1991 (119,444)
90. Disney Fairies Storybook Collection. Disney Press, 2011 (117,217)
91. Ghoulfriends Forever (Monster High). Gitty Daneshvari. Little Brown, 2012 (116,635)
92. Tales from a Not-So-Graceful Ice Princess (Dork Diaries #4). Rachel Renée Russell. S&S/Aladdin, 2012 (115,811)
93. The LEGO Ideas Book. Daniel Lipkowitz. DK, 2011 (115,000)
94. Walt Disney’s Classic Storybook. Disney Press, 2009 (114,612)
95. Oh, The Thinks You Can Think! (board book). Dr. Seuss. Random House, 2009
96. This Is Not My Hat. Jon Klassen. Candlewick (113,668)
97. The Little Mermaid. Michael Teitelbaum, illus. by Sue DiCicco. Random/Golden/Disney, 2003
98. Frosty the Snowman. Diane Muldrow. Random/Golden, 2001
99. The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles #1). Rick Riordan. Disney-Hyperion, 2011 (109,412)
100. Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl (Dork Diaries #2). Rachel Renée Russell. S&S/Aladdin, 2010 (108,403)
101. Little Critter: Just a Storybook Collection. Mercer Mayer. HarperFestival, 2012 (108,217)
102. Biscuit Storybook Collection. Alyssa Satin Capucilli, illus. by Pat Schories. HarperFestival, 2004 (107,663)
103. The Berenstain Bears Storybook Treasury. Jan Berenstain, illus. by Stan and Jan Berenstain. HarperFestival, 2012 (107,003)
104. Really Woolly Bedtime Prayers. Bonnie Rickner Jensen, illus. by Julie Sawyer Phillips. Thomas Nelson/Tommy Kids, 2009 (106,886)
105. Bright Baby First 100 Words (board book). Priddy Books, 2005 (106,208)
106. Go, Dog. Go! (board book). P.D. Eastman. Random House, 1997
107. Nasreen’s Secret School: A True Story from Afghanistan. Jeanette Winter. S&S/Beach Lane, 2009 (103,368)
108. Disney Christmas Storybook Collection. Disney Press, 2009. (103,102)
109. I Am a Bunny (board book). Ole Risom, illus. by Richard Scarry. Random House, 2004
110. The Christmas Story. Jane Werner Watson. Random House, 1974
111. I’ll Teach My Dog a Lot of Words (board book). Michael Frith, illus. by P.D. Eastman. Random House, 1999
112. Rain School. James Rumford. HMH, 2010 (101,954)
113. Wacky Wednesday. Theo. LeSieg. Random House, 1974
114. Good Night, Gorilla (board book). Peggy Rathmann. Putnam, 1996
115. Nancy Clancy, Super Sleuth (Fancy Nancy). Jane O’Connor, illus. by Robin Preiss Glasser. HarperFestival, 2012 (100,047)
116. The Lorax. Dr. Seuss. Random House, 1971
117. Press Here. Hervé Tullet. Chronicle, 2011 (100,024)
Children’s Paperback Frontlist
300,000+
1. Catching Fire (The Hunger Games #2, trade paper and movie tie-in editions). Suzanne Collins. Scholastic (900,509)
2. Pete the Cat: Pete’s Big Lunch. James Dean. HarperCollins (632,390)
3. Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. Ransom Riggs. Quirk (430,433)
4. Pinkalicious and the Cupcake Calamity. Victoria Kann. HarperCollins (384,606)
5. Pete the Cat: Play Ball! James Dean. HarperCollins (371,511)
6. Ender’s Game (movie tie-in). Orson Scott Card. Tor Teen (363,756)
7. Clockwork Prince (The Infernal Devices #2). Cassandra Clare. S&S/McElderry (321,433)
200,000+
8. Pink or Treat! (Pinkalicious). Victoria Kann. HarperFestival (281,266)
9. Pete the Cat: Pete at the Beach. James Dean. HarperCollins (276,628)
10. The Care & Keeping of You 1: The Body Book for Younger Girls (revised ed.). Valorie Schaefer, illus. by Josée Masse. American Girl (268,942)
11. Merry Pinkmas! (Pinkalicious). Victoria Kann. HarperFestival (267,677)12. Pete the Cat: The First Thanksgiving. James Dean and Kimberly Dean. HarperFestival (262,263)
13. In a Blink (Never Girls #1). Kiki Thorpe. Random House
14. Scaring Lessons (Step into Reading). Random/Disney
15. The Hunger Games Trilogy Boxed Set. Suzanne Collins. Scholastic (230,578)
16. Splat the Cat with a Bang and a Clang. Rob Scotton. HarperCollins (227,975)
17. The Royal Slumber Party (Sofia the First). Disney Press (219,246)
18. Fairy House (Pinkalicious). Victoria Kann. HarperCollins (216,755)
19. Welcome to Royal Prep (Sofia the First). Disney Press (213,701)
20. City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments #1, movie tie-in). Cassandra Clare. S&S/McElderry (212,784)
21. The Son of Neptune (Heroes of Olympus #2). Rick Riordan. Disney-Hyperion (209,484)
22. The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #2). Rick Riordan. Disney-Hyperion (205,387)
150,000+
23. Vampire Academy (movie tie-in). Richelle Mead. Razorbill
24. The Care & Keeping of You 2: The Body Book for Older Girls. Cara Natterson, illus. by Josée Masse. American Girl (183,218)
25. Sofia Makes a Friend (Sofia the First). Disney Press (181,032)
26. Genius Mode (Big Nate). Lincoln Peirce. HarperCollins (176,729)
27. Saige (American Girl Today). Jessie Haas, illus. by Sarah Davis. American Girl (174,134)
28. Wings Around the Globe (Disney Planes). Bill Scotton. Random/Disney
29. Puptastic! (Pinkalicious). Victoria Kann. Harper-Collins (171,950)
30. Flower Girl (Pinkalicious). Victoria Kann. Harper-Festival (170,448)
31. Nancy Clancy, Super Sleuth (Fancy Nancy). Jane O’Connor, illus. by Robin Preiss Glasser. HarperCollins (169,888)
32. Big Snowman, Little Snowman (Disney Frozen). Tish Rabe. Random/Disney
33. Frozen Junior Novelization (Disney Frozen). Random/Disney
34. Dusty Flies High (Step into Reading). Susan Amerikaner. Random/Disney
35. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. J.K. Rowling, illus. by Kazu Kibuishi. Scholastic (160,683)
36. Amelia Bedelia Means Business. Herman Parish, illus. by Lynne Avril. Greenwillow (156,643)
37. The Floating Palace (Sofia the First). Disney Press (152,802)
38. The Serpent’s Shadow (The Kane Chronicles #3). Rick Riordan. Disney-Hyperion (151,966)
39. The Space Between (Never Girls #2). Kiki Thorpe. Random House
100,000+
40. Puppy Party (Fancy Nancy). Jane O’Connor, illus. by Robin Preiss Glasser. HarperFestival (149,995)
41. The Halloween Ball (Sofia the First). Disney Press (146,425)
42. Apples Galore! (Fancy Nancy). Jane O’Connor, illus. by Robin Preiss Glasser. HarperCollins (142,052)
43. Legend. Marie Lu. Penguin/Speak
44. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. J.K. Rowling, illus. by Kazu Kibuishi. Scholastic (133,978)
45. From the Mist (Never Girls #4). Kiki Thorpe. Random/Disney
46. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. J.K. Rowling, illus. by Kazu Kibuishi. Scholastic (129,548)
47. Splat the Cat: What Was That? Rob Scotton. HarperFestival (128,584)
48. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. J.K. Rowling, illus. by Kazu Kibuishi. Scholastic (127,503)
49. The Death Cure (Maze Runner #3). James Dashner. Delacorte
50. Robot Rampage! (Step into Reading). Christy Webster, illus. by Patrick Spaziante. Random House
51. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. J.K. Rowling, illus. by Kazu Kibuishi. Scholastic (124,273)
52. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. J.K. Rowling, illus. by Kazu Kibuishi. Scholastic (123,632)
53. A Tale of Two Sisters (Disney Frozen). Melissa Lagonegro. Random/Disney
54. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. J.K. Rowling, illus. by Kazu Kibuishi. Scholastic (122,959)
55. Theodore Boone: The Accused. John Grisham. Puffin
56. The Colossus Rises (Seven Wonders #1). Peter Lerangis. HarperCollins (122,750)
57. Saige Paints the Sky (American Girl Today). Jessie Haas, illus. by Sarah Davis. American Girl (119,855)
58. Crossed (Matched #2). Ally Condie. Penguin/Speak
59. What Happened to Goodbye. Sarah Dessen. Penguin/Speak
60. A Dandelion Wish (Never Girls #3). Kiki Thorpe. Random House
61. Amelia Bedelia Unleashed. Herman Parish, illus. by Lynne Avril. Greenwillow (113,938)
62. Meet the Ponies of Ponyville (My Little Pony). Olivia London. LB Kids (112,412)
63. Berenstain Bears’ The Night Before Christmas. Mike Berenstain. HarperFestival (111,741)
64. All Stuffed Up (Doc McStuffins). Disney Press (111,598)
65. Lions and Eagles (LEGO Legends of Chima). Scholastic (110,286)
66. Roaring Rivals (Disney/Pixar Monsters University). Random/Disney
67. Biscuit in the Garden. Alyssa Satin Capucilli, illus. by Pat Schories. HarperCollins (106,324)
68. Charlie’s Snow Day. Ree Drummond, illus. by Diane deGroat. HarperCollins (105,908)
69. Meet the Minions (Despicable Me 2). Lucy Rosen. LB Kids (105,212)
70. Frozen Read-Along Storybook and CD. Disney Press (103,385)
71. The Incredible Shrinking Kid (Stink #1). Megan McDonald, illus. by Peter H. Reynolds. Candlewick (101,666)
72. Monsters University Junior Novelization. Random/Disney
73. Too Many Tutus (Fancy Nancy). Jane O’Connor, illus. by Robin Preiss Glasser. HarperCollins (101,324)
74. Budding Ballerina (Fancy Nancy). Jane O’Connor, illus. by Robin Preiss Glasser. HarperFestival (100,692)
75. Ballet Dreams (Step into Reading Barbie). Random/Disney
76. I Survived the Battle of Gettysburg, 1863 (I Survived #7). Lauren Tarshis. Scholastic (100,031)
Children’s Paperback Backlist
300,000+
1. Divergent. Veronica Roth. HarperCollins/Tegen, 2012 (1,714,730)
2. The Book Thief (trade paper and movie tie-in eds.). Markus Zusak. Knopf, 2007/2013
3. The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #1). Rick Riordan. Disney-Hyperion, 2006 (600,383)
4. City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments #1). Cassandra Clare. S&S/McElderry, 2008 (522,491)
5. Looking for Alaska. John Green. Penguin/Speak, 2006
6. The Giver. Lois Lowry. Random/Laurel Leaf, 2002
7. Love You Forever. Robert Munsch, illus. by Sheila McGraw. Firefly, 1986 (434,639)
8. Dinosaurs Before Dark (MTH #1). Mary Pope Osborne, illus. by Sal Murdocca. Random House, 1992
9. Charlotte’s Web. E.B. White, illus. by Garth Williams. HarperCollins, 1974 (379,022)
10. Beautiful Creatures. Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. Little, Brown, 2010 (360,199)
11. The Outsiders. S.E. Hinton. Penguin/Speak, 1997
12. The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #2). Rick Riordan. Disney-Hyperion, 2007 (320,106)
13. The Titan’s Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #3). Rick Riordan. Disney-Hyperion, 2008 (318,094)
14. Where the Wild Things Are. Maurice Sendak. HarperCollins, 1988 (312,247)
200,000+
15. The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #4). Rick Riordan. Disney-Hyperion, 2009 (298,951)
16. The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #5). Rick Riordan. Disney-Hyperion, 2011 (298,103)
17. Paper Towns. John Green. Penguin/Speak, 2009
18. The Hunger Games. Suzanne Collins. Scholastic, 2010 (259,997)
19. Beautiful Darkness (Beautiful Creatures #2). Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. Little, Brown, 2011 (256,405)
20. An Abundance of Katherines. John Green. Penguin/Speak, 2008
21. The Knight at Dawn (MTH #2). Mary Pope Osborne, illus. by Sal Murdocca. Random House, 1993
22. The Maze Runner. James Dashner. Random/Ember, 2010
23. City of Ashes (The Mortal Instruments #2). Cassandra Clare. S&S/McElderry, 2009 (230,172)
24. A Long Walk to Water. Linda Sue Park. HMH/Sandpiper, 2010 (229,245)
25. Number the Stars. Lois Lowry. HMH/Sandpiper, 1989 (226,752)
26. Holes. Louis Sachar. Random/Yearling, 2000
27. Mummies in the Morning (MTH #3). Mary Pope Osborne, illus. by Sal Murdocca. Random House, 1993
28. Pirates Past Noon (MTH #4). Mary Pope Osborne, illus. by Sal Murdocca. Random House, 1994
29. City of Glass (The Mortal Instruments #3). Cassandra Clare. S&S/McElderry, 2010 (213,931)
30. Esperanza Rising. Pam Muñoz Ryan. Scholastic, 2002 (210,739)
150,000+
31. Beautiful Chaos (Beautiful Creatures #3). Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. Little, Brown, 2012 (199,535)
32. Out of My Mind. Sharon M. Draper. S&S/Atheneum, 2012 (199,478)
33. Thirteen Reasons Why. Jay Asher. Razorbill, 2011
34. Amelia Bedelia. Peggy Parish, illus. by Fritz Siebel. Greenwillow, 1992 (188,751)
35. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. Sherman Alexie. Little, Brown, 2009 (185,757)
36. Inside Out and Back Again. Thanhha Lai. HarperCollins, 2012 (180,162)
37. A Wrinkle in Time. Madeleine L’Engle. Macmillan/Square Fish, 2007 (179,043)
38. The Lost Hero (Heroes of Olympus #1). Rick Riordan. Disney-Hyperion, 2012 (178,824)
39. Where’s Spot? Eric Hill. Frederick Warne, 2003
40. Ramona Quimby, Age 8. Beverly Cleary. HarperCollins, 1992 (170,410)
41. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. J.K. Rowling, illus. by Mary GrandPré. Scholastic, 1999 (167,141)
42. The Night Before Kindergarten. Natasha Wing. Grosset & Dunlap, 2001
43. Biscuit Goes to School. Alyssa Satin Capucilli, illus. by Pat Schories. HarperCollins, 2003 (166,569)
44. Hatchet. Gary Paulsen. Simon & Schuster, 2006 (165,866)
45. Bud, Not Buddy. Christopher Paul Curtis. Random/Yearling/Laurel Leaf, 2002
46. Night of the Ninjas (MTH #5). Mary Pope Osborne, illus. by Sal Murdocca. Random House, 1995
47. Because of Winn-Dixie. Kate DiCamillo. Candlewick, 2000 (163,899)
48. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. C.S. Lewis, illus. by Pauline Baynes. HarperCollins, 1994 (161,832)
49. Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus (JBJ #1). Barbara Park, illus. by Denise Brunkus. Random House, 1992
50. Frog and Toad Are Friends. Arnold Lobel. HarperCollins, 1979 (154,191)
100,000+
51. Goodnight Moon. Margaret Wise Brown, illus. by Clement Hurd. HarperCollins, 1997 (139,205)
52. The Tail of Emily Windsnap. Liz Kessler, illus. by Sarah Gibb. Candlewick, 2004 (137,902)
53. Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing. Judy Blume. Puffin, 2007
54. Tuck Everlasting. Natalie Babbitt. Macmillan/Square Fish, 2007 (136,373)
55. The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963. Christopher Paul Curtis. Random/Laurel Leaf, 1997
56. Shiloh. Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. S&S/Atheneum, 2000 (134,369)
57. Ramona the Pest. Beverly Clearly. HarperCollins, 1992 (133,831)
58. Middle School, The Worst Years of My Life. James Patterson and Chris Tebbetts, illus. by Laura Park. Little, Brown/Patterson Young Readers, 2012 (133,492)
59. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. John Boyne. Random/Ember, 2007
60. Midnight on the Moon (MTH #8). Mary Pope Osborne, illus. by Sal Murdocca. Random House, 1996
61. Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday. Judith Viorst, illus. by Ray Cruz. Simon & Schuster, 1987 (132,540)
62. Maniac Magee. Jerry Spinelli. Little, Brown, 1999 (132,118)
63. Danny and the Dinosaur. Syd Hoff. HarperCollins, 1978 (131,897)
64. Biscuit. Alyssa Satin Capucilli, illus. by Pat Schories. HarperCollins, 1997 (130,929)
65. Hoot. Carl Hiaasen. Random/Yearling, 2005
66. Dolphins at Daybreak (MTH #9). Mary Pope Osborne, illus. by Sal Murdocca. Random House, 1997
67. Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business (JBJ #2). Barbara Park, illus. by Denise Brunkus. Random House, 1993
68. Beezus and Ramona. Beverly Cleary. Harper-Collins, 1990 (126,913)
69. Super Friends: Flying High (Step into Reading). Random House, 2008
70. The Adventures of Captain Underpants. Dav Pilkey. Scholastic, 1997 (125,751)
71. Island of the Blue Dolphins. Scott O’Dell. HMH/Sandpiper, 1960 (125,507)
72. Afternoon on the Amazon (MTH #6). Mary Pope Osborne, illus. by Sal Murdocca. Random House, 1995
73. School Rules! (Pinkalicious). Victoria Kann. HarperCollins, 2010 (124,531)
74. The Birchbark House. Louise Erdrich. Disney-Hyperion, 2002 (124,401)
75. Speak. Laurie Halse Anderson. Macmillan/Square Fish, 2011 (121,980)
76. James and the Giant Peach. Roald Dahl. Puffin, 2007
77. Dragonwings. Laurence Yep. HarperCollins, 1977 (120,937)
78. The Scorch Trials. James Dashner. Random/Ember, 2011
79. Junie B. Jones and Her Big Fat Mouth (JBJ #3). Barbara Park, illus. by Denise Brunkus. Random House, 1993
80. A Cricket in Times Square. George Selden. Macmillan/Square Fish, 2008 (118,103)
81. Frog and Toad Together. Arnold Lobel. HarperCollins, 1979 (116,691)
82. How a Seed Grows. Helene J. Jordan, illus. by Loretta Krupinski. HarperCollins, 1992 (116,041)
83. City of Fallen Angels (The Mortal Instruments #4). Cassandra Clare. S&S/McElderry, 2012 (115,195)
84. Junie B. Jones and Some Sneaky Peeky Spying (JBJ #4). Barbara Park, illus. by Denise Brunkus. Random House, 1994
85. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. J.K. Rowling, illus. by Mary GrandPré. Scholastic, 2000 (113,820)
86. Matched. Ally Condie. Penguin/Speak, 2011
87. Frindle. Andrew Clements, illus. by Brian Selznick. S&S/Atheneum, 1998 (113,160)
88. Just Helping My Dad (Little Critter). Mercer Mayer. HarperCollins, 2011 (112,730)
89. Flat Stanley: His Original Adventure! Jeff Brown, illus. by Macky Pamintuan. HarperCollins, 2003 (110,377)
90. Room on the Broom. Julia Donaldson, illus. by Axel Scheffler. Puffin, 2003
91. The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles #1). Rick Riordan. Disney-Hyperion, 2011 (109,412)
92. Frog and Toad All Year. Arnold Lobel. HarperCollins, 1984 (108,193)
93. The Lemonade War. Jacqueline Davies. HMH, 2007 (107,760)
94. Eagle Song. Joseph Bruchac, illus. by Dan Andreasen. Puffin, 1999
95. Judy Moody. Megan McDonald, illus. by Peter H. Reynolds. Candlewick, 2000 (107,136)
96. The Phantom Tollbooth. Norton Juster, illus. by Jules Feiffer. Random/Yearling, 1988
97. Star Wars Origami. Lucasfilm. Workman, 2012 (105,128)
98. D’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths. Ingri and Edgar Parin D’Aulaire. Delacorte, 1992
99. If You Lived in Colonial Times. Ann McGovern, illus. by June Otani. Scholastic, 1992 (103,907)
100. Pinkalicious and the Pinktatastic Zoo Day. Victoria Kann. HarperCollins, 2012 (103,658)
101. Captain Underpants and the Invasion of the Incredibly Naughty Cafeteria Ladies from Outer Space. Dav Pilkey. Scholastic, 1999 (102,415)
102. Hair Dos and Hair Don’ts (Fancy Nancy). Jane O’Connor, illus. by Robin Preiss Glasser. HarperCollins, 2011 (101,991)
103. Ghost Town at Sundown (MTH #10). Mary Pope Osborne, illus. by Sal Murdocca. Random House, 1997
104. Pokémon Essential Handbook. Cris Silvestri. Scholastic, 2012 (101,919)
105. Tonight on the Titanic (MTH #17). Mary Pope Osborne, illus. by Sal Murdocca. Random House, 1999
106. Freak the Mighty. Rodman Philbrick. Scholastic, 1993 (101,543)
107. Will Grayson, Will Grayson. John Green. Penguin/Speak, 2011
108. Soccer Star (Pinkalicious). Victoria Kann. HarperCollins, 2012 (101,352)
109. The Most Beautiful Roof in the World: Exploring the Rainforest Canopy. Kathryn Lasky. HMH/Sandpiper, 1997 (101,132)
110. Ramona the Brave. Beverly Cleary. Harper-Collins, 1995 (101,125)
111. Smile. Raina Telgemeier. Scholastic/Graphix, 2010 (100,929)
112. Where the Red Fern Grows. Wilson Rawls. Random/Yearling, 1996
113. Fancy Nancy and the Too-Loose Tooth. Jane O’Connor, illus. by Robin Preiss Glasser. HarperCollins, 2011 (100,569)
114. Caps for Sale. Esphyr Slobodkina. HarperCollins, 1987 (100,544)
115. Junie B. Jones, First Grader: Toothless Wonder (JBJ #20). Barbara Park, illus. by Denise Brunkus. Random House, 2003
116. Delirium. Lauren Oliver. HarperCollins, 2012 (100,076)
117. Captain Underpants and the Attack of the Talking Toilets. Dav Pilkey. Scholastic, 1999 (100,048)
118. Sarah, Plain and Tall. Patricia MacLachlan. HarperCollins, 1987 (100,047)
119. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. Kate DiCamillo, illus. by Bagram Ibatoulline. Candlewick, 2006 (100,040)
Children’s E-Books
200,000+
1. Divergent. Veronica Roth. HarperCollins/Tegen (709,077)
2. The Fault in Our Stars. John Green. Dutton
3. The Book Thief. Markus Zusak. Knopf
4. Catching Fire (The Hunger Games #2). Suzanne Collins. Scholastic Press (580,988)
5. Mockingjay (The Hunger Games #3). Suzanne Collins. Scholastic Press (557,554)
6. Insurgent (Divergent #2). Veronica Roth. HarperCollins/Tegen (546,868)
7. Allegiant (Divergent #3). Veronica Roth. HarperCollins/Tegen (522,295)
8. Beautiful Creatures. Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. Little, Brown (442,870)
9. The Hunger Games. Suzanne Collins. Scholastic Press (388,897)
10. City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments #1). Cassandra Clare. S&S/McElderry (386,166)
11. Beautiful Darkness (Beautiful Creatures #2). Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. Little, Brown (276,223)
12. City of Ashes (The Mortal Instruments #2). Cassandra Clare. S&S/McElderry (261,403)
13. City of Glass (The Mortal Instruments #3). Cassandra Clare. S&S/McElderry (224,409)
14. Beautiful Chaos (Beautiful Creatures #3). Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. Little, Brown (215,861)
15. City of Fallen Angels (The Mortal Instruments #4). Cassandra Clare. S&S/McElderry (204,691)
16. City of Lost Souls (The Mortal Instruments #5). Cassandra Clare. S&S/McElderry (203,614)
100,000+
17. Beautiful Redemption (Beautiful Creatures #4). Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. Little, Brown (199,823)
18. Clockwork Princess (The Infernal Devices #3). Cassandra Clare. S&S/McElderry (141,749)
19. Looking for Alaska. John Green. Penguin/Speak
20. Wonder. R.J. Palacio. Knopf
21. The Third Wheel (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #7). Jeff Kinney. Abrams/Amulet (119,607)
22. Free Four. Veronica Roth. HarperCollins/Tegen (111,577)
23. Hard Luck (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #8). Jeff Kinney. Abrams/Amulet (110,607)
50,000+
24. Just for Now (Sea Breeze #4). Abbi Glines. Simon Pulse (98,593)
25. The Transfer: A Divergent Story. Veronica Roth. HarperCollins/Tegen (87,076)
26. The Maze Runner. James Dashner. Delacorte
27. Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. Ransom Riggs. Quirk (85,350)
28. The Elite. Kiera Cass. HarperTeen (84,909)
29. Twilight. Stephenie Meyer. Little, Brown (82,008)
30. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. C.S. Lewis, illus. by Pauline Baynes. HarperCollins (75,584)
31. The Giver. Lois Lowry. HMH (75,408)
32. Cat Days. Alexa Andrews, illus. by John and Wendy. Penguin Young Readers
33. The Fall of Five. Pittacus Lore. HarperCollins (73,258)
34. Legend. Marie Lu. Penguin/Speak
35. Requiem. Lauren Oliver. HarperCollins (71,510)
36. Matched. Ally Condie. Penguin/Speak
37. Thirteen Reasons Why. Jay Asher. Razorbill
38. Reached. Ally Condie. Penguin/Speak
39. Prodigy. Marie Lu. Putnam
40. Breaking Dawn (Twilight #4). Stephenie Meyer. Little, Brown (68,595)
41. Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices #1). Cassandra Clare. S&S/McElderry (68,551)
42. New Moon (Twilight #2). Stephenie Meyer. Little, Brown (66,659)
43. The Selection. Kiera Cass. HarperTeen (64,854)
44. Confessions: The Private School Murders. James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. Little, Brown/Patterson Young Readers (64,562)
45. Crash. Nicole Williams. HarperCollins (64,090)
46. Tales from a Not-So-Happy Heartbreaker (Dork Diaries #6). Rachel Renée Russell. S&S/Aladdin (63,740)
47. Clockwork Prince (The Infernal Devices #2). Cassandra Clare. S&S/McElderry (63,324)
48. Flight of the Butterflies. Roberta Edwards, illus. by Bob Kayganich. Penguin Young Readers
49. Dream Dark (Beautiful Creatures). Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. Little, Brown (62,258)
50. Hidden (House of Night). P.C. and Kristin Cast. St. Martin’s Griffin (61,942)
51. While It Lasts (Sea Breeze #3). Abbi Glines. Simon Pulse (60,633)
52. Crossed. Ally Condie. Penguin/Speak
53. The 5th Wave. Rick Yancey. Putnam
54. Eclipse (Twilight #3). Stephenie Meyer. Little, Brown (59,448)
55. On a Farm. Alexa Andrews, illus. by Candice Keimig. Penguin Young Readers
56. Because of Low (Sea Breeze #2). Abbi Glines. Simon Pulse (56,748)
57. Delirium: The Special Edition. Lauren Oliver. HarperCollins (56,451)
58. The Outsiders. S.E. Hinton. Penguin/Speak
59. The Scorch Trials. James Dashner. Delacorte
60. The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events #1). Lemony Snicket, illus. by Brett Helquist. HarperCollins (53,382)
61. The Indigo Spell. Richelle Mead. Razorbill
62. Steelheart. Brandon Sanderson. Delacorte
63. The Rise of Nine. Pittacus Lore. HarperCollins (51,848)
64. The Prince. Kiera Cass. HarperTeen (51,604)
65. Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland. Deborah Hautzig, illus. by Kathryn Rathke. Penguin Young Readers
25,000+
66. Hatchet. Gary Paulsen. Simon & Schuster (49,672)
67. Cabin Fever (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #6). Jeff Kinney. Abrams/Amulet (49,279)
68. Paper Towns. John Green. Penguin/Speak
69. Pretty Little Liars. Sara Shepard. HarperTeen. (48,914)
70. Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Jeff Kinney. Abrams/Amulet (48,670)
71. The Death Cure. James Dashner. Delacorte
72. The Magician’s Nephew. C.S. Lewis, illus. by Pauline Baynes. HarperCollins (47,419)
73. Revealed (House of Night). P.C. and Kristin Cast. St. Martin’s Griffin (47,379)
74. What Really Happened in Peru (The Bane Chronicles #1). Cassandra Clare. S&S/McElderry (45,628)
75. Pandemonium. Lauren Oliver. HarperCollins (45,293)
76. Confessions of a Murder Suspect. James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. Little, Brown/Patterson Young Readers (44,766)
77. Crush. Nicole Williams. HarperCollins (44,602)
78. Chosen at Nightfall (Shadow Falls). C.C. Hunter. St. Martin’s Griffin (44,311)
79. Eleanor & Park. Rainbow Rowell. St. Martin’s Griffin (44,293)
80. Out of My Mind. Sharon M. Draper. S&S/Atheneum (43,597)
81. Tales from a Not-So-Smart Miss Know-It-All (Dork Diaries #5). Rachel Renée Russell. S&S/Aladdin (41,965)
82. A Wrinkle in Time. Madeleine L’Engle. Macmillan (41,846)
83. Clash. Nicole Williams. HarperCollins (40,727)
84. Born at Midnight (Shadow Falls). C.C. Hunter. St. Martin’s Griffin (38,711)
85. Burned (Pretty Little Liars #12). Sara Shepard. HarperTeen (38,660)
86. Rodrick Rules (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #2). Jeff Kinney. Abrams/Amulet (38,085)
87. I Am Number Four. Pittacus Lore. HarperCollins (38,049)
88. Uglies. Scott Westerfeld. Simon Pulse (38,035)
89. The Ugly Truth (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #5). Jeff Kinney. Abrams/Amulet (37,788)
90. The One and Only Ivan. Katherine Applegate. HarperCollins (37,031)
91. Dog Days (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #4). Jeff Kinney. Abrams/Amulet (36,766)
92. Wake (Watersong #1). Amanda Hocking. St. Martin’s Griffin (36,743)
93. Theodore Boone: The Accused. John Grisham. Puffin
94. I Funny: A Middle School Story. James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein, illus. by Laura Park. Little, Brown/Patterson Young Readers (36,287)
95. Howl’s Moving Castle. Diana Wynne Jones. Greenwillow (36,144)
96. The Horse and His Boy. C.S. Lewis, illus. by Pauline Baynes. HarperCollins (35,799)
97. The Power of Six. Pittacus Lore. HarperCollins (35,755)
98. Holes. Louis Sachar. Delacorte
99. The Last Straw (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #3). Jeff Kinney. Abrams/Amulet (35,509)
100. Gone. Michael Grant. HarperCollins/Tegen (35,139)
101. Prince Caspian. C.S. Lewis, illus. by Pauline Baynes. HarperCollins (35,007)
102. Number the Stars. Lois Lowry. HMH (34,956)
103. If I Stay. Gayle Forman. Penguin/Speak
104. Inferno (Chronicles of Nick). Sherrilyn Kenyon. St. Martin’s Griffin (33,845)
105. Light: A Gone Novel. Michael Grant. HarperCollins/Tegen (33,681)
106. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. C.S. Lewis, illus. by Pauline Baynes. HarperCollins (33,092)
107. The Kiss (Witch & Wizard). James Patterson and Jill Dembowski. Little, Brown/Patterson Young Readers (33,041)
108. Into the Wild (Warriors #1). Erin Hunter. HarperCollins (32,985)
109. Whispers at Moonrise (Shadow Falls). C.C. Hunter. St. Martin’s Griffin (32,449)
110. Tales from a Not-So-Graceful Ice Princess (Dork Diaries #4). Rachel Renée Russell. S&S/Aladdin (32,319)
111. The Giver Illustrated Gift Edition. Lois Lowry. HMH (32,243)
112. The Silver Chair. C.S. Lewis, illus. by Pauline Baynes. HarperCollins (31,696)
113. Champion. Marie Lu. Putnam
114. The Last Battle. C.S. Lewis, illus. by Pauline Baynes. HarperCollins (31,224)
115. Scarlet (Lunar Chronicles). Marissa Meyer. Macmillan (30,878)
116. Gathering Blue. Lois Lowry. HMH (30,616)
117. The Search for Sam (I Am Number Four: The Lost Files). Pittacus Lore. HarperCollins (30,165)
118. An Abundance of Katherines. John Green. Penguin/Speak
119. The Witch of Blackbird Pond. Elizabeth George Speare. HMH (30,020)
120. Inheritance. Christopher Paolini. Delacorte
121. Vampire Academy. Richelle Mead. Razorbill
122. Nevermore: The Final Maximum Ride Adventure. James Patterson. Little, Brown/Patterson Young Readers (29,808)
123. Theodore Boone: The Activist. John Grisham. Dutton
124. Son. Lois Lowry. HMH (29,411)
125. Island of the Blue Dolphins. Scott O’Dell. HMH (29,067)
126. Finale (Hush, Hush). Becca Fitzpatrick. Simon & Schuster (29,030)
127. Flawless (Pretty Little Liars #2). Sara Shepard. HarperTeen (29,005)
128. Taken at Dusk (Shadow Falls). C.C. Hunter. St. Martin’s Griffin (28,957)
129. The Fiery Heart. Richelle Mead. Razorbill
130. Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer. John Grisham. Puffin
131. Under the Never Sky. Veronica Rossi. HarperCollins (28,552)
132. Where the Red Fern Grows. Wilson Rawls. Random/Laurel Leaf
133. The Spectacular Now. Mike Tharp. Delacorte
134. Because of Winn-Dixie. Kate DiCamillo. Candlewick (27,353)
135. Awake at Dawn (Shadow Falls). C.C. Hunter. St. Martin’s Griffin (27,024)
136. Middle School, The Worst Years of My Life. James Patterson and Chris Tebbetts, illus. by Laura Park. Little, Brown/Patterson Young Readers (26,681)
137. The Vincent Boys. Abbi Glines. Simon Pulse (26,495)
138. Witch & Wizard. James Patterson. Little, Brown/Patterson Young Readers (26,476)
139. The Book Thief (enhanced movie tie-in). Markus Zusak. Knopf
140. Graceling. Kristin Cashore. HMH/Harcourt (26,385)
141. Sometimes It Lasts (Sea Breeze #5). Abbi Glines. Simon Pulse (26,346)
142. The Angel Experiment (Maximum Ride). James Patterson. Little, Brown/Patterson Young Readers (26,340)
143. The Kill Order. James Dashner. Delacorte
144. The Vincent Brothers. Abbi Glines. Simon Pulse (26,198)
145. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. John Boyne. Knopf
146. Through the Ever Night. Veronica Rossi. HarperCollins (25,976)
147. Chomp. Carl Hiaasen. Knopf
148. Poison Princess (The Arcana Chronicles #1). Kresley Cole. Simon & Schuster (25,805)
149. Miss Daisy Is Crazy! (My Weird School #1). Dan Gutman. HarperCollins (25,638)
150. Fallen. Lauren Kate. Delacorte151. The Reptile Room (A Series of Unfortunate Events #2). Lemony Snicket, illus. by Brett Helquist. HarperCollins (25,157)
152. Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life (Dork Diaries #1). Rachel Renée Russell. S&S/Aladdin (25,109)
153. The Runaway Queen (The Bane Chronicles #2). Cassandra Clare. S&S/McElderry (25,082)
154. Fire and Ice (Warriors #2). Erin Hunter. Harper-Collins (25,040)
155. Ali’s Pretty Little Lies (Pretty Little Liars). Sara Shepard. HarperTeen (25,009)
This story was amended to include an additional title, The Maze Runner, which its publisher had omitted from its submissions.