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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2025 YTD
1	1	8	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 3 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 12/16/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 12/16/2024 Average Rank 1.80 [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 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Dec 2024 UNITS SOLD: 33,020 YTD: 94,758	Dec 2024	33,020 94,758
2	5	5	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 5 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 01/06/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/06/2025 Average Rank 2.71 [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 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Dec 2024 UNITS SOLD: 11,087 YTD: 36,079	Dec 2024	11,087 36,079
3	6	14	Hot Mess (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 19) Jeff Kinney, Author Amulet Books, $14.99 (224) 978-1-4197-6695-4 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/04/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/04/2024 Average Rank 2.00 [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 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 10,459 YTD: 30,712	Oct 2024	10,459 30,712
4	8	45	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 8 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 04/01/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/01/2024 Average Rank 2.64 [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 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 45 PUB DATE: Mar 2024 UNITS SOLD: 8,015 YTD: 20,996	Mar 2024	8,015 20,996
5	1	51	If Only I Had Told Her Laura Nowlin, Author Sourcebooks Fire, $11.99 (300) 978-1-7282-7622-9 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 02/19/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/19/2024 Average Rank 5.38 [details] Sales history for If Only I Had Told Her date, rank 02/19/2024, 1 02/26/2024, 1 03/04/2024, 1 03/11/2024, 1 03/18/2024, 1 03/25/2024, 1 04/01/2024, 2 04/08/2024, 2 04/15/2024, 2 04/22/2024, 2 04/29/2024, 2 05/06/2024, 2 05/13/2024, 3 05/20/2024, 3 05/27/2024, 3 06/10/2024, 2 06/17/2024, 2 06/24/2024, 2 07/08/2024, 3 07/15/2024, 5 07/22/2024, 5 07/29/2024, 5 08/05/2024, 5 08/12/2024, 7 08/19/2024, 5 08/26/2024, 2 09/02/2024, 4 09/09/2024, 3 09/16/2024, 4 09/23/2024, 5 09/30/2024, 6 10/07/2024, 9 10/14/2024, 16 10/21/2024, 8 10/28/2024, 10 11/04/2024, 13 11/11/2024, 11 11/18/2024, 16 11/25/2024, 11 12/02/2024, 11 12/09/2024, 8 12/16/2024, 13 12/30/2024, 8 01/06/2025, 8 01/13/2025, 5 01/20/2025, 4 01/27/2025, 5 02/03/2025, 5 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 51 PUB DATE: Feb 2024 UNITS SOLD: 5,278 YTD: 17,234	Feb 2024	5,278 17,234
6	13	20	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 13 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 09/23/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/23/2024 Average Rank 8.15 [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 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 20 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 4,642 YTD: 13,269	Sep 2024	4,642 13,269
7	2	14	Lightlark: Collector's Edition (the Lightlark Saga Book 1): Volume 1 Alex Aster, Author Amulet Books, $34.99 (432) 978-1-4197-7879-7 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 11/04/2024 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 11/04/2024 Average Rank 13.29 [details] Sales history for Lightlark: Collector's Edition (the Lightlark Saga Book 1): Volume 1 date, rank 11/04/2024, 3 11/11/2024, 7 11/18/2024, 24 11/25/2024, 21 01/13/2025, 24 01/27/2025, 7 02/03/2025, 7 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 4,628 YTD: 11,077	Oct 2024	4,628 11,077
8	4	11	Skyshade (the Lightlark Saga Book 3) Alex Aster, Author Harry N. Abrams, $22.99 (384) 978-1-4197-7378-5 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/25/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/25/2024 Average Rank 7.55 [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 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Nov 2024 UNITS SOLD: 4,070 YTD: 10,909	Nov 2024	4,070 10,909
9	15	18	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 15 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/07/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/07/2024 Average Rank 5.06 [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 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 18 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 3,949 YTD: 11,996	Sep 2024	3,949 11,996
10	10	21	The Wild Robot Peter Brown, Author Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $9.99 (320) 978-0-316-58109-7 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 21 Initial Date 09/16/2024 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 10/28/2024 Average Rank 9.00 [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 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 21 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 3,895 YTD: 12,794	Sep 2024	3,895 12,794
11	3	4	Dating and Dragons Kristy Boyce, Author Delacorte Romance, $12.99 (336) 978-0-593-89920-5 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 01/13/2025 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 01/13/2025 Average Rank 9.25 [details] Sales history for Dating and Dragons date, rank 01/13/2025, 8 01/20/2025, 8 01/27/2025, 10 02/03/2025, 11 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Dec 2024 UNITS SOLD: 3,489 YTD: 10,680	Dec 2024	3,489 10,680
12	5	30	Reckless Lauren Roberts, Author Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $19.99 (512) 978-1-6659-5543-0 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 07/15/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 07/15/2024 Average Rank 10.10 [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 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 30 PUB DATE: Jul 2024 UNITS SOLD: 3,133 YTD: 9,449	Jul 2024	3,133 9,449
13	12	17	Betting on You (Reprint) Lynn Painter, Author Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $12.99 (448) 978-1-6659-2124-4 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 10/14/2024 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 10/14/2024 Average Rank 17.36 [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 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 17 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 2,901 YTD: 8,554	Oct 2024	2,901 8,554
14	7	12	If He Had Been with Me (Collector's Edition) (Special) Laura Nowlin, Author Sourcebooks Fire, $25.99 (416) 978-1-4642-3102-5 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 11/18/2024 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 11/18/2024 Average Rank 12.82 [details] Sales history for If He Had Been with Me (Collector's Edition) (Special) date, rank 11/18/2024, 6 11/25/2024, 10 12/02/2024, 13 12/09/2024, 9 12/16/2024, 19 12/30/2024, 16 01/06/2025, 11 01/13/2025, 12 01/20/2025, 17 01/27/2025, 14 02/03/2025, 14 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: Nov 2024 UNITS SOLD: 2,853 YTD: 8,675	Nov 2024	2,853 8,675
15	6	8	The Party Natasha Preston, Author Delacorte Press, $14.99 (352) 978-0-593-70408-0 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 14 Initial Date 12/16/2024 Highest Rank 13 Highest Rank Date 01/27/2025 Average Rank 15.00 [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 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Dec 2024 UNITS SOLD: 2,823 YTD: 8,805	Dec 2024	2,823 8,805
16	24	28	Warriors Graphic Novel: The Prophecies Begin #1 Erin Hunter, Author, Natalie Riess, Illustrator, Sara Goetter, Illustrator Harperalley, $15.99 (272) 978-0-06-320387-7 Last rank 24 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 07/29/2024 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 07/29/2024 Average Rank 15.50 [details] Sales history for Warriors Graphic Novel: The Prophecies Begin #1 date, rank 07/29/2024, 4 08/05/2024, 12 08/12/2024, 9 08/19/2024, 10 08/26/2024, 10 09/02/2024, 13 09/09/2024, 12 09/16/2024, 16 09/30/2024, 17 10/07/2024, 17 11/11/2024, 25 12/09/2024, 25 12/30/2024, 18 01/13/2025, 25 01/27/2025, 19 02/03/2025, 16 LAST WEEK: 24 WEEKS ON LIST: 28 PUB DATE: Jul 2024 UNITS SOLD: 2,725 YTD: 7,297	Jul 2024	2,725 7,297
17	8	14	Nightbane (the Lightlark Saga Book 2): Volume 2 Alex Aster, Author Amulet Books, $13.99 (432) 978-1-4197-6091-4 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 11/04/2024 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 11/04/2024 Average Rank 14.45 [details] Sales history for Nightbane (the Lightlark Saga Book 2): Volume 2 date, rank 11/04/2024, 7 11/11/2024, 8 11/18/2024, 12 11/25/2024, 12 12/02/2024, 17 12/09/2024, 19 01/06/2025, 22 01/13/2025, 14 01/20/2025, 16 01/27/2025, 15 02/03/2025, 17 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 2,720 YTD: 8,517	Oct 2024	2,720 8,517
18	9	4	This Song Is (Not) for You Laura Nowlin, Author Sourcebooks Fire, $12.99 (240) 978-1-4642-1878-1 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 18 Initial Date 01/13/2025 Highest Rank 16 Highest Rank Date 01/27/2025 Average Rank 17.50 [details] Sales history for This Song Is (Not) for You date, rank 01/13/2025, 18 01/20/2025, 18 01/27/2025, 16 02/03/2025, 18 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Dec 2024 UNITS SOLD: 2,663 YTD: 8,275	Dec 2024	2,663 8,275
19	10	17	Nothing Like the Movies Lynn Painter, Author Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $19.99 (368) 978-1-6659-4713-8 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 10/14/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/14/2024 Average Rank 11.94 [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 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 17 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 2,635 YTD: 8,143	Oct 2024	2,635 8,143
20	16	12	A Study in Drowning Collector's Deluxe Limited Edition Ava Reid, Author HarperCollins, $21.99 (432) 978-0-06-341941-4 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 11/18/2024 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 11/18/2024 Average Rank 13.44 [details] Sales history for A Study in Drowning Collector's Deluxe Limited Edition date, rank 11/18/2024, 2 11/25/2024, 8 12/02/2024, 14 12/09/2024, 14 01/06/2025, 13 01/13/2025, 21 01/27/2025, 25 02/03/2025, 20 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: Nov 2024 UNITS SOLD: 2,505 YTD: 6,494	Nov 2024	2,505 6,494
21	13	39	Powerful: A Powerless Story Lauren Roberts, Author Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $14.99 (256) 978-1-6659-6630-6 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 05/13/2024 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 05/13/2024 Average Rank 11.31 [details] Sales history for Powerful: A Powerless Story date, rank 05/13/2024, 2 05/20/2024, 5 05/27/2024, 4 06/10/2024, 7 06/17/2024, 6 06/24/2024, 6 07/08/2024, 6 07/15/2024, 6 07/22/2024, 6 07/29/2024, 6 08/05/2024, 8 08/12/2024, 10 08/19/2024, 11 08/26/2024, 11 09/02/2024, 11 09/09/2024, 13 09/16/2024, 18 09/23/2024, 15 09/30/2024, 13 10/07/2024, 20 10/21/2024, 23 01/13/2025, 19 01/20/2025, 20 01/27/2025, 20 02/03/2025, 21 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 39 PUB DATE: Apr 2024 UNITS SOLD: 2,352 YTD: 7,417	Apr 2024	2,352 7,417
22	43	11	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 43 Initial Rank 25 Initial Date 12/30/2024 Highest Rank 22 Highest Rank Date 02/03/2025 Average Rank 23.50 [details] Sales history for The New Girl: A Graphic Novel (the New Girl #1) date, rank 12/30/2024, 25 02/03/2025, 22 LAST WEEK: 43 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Jun 2024 UNITS SOLD: 2,279 YTD: 6,035	Jun 2024	2,279 6,035
23	31	15	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 31 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 10/28/2024 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 10/28/2024 Average Rank 17.91 [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 LAST WEEK: 31 WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 2,266 YTD: 6,467	Oct 2024	2,266 6,467
24	15	11	Games Untold Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Author Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $18.99 (368) 978-0-316-57371-9 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 11/25/2024 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 11/25/2024 Average Rank 16.00 [details] Sales history for Games Untold date, rank 11/25/2024, 3 12/02/2024, 9 12/09/2024, 15 12/16/2024, 17 12/30/2024, 21 01/06/2025, 19 01/13/2025, 17 01/20/2025, 23 01/27/2025, 24 02/03/2025, 24 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Nov 2024 UNITS SOLD: 2,149 YTD: 6,487	Nov 2024	2,149 6,487
25	41	19	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 41 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 09/30/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/30/2024 Average Rank 11.18 [details] Sales history for Kristy and the Walking Disaster: A Graphic Novel (the Baby-Sitters Club #16) date, rank 09/30/2024, 1 10/07/2024, 7 10/14/2024, 13 10/21/2024, 9 10/28/2024, 8 11/04/2024, 10 11/11/2024, 9 11/18/2024, 15 11/25/2024, 13 12/02/2024, 12 12/09/2024, 11 12/16/2024, 10 12/30/2024, 7 01/06/2025, 10 01/13/2025, 22 02/03/2025, 25 LAST WEEK: 41 WEEKS ON LIST: 19 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 2,129 YTD: 6,043	Sep 2024	2,129 6,043

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