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Children's Frontlist Fiction

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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2013 YTD
1	-	1	The 5th Wave Rick Yancey, Author Putnam Publishing Group, $18.99 (480) 978-0-399-16241-1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2013 UNITS SOLD: 9,164 2012 YTD: 9,291	May 2013	9,164 9,291
2	1	26	The Third Wheel Jeff Kinney, Author Amulet Books, $13.95 (224) 978-1-4197-0584-7 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/26/2012 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/26/2012 Average Rank 2.00 [details] Sales history for The Third Wheel date, rank 11/26/2012, 1 11/26/2012, 1 12/03/2012, 1 12/03/2012, 1 12/10/2012, 1 12/10/2012, 1 12/17/2012, 1 12/17/2012, 1 12/24/2012, 1 12/24/2012, 1 12/31/2012, 1 12/31/2012, 1 01/07/2013, 1 01/07/2013, 1 01/14/2013, 1 01/14/2013, 1 01/21/2013, 3 01/21/2013, 1 01/28/2013, 3 01/28/2013, 1 02/04/2013, 3 02/04/2013, 1 02/11/2013, 5 02/11/2013, 1 02/18/2013, 1 02/18/2013, 4 02/25/2013, 1 02/25/2013, 1 03/04/2013, 1 03/04/2013, 7 03/11/2013, 1 03/18/2013, 1 03/25/2013, 1 04/01/2013, 10 04/01/2013, 2 04/08/2013, 10 04/08/2013, 2 04/15/2013, 2 04/22/2013, 3 04/29/2013, 1 05/06/2013, 1 05/13/2013, 1 05/20/2013, 2 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 26 PUB DATE: Nov 2012 UNITS SOLD: 8,649 2012 YTD: 389,410	Nov 2012	8,649 389,410
3	-	1	Big Nate: Genius Mode [With Poster] Lincoln Peirce, Author, Lincoln Peirce, Illustrator Harper, $9.99 (211) 978-0-06-208698-3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2013 UNITS SOLD: 6,437 2012 YTD: 6,808	May 2013	6,437 6,808
4	3	8	Clockwork Princess Cassandra Clare, Author Margaret K. McElderry Books, $19.99 (570) 978-1-4169-7590-8 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 04/01/2013 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/01/2013 Average Rank 2.70 [details] Sales history for Clockwork Princess date, rank 04/01/2013, 1 04/01/2013, 1 04/08/2013, 8 04/08/2013, 1 04/15/2013, 1 04/22/2013, 2 04/29/2013, 2 05/06/2013, 4 05/13/2013, 3 05/20/2013, 4 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Mar 2013 UNITS SOLD: 5,983 2012 YTD: 152,069	Mar 2013	5,983 152,069
5	2	4	Big Nate: Game On! Lincoln Peirce, Author Andrews McMeel Publishing, $9.99 (224) 978-1-4494-2777-1 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 04/29/2013 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 05/13/2013 Average Rank 3.25 [details] Sales history for Big Nate: Game On! date, rank 04/29/2013, 3 05/06/2013, 3 05/13/2013, 2 05/20/2013, 5 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Apr 2013 UNITS SOLD: 5,978 2012 YTD: 27,367	Apr 2013	5,978 27,367
6	-	1	The Serpent's Shadow Rick Riordan, Author Disney Press, $9.99 (464) 978-1-4231-4202-7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2013 UNITS SOLD: 4,805 2012 YTD: 5,042	May 2013	4,805 5,042
7	4	5	Theodore Boone: The Accused John Grisham, Author Puffin Books, $7.99 (271) 978-0-14-242613-5 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 04/22/2013 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 05/13/2013 Average Rank 5.80 [details] Sales history for Theodore Boone: The Accused date, rank 04/22/2013, 5 04/29/2013, 6 05/06/2013, 7 05/13/2013, 4 05/20/2013, 7 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Apr 2013 UNITS SOLD: 4,318 2012 YTD: 25,621	Apr 2013	4,318 25,621
8	5	8	Middle School: My Brother Is a Big, Fat Liar James Patterson, Author, Lisa Papademetriou, Author, Neil Swaab, Illustrator Little Brown and Company, $15.99 (275) 978-0-316-20754-6 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 04/01/2013 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 04/01/2013 Average Rank 4.50 [details] Sales history for Middle School: My Brother Is a Big, Fat Liar date, rank 04/01/2013, 3 04/08/2013, 3 04/15/2013, 3 04/22/2013, 4 04/29/2013, 4 05/06/2013, 6 05/13/2013, 5 05/20/2013, 8 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Mar 2013 UNITS SOLD: 3,946 2012 YTD: 77,407	Mar 2013	3,946 77,407
9	7	32	The Mark of Athena Rick Riordan, Author Hyperion Books, $19.99 (608) 978-1-4231-4060-3 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/15/2012 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/15/2012 Average Rank 4.95 [details] Sales history for The Mark of Athena date, rank 10/15/2012, 1 10/15/2012, 1 10/22/2012, 1 10/22/2012, 1 10/29/2012, 1 10/29/2012, 2 11/05/2012, 4 11/05/2012, 1 11/12/2012, 5 11/12/2012, 1 11/19/2012, 1 11/19/2012, 8 11/26/2012, 3 12/03/2012, 10 12/03/2012, 2 12/10/2012, 2 12/17/2012, 2 12/24/2012, 2 12/31/2012, 3 01/07/2013, 3 01/14/2013, 2 01/21/2013, 3 01/28/2013, 3 02/04/2013, 3 02/11/2013, 5 02/18/2013, 6 02/25/2013, 7 03/04/2013, 9 03/11/2013, 7 03/18/2013, 9 03/25/2013, 7 04/01/2013, 7 04/08/2013, 9 04/15/2013, 10 04/22/2013, 10 04/29/2013, 13 05/06/2013, 13 05/13/2013, 7 05/20/2013, 9 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 32 PUB DATE: Oct 2012 UNITS SOLD: 3,850 2012 YTD: 111,425	Oct 2012	3,850 111,425
10	11	54	Insurgent Veronica Roth, Author Katherine Tegen Books, (544) 978-0-06-202404-6 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 32 Initial Date 05/21/2012 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 07/09/2012 Average Rank 16.38 [details] Sales history for Insurgent date, rank 05/21/2012, 32 05/28/2012, 41 06/04/2012, 6 06/04/2012, 41 06/11/2012, 51 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 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 54 PUB DATE: May 2012 UNITS SOLD: 3,699 2012 YTD: 58,545	May 2012	3,699 58,545
11	8	15	Sofia the First Catherine Hapka, Author, Grace Lee, Illustrator Disney Press, $15.99 (40) 978-1-4231-6986-4 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 17 Initial Date 03/25/2013 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 05/06/2013 Average Rank 11.67 [details] Sales history for Sofia the First date, rank 03/25/2013, 17 04/01/2013, 15 04/08/2013, 17 04/15/2013, 11 04/22/2013, 9 04/29/2013, 9 05/06/2013, 8 05/13/2013, 8 05/20/2013, 11 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: Oct 2012 UNITS SOLD: 3,638 2012 YTD: 60,761	Oct 2012	3,638 60,761
12	-	1	A Hidden Enemy Erin Hunter, Author HarperCollins, $16.99 (288) 978-0-06-210260-7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2013 UNITS SOLD: 3,607 2012 YTD: 3,844	May 2013	3,607 3,844
13	10	7	Stallion by Starlight Mary Pope Osborne, Author, Salvatore Murdocca, Illustrator Random House Books for Young Readers, $12.99 (128) 978-0-307-98040-3 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 04/08/2013 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 04/08/2013 Average Rank 8.71 [details] Sales history for Stallion by Starlight date, rank 04/08/2013, 6 04/15/2013, 8 04/22/2013, 7 04/29/2013, 8 05/06/2013, 9 05/13/2013, 10 05/20/2013, 13 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Mar 2013 UNITS SOLD: 3,358 2012 YTD: 36,355	Mar 2013	3,358 36,355
14	16	32	Tales from a Not-So-Smart Miss Know-It-All Rachel Renee Russell, Author, Rachel Renee Russell, Illustrator Aladdin Paperbacks, $13.99 (321) 978-1-4424-4961-9 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/15/2012 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/15/2012 Average Rank 6.62 [details] Sales history for Tales from a Not-So-Smart Miss Know-It-All date, rank 10/15/2012, 2 10/15/2012, 10 10/22/2012, 2 10/22/2012, 9 10/29/2012, 3 11/05/2012, 3 11/12/2012, 2 11/19/2012, 2 11/26/2012, 4 12/03/2012, 3 12/10/2012, 3 12/17/2012, 3 12/24/2012, 4 12/31/2012, 5 01/07/2013, 5 01/14/2013, 5 01/21/2013, 6 01/28/2013, 7 02/04/2013, 7 02/11/2013, 8 02/18/2013, 7 02/25/2013, 8 03/04/2013, 8 03/11/2013, 6 03/18/2013, 8 03/25/2013, 5 04/01/2013, 6 04/08/2013, 8 04/15/2013, 9 04/22/2013, 11 04/29/2013, 14 05/06/2013, 14 05/13/2013, 14 05/20/2013, 14 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 32 PUB DATE: Oct 2012 UNITS SOLD: 3,237 2012 YTD: 102,786	Oct 2012	3,237 102,786
15	14	14	Big Nate Flips Out Lincoln Peirce, Author, Lincoln Peirce, Illustrator HarperCollins, $13.99 (224) 978-0-06-199663-4 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 02/18/2013 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 02/18/2013 Average Rank 6.53 [details] Sales history for Big Nate Flips Out date, rank 02/18/2013, 2 02/18/2013, 8 02/25/2013, 3 03/04/2013, 2 03/11/2013, 2 03/18/2013, 3 03/25/2013, 2 04/01/2013, 4 04/08/2013, 4 04/15/2013, 6 04/22/2013, 8 04/29/2013, 11 05/06/2013, 15 05/13/2013, 13 05/20/2013, 15 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: Feb 2013 UNITS SOLD: 3,144 2012 YTD: 131,652	Feb 2013	3,144 131,652
16	-	1	Fall of Night Rachel Caine, Author New American Library, $17.99 (341) 978-0-451-41425-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2013 UNITS SOLD: 3,050 2012 YTD: 3,075	May 2013	3,050 3,075
17	22	16	Beautiful Chaos Kami Garcia, Author, Margaret Stohl, Author Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $9.99 (518) 978-0-316-12351-8 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 22 Initial Date 02/11/2013 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 04/01/2013 Average Rank 13.93 [details] Sales history for Beautiful Chaos date, rank 02/11/2013, 22 02/18/2013, 18 02/25/2013, 13 03/04/2013, 11 03/11/2013, 11 03/18/2013, 15 03/25/2013, 8 04/01/2013, 5 04/08/2013, 14 04/15/2013, 12 04/22/2013, 12 04/29/2013, 15 05/06/2013, 17 05/13/2013, 19 05/20/2013, 17 LAST WEEK: 22 WEEKS ON LIST: 16 PUB DATE: Jun 2012 UNITS SOLD: 2,985 2012 YTD: 68,677	Jun 2012	2,985 68,677
18	12	7	Art2-D2's Guide to Folding and Doodling: An Origami Yoda Activity Book Tom Angleberger, Author Amulet Books, $12.95 (176) 978-1-4197-0534-2 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 04/08/2013 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 04/08/2013 Average Rank 10.00 [details] Sales history for Art2-D2's Guide to Folding and Doodling: An Origami Yoda Activity Book date, rank 04/08/2013, 5 04/15/2013, 7 04/22/2013, 6 04/29/2013, 10 05/06/2013, 12 05/13/2013, 12 05/20/2013, 18 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Mar 2013 UNITS SOLD: 2,967 2012 YTD: 38,615	Mar 2013	2,967 38,615
19	20	6	Monster High: Ghoulfriends Just Want to Have Fun Gitty Daneshvari, Author Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $12.99 (272) 978-0-316-22253-2 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 13 Initial Date 04/15/2013 Highest Rank 13 Highest Rank Date 04/15/2013 Average Rank 16.83 [details] Sales history for Monster High: Ghoulfriends Just Want to Have Fun date, rank 04/15/2013, 13 04/22/2013, 16 04/29/2013, 17 05/06/2013, 18 05/13/2013, 18 05/20/2013, 19 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Apr 2013 UNITS SOLD: 2,939 2012 YTD: 19,707	Apr 2013	2,939 19,707
20	24	5	What Happened to Goodbye Sarah Dessen, Author Speak, $9.99 (402) 978-0-14-242383-7 Last rank 24 Initial Rank 13 Initial Date 04/22/2013 Highest Rank 12 Highest Rank Date 04/29/2013 Average Rank 16.40 [details] Sales history for What Happened to Goodbye date, rank 04/22/2013, 13 04/29/2013, 12 05/06/2013, 16 05/13/2013, 21 05/20/2013, 20 LAST WEEK: 24 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Apr 2013 UNITS SOLD: 2,896 2012 YTD: 16,455	Apr 2013	2,896 16,455
21	23	3	Fancy Nancy: Nancy Clancy, Super Sleuth Robin Preiss Glasser, Illustrator HarperCollins, $4.99 (144) 978-0-06-208419-4 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 23 Initial Date 05/06/2013 Highest Rank 20 Highest Rank Date 05/13/2013 Average Rank 21.33 [details] Sales history for Fancy Nancy: Nancy Clancy, Super Sleuth date, rank 05/06/2013, 23 05/13/2013, 20 05/20/2013, 21 LAST WEEK: 23 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Apr 2013 UNITS SOLD: 2,796 2012 YTD: 8,340	Apr 2013	2,796 8,340
22	9	3	House of Secrets Chris Columbus, Author, Ned Vizzini, Author, Greg Call, Author, Greg Call, Illustrator, Chris Columbus, Illustrator, Ned Vizzini, Illustrator Balzer & Bray/Harperteen, $17.99 (496) 978-0-06-219246-2 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 05/06/2013 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 05/13/2013 Average Rank 13.67 [details] Sales history for House of Secrets date, rank 05/06/2013, 10 05/13/2013, 9 05/20/2013, 22 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Apr 2013 UNITS SOLD: 2,789 2012 YTD: 10,662	Apr 2013	2,789 10,662
23	18	3	The Elite Kiera Cass, Author Harper Teen, $17.99 (336) 978-0-06-205996-3 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 05/06/2013 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 05/06/2013 Average Rank 13.67 [details] Sales history for The Elite date, rank 05/06/2013, 2 05/13/2013, 16 05/20/2013, 23 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Apr 2013 UNITS SOLD: 2,570 2012 YTD: 14,939	Apr 2013	2,570 14,939
24	19	5	Inferno: Chronicles of Nick Sherrilyn Kenyon, Author St. Martin's Griffin, $18.99 (464) 978-1-250-00283-9 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 04/22/2013 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/22/2013 Average Rank 11.60 [details] Sales history for Inferno: Chronicles of Nick date, rank 04/22/2013, 1 04/29/2013, 5 05/06/2013, 11 05/13/2013, 17 05/20/2013, 24 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Apr 2013 UNITS SOLD: 2,569 2012 YTD: 28,068	Apr 2013	2,569 28,068
25	27	27	Middle School, the Worst Years of My Life James Patterson, Author, Laura Park, Illustrator, Chris Tebbetts, With Little Brown and Company, $7.99 (281) 978-0-316-10169-1 Last rank 27 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 11/19/2012 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 12/24/2012 Average Rank 14.96 [details] Sales history for Middle School, the Worst Years of My Life date, rank 11/19/2012, 9 11/26/2012, 9 12/03/2012, 12 12/10/2012, 10 12/17/2012, 11 12/24/2012, 7 12/31/2012, 8 01/07/2013, 10 01/14/2013, 18 01/21/2013, 17 01/28/2013, 18 02/04/2013, 16 02/11/2013, 13 02/18/2013, 17 02/25/2013, 15 03/04/2013, 19 03/11/2013, 17 03/18/2013, 19 03/25/2013, 18 04/01/2013, 8 04/08/2013, 7 04/15/2013, 18 04/22/2013, 18 04/29/2013, 20 05/06/2013, 22 05/13/2013, 23 05/20/2013, 25 LAST WEEK: 27 WEEKS ON LIST: 27 PUB DATE: Nov 2012 UNITS SOLD: 2,558 2012 YTD: 67,329	Nov 2012	2,558 67,329

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