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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2025 YTD
1	-	3	Dog Man: Big Jim Believes: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #14): From the Creator of Captain Underpants Dav Pilkey, Author, Dav Pilkey, Illustrator Graphix, $15.99 (224) 978-1-5461-7618-3 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/24/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/24/2025 Average Rank 1.17 [details] Sales history for Dog Man: Big Jim Believes: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #14): From the Creator of Captain Underpants date, rank 11/24/2025, 1 12/01/2025, 1 12/08/2025, 1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Nov 2025 UNITS SOLD: 105,055 YTD: 438,291	Nov 2025	105,055 438,291
2	-	6	Partypooper: a Side-Splitting Birthday Disaster from the #1 International Bestselling Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series (Book 20) Jeff Kinney, Author Amulet Books, $14.99 (224) 978-1-4197-8269-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/03/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/03/2025 Average Rank 1.75 [details] Sales history for Partypooper: a Side-Splitting Birthday Disaster from the #1 International Bestselling Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series (Book 20) date, rank 11/03/2025, 1 11/10/2025, 1 11/17/2025, 1 11/24/2025, 2 12/01/2025, 2 12/08/2025, 2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 84,745 YTD: 553,990	Oct 2025	84,745 553,990
3	-	37	Sunrise on the Reaping (a Hunger Games Novel) Suzanne Collins, Author Scholastic Press, $27.99 (400) 978-1-5461-7146-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 03/31/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/31/2025 Average Rank 3.28 [details] Sales history for Sunrise on the Reaping (a Hunger Games Novel) date, rank 03/31/2025, 1 04/07/2025, 1 04/14/2025, 1 04/21/2025, 2 04/28/2025, 1 05/05/2025, 1 05/12/2025, 1 05/19/2025, 1 06/02/2025, 1 06/09/2025, 1 06/16/2025, 1 06/23/2025, 1 06/30/2025, 1 07/07/2025, 1 07/14/2025, 1 07/21/2025, 1 07/28/2025, 1 08/04/2025, 1 08/11/2025, 3 08/18/2025, 1 08/25/2025, 1 09/01/2025, 1 09/08/2025, 1 09/15/2025, 4 09/22/2025, 5 09/29/2025, 2 10/06/2025, 2 10/13/2025, 11 10/20/2025, 7 10/27/2025, 5 11/03/2025, 5 11/10/2025, 6 11/17/2025, 12 11/24/2025, 9 12/01/2025, 5 12/08/2025, 3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 37 PUB DATE: Mar 2025 UNITS SOLD: 22,214 YTD: 1,903,933	Mar 2025	22,214 1,903,933
4	-	4	Darkstalker: A Graphic Novel (Wings of Fire: Legends Graphic Novel) Tui T Sutherland, Author, Jake Parker, Illustrator Graphix, $14.99 (256) 978-1-339-00129-6 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 11/17/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 11/17/2025 Average Rank 4.33 [details] Sales history for Darkstalker: A Graphic Novel (Wings of Fire: Legends Graphic Novel) date, rank 11/17/2025, 2 11/24/2025, 3 12/01/2025, 3 12/08/2025, 4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Nov 2025 UNITS SOLD: 19,704 YTD: 100,572	Nov 2025	19,704 100,572
5	-	9	A Heart for Christmas: Advent Romance Sophie Jomain, Author Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $22.99 (388) 978-1-6659-9039-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 10/13/2025 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 11/10/2025 Average Rank 8.56 [details] Sales history for A Heart for Christmas: Advent Romance date, rank 10/13/2025, 12 10/20/2025, 21 10/27/2025, 11 11/03/2025, 12 11/10/2025, 4 11/17/2025, 4 11/24/2025, 4 12/01/2025, 4 12/08/2025, 5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 15,710 YTD: 87,374	Sep 2025	15,710 87,374
6	-	4	Sunrise on the Reaping: Collector's Gift Edition (the Hunger Games) Suzanne Collins, Author Scholastic Press, $32.99 (400) 979-8-225-01928-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 11/17/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 11/17/2025 Average Rank 6.75 [details] Sales history for Sunrise on the Reaping: Collector's Gift Edition (the Hunger Games) date, rank 11/17/2025, 3 11/24/2025, 10 12/01/2025, 8 12/08/2025, 6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Nov 2025 UNITS SOLD: 12,923 YTD: 40,927	Nov 2025	12,923 40,927
7	-	52	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 3.91 [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 04/07/2025, 2 04/14/2025, 3 04/21/2025, 4 04/28/2025, 4 05/05/2025, 3 05/12/2025, 3 05/19/2025, 5 06/02/2025, 3 06/09/2025, 3 06/16/2025, 3 06/23/2025, 2 06/30/2025, 2 07/07/2025, 2 07/14/2025, 2 07/21/2025, 3 07/28/2025, 2 08/04/2025, 2 08/11/2025, 7 08/18/2025, 4 08/25/2025, 3 09/01/2025, 2 09/08/2025, 4 09/15/2025, 8 09/22/2025, 8 09/29/2025, 6 10/06/2025, 5 10/13/2025, 13 10/20/2025, 11 11/03/2025, 8 11/10/2025, 8 11/17/2025, 14 11/24/2025, 6 12/01/2025, 6 12/08/2025, 7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 52 PUB DATE: Dec 2024 UNITS SOLD: 11,425 YTD: 633,554	Dec 2024	11,425 633,554
8	-	7	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, Book 4) (Interactive Illustrated Edition) J. K. Rowling, Author, Karl James Mountford, Illustrator, Jess Tice-Gilbert, Not Available Scholastic Inc., $49.99 (608) 978-1-5461-5441-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 10/27/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/27/2025 Average Rank 4.62 [details] Sales history for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, Book 4) (Interactive Illustrated Edition) date, rank 10/27/2025, 1 11/03/2025, 2 11/10/2025, 3 11/17/2025, 7 11/24/2025, 5 12/01/2025, 7 12/08/2025, 8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 11,055 YTD: 103,833	Oct 2025	11,055 103,833
9	-	9	Grim and Oro: Dueling Crowns Edition (a Lightlark Saga Deluxe Companion Book) Alex Aster, Author Harry N. Abrams, $34.99 (504) 978-1-4197-8562-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 10/13/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/13/2025 Average Rank 12.50 [details] Sales history for Grim and Oro: Dueling Crowns Edition (a Lightlark Saga Deluxe Companion Book) date, rank 10/13/2025, 1 10/20/2025, 6 10/27/2025, 9 11/03/2025, 14 11/10/2025, 16 11/17/2025, 25 11/24/2025, 17 12/01/2025, 22 12/08/2025, 9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 8,695 YTD: 79,476	Sep 2025	8,695 79,476
10	-	9	Warriors Graphic Novel: The Prophecies Begin #3 Erin Hunter, Author, Natalie Riess, Illustrator, Sara Goetter, Illustrator Harperalley, $15.99 (272) 978-0-06-320393-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 10/13/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/13/2025 Average Rank 5.90 [details] Sales history for Warriors Graphic Novel: The Prophecies Begin #3 date, rank 10/13/2025, 2 10/20/2025, 2 10/27/2025, 2 11/03/2025, 4 11/10/2025, 5 11/17/2025, 11 11/24/2025, 7 12/01/2025, 9 12/08/2025, 10 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 8,605 YTD: 102,229	Sep 2025	8,605 102,229
11	-	8	Jessi Ramsey, Pet-Sitter: A Graphic Novel (the Baby-Sitters Club #18) Ellen T Crenshaw, Adapted by, Ellen T Crenshaw, Illustrator, Ann M Martin, Author Graphix, $12.99 (144) 978-1-338-83565-6 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/20/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/20/2025 Average Rank 8.38 [details] Sales history for Jessi Ramsey, Pet-Sitter: A Graphic Novel (the Baby-Sitters Club #18) date, rank 10/20/2025, 1 10/27/2025, 4 11/03/2025, 7 11/10/2025, 7 11/17/2025, 15 11/24/2025, 12 12/01/2025, 10 12/08/2025, 11 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 7,598 YTD: 58,988	Oct 2025	7,598 58,988
12	-	9	Fake Skating Lynn Painter, Author Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $21.99 (432) 978-1-6659-2126-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 10/13/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 10/27/2025 Average Rank 9.44 [details] Sales history for Fake Skating date, rank 10/13/2025, 4 10/20/2025, 5 10/27/2025, 3 11/03/2025, 6 11/10/2025, 12 11/17/2025, 16 11/24/2025, 14 12/01/2025, 13 12/08/2025, 12 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 7,276 YTD: 65,597	Sep 2025	7,276 65,597
13	-	13	Fearful: a Powerless Story Lauren Roberts, Author Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers, $16.99 (256) 978-1-6659-7107-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/15/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/15/2025 Average Rank 11.85 [details] Sales history for Fearful: a Powerless Story date, rank 09/15/2025, 1 09/22/2025, 1 09/29/2025, 1 10/06/2025, 3 10/13/2025, 14 10/20/2025, 17 10/27/2025, 13 11/03/2025, 21 11/10/2025, 22 11/24/2025, 24 12/01/2025, 23 12/08/2025, 13 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 13 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 7,052 YTD: 107,403	Sep 2025	7,052 107,403
14	-	10	From the World of Percy Jackson: The Court of the Dead: A Nico Di Angelo Adventure Rick Riordan, Author, Mark Oshiro, Author Disney Hyperion, $21.99 (448) 978-1-368-10911-6 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 10/06/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/06/2025 Average Rank 11.91 [details] Sales history for From the World of Percy Jackson: The Court of the Dead: A Nico Di Angelo Adventure date, rank 10/06/2025, 1 10/13/2025, 5 10/20/2025, 10 10/27/2025, 8 11/03/2025, 13 11/10/2025, 15 11/17/2025, 20 11/24/2025, 21 12/01/2025, 16 12/08/2025, 14 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 6,377 YTD: 79,609	Sep 2025	6,377 79,609
15	-	2	The Last Straw (Special Disney+ Cover Edition) (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #3) Jeff Kinney, Author Amulet Books, $15.99 (224) 978-1-4197-8830-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 15 Initial Date 12/01/2025 Highest Rank 15 Highest Rank Date 12/01/2025 Average Rank 15.00 [details] Sales history for The Last Straw (Special Disney+ Cover Edition) (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #3) date, rank 12/01/2025, 15 12/08/2025, 15 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Nov 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,010 YTD: 8,649	Nov 2025	5,010 8,649
16	-	34	Fearless Lauren Roberts, Author Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $21.99 (528) 978-1-6659-5546-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 04/21/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/21/2025 Average Rank 7.07 [details] Sales history for Fearless date, rank 04/21/2025, 1 04/28/2025, 3 05/05/2025, 2 05/12/2025, 2 05/19/2025, 2 06/02/2025, 2 06/09/2025, 2 06/16/2025, 4 06/23/2025, 3 06/30/2025, 3 07/07/2025, 3 07/14/2025, 3 07/21/2025, 2 07/28/2025, 3 08/04/2025, 4 08/11/2025, 9 08/18/2025, 6 08/25/2025, 5 09/01/2025, 4 09/08/2025, 8 09/15/2025, 16 09/22/2025, 17 09/29/2025, 19 10/06/2025, 17 11/24/2025, 19 12/01/2025, 21 12/08/2025, 16 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 34 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,873 YTD: 403,777	Apr 2025	4,873 403,777
17	-	34	Warriors Graphic Novel: The Prophecies Begin #2 Erin Hunter, Author, Natalie Riess, Illustrator, Sara Goetter, Illustrator Harperalley, $15.99 (272) 978-0-06-320390-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 04/21/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 04/21/2025 Average Rank 10.97 [details] Sales history for Warriors Graphic Novel: The Prophecies Begin #2 date, rank 04/21/2025, 3 04/28/2025, 6 05/05/2025, 5 05/12/2025, 4 05/19/2025, 6 06/02/2025, 4 06/09/2025, 4 06/16/2025, 8 06/23/2025, 4 06/30/2025, 4 07/07/2025, 4 07/14/2025, 6 07/21/2025, 4 07/28/2025, 4 08/04/2025, 6 08/11/2025, 13 08/18/2025, 8 08/25/2025, 7 09/01/2025, 6 09/08/2025, 10 09/15/2025, 19 09/22/2025, 21 09/29/2025, 17 10/06/2025, 18 10/13/2025, 25 10/20/2025, 23 10/27/2025, 15 11/03/2025, 18 11/10/2025, 17 11/17/2025, 22 11/24/2025, 18 12/01/2025, 18 12/08/2025, 17 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 34 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,611 YTD: 168,182	Apr 2025	4,611 168,182
18	-	13	Nothing Like the Movies (Reprint) Lynn Painter, Author Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $13.99 (464) 978-1-6659-4714-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 09/15/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 09/15/2025 Average Rank 15.78 [details] Sales history for Nothing Like the Movies (Reprint) date, rank 09/15/2025, 3 09/22/2025, 11 09/29/2025, 12 10/06/2025, 12 10/20/2025, 24 10/27/2025, 20 11/03/2025, 20 11/24/2025, 22 12/08/2025, 18 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 13 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,555 YTD: 49,767	Sep 2025	4,555 49,767
19	-	4	The Last Kids on Earth and the Destructor's Lair Max Brallier, Author, Douglas Holgate, Illustrator Viking Books for Young Readers, $14.99 (272) 978-0-593-40527-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 11/17/2025 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 11/17/2025 Average Rank 12.50 [details] Sales history for The Last Kids on Earth and the Destructor's Lair date, rank 11/17/2025, 8 11/24/2025, 11 12/01/2025, 12 12/08/2025, 19 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Nov 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,513 YTD: 23,541	Nov 2025	4,513 23,541
20	-	4	If Only I Had Told Her (Collector's Edition) Laura Nowlin, Author Sourcebooks Fire, $25.99 (416) 978-1-4642-5452-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 13 Initial Date 11/17/2025 Highest Rank 13 Highest Rank Date 11/17/2025 Average Rank 17.25 [details] Sales history for If Only I Had Told Her (Collector's Edition) date, rank 11/17/2025, 13 11/24/2025, 16 12/01/2025, 20 12/08/2025, 20 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Nov 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,438 YTD: 17,323	Nov 2025	4,438 17,323
21	-	4	The Same Backward as Forward Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Author Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $20.99 (352) 978-0-316-59122-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 11/17/2025 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 11/17/2025 Average Rank 15.00 [details] Sales history for The Same Backward as Forward date, rank 11/17/2025, 5 11/24/2025, 15 12/01/2025, 19 12/08/2025, 21 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Nov 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,420 YTD: 23,919	Nov 2025	4,420 23,919
22	-	9	Twilight: Deluxe Collector's Edition (Special) Stephenie Meyer, Author Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $40.00 (416) 978-0-316-58688-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 10/13/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 10/13/2025 Average Rank 11.50 [details] Sales history for Twilight: Deluxe Collector's Edition (Special) date, rank 10/13/2025, 3 10/20/2025, 4 10/27/2025, 7 11/03/2025, 16 11/10/2025, 14 11/17/2025, 17 11/24/2025, 13 12/01/2025, 11 12/08/2025, 22 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,349 YTD: 76,550	Sep 2025	4,349 76,550
23	-	11	The Poisoned King Katherine Rundell, Author, Ashley MacKenzie, Illustrator Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers, $19.99 (368) 978-0-593-80990-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 09/22/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 09/22/2025 Average Rank 14.88 [details] Sales history for The Poisoned King date, rank 09/22/2025, 2 09/29/2025, 3 10/06/2025, 7 10/13/2025, 18 10/20/2025, 22 10/27/2025, 19 11/10/2025, 25 12/08/2025, 23 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 3,922 YTD: 52,990	Sep 2025	3,922 52,990
24	-	43	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 14.56 [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 04/07/2025, 6 04/14/2025, 10 04/21/2025, 18 05/05/2025, 25 05/12/2025, 15 05/19/2025, 17 06/02/2025, 15 06/09/2025, 17 06/16/2025, 25 06/30/2025, 23 12/08/2025, 24 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 43 PUB DATE: Feb 2025 UNITS SOLD: 3,828 YTD: 122,309	Feb 2025	3,828 122,309
25	-	25	A Good Girl's Guide to Murder: Deluxe Edition Holly Jackson, Author Delacorte Press, $14.99 (416) 979-8-217-11677-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 17 Initial Date 06/23/2025 Highest Rank 11 Highest Rank Date 08/04/2025 Average Rank 16.38 [details] Sales history for A Good Girl's Guide to Murder: Deluxe Edition date, rank 06/23/2025, 17 06/30/2025, 15 07/07/2025, 13 07/14/2025, 16 07/21/2025, 17 07/28/2025, 13 08/04/2025, 11 08/11/2025, 15 08/18/2025, 13 08/25/2025, 12 09/01/2025, 11 09/08/2025, 11 09/15/2025, 24 09/22/2025, 24 09/29/2025, 25 12/08/2025, 25 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 25 PUB DATE: Jun 2025 UNITS SOLD: 3,728 YTD: 66,156	Jun 2025	3,728 66,156

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Source: Circana BookScan, for the week ended Nov. 29, 2025; appearing in the Dec. 8, 2025, print edition of PW