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Children's Frontlist Fiction

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Rank	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date
1	Kingdom of Ash Sarah J Maas, Author Bloomsbury YA, $19.99 (720) 978-1-61963-610-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 11/05/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/05/2018 Average Rank 3.00 [details] Sales history for Kingdom of Ash date, rank 11/05/2018, 5 11/05/2018, 1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 42,530 YTD: 43,183	Oct 2018
2	Dog Man: Lord of the Fleas: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #5) Dav Pilkey, Author, Dav Pilkey, Illustrator Graphix, $9.99 (256) 978-0-545-93517-3 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/10/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/10/2018 Average Rank 2.56 [details] Sales history for Dog Man: Lord of the Fleas: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #5) date, rank 09/10/2018, 1 09/10/2018, 1 09/17/2018, 1 09/17/2018, 1 09/24/2018, 2 09/24/2018, 1 09/24/2018, 1 10/01/2018, 5 10/01/2018, 1 10/08/2018, 3 10/08/2018, 1 10/15/2018, 5 10/15/2018, 1 10/22/2018, 1 10/29/2018, 8 10/29/2018, 1 11/05/2018, 10 11/05/2018, 2 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Aug 2018 UNITS SOLD: 21,475 YTD: 432,518	Aug 2018
3	Dork Diaries 13 Rachel Renée Russell, Author, Rachel Renée Russell, Illustrator Aladdin Paperbacks, $13.99 (272) 978-1-5344-2638-2 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 10/29/2018 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/29/2018 Average Rank 4.67 [details] Sales history for Dork Diaries 13 date, rank 10/29/2018, 9 10/29/2018, 2 11/05/2018, 3 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 12,199 YTD: 34,059	Oct 2018
4	Wrath of the Dragon King Brandon Mull, Author Shadow Mountain, $18.99 (416) 978-1-62972-486-7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 10,478 YTD: 10,702	Oct 2018
5	Dear Evan Hansen: The Novel Val Emmich et al Poppy, (368p) 978-0-316-42023-5 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/22/2018 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/22/2018 Average Rank 3.33 [details] Sales history for Dear Evan Hansen: The Novel date, rank 10/22/2018, 2 10/29/2018, 3 11/05/2018, 5 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 8,005 YTD: 34,350	Oct 2018
6	A Map of Days Ransom Riggs, Author Dutton Books for Young Readers, $22.99 (496) 978-0-7352-3214-3 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/15/2018 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/15/2018 Average Rank 4.25 [details] Sales history for A Map of Days date, rank 10/15/2018, 2 10/22/2018, 4 10/29/2018, 5 11/05/2018, 6 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 6,892 YTD: 39,569	Oct 2018
7	Dog Man and Cat Kid (Dog Man #4) Dav Pilkey, Author Graphix, $9.99 (256) 978-0-545-93518-0 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 01/01/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/08/2018 Average Rank 3.06 [details] Sales history for Dog Man and Cat Kid (Dog Man #4) date, rank 01/01/2018, 8 01/08/2018, 1 01/08/2018, 1 01/15/2018, 3 01/15/2018, 1 01/22/2018, 2 01/22/2018, 1 01/29/2018, 2 01/29/2018, 1 02/05/2018, 3 02/05/2018, 1 02/12/2018, 5 02/12/2018, 1 02/19/2018, 5 02/19/2018, 1 02/26/2018, 4 02/26/2018, 1 03/05/2018, 1 03/05/2018, 3 03/12/2018, 8 03/12/2018, 1 03/19/2018, 5 03/19/2018, 1 03/26/2018, 1 03/26/2018, 4 04/02/2018, 6 04/02/2018, 1 04/09/2018, 2 04/09/2018, 1 04/16/2018, 5 04/16/2018, 1 04/23/2018, 8 04/23/2018, 1 04/30/2018, 7 04/30/2018, 1 05/07/2018, 10 05/07/2018, 1 05/14/2018, 3 05/21/2018, 2 05/28/2018, 3 06/04/2018, 3 06/11/2018, 2 06/18/2018, 1 06/25/2018, 1 07/02/2018, 2 07/09/2018, 4 07/16/2018, 2 07/23/2018, 2 07/30/2018, 3 08/06/2018, 3 08/13/2018, 3 08/20/2018, 1 08/27/2018, 1 09/03/2018, 3 09/10/2018, 7 09/17/2018, 4 09/24/2018, 2 09/24/2018, 2 10/01/2018, 3 10/08/2018, 4 10/15/2018, 5 10/22/2018, 8 10/29/2018, 6 11/05/2018, 7 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 45 PUB DATE: Dec 2017 UNITS SOLD: 6,022 YTD: 608,366	Dec 2017
8	The Hate U Give Movie Tie-In Edition Angie Thomas, Author HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray, $18.99 (480) 978-0-06-287135-0 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 16 Initial Date 09/17/2018 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 10/15/2018 Average Rank 8.89 [details] Sales history for The Hate U Give Movie Tie-In Edition date, rank 09/17/2018, 16 09/24/2018, 7 09/24/2018, 7 10/01/2018, 12 10/08/2018, 10 10/15/2018, 6 10/22/2018, 7 10/29/2018, 7 11/05/2018, 8 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Sep 2018 UNITS SOLD: 5,627 YTD: 41,621	Sep 2018
9	Max Einstein: The Genius Experiment James Patterson, Author, Chris Grabenstein, Author, Beverly Johnson, Illustrator Jimmy Patterson, $14.99 (352) 978-0-316-52396-7 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 10/22/2018 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 10/29/2018 Average Rank 9.67 [details] Sales history for Max Einstein: The Genius Experiment date, rank 10/22/2018, 12 10/29/2018, 8 11/05/2018, 9 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 5,610 YTD: 17,561	Oct 2018
10	9 from the Nine Worlds Rick Riordan, Author Disney-Hyperion, $12.99 (176) 978-1-368-02404-4 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 18 Initial Date 10/22/2018 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 10/29/2018 Average Rank 10.67 [details] Sales history for 9 from the Nine Worlds date, rank 10/22/2018, 18 10/29/2018, 4 11/05/2018, 10 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 4,819 YTD: 24,783	Oct 2018
11	Hocus Pocus and the All-New Sequel A W Jantha, Author, Matt Griffin, Illustrator Freeform, $12.99 (528) 978-1-368-02003-9 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 07/23/2018 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 07/23/2018 Average Rank 12.00 [details] Sales history for Hocus Pocus and the All-New Sequel date, rank 07/23/2018, 5 07/30/2018, 6 08/06/2018, 13 08/13/2018, 11 08/20/2018, 11 08/27/2018, 8 09/03/2018, 9 09/10/2018, 18 09/17/2018, 17 10/01/2018, 17 10/08/2018, 15 10/15/2018, 12 10/22/2018, 15 10/29/2018, 12 11/05/2018, 11 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 16 PUB DATE: Jul 2018 UNITS SOLD: 4,391 YTD: 63,305	Jul 2018
12	Kristy's Big Day (the Baby-Sitters Club Graphix #6): Full-Color Edition Ann M Martin, Author, Gale Galligan, Illustrator Graphix, $10.99 (160) 978-1-338-06761-3 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 09/10/2018 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 09/10/2018 Average Rank 7.55 [details] Sales history for Kristy's Big Day (the Baby-Sitters Club Graphix #6): Full-Color Edition date, rank 09/10/2018, 7 09/10/2018, 2 09/17/2018, 5 09/24/2018, 4 09/24/2018, 4 10/01/2018, 9 10/08/2018, 11 10/15/2018, 9 10/22/2018, 11 10/29/2018, 9 11/05/2018, 12 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Aug 2018 UNITS SOLD: 4,149 YTD: 58,885	Aug 2018
13	To All the Boys I've Loved Before (Media Tie-In) Jenny Han, Author Simon & Schuster, $10.99 (384) 978-1-5344-3837-8 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 24 Initial Date 08/06/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/03/2018 Average Rank 9.31 [details] Sales history for To All the Boys I've Loved Before (Media Tie-In) date, rank 08/06/2018, 24 08/13/2018, 18 08/20/2018, 16 08/27/2018, 6 09/03/2018, 6 09/03/2018, 1 09/10/2018, 4 09/17/2018, 3 09/24/2018, 5 09/24/2018, 5 10/01/2018, 8 10/08/2018, 7 10/15/2018, 7 10/22/2018, 13 10/29/2018, 13 11/05/2018, 13 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 16 PUB DATE: Jul 2018 UNITS SOLD: 3,896 YTD: 93,893	Jul 2018
14	Supernova (Amulet #8) Kazu Kibuishi, Author Graphix, $12.99 (208) 978-0-545-82860-4 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 10/08/2018 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/08/2018 Average Rank 7.67 [details] Sales history for Supernova (Amulet #8) date, rank 10/08/2018, 6 10/08/2018, 2 10/15/2018, 4 10/22/2018, 10 10/29/2018, 10 11/05/2018, 14 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Sep 2018 UNITS SOLD: 3,785 YTD: 47,370	Sep 2018
15	Bridge of Clay Markus Zusak, Author Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers, $26.00 (528) 978-1-984830-15-9 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 16 Initial Date 10/22/2018 Highest Rank 11 Highest Rank Date 10/29/2018 Average Rank 14.00 [details] Sales history for Bridge of Clay date, rank 10/22/2018, 16 10/29/2018, 11 11/05/2018, 15 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 3,759 YTD: 13,081	Oct 2018
16	The Getaway (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #12) Jeff Kinney, Author Amulet, $13.95 (224) 978-1-4197-2545-6 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/20/2017 Highest Rank 0 Highest Rank Date 11/20/2017 Average Rank 4.70 [details] Sales history for The Getaway (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #12) date, rank 11/20/2017, 1 11/20/2017, 0 11/27/2017, 1 11/27/2017, 1 12/04/2017, 1 12/04/2017, 1 12/11/2017, 1 12/11/2017, 1 12/18/2017, 1 12/18/2017, 1 12/25/2017, 1 12/25/2017, 1 01/01/2018, 1 01/01/2018, 1 01/08/2018, 3 01/08/2018, 2 01/15/2018, 9 01/15/2018, 2 01/22/2018, 2 01/29/2018, 8 01/29/2018, 2 02/05/2018, 2 02/12/2018, 2 02/19/2018, 2 02/26/2018, 9 02/26/2018, 2 03/05/2018, 2 03/12/2018, 3 03/19/2018, 4 03/26/2018, 6 04/02/2018, 5 04/09/2018, 2 04/16/2018, 2 04/23/2018, 3 04/30/2018, 2 05/07/2018, 4 05/14/2018, 4 05/21/2018, 4 05/28/2018, 5 06/04/2018, 4 06/11/2018, 4 06/18/2018, 3 06/25/2018, 4 07/02/2018, 4 07/09/2018, 7 07/16/2018, 6 07/23/2018, 6 07/30/2018, 7 08/06/2018, 5 08/13/2018, 4 08/20/2018, 5 08/27/2018, 3 09/03/2018, 5 09/10/2018, 9 09/17/2018, 10 09/24/2018, 9 09/24/2018, 9 10/01/2018, 11 10/08/2018, 14 10/15/2018, 14 10/22/2018, 19 10/29/2018, 14 11/05/2018, 16 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 51 PUB DATE: Nov 2017 UNITS SOLD: 3,717 YTD: 334,491	Nov 2017
17	Lu Jason Reynolds, Author Atheneum Books, $16.99 (192) 978-1-4814-5024-9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 3,418 YTD: 3,963	Oct 2018
18	Always and Forever, Lara Jean (Reprint) Jenny Han, Author Simon & Schuster, $10.99 (336) 978-1-4814-3049-4 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 19 Initial Date 08/27/2018 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 09/03/2018 Average Rank 9.92 [details] Sales history for Always and Forever, Lara Jean (Reprint) date, rank 08/27/2018, 19 09/03/2018, 2 09/10/2018, 5 09/17/2018, 2 09/24/2018, 11 09/24/2018, 11 10/01/2018, 5 10/08/2018, 6 10/15/2018, 8 10/22/2018, 17 10/29/2018, 15 11/05/2018, 18 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 29 PUB DATE: Apr 2018 UNITS SOLD: 3,228 YTD: 86,585	Apr 2018
19	The Hate U Give Collector's Edition Angie Thomas, Author Balzer & Bray/Harperteen, $20.99 (512) 978-0-06-287234-0 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 15 Initial Date 10/01/2018 Highest Rank 11 Highest Rank Date 10/15/2018 Average Rank 15.33 [details] Sales history for The Hate U Give Collector's Edition date, rank 10/01/2018, 15 10/08/2018, 16 10/15/2018, 11 10/22/2018, 14 10/29/2018, 17 11/05/2018, 19 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Sep 2018 UNITS SOLD: 2,816 YTD: 25,300	Sep 2018
20	Tower of Dawn Sarah J Maas, Author Bloomsbury YA, $11.99 (688) 978-1-68119-922-1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 2,763 YTD: 2,883	Oct 2018
21	Lady Midnight (Reprint) Cassandra Clare, Author Margaret K. McElderry Books, $4.99 (720) 978-1-5344-3230-7 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 09/17/2018 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 09/24/2018 Average Rank 11.78 [details] Sales history for Lady Midnight (Reprint) date, rank 09/17/2018, 7 09/24/2018, 3 09/24/2018, 3 10/01/2018, 7 10/08/2018, 12 10/15/2018, 13 10/22/2018, 20 10/29/2018, 20 11/05/2018, 21 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Sep 2018 UNITS SOLD: 2,743 YTD: 35,882	Sep 2018
22	Big Nate Goes Bananas! Lincoln Peirce, Author Andrews McMeel Publishing, $9.99 (176) 978-1-4494-8995-3 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 10/01/2018 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 10/01/2018 Average Rank 17.50 [details] Sales history for Big Nate Goes Bananas! date, rank 10/01/2018, 6 10/08/2018, 18 10/15/2018, 19 10/22/2018, 21 10/29/2018, 19 11/05/2018, 22 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Sep 2018 UNITS SOLD: 2,737 YTD: 21,421	Sep 2018
23	The Last Kids on Earth and the Cosmic Beyond Max Brallier, Author, Douglas Holgate, Author Viking Books for Young Readers, $13.99 (272) 978-0-425-29208-2 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/01/2018 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/01/2018 Average Rank 18.17 [details] Sales history for The Last Kids on Earth and the Cosmic Beyond date, rank 10/01/2018, 2 10/08/2018, 19 10/15/2018, 24 10/22/2018, 23 10/29/2018, 18 11/05/2018, 23 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Sep 2018 UNITS SOLD: 2,670 YTD: 23,154	Sep 2018
24	Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy, Part 1: The Night of the Nasty Nostril Nuggets (Captain Underpants #6) Dav Pilkey, Author Scholastic, $9.99 (176) 978-1-338-27149-2 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 14 Initial Date 09/10/2018 Highest Rank 13 Highest Rank Date 09/17/2018 Average Rank 19.56 [details] Sales history for Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy, Part 1: The Night of the Nasty Nostril Nuggets (Captain Underpants #6) date, rank 09/10/2018, 14 09/17/2018, 13 09/24/2018, 14 10/01/2018, 20 10/08/2018, 23 10/15/2018, 23 10/22/2018, 24 10/29/2018, 21 11/05/2018, 24 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Aug 2018 UNITS SOLD: 2,549 YTD: 24,341	Aug 2018
25	The Tales of Beedle the Bard: The Illustrated Edition Lisbeth Zwerger, Illustrator, J. K. Rowling, Author Arthur A. Levine Books, $34.99 (160) 978-1-338-26218-6 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 10/22/2018 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 10/22/2018 Average Rank 18.00 [details] Sales history for The Tales of Beedle the Bard: The Illustrated Edition date, rank 10/22/2018, 6 10/29/2018, 23 11/05/2018, 25 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 2,500 YTD: 13,404	Oct 2018

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This week marks the first time that NPD has generated unit sales through its DecisionKey platform. Since BookScan was acquired by NPD from Nielsen in January 2017, NDP has been migrating the data from Nielsen. With the migration completed, slight differences in the processes and methodologies of the two companies have led to minor variances for the overall market (less than 1%), although the differences may be slightly larger for specific ISBNs.

NPD BookScan, data for the five-week period ended 11/03/2018.