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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2020 YTD
1	1	4	Dog Man #8 Dav Pilkey, Author Graphix, $12.99 (240) 978-1-338-32321-4 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 12/23/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 12/23/2019 Average Rank 1.11 [details] Sales history for Dog Man #8 date, rank 12/23/2019, 1 12/30/2019, 1 01/06/2020, 1 01/13/2020, 1 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Dec 2019 UNITS SOLD: 34,256 YTD: 608,483	Dec 2019	34,256 608,483
2	2	9	Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book #14 Jeff Kinney, Author Amulet Books, $14.99 (224) 978-1-4197-3903-3 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/18/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/18/2019 Average Rank 1.89 [details] Sales history for Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book #14 date, rank 11/18/2019, 1 11/25/2019, 1 12/02/2019, 1 12/09/2019, 1 12/16/2019, 1 12/23/2019, 2 12/30/2019, 2 01/06/2020, 2 01/13/2020, 2 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 22,793 YTD: 876,419	Nov 2019	22,793 876,419
3	3	21	Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls: From the Creator of Captain Underpants Dav Pilkey, Author, Dav Pilkey, Illustrator Graphix, $12.99 (240) 978-1-338-23659-0 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 08/26/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/26/2019 Average Rank 3.12 [details] Sales history for Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls: From the Creator of Captain Underpants date, rank 08/26/2019, 1 09/02/2019, 1 09/09/2019, 1 09/16/2019, 1 09/23/2019, 1 09/30/2019, 1 10/07/2019, 2 10/14/2019, 1 10/21/2019, 2 10/28/2019, 2 11/04/2019, 1 11/11/2019, 1 11/18/2019, 2 11/25/2019, 2 12/02/2019, 3 12/09/2019, 2 12/16/2019, 2 12/23/2019, 3 12/30/2019, 3 01/06/2020, 3 01/13/2020, 3 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 21 PUB DATE: Aug 2019 UNITS SOLD: 10,013 YTD: 1,095,532	Aug 2019	10,013 1,095,532
4	4	2	The Bad Guys in the Baddest Day Ever (the Bad Guys #10) Aaron Blabey, Author Scholastic Paperbacks, $5.99 (176) 978-1-338-30584-5 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 01/06/2020 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 01/06/2020 Average Rank 4.00 [details] Sales history for The Bad Guys in the Baddest Day Ever (the Bad Guys #10) date, rank 01/06/2020, 4 01/13/2020, 4 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Dec 2019 UNITS SOLD: 8,914 YTD: 29,105	Dec 2019	8,914 29,105
5	16	2	Karen's Witch: A Graphix Book (Adapted, Full-Color) Ann M Martin, Author, Katy Farina, Illustrator Graphix, $10.99 (144) 978-1-338-31519-6 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 01/06/2020 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 01/13/2020 Average Rank 8.50 [details] Sales history for Karen's Witch: A Graphix Book (Adapted, Full-Color) date, rank 01/06/2020, 12 01/13/2020, 5 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Dec 2019 UNITS SOLD: 6,115 YTD: 14,844	Dec 2019	6,115 14,844
6	1	5	Children of Virtue and Vengeance Tomi Adeyemi, Author Henry Holt & Company, $19.99 (448) 978-1-250-17099-6 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 12/16/2019 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 12/16/2019 Average Rank 7.00 [details] Sales history for Children of Virtue and Vengeance date, rank 12/16/2019, 4 12/23/2019, 8 12/30/2019, 9 01/06/2020, 8 01/13/2020, 6 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Dec 2019 UNITS SOLD: 6,067 YTD: 78,467	Dec 2019	6,067 78,467
7	6	11	Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Best Friend Forever Rachel Renée Russell, Author, Rachel Renée Russell, Illustrator Aladdin Paperbacks, $13.99 (320) 978-1-5344-2720-4 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 11/04/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 11/04/2019 Average Rank 4.92 [details] Sales history for Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Best Friend Forever date, rank 11/04/2019, 2 11/11/2019, 2 11/18/2019, 6 11/25/2019, 4 12/02/2019, 5 12/09/2019, 4 12/16/2019, 5 12/23/2019, 5 12/30/2019, 5 01/06/2020, 6 01/13/2020, 7 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 6,046 YTD: 195,343	Oct 2019	6,046 195,343
8	27	3	Little Women: The Original Classic with Photos from the Major Motion Picture Louisa May Alcott, Author Amulet Books, $16.99 (512) 978-1-4197-4120-3 Last rank 27 Initial Rank 18 Initial Date 12/30/2019 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 01/13/2020 Average Rank 15.00 [details] Sales history for Little Women: The Original Classic with Photos from the Major Motion Picture date, rank 12/30/2019, 18 01/06/2020, 19 01/13/2020, 8 LAST WEEK: 27 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,049 YTD: 28,066	Nov 2019	5,049 28,066
9	11	6	Ali Cross James Patterson, Author Jimmy Patterson, $16.99 (272) 978-0-316-53041-5 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 12/09/2019 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 12/09/2019 Average Rank 7.33 [details] Sales history for Ali Cross date, rank 12/09/2019, 5 12/16/2019, 6 12/23/2019, 7 12/30/2019, 7 01/06/2020, 10 01/13/2020, 9 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,912 YTD: 81,862	Nov 2019	4,912 81,862
10	5	13	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: The Illustrated Edition J. K. Rowling, Author, Jim Kay, Illustrator Arthur A. Levine Books, $47.99 (464) 978-0-545-79142-7 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/21/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/21/2019 Average Rank 4.00 [details] Sales history for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: The Illustrated Edition date, rank 10/21/2019, 1 10/28/2019, 1 11/04/2019, 3 11/11/2019, 3 11/18/2019, 5 11/25/2019, 3 12/02/2019, 4 12/09/2019, 3 12/16/2019, 3 12/23/2019, 4 12/30/2019, 4 01/06/2020, 5 01/13/2020, 10 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 13 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,642 YTD: 386,545	Oct 2019	4,642 386,545
11	21	18	Boy-Crazy Stacey (the Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novel #7): A Graphix Book Ann M Martin, Author, Gale Galligan, Illustrator Graphix, $10.99 (176) 978-1-338-30451-0 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 09/16/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 09/16/2019 Average Rank 8.42 [details] Sales history for Boy-Crazy Stacey (the Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novel #7): A Graphix Book date, rank 09/16/2019, 2 09/23/2019, 2 09/30/2019, 3 10/07/2019, 4 10/14/2019, 6 10/21/2019, 4 10/28/2019, 5 11/04/2019, 7 11/11/2019, 8 11/18/2019, 13 11/25/2019, 8 12/02/2019, 9 12/09/2019, 10 12/16/2019, 15 12/23/2019, 15 12/30/2019, 16 01/06/2020, 16 01/13/2020, 11 LAST WEEK: 21 WEEKS ON LIST: 18 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,063 YTD: 156,222	Sep 2019	4,063 156,222
12	17	15	The Tyrant's Tomb (the Trials of Apollo, Book Four) Rick Riordan, Author Disney-Hyperion, $19.99 (320) 978-1-4847-4644-8 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/07/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/07/2019 Average Rank 6.88 [details] Sales history for The Tyrant's Tomb (the Trials of Apollo, Book Four) date, rank 10/07/2019, 1 10/14/2019, 2 10/21/2019, 3 10/28/2019, 4 11/04/2019, 5 11/11/2019, 4 11/18/2019, 10 11/25/2019, 7 12/02/2019, 7 12/09/2019, 9 12/16/2019, 8 12/23/2019, 11 12/30/2019, 12 01/06/2020, 13 01/13/2020, 12 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,809 YTD: 203,845	Sep 2019	3,809 203,845
13	24	14	A Tale of Magic... Chris Colfer, Author Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $18.99 (496) 978-0-316-52347-9 Last rank 24 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 10/14/2019 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 10/14/2019 Average Rank 11.64 [details] Sales history for A Tale of Magic... date, rank 10/14/2019, 3 10/21/2019, 6 10/28/2019, 9 11/04/2019, 10 11/11/2019, 11 11/18/2019, 15 11/25/2019, 13 12/02/2019, 13 12/09/2019, 13 12/16/2019, 11 12/23/2019, 14 12/30/2019, 14 01/06/2020, 18 01/13/2020, 13 LAST WEEK: 24 WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,620 YTD: 86,381	Oct 2019	3,620 86,381
14	8	2	Eva's Campfire Adventure: A Branches Book (Owl Diaries #12) Rebecca Elliott, Author, Rebecca Elliott, Illustrator Scholastic Inc., $4.99 (80) 978-1-338-29869-7 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 01/06/2020 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 01/06/2020 Average Rank 10.50 [details] Sales history for Eva's Campfire Adventure: A Branches Book (Owl Diaries #12) date, rank 01/06/2020, 7 01/13/2020, 14 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Dec 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,286 YTD: 14,173	Dec 2019	3,286 14,173
15	28	41	The Lost Natasha Preston, Author Sourcebooks Fire, $10.99 (304) 978-1-4926-5226-7 Last rank 28 Initial Rank 20 Initial Date 09/02/2019 Highest Rank 15 Highest Rank Date 01/13/2020 Average Rank 18.67 [details] Sales history for The Lost date, rank 09/02/2019, 20 09/09/2019, 21 01/13/2020, 15 LAST WEEK: 28 WEEKS ON LIST: 41 PUB DATE: Mar 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,017 YTD: 68,499	Mar 2019	3,017 68,499
16	14	39	Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson's Journal Jeff Kinney, Author Amulet Books, $13.99 (224) 978-1-4197-4027-5 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 04/22/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/22/2019 Average Rank 5.11 [details] Sales history for Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson's Journal date, rank 04/22/2019, 1 04/29/2019, 1 05/06/2019, 1 05/13/2019, 1 05/20/2019, 1 05/27/2019, 1 06/03/2019, 1 06/10/2019, 1 06/17/2019, 1 06/24/2019, 1 07/01/2019, 1 07/08/2019, 2 07/15/2019, 1 07/22/2019, 1 07/29/2019, 2 08/05/2019, 1 08/12/2019, 2 08/19/2019, 2 08/26/2019, 3 09/02/2019, 3 09/09/2019, 3 09/16/2019, 5 09/23/2019, 5 09/30/2019, 5 10/07/2019, 7 10/14/2019, 12 10/21/2019, 8 10/28/2019, 10 11/04/2019, 9 11/11/2019, 10 11/18/2019, 11 11/25/2019, 10 12/02/2019, 8 12/09/2019, 8 12/16/2019, 9 12/23/2019, 10 12/30/2019, 8 01/06/2020, 11 01/13/2020, 16 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 39 PUB DATE: Apr 2019 UNITS SOLD: 2,702 YTD: 723,508	Apr 2019	2,702 723,508
17	6	15	Wayward Son Rainbow Rowell, Author Wednesday Books, $19.99 (336) 978-1-250-14607-6 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 10/07/2019 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 10/07/2019 Average Rank 13.57 [details] Sales history for Wayward Son date, rank 10/07/2019, 3 10/14/2019, 10 10/21/2019, 10 10/28/2019, 14 11/04/2019, 18 11/11/2019, 23 01/13/2020, 17 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 2,675 YTD: 67,157	Sep 2019	2,675 67,157
18	3	3	P.S. I Still Love You (Media Tie-In) Jenny Han, Author Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $10.99 (352) 978-1-5344-6926-6 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 24 Initial Date 01/06/2020 Highest Rank 18 Highest Rank Date 01/13/2020 Average Rank 21.00 [details] Sales history for P.S. I Still Love You (Media Tie-In) date, rank 01/06/2020, 24 01/13/2020, 18 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Dec 2019 UNITS SOLD: 2,643 YTD: 8,988	Dec 2019	2,643 8,988
19	-	3	Captain Underpants and the Terrifying Return of Tippy Tinkletrousers (Color) Dav Pilkey, Author, Dav Pilkey, Illustrator Scholastic Inc., $12.99 (304) 978-1-338-34721-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 12/23/2019 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 12/23/2019 Average Rank 13.00 [details] Sales history for Captain Underpants and the Terrifying Return of Tippy Tinkletrousers (Color) date, rank 12/23/2019, 9 12/30/2019, 11 01/13/2020, 19 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Dec 2019 UNITS SOLD: 2,567 YTD: 37,981	Dec 2019	2,567 37,981
20	18	2	Bo's Magical New Friend: A Branches Book (Unicorn Diaries #1) Rebecca Elliott, Author, Rebecca Elliott, Illustrator Scholastic Inc., $4.99 (80) 978-1-338-32332-0 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 14 Initial Date 01/06/2020 Highest Rank 14 Highest Rank Date 01/06/2020 Average Rank 17.00 [details] Sales history for Bo's Magical New Friend: A Branches Book (Unicorn Diaries #1) date, rank 01/06/2020, 14 01/13/2020, 20 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Dec 2019 UNITS SOLD: 2,482 YTD: 10,619	Dec 2019	2,482 10,619
21	43	12	The Hidden Kingdom Tui T Sutherland, Author, Mike Holmes, Illustrator Graphix, $12.99 (224) 978-1-338-34405-9 Last rank 43 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 10/28/2019 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 10/28/2019 Average Rank 12.00 [details] Sales history for The Hidden Kingdom date, rank 10/28/2019, 3 11/04/2019, 4 11/11/2019, 6 11/18/2019, 12 11/25/2019, 9 12/02/2019, 10 12/09/2019, 14 12/16/2019, 12 12/23/2019, 17 12/30/2019, 17 01/06/2020, 22 01/13/2020, 21 LAST WEEK: 43 WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 2,432 YTD: 93,817	Oct 2019	2,432 93,817
22	-	1	The Lost Continent (Wings of Fire, Book 11) Tui T Sutherland, Author Scholastic Press, $7.99 (336) 978-1-338-21444-4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Dec 2019 UNITS SOLD: 2,414 YTD: 4,734	Dec 2019	2,414 4,734
23	19	16	The Last Kids on Earth and the Midnight Blade Max Brallier, Author, Douglas Holgate, Author Viking Books for Young Readers, $13.99 (272) 978-0-425-29211-2 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 09/30/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 09/30/2019 Average Rank 10.24 [details] Sales history for The Last Kids on Earth and the Midnight Blade date, rank 09/30/2019, 2 10/07/2019, 5 10/14/2019, 7 10/21/2019, 7 10/28/2019, 7 11/04/2019, 8 11/11/2019, 9 11/18/2019, 14 11/25/2019, 12 12/02/2019, 12 12/09/2019, 12 12/16/2019, 10 12/23/2019, 12 12/30/2019, 10 01/06/2020, 15 01/13/2020, 23 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 16 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 2,359 YTD: 124,116	Sep 2019	2,359 124,116
24	5	5	Clockwork Angel (Reprint) Cassandra Clare, Author Margaret K. McElderry Books, $5.99 (544) 978-1-5344-6596-1 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Dec 2019 UNITS SOLD: 2,250 YTD: 14,843	Dec 2019	2,250 14,843
25	4	2	Into the Pit (Five Nights at Freddy's: Fazbear Frights #1) Scholastic, Author, Scott Cawthon, Author, Elley Cooper, Author Scholastic Inc., $9.99 (224) 978-1-338-57601-6 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 25 Initial Date 01/06/2020 Highest Rank 25 Highest Rank Date 01/06/2020 Average Rank 25.00 [details] Sales history for Into the Pit (Five Nights at Freddy's: Fazbear Frights #1) date, rank 01/06/2020, 25 01/13/2020, 25 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Dec 2019 UNITS SOLD: 2,056 YTD: 5,906	Dec 2019	2,056 5,906

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NPD BookScan, week 1 of 2020 data through 1/4/2020; PW Issue of January 13, 2020