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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2026 YTD
1	-	14	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 1.19 [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 12/15/2025, 1 12/22/2025, 1 12/29/2025, 1 01/05/2026, 1 01/12/2026, 2 01/19/2026, 2 01/26/2026, 2 02/02/2026, 1 02/09/2026, 1 02/16/2026, 1 02/23/2026, 1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: Nov 2025 UNITS SOLD: 15,068 YTD: 81,107	Nov 2025	15,068 81,107
2	-	17	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 2.11 [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 12/15/2025, 2 12/22/2025, 2 12/29/2025, 2 01/05/2026, 2 01/12/2026, 3 01/19/2026, 3 01/26/2026, 3 02/02/2026, 3 02/09/2026, 2 02/16/2026, 2 02/23/2026, 2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 17 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 14,779 YTD: 72,709	Oct 2025	14,779 72,709
3	-	7	Talons of Power: A Graphic Novel (Wings of Fire Graphic Novel #9) Tui T Sutherland, Author, Mike Holmes, Illustrator Graphix, $14.99 (240) 978-1-339-00126-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 01/12/2026 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/12/2026 Average Rank 3.00 [details] Sales history for Talons of Power: A Graphic Novel (Wings of Fire Graphic Novel #9) date, rank 01/12/2026, 1 01/19/2026, 1 01/26/2026, 1 02/02/2026, 2 02/09/2026, 3 02/16/2026, 3 02/23/2026, 3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Dec 2025 UNITS SOLD: 10,277 YTD: 75,989	Dec 2025	10,277 75,989
4	-	48	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 3.45 [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 12/15/2025, 4 12/22/2025, 3 12/29/2025, 3 01/05/2026, 3 01/12/2026, 5 01/19/2026, 5 01/26/2026, 5 02/02/2026, 5 02/09/2026, 5 02/16/2026, 6 02/23/2026, 4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 48 PUB DATE: Mar 2025 UNITS SOLD: 6,955 YTD: 40,499	Mar 2025	6,955 40,499
5	-	7	Powerless (Reprint) Lauren Roberts, Author Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $14.99 (528) 978-1-6659-5489-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 01/12/2026 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 01/19/2026 Average Rank 4.57 [details] Sales history for Powerless (Reprint) date, rank 01/12/2026, 6 01/19/2026, 4 01/26/2026, 4 02/02/2026, 4 02/09/2026, 4 02/16/2026, 5 02/23/2026, 5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Dec 2025 UNITS SOLD: 6,825 YTD: 43,541	Dec 2025	6,825 43,541
6	-	5	Wuthering Heights Emily Brontë, Author, Anna Bond, Illustrator Puffin Books, $19.00 (448) 979-8-217-04340-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 01/26/2026 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 02/02/2026 Average Rank 6.60 [details] Sales history for Wuthering Heights date, rank 01/26/2026, 8 02/02/2026, 6 02/09/2026, 6 02/16/2026, 7 02/23/2026, 6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Jan 2026 UNITS SOLD: 6,746 YTD: 25,586	Jan 2026	6,746 25,586
7	-	7	A Waffle Lot of Love! (a Narwhal and Jelly Book #10) Ben Clanton, Author Tundra Books (NY), $12.99 (96) 978-1-77488-453-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 17 Initial Date 01/12/2026 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 02/23/2026 Average Rank 14.75 [details] Sales history for A Waffle Lot of Love! (a Narwhal and Jelly Book #10) date, rank 01/12/2026, 17 01/26/2026, 23 02/16/2026, 12 02/23/2026, 7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Dec 2025 UNITS SOLD: 6,189 YTD: 18,465	Dec 2025	6,189 18,465
8	-	1	Europa James Ponti, Author Aladdin Paperbacks, $18.99 (384) 978-1-6659-5998-8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Feb 2026 UNITS SOLD: 6,179 YTD: 6,179	Feb 2026	6,179 6,179
9	-	3	Don't Let the Forest in Cg Drews, Author Square Fish, $12.99 (352) 978-1-250-89564-6 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 02/09/2026 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 02/16/2026 Average Rank 9.67 [details] Sales history for Don't Let the Forest in date, rank 02/09/2026, 12 02/16/2026, 8 02/23/2026, 9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Jan 2026 UNITS SOLD: 5,343 YTD: 13,102	Jan 2026	5,343 13,102
10	-	15	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 5.76 [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 12/15/2025, 5 12/22/2025, 4 12/29/2025, 4 01/05/2026, 4 01/12/2026, 7 01/19/2026, 8 01/26/2026, 6 02/02/2026, 7 02/09/2026, 7 02/16/2026, 10 02/23/2026, 10 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: Nov 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,056 YTD: 29,708	Nov 2025	5,056 29,708
11	-	2	A Blood Moon (Snowlands #1) Morr Meroz, Author, Collin Fogel, Illustrator Graphix, $14.99 (208) 978-1-5461-7173-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 02/16/2026 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 02/16/2026 Average Rank 10.00 [details] Sales history for A Blood Moon (Snowlands #1) date, rank 02/16/2026, 9 02/23/2026, 11 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Feb 2026 UNITS SOLD: 4,958 YTD: 9,941	Feb 2026	4,958 9,941
12	-	20	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 8.81 [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 12/15/2025, 13 12/22/2025, 9 12/29/2025, 7 01/05/2026, 8 01/12/2026, 16 01/19/2026, 16 01/26/2026, 11 02/02/2026, 13 02/09/2026, 8 02/16/2026, 13 02/23/2026, 12 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 20 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 3,519 YTD: 17,972	Sep 2025	3,519 17,972
13	-	2	A Stage Set for Villains Shannon J Spann, Author Entangled: Mayhem Books, $22.99 (448) 978-1-64937-951-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 02/16/2026 Highest Rank 11 Highest Rank Date 02/16/2026 Average Rank 12.00 [details] Sales history for A Stage Set for Villains date, rank 02/16/2026, 11 02/23/2026, 13 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Feb 2026 UNITS SOLD: 3,214 YTD: 7,782	Feb 2026	3,214 7,782
14	-	15	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 9.67 [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 12/15/2025, 15 12/22/2025, 7 12/29/2025, 6 01/05/2026, 5 01/12/2026, 9 01/19/2026, 12 01/26/2026, 12 02/02/2026, 11 02/09/2026, 11 02/16/2026, 16 02/23/2026, 14 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: Nov 2025 UNITS SOLD: 3,168 YTD: 17,345	Nov 2025	3,168 17,345
15	-	22	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 12/29/2025, 22 01/05/2026, 17 01/12/2026, 19 01/19/2026, 19 01/26/2026, 14 02/02/2026, 12 02/09/2026, 9 02/16/2026, 15 02/23/2026, 15 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 22 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 3,155 YTD: 17,009	Sep 2025	3,155 17,009
16	-	2	I Survived the California Wildfires, 2018 (I Survived Graphic Novel #13) Lauren Tarshis, Author, Georgia Ball, Adapted by, Cassie Anderson, Illustrator Graphix, $14.99 (160) 978-1-5461-3771-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 02/16/2026 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 02/16/2026 Average Rank 10.00 [details] Sales history for I Survived the California Wildfires, 2018 (I Survived Graphic Novel #13) date, rank 02/16/2026, 4 02/23/2026, 16 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Feb 2026 UNITS SOLD: 3,095 YTD: 9,360	Feb 2026	3,095 9,360
17	-	45	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 12.48 [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 12/15/2025, 21 12/22/2025, 11 12/29/2025, 12 01/05/2026, 14 01/12/2026, 23 01/26/2026, 21 02/02/2026, 19 02/09/2026, 20 02/16/2026, 18 02/23/2026, 17 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 45 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 2,982 YTD: 14,118	Apr 2025	2,982 14,118
18	-	19	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 12.56 [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 12/15/2025, 12 12/22/2025, 8 12/29/2025, 8 01/05/2026, 10 01/12/2026, 25 01/26/2026, 22 02/02/2026, 18 02/09/2026, 17 02/16/2026, 21 02/23/2026, 18 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 19 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 2,946 YTD: 13,633	Oct 2025	2,946 13,633
19	-	18	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 10.32 [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 12/15/2025, 7 12/22/2025, 5 12/29/2025, 5 01/05/2026, 6 01/12/2026, 13 01/19/2026, 18 01/26/2026, 20 02/02/2026, 21 02/09/2026, 21 02/16/2026, 24 02/23/2026, 19 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 18 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 2,777 YTD: 14,266	Oct 2025	2,777 14,266
20	-	36	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 17.62 [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 01/05/2026, 18 01/12/2026, 22 01/19/2026, 25 01/26/2026, 19 02/02/2026, 16 02/09/2026, 18 02/16/2026, 23 02/23/2026, 20 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 36 PUB DATE: Jun 2025 UNITS SOLD: 2,668 YTD: 14,058	Jun 2025	2,668 14,058
21	-	45	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 9.68 [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 12/15/2025, 24 12/29/2025, 23 01/05/2026, 16 01/12/2026, 15 01/19/2026, 14 01/26/2026, 15 02/02/2026, 14 02/09/2026, 14 02/16/2026, 19 02/23/2026, 21 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 45 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 2,502 YTD: 15,854	Apr 2025	2,502 15,854
22	-	11	The Obsession Natasha Preston, Author Delacorte Press, $14.99 (320) 979-8-217-02800-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 14 Initial Date 12/15/2025 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 01/05/2026 Average Rank 15.55 [details] Sales history for The Obsession date, rank 12/15/2025, 14 12/22/2025, 12 12/29/2025, 11 01/05/2026, 9 01/12/2026, 14 01/19/2026, 15 01/26/2026, 13 02/02/2026, 17 02/09/2026, 19 02/16/2026, 25 02/23/2026, 22 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Dec 2025 UNITS SOLD: 2,445 YTD: 14,936	Dec 2025	2,445 14,936
23	-	20	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 13.16 [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 12/15/2025, 20 12/22/2025, 16 12/29/2025, 13 01/05/2026, 12 01/12/2026, 12 01/19/2026, 20 01/26/2026, 18 02/02/2026, 15 02/09/2026, 16 02/23/2026, 23 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 20 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 2,436 YTD: 14,410	Sep 2025	2,436 14,410
24	-	10	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 10 Highest Rank Date 12/15/2025 Average Rank 18.17 [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 12/15/2025, 10 12/22/2025, 25 12/29/2025, 20 02/23/2026, 24 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Nov 2025 UNITS SOLD: 2,336 YTD: 9,652	Nov 2025	2,336 9,652
25	-	11	Crowntide (Lightlark #4) Alex Aster, Author Amulet, $24.99 (384) 978-1-4197-8571-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 12/15/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 12/15/2025 Average Rank 10.67 [details] Sales history for Crowntide (Lightlark #4) date, rank 12/15/2025, 3 12/22/2025, 6 12/29/2025, 9 01/05/2026, 7 01/12/2026, 8 01/19/2026, 9 01/26/2026, 9 02/02/2026, 10 02/09/2026, 15 02/16/2026, 20 02/23/2026, 25 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Dec 2025 UNITS SOLD: 2,204 YTD: 17,534	Dec 2025	2,204 17,534

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