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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 2019 YTD
1	2	8	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 2 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 08/26/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/26/2019 Average Rank 1.62 [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 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Aug 2019 UNITS SOLD: 45,193 YTD: 680,522	Aug 2019	45,193 680,522
2	1	2	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 1 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/07/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/07/2019 Average Rank 1.67 [details] Sales history for The Tyrant's Tomb (the Trials of Apollo, Book Four) date, rank 10/07/2019, 1 10/14/2019, 2 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 19,823 YTD: 83,768	Sep 2019	19,823 83,768
3	-	1	A Tale of Magic... Chris Colfer, Author Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $18.99 (496) 978-0-316-52347-9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 13,408 YTD: 13,415	Oct 2019	13,408 13,415
4	-	1	The Book of Dust: The Secret Commonwealth (Book of Dust, Volume 2) Philip Pullman, Author Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers, $22.99 (544) 978-0-553-51066-9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 11,723 YTD: 11,728	Oct 2019	11,723 11,728
5	-	1	Master of the Phantom Isle Brandon Mull, Author Shadow Mountain, $18.99 (384) 978-1-62972-604-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 11,579 YTD: 11,622	Oct 2019	11,579 11,622
6	3	5	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 3 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 09/16/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 09/16/2019 Average Rank 3.83 [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 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 8,941 YTD: 69,356	Sep 2019	8,941 69,356
7	5	3	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 5 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 09/30/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 09/30/2019 Average Rank 5.75 [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 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 8,854 YTD: 36,258	Sep 2019	8,854 36,258
8	6	42	Dog Man: Brawl of the Wild Dav Pilkey, Author, Dav Pilkey, Illustrator Graphix, $9.99 (224) 978-1-338-23657-6 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 01/07/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/07/2019 Average Rank 2.72 [details] Sales history for Dog Man: Brawl of the Wild date, rank 01/07/2019, 1 01/14/2019, 1 01/21/2019, 1 01/28/2019, 1 02/04/2019, 1 02/11/2019, 1 02/18/2019, 1 02/25/2019, 1 03/04/2019, 1 03/11/2019, 1 03/18/2019, 1 03/25/2019, 1 04/01/2019, 1 04/08/2019, 1 04/15/2019, 1 04/22/2019, 2 04/29/2019, 2 05/06/2019, 2 05/13/2019, 2 05/20/2019, 3 05/27/2019, 2 06/03/2019, 2 06/10/2019, 2 06/17/2019, 6 06/24/2019, 2 07/01/2019, 2 07/08/2019, 3 07/15/2019, 3 07/22/2019, 3 07/29/2019, 3 08/05/2019, 2 08/12/2019, 3 08/19/2019, 3 08/26/2019, 2 09/02/2019, 2 09/09/2019, 2 09/16/2019, 3 09/23/2019, 3 09/30/2019, 4 10/07/2019, 6 10/14/2019, 8 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 42 PUB DATE: Dec 2018 UNITS SOLD: 7,747 YTD: 647,360	Dec 2018	7,747 647,360
9	-	1	Rebel Marie Lu, Author Roaring Brook Press, $17.99 (384) 978-1-250-22170-4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 7,715 YTD: 7,733	Oct 2019	7,715 7,733
10	1	2	Wayward Son Rainbow Rowell, Author Wednesday Books, $19.99 (336) 978-1-250-14607-6 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 10/07/2019 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 10/07/2019 Average Rank 6.50 [details] Sales history for Wayward Son date, rank 10/07/2019, 3 10/14/2019, 10 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 6,792 YTD: 34,464	Sep 2019	6,792 34,464
11	-	1	Sunny Rolls the Dice Jennifer L Holm, Author, Matthew Holm, Illustrator Graphix, $12.99 (224) 978-1-338-23314-8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 6,319 YTD: 6,323	Oct 2019	6,319 6,323
12	7	26	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 7 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 04/22/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/22/2019 Average Rank 3.58 [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 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 26 PUB DATE: Apr 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,438 YTD: 625,374	Apr 2019	5,438 625,374
13	-	1	White Bird: A Wonder Story R J Palacio, Author Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers, $24.99 (224) 978-0-525-64553-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,173 YTD: 5,187	Oct 2019	5,173 5,187
14	-	1	The Fountains of Silence Ruta Sepetys, Author Philomel Books, $18.99 (512) 978-0-399-16031-8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,617 YTD: 4,629	Oct 2019	4,617 4,629
15	-	1	Return of the Temujai John Flanagan, Author Philomel Books, $18.99 (384) 978-1-5247-4144-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,734 YTD: 3,736	Oct 2019	3,734 3,736
16	15	8	Captain Underpants and the Preposterous Plight of the Purple Potty People (Color) Dav Pilkey, Author, Dav Pilkey, Illustrator Scholastic Inc., $9.99 (176) 978-1-338-27151-5 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 08/26/2019 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 08/26/2019 Average Rank 8.38 [details] Sales history for Captain Underpants and the Preposterous Plight of the Purple Potty People (Color) date, rank 08/26/2019, 4 09/02/2019, 4 09/09/2019, 5 09/16/2019, 10 09/23/2019, 11 09/30/2019, 7 10/07/2019, 10 10/14/2019, 16 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Aug 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,485 YTD: 42,489	Aug 2019	3,485 42,489
17	-	1	Alien Superstar (Book #1) Lin Oliver, Author, Henry Winkler, Author Amulet Books, $14.99 (264) 978-1-4197-3369-7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 2,731 YTD: 2,733	Oct 2019	2,731 2,733
18	20	11	The Poison Jungle (Wings of Fire, Book 13) Tui T Sutherland, Author Scholastic Press, $16.99 (336) 978-1-338-21451-2 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 23 Initial Date 08/05/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/12/2019 Average Rank 8.75 [details] Sales history for The Poison Jungle (Wings of Fire, Book 13) date, rank 08/05/2019, 23 08/12/2019, 1 08/19/2019, 1 08/26/2019, 5 09/02/2019, 6 09/09/2019, 6 09/16/2019, 9 09/23/2019, 12 09/30/2019, 9 10/07/2019, 14 10/14/2019, 18 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Jul 2019 UNITS SOLD: 2,711 YTD: 100,092	Jul 2019	2,711 100,092
19	19	15	The Bad Guys in the Big Bad Wolf (the Bad Guys #9) Aaron Blabey, Author Scholastic Paperbacks, $5.99 (144) 978-1-338-30581-4 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 07/08/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 07/08/2019 Average Rank 8.06 [details] Sales history for The Bad Guys in the Big Bad Wolf (the Bad Guys #9) date, rank 07/08/2019, 1 07/15/2019, 2 07/22/2019, 7 07/29/2019, 5 08/05/2019, 8 08/12/2019, 9 08/19/2019, 8 08/26/2019, 8 09/02/2019, 7 09/09/2019, 9 09/16/2019, 11 09/23/2019, 8 09/30/2019, 8 10/07/2019, 13 10/14/2019, 19 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: Jun 2019 UNITS SOLD: 2,470 YTD: 82,299	Jun 2019	2,470 82,299
20	28	10	Descendants 3 Junior Novel Disney Book Group, Author Disney Press, $10.99 (208) 978-1-368-04218-5 Last rank 28 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 08/12/2019 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 08/19/2019 Average Rank 12.20 [details] Sales history for Descendants 3 Junior Novel date, rank 08/12/2019, 10 08/19/2019, 5 08/26/2019, 7 09/02/2019, 8 09/09/2019, 11 09/16/2019, 14 09/23/2019, 15 09/30/2019, 12 10/07/2019, 20 10/14/2019, 20 LAST WEEK: 28 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Jul 2019 UNITS SOLD: 2,414 YTD: 34,501	Jul 2019	2,414 34,501
21	24	5	I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 (I Survived #19) Lauren Tarshis, Author Scholastic Paperbacks, $5.99 (144) 978-1-338-31741-1 Last rank 24 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 09/16/2019 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 09/16/2019 Average Rank 14.00 [details] Sales history for I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 (I Survived #19) date, rank 09/16/2019, 7 09/23/2019, 14 09/30/2019, 11 10/07/2019, 17 10/14/2019, 21 LAST WEEK: 24 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 2,275 YTD: 17,281	Sep 2019	2,275 17,281
22	27	12	Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Alvin Schwartz, Author, Stephen Gammell, Illustrator HarperCollins, $7.99 (128) 978-0-06-296128-0 Last rank 27 Initial Rank 15 Initial Date 08/05/2019 Highest Rank 12 Highest Rank Date 08/19/2019 Average Rank 16.64 [details] Sales history for Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark date, rank 08/05/2019, 15 08/12/2019, 18 08/19/2019, 12 08/26/2019, 13 09/02/2019, 17 09/09/2019, 14 09/16/2019, 21 09/23/2019, 18 09/30/2019, 14 10/07/2019, 19 10/14/2019, 22 LAST WEEK: 27 WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: Jul 2019 UNITS SOLD: 2,266 YTD: 31,474	Jul 2019	2,266 31,474
23	21	4	Max Einstein: Rebels with a Cause James Patterson, Author, Chris Grabenstein, Author, Beverly Johnson, Illustrator Jimmy Patterson, $14.99 (320) 978-0-316-48816-7 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 09/23/2019 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 09/30/2019 Average Rank 13.25 [details] Sales history for Max Einstein: Rebels with a Cause date, rank 09/23/2019, 9 09/30/2019, 6 10/07/2019, 15 10/14/2019, 23 LAST WEEK: 21 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 2,237 YTD: 12,893	Sep 2019	2,237 12,893
24	2	27	Long Way Down Jason Reynolds, Author Atheneum Books, $10.99 (336) 978-1-4814-3826-1 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 04/15/2019 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 04/15/2019 Average Rank 18.40 [details] Sales history for Long Way Down date, rank 04/15/2019, 10 05/06/2019, 19 05/13/2019, 23 05/20/2019, 22 06/10/2019, 14 06/24/2019, 22 07/01/2019, 23 07/08/2019, 20 07/22/2019, 20 07/29/2019, 23 08/05/2019, 16 08/12/2019, 19 08/19/2019, 13 08/26/2019, 15 09/02/2019, 16 09/09/2019, 15 09/23/2019, 20 09/30/2019, 13 10/07/2019, 21 10/14/2019, 24 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 27 PUB DATE: Apr 2019 UNITS SOLD: 2,129 YTD: 62,960	Apr 2019	2,129 62,960
25	-	1	Frozen Twisted Tale: Conceal, Don't Feel: A Twisted Tale Jen Calonita, Author Disney Press, $17.99 (384) 978-1-368-05223-8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 2,102 YTD: 2,103	Oct 2019	2,102 2,103

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NPD BookScan, week 41 of 2019, data through 10/5/2019; PW Issue of October 14, 2019