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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2019 YTD
1	1	4	Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book #14 Jeff Kinney, Author Amulet Books, $14.99 (224) 978-1-4197-3903-3 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/18/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/18/2019 Average Rank 1.22 [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 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 99,957 YTD: 499,625	Nov 2019	99,957 499,625
2	2	16	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 2.81 [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 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 16 PUB DATE: Aug 2019 UNITS SOLD: 39,312 YTD: 917,970	Aug 2019	39,312 917,970
3	3	8	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 11 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/21/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/21/2019 Average Rank 3.45 [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 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 25,665 YTD: 253,467	Oct 2019	25,665 253,467
4	4	6	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 4 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 11/04/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 11/04/2019 Average Rank 4.43 [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 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 20,842 YTD: 107,022	Oct 2019	20,842 107,022
5	-	1	Ali Cross James Patterson, Author Jimmy Patterson, $16.99 (272) 978-0-316-53041-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 15,326 YTD: 15,331	Nov 2019	15,326 15,331
6	-	1	Starsight Brandon Sanderson, Author Delacorte Press, $19.99 (528) 978-0-399-55581-7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 14,871 YTD: 14,891	Nov 2019	14,871 14,891
7	9	50	Dog Man: Brawl of the Wild Dav Pilkey, Author, Dav Pilkey, Illustrator Graphix, $9.99 (224) 978-1-338-23657-6 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 01/07/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/07/2019 Average Rank 3.16 [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 10/21/2019, 5 10/28/2019, 6 11/04/2019, 6 11/11/2019, 5 11/18/2019, 9 11/25/2019, 5 12/02/2019, 6 12/09/2019, 7 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 50 PUB DATE: Dec 2018 UNITS SOLD: 14,724 YTD: 717,639	Dec 2018	14,724 717,639
8	16	34	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 16 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 04/22/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/22/2019 Average Rank 4.52 [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 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 34 PUB DATE: Apr 2019 UNITS SOLD: 10,990 YTD: 674,253	Apr 2019	10,990 674,253
9	15	10	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 15 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/07/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/07/2019 Average Rank 4.91 [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 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 10,297 YTD: 158,312	Sep 2019	10,297 158,312
10	17	13	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 17 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 09/16/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 09/16/2019 Average Rank 6.21 [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 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 13 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 7,856 YTD: 123,425	Sep 2019	7,856 123,425
11	30	16	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 30 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 08/26/2019 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 08/26/2019 Average Rank 10.69 [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 10/21/2019, 13 10/28/2019, 11 11/04/2019, 12 11/11/2019, 12 11/18/2019, 16 11/25/2019, 15 12/02/2019, 14 12/09/2019, 11 LAST WEEK: 30 WEEKS ON LIST: 16 PUB DATE: Aug 2019 UNITS SOLD: 6,991 YTD: 74,497	Aug 2019	6,991 74,497
12	23	11	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 23 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 09/30/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 09/30/2019 Average Rank 8.67 [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 LAST WEEK: 23 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 6,758 YTD: 81,948	Sep 2019	6,758 81,948
13	27	9	A Tale of Magic... Chris Colfer, Author Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $18.99 (496) 978-0-316-52347-9 Last rank 27 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 10/14/2019 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 10/14/2019 Average Rank 10.33 [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 LAST WEEK: 27 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,513 YTD: 52,557	Oct 2019	5,513 52,557
14	18	7	The Hidden Kingdom Tui T Sutherland, Author, Mike Holmes, Illustrator Graphix, $12.99 (224) 978-1-338-34405-9 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 10/28/2019 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 10/28/2019 Average Rank 8.38 [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 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,411 YTD: 66,931	Oct 2019	5,411 66,931
15	1	2	The Queen of Nothing Holly Black, Author Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $19.99 (300) 978-0-316-31042-0 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 12/02/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 12/02/2019 Average Rank 8.50 [details] Sales history for The Queen of Nothing date, rank 12/02/2019, 2 12/09/2019, 15 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,174 YTD: 30,712	Nov 2019	5,174 30,712
16	2	4	The Toll Neal Shusterman, Author Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $19.99 (448) 978-1-4814-9706-0 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 11/18/2019 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 11/18/2019 Average Rank 9.25 [details] Sales history for The Toll date, rank 11/18/2019, 4 11/25/2019, 6 12/02/2019, 11 12/09/2019, 16 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,032 YTD: 39,898	Nov 2019	5,032 39,898
17	-	1	The Princess in Black and the Bath Time Battle Shannon Hale, Author, Dean Hale, Author, Leuyen Pham, Illustrator Candlewick Press (MA), $14.99 (96) 978-1-5362-0221-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,903 YTD: 4,904	Nov 2019	4,903 4,904
18	39	3	Dog Diaries: Happy Howlidays: A Middle School Story James Patterson, Author, Steven Butler, Author, Richard Watson, Artist Jimmy Patterson, $9.99 (208) 978-0-316-45618-0 Last rank 39 Initial Rank 20 Initial Date 11/18/2019 Highest Rank 16 Highest Rank Date 12/02/2019 Average Rank 17.75 [details] Sales history for Dog Diaries: Happy Howlidays: A Middle School Story date, rank 11/18/2019, 20 11/25/2019, 17 12/02/2019, 16 12/09/2019, 18 LAST WEEK: 39 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,558 YTD: 18,140	Oct 2019	4,558 18,140
19	-		The Poison Jungle (Wings of Fire, Book 13) Tui T Sutherland, Author Scholastic Press, $16.99 (336) 978-1-338-21451-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 23 Initial Date 08/05/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/12/2019 Average Rank 12.84 [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 10/21/2019, 21 10/28/2019, 20 11/04/2019, 16 11/11/2019, 21 11/25/2019, 20 12/02/2019, 22 12/09/2019, 19 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Jul 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,231 YTD:	Jul 2019	3,231
20	4	4	Supernova Marissa Meyer, Author Feiwel & Friends, $19.99 (560) 978-1-250-07838-4 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 11/18/2019 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 11/18/2019 Average Rank 15.00 [details] Sales history for Supernova date, rank 11/18/2019, 7 11/25/2019, 14 12/02/2019, 19 12/09/2019, 20 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,167 YTD: 24,220	Nov 2019	3,167 24,220
21	12	9	Frozen Twisted Tale: Conceal, Don't Feel: A Twisted Tale Jen Calonita, Author Disney Press, $17.99 (384) 978-1-368-05223-8 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 25 Initial Date 10/14/2019 Highest Rank 21 Highest Rank Date 12/09/2019 Average Rank 23.00 [details] Sales history for Frozen Twisted Tale: Conceal, Don't Feel: A Twisted Tale date, rank 10/14/2019, 25 12/09/2019, 21 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,136 YTD: 14,883	Oct 2019	3,136 14,883
22	-		The Lost Heir (Wings of Fire Graphic Novel 2): A Graphix Book Tui T Sutherland, Author, Mike Holmes, Illustrator Graphix, $12.99 (224) 978-0-545-94220-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 03/11/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 03/11/2019 Average Rank 15.50 [details] Sales history for The Lost Heir (Wings of Fire Graphic Novel 2): A Graphix Book date, rank 03/11/2019, 2 03/18/2019, 9 03/25/2019, 7 04/01/2019, 10 04/08/2019, 10 04/15/2019, 12 04/22/2019, 17 04/29/2019, 18 05/06/2019, 16 05/13/2019, 20 05/20/2019, 25 05/27/2019, 21 06/03/2019, 19 06/10/2019, 20 06/24/2019, 25 10/28/2019, 12 11/04/2019, 11 11/11/2019, 14 11/18/2019, 17 11/25/2019, 16 12/02/2019, 18 12/09/2019, 22 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Feb 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,132 YTD:	Feb 2019	3,132
23	-		Big Nate: Hug It Out! Lincoln Peirce, Author Andrews McMeel Publishing, $9.99 (176) 978-1-5248-5184-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 09/16/2019 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 09/16/2019 Average Rank 20.22 [details] Sales history for Big Nate: Hug It Out! date, rank 09/16/2019, 6 09/23/2019, 13 11/11/2019, 22 11/18/2019, 25 11/25/2019, 22 12/02/2019, 24 12/09/2019, 23 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,026 YTD:	Sep 2019	3,026
24	-		The Girl Who Drank the Moon Kelly Barnhill, Author Algonquin Young Readers, $9.95 (400) 978-1-61620-746-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 19 Initial Date 05/13/2019 Highest Rank 18 Highest Rank Date 11/25/2019 Average Rank 21.00 [details] Sales history for The Girl Who Drank the Moon date, rank 05/13/2019, 19 06/17/2019, 23 11/04/2019, 21 11/18/2019, 22 11/25/2019, 18 12/02/2019, 20 12/09/2019, 24 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Apr 2019 UNITS SOLD: 2,997 YTD:	Apr 2019	2,997
25	-		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 0 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 07/08/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 07/08/2019 Average Rank 10.37 [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 10/21/2019, 22 11/18/2019, 21 12/09/2019, 25 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Jun 2019 UNITS SOLD: 2,845 YTD:	Jun 2019	2,845

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NPD BookScan, week 49 of 2019, data through 11/30/2019; PW Issue of December 9, 2019