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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2024 YTD
1	-	1	Nothing Like the Movies Lynn Painter, Author Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $19.99 (368) 978-1-6659-4713-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 10/14/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/14/2024 Average Rank 4.50 [details] Sales history for Nothing Like the Movies date, rank 10/14/2024, 1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 29,535 YTD: 29,535	Oct 2024	29,535 29,535
2	1	2	Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Wrath of the Triple Goddess Rick Riordan, Author Disney Hyperion, $19.99 (336) 978-1-368-10763-1 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/07/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/07/2024 Average Rank 1.67 [details] Sales history for Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Wrath of the Triple Goddess date, rank 10/07/2024, 1 10/14/2024, 2 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 23,642 YTD: 99,184	Sep 2024	23,642 99,184
3	-	1	The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science Kate McKinnon, Author Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $17.99 (256) 978-0-316-55473-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 15,266 YTD: 15,266	Oct 2024	15,266 15,266
4	5	29	Dog Man: The Scarlet Shedder: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #12): From the Creator of Captain Underpants Dav Pilkey, Author, Dav Pilkey, Illustrator Graphix, $14.99 (240) 978-1-338-89643-5 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 04/01/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/01/2024 Average Rank 2.13 [details] Sales history for Dog Man: The Scarlet Shedder: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #12): From the Creator of Captain Underpants date, rank 04/01/2024, 1 04/08/2024, 1 04/15/2024, 1 04/22/2024, 1 04/29/2024, 1 05/06/2024, 1 05/13/2024, 1 05/20/2024, 1 05/27/2024, 1 06/10/2024, 1 06/17/2024, 1 06/24/2024, 1 07/08/2024, 2 07/15/2024, 4 07/22/2024, 3 07/29/2024, 3 08/05/2024, 3 08/12/2024, 2 08/19/2024, 1 08/26/2024, 1 09/02/2024, 2 09/09/2024, 1 09/16/2024, 2 09/23/2024, 2 09/30/2024, 2 10/07/2024, 3 10/14/2024, 4 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 29 PUB DATE: Mar 2024 UNITS SOLD: 12,439 YTD: 1,063,545	Mar 2024	12,439 1,063,545
5	-	1	Betting on You (Reprint) Lynn Painter, Author Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $12.99 (448) 978-1-6659-2124-4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 10,027 YTD: 10,027	Oct 2024	10,027 10,027
6	-	1	The Dragonet Prophecy: Limited Edition (Wings of Fire Book One) Tui T Sutherland, Author Scholastic Inc., $10.99 (352) 978-1-5461-3877-8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 9,895 YTD: 9,895	Oct 2024	9,895 9,895
7	-	1	The Hunger Games: Illustrated Edition Nicolas Delort, Illustrator Scholastic Press, $34.99 (368) 978-1-339-03060-9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 9,565 YTD: 9,565	Oct 2024	9,565 9,565
8	-	1	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Stenciled Edges) (Harry Potter, Book 1) J. K. Rowling, Author, Mary Grandpré, Illustrator Scholastic Inc., $14.99 (320) 978-1-5461-4850-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 8,489 YTD: 8,489	Oct 2024	8,489 8,489
9	-	1	Sentinel Jennifer L Armentrout, Author Bloom Books, $13.99 (400) 978-1-4642-2070-8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 7,960 YTD: 7,960	Oct 2024	7,960 7,960
10	-	1	Karen's Grandmothers: A Graphic Novel (Baby-Sitters Little Sister #9) Dk Yingst, Illustrator Graphix, $12.99 (144) 978-1-339-00503-4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 7,820 YTD: 7,820	Oct 2024	7,820 7,820
11	-	1	Heir Sabaa Tahir, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $21.99 (528) 978-0-593-61694-9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 7,395 YTD: 7,395	Oct 2024	7,395 7,395
12	16	5	The Wild Robot Peter Brown, Author Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $9.99 (320) 978-0-316-58109-7 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 21 Initial Date 09/16/2024 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 09/30/2024 Average Rank 11.40 [details] Sales history for The Wild Robot date, rank 09/16/2024, 21 09/23/2024, 8 09/30/2024, 5 10/07/2024, 11 10/14/2024, 12 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 6,696 YTD: 26,711	Sep 2024	6,696 26,711
13	12	3	Kristy and the Walking Disaster: A Graphic Novel (the Baby-Sitters Club #16) Ellen T Crenshaw, Illustrator Graphix, $12.99 (160) 978-1-338-83555-7 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 09/30/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/30/2024 Average Rank 7.25 [details] Sales history for Kristy and the Walking Disaster: A Graphic Novel (the Baby-Sitters Club #16) date, rank 09/30/2024, 1 10/07/2024, 7 10/14/2024, 13 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 6,508 YTD: 32,892	Sep 2024	6,508 32,892
14	2	48	Powerless Lauren Roberts, Author Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $19.99 (528) 978-1-6659-5488-4 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 11/20/2023 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 03/11/2024 Average Rank 5.58 [details] Sales history for Powerless date, rank 11/20/2023, 10 11/27/2023, 10 12/04/2023, 14 01/01/2024, 18 01/08/2024, 11 01/15/2024, 10 01/22/2024, 10 01/29/2024, 5 02/05/2024, 5 02/12/2024, 6 02/19/2024, 10 02/26/2024, 9 03/04/2024, 6 03/11/2024, 2 03/18/2024, 4 03/25/2024, 4 04/01/2024, 6 04/08/2024, 6 04/15/2024, 4 04/22/2024, 3 04/29/2024, 4 05/06/2024, 3 05/13/2024, 4 05/20/2024, 4 05/27/2024, 2 06/10/2024, 3 06/17/2024, 3 06/24/2024, 3 07/08/2024, 4 07/15/2024, 3 07/22/2024, 2 07/29/2024, 2 08/05/2024, 4 08/12/2024, 4 08/19/2024, 2 08/26/2024, 3 09/02/2024, 3 09/09/2024, 2 09/16/2024, 3 09/23/2024, 3 09/30/2024, 4 10/07/2024, 8 10/14/2024, 14 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 48 PUB DATE: Nov 2023 UNITS SOLD: 6,228 YTD: 449,933	Nov 2023	6,228 449,933
15	9	4	Impossible Creatures Ashley MacKenzie, Illustrator, Katherine Rundell, Author Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers, $19.99 (368) 978-0-593-80986-0 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 09/23/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/23/2024 Average Rank 6.20 [details] Sales history for Impossible Creatures date, rank 09/23/2024, 1 09/30/2024, 3 10/07/2024, 5 10/14/2024, 15 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 6,002 YTD: 45,667	Sep 2024	6,002 45,667
16	3	35	If Only I Had Told Her Laura Nowlin, Author Sourcebooks Fire, $11.99 (300) 978-1-7282-7622-9 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 02/19/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/19/2024 Average Rank 4.00 [details] Sales history for If Only I Had Told Her date, rank 02/19/2024, 1 02/26/2024, 1 03/04/2024, 1 03/11/2024, 1 03/18/2024, 1 03/25/2024, 1 04/01/2024, 2 04/08/2024, 2 04/15/2024, 2 04/22/2024, 2 04/29/2024, 2 05/06/2024, 2 05/13/2024, 3 05/20/2024, 3 05/27/2024, 3 06/10/2024, 2 06/17/2024, 2 06/24/2024, 2 07/08/2024, 3 07/15/2024, 5 07/22/2024, 5 07/29/2024, 5 08/05/2024, 5 08/12/2024, 7 08/19/2024, 5 08/26/2024, 2 09/02/2024, 4 09/09/2024, 3 09/16/2024, 4 09/23/2024, 5 09/30/2024, 6 10/07/2024, 9 10/14/2024, 16 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 35 PUB DATE: Feb 2024 UNITS SOLD: 5,950 YTD: 596,207	Feb 2024	5,950 596,207
17	3	2	Investigators: Class Action John Patrick Green, Author First Second, $12.99 (208) 978-1-250-84990-8 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 10/07/2024 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/07/2024 Average Rank 9.33 [details] Sales history for Investigators: Class Action date, rank 10/07/2024, 2 10/14/2024, 17 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 5,374 YTD: 23,226	Sep 2024	5,374 23,226
18	-	1	Curious Tides (Reprint) Pascale Lacelle, Author Margaret K. McElderry Books, $13.99 (560) 978-1-6659-3928-7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 5,139 YTD: 5,139	Oct 2024	5,139 5,139
19	5	14	Reckless Lauren Roberts, Author Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $19.99 (512) 978-1-6659-5543-0 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 07/15/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 07/15/2024 Average Rank 5.35 [details] Sales history for Reckless date, rank 07/15/2024, 1 07/22/2024, 1 07/29/2024, 1 08/05/2024, 2 08/12/2024, 3 08/19/2024, 4 08/26/2024, 4 09/02/2024, 5 09/09/2024, 4 09/16/2024, 7 09/23/2024, 6 09/30/2024, 7 10/07/2024, 12 10/14/2024, 19 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: Jul 2024 UNITS SOLD: 4,840 YTD: 249,411	Jul 2024	4,840 249,411
20	-	1	The Brothers Hawthorne Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Author Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $12.99 (496) 978-0-316-48080-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 4,800 YTD: 4,800	Oct 2024	4,800 4,800
21	-	1	The Last Dragon on Mars Scott Reintgen, Author Aladdin Paperbacks, $18.99 (432) 978-1-6659-4651-3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 4,700 YTD: 4,700	Oct 2024	4,700 4,700
22	4	5	Immortal Dark (Standard Edition) Tigest Girma, Author Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $19.99 (432) 978-0-316-58144-8 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/16/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/16/2024 Average Rank 9.00 [details] Sales history for Immortal Dark (Standard Edition) date, rank 09/16/2024, 1 09/23/2024, 4 09/30/2024, 8 10/07/2024, 10 10/14/2024, 22 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 4,224 YTD: 34,648	Sep 2024	4,224 34,648
23	-	1	The Hotel Balzaar Kate DiCamillo, Author, Júlia Sardà, Illustrator Candlewick Press (MA), $17.99 (160) 978-1-5362-2331-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 3,952 YTD: 3,952	Oct 2024	3,952 3,952
24	1	2	The Thirteenth Child Erin A Craig, Author Delacorte Press, $20.99 (512) 978-0-593-48258-2 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 10/07/2024 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 10/07/2024 Average Rank 15.00 [details] Sales history for The Thirteenth Child date, rank 10/07/2024, 6 10/14/2024, 24 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 3,629 YTD: 12,039	Sep 2024	3,629 12,039
25	-	1	The Glass Girl Kathleen Glasgow, Author Delacorte Press, $21.99 (464) 978-0-525-70808-7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 3,412 YTD: 3,412	Oct 2024	3,412 3,412

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Source: Circana BookScan, for the week ended Oct. 4, 2024; appearing in the Oct. 14, 2024, print edition of PW