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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2020 YTD
1	1	4	Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 15 Jeff Kinney, Author Amulet Books, $14.99 (224) 978-1-4197-4868-4 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/09/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/09/2020 Average Rank 1.25 [details] Sales history for Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 15 date, rank 11/09/2020, 1 11/16/2020, 1 11/23/2020, 1 11/30/2020, 1 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Oct 2020 UNITS SOLD: 85,807 YTD: 497,669	Oct 2020	85,807 497,669
2	2	12	Dog Man: Grime and Punishment: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #9), Volume 9 Dav Pilkey, Author, Dav Pilkey, Illustrator Graphix, $12.99 (240) 978-1-338-53562-4 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/14/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/14/2020 Average Rank 2.25 [details] Sales history for Dog Man: Grime and Punishment: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #9), Volume 9 date, rank 09/14/2020, 1 09/21/2020, 1 09/28/2020, 1 10/05/2020, 1 10/12/2020, 1 10/19/2020, 2 10/26/2020, 1 11/02/2020, 1 11/09/2020, 2 11/16/2020, 2 11/23/2020, 2 11/30/2020, 2 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: Sep 2020 UNITS SOLD: 44,690 YTD: 915,767	Sep 2020	44,690 915,767
3	-	1	Unlocked Book 8.5 Shannon Messenger, Author Aladdin Paperbacks, $21.99 (512) 978-1-5344-6342-4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2020 UNITS SOLD: 35,588 YTD: 35,588	Nov 2020	35,588 35,588
4	3	2	The Ickabog J. K. Rowling, Author Scholastic Inc., $26.99 (304) 978-1-338-73287-0 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 11/23/2020 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 11/23/2020 Average Rank 5.00 [details] Sales history for The Ickabog date, rank 11/23/2020, 3 11/30/2020, 4 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Nov 2020 UNITS SOLD: 32,340 YTD: 68,449	Nov 2020	32,340 68,449
5	1	16	Midnight Sun Stephenie Meyer, Author Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $27.99 (672) 978-0-316-70704-6 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 08/17/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/17/2020 Average Rank 3.46 [details] Sales history for Midnight Sun date, rank 08/17/2020, 1 08/24/2020, 1 09/07/2020, 1 09/14/2020, 2 09/21/2020, 2 09/28/2020, 2 10/05/2020, 2 10/12/2020, 2 10/19/2020, 3 10/26/2020, 2 11/02/2020, 2 11/09/2020, 3 11/16/2020, 3 11/23/2020, 5 11/30/2020, 5 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 16 PUB DATE: Aug 2020 UNITS SOLD: 21,976 YTD: 1,126,687	Aug 2020	21,976 1,126,687
6	6	16	Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure Jeff Kinney, Author Amulet Books, $14.99 (224) 978-1-4197-4909-4 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 08/17/2020 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 08/17/2020 Average Rank 4.30 [details] Sales history for Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure date, rank 08/17/2020, 2 08/24/2020, 2 09/07/2020, 2 09/14/2020, 4 09/21/2020, 3 09/28/2020, 4 10/05/2020, 3 10/12/2020, 4 10/19/2020, 6 10/26/2020, 4 11/02/2020, 4 11/09/2020, 4 11/16/2020, 4 11/23/2020, 6 11/30/2020, 6 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 16 PUB DATE: Aug 2020 UNITS SOLD: 11,150 YTD: 325,039	Aug 2020	11,150 325,039
7	9	5	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: Minalima Edition (Harry Potter, Book 1), Volume 1 Minalima Design, Illustrator, J. K. Rowling, Author Scholastic Inc., $37.99 (368) 978-1-338-59670-0 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 11/02/2020 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 11/02/2020 Average Rank 5.40 [details] Sales history for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: Minalima Edition (Harry Potter, Book 1), Volume 1 date, rank 11/02/2020, 3 11/09/2020, 5 11/16/2020, 5 11/23/2020, 7 11/30/2020, 7 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Oct 2020 UNITS SOLD: 10,793 YTD: 60,514	Oct 2020	10,793 60,514
8	-	1	Paradise Island: A Sam and Colby Story Sam Golbach, Author, Colby Brock, Author, Gaby Triana, With Permuted Press, $21.00 (256) 978-1-68261-949-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2020 UNITS SOLD: 9,442 YTD: 9,442	Nov 2020	9,442 9,442
9	11	12	Logan Likes Mary Anne! (the Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novel #8), Volume 8 Ann M Martin, Author, Gale Galligan, Illustrator Graphix, $10.99 (176) 978-1-338-30454-1 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 09/14/2020 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 09/14/2020 Average Rank 6.00 [details] Sales history for Logan Likes Mary Anne! (the Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novel #8), Volume 8 date, rank 09/14/2020, 3 09/21/2020, 4 09/28/2020, 5 10/05/2020, 4 10/12/2020, 5 10/19/2020, 7 10/26/2020, 6 11/02/2020, 6 11/09/2020, 7 11/16/2020, 7 11/23/2020, 9 11/30/2020, 9 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: Sep 2020 UNITS SOLD: 8,863 YTD: 143,256	Sep 2020	8,863 143,256
10	2	27	The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (a Hunger Games Novel) Suzanne Collins, Author Scholastic Press, $27.99 (624) 978-1-338-63517-1 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 06/01/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/01/2020 Average Rank 4.68 [details] Sales history for The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (a Hunger Games Novel) date, rank 06/01/2020, 1 06/08/2020, 1 06/15/2020, 1 06/22/2020, 1 06/29/2020, 1 07/06/2020, 1 07/13/2020, 1 07/20/2020, 1 07/27/2020, 1 08/03/2020, 1 08/10/2020, 1 08/17/2020, 3 08/24/2020, 3 09/07/2020, 3 09/14/2020, 6 09/21/2020, 5 09/28/2020, 6 10/05/2020, 6 10/12/2020, 10 10/19/2020, 12 10/26/2020, 7 11/02/2020, 8 11/09/2020, 14 11/16/2020, 6 11/23/2020, 8 11/30/2020, 10 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 27 PUB DATE: May 2020 UNITS SOLD: 8,836 YTD: 1,147,285	May 2020	8,836 1,147,285
11	12	50	Dog Man #8 Dav Pilkey, Author Graphix, $12.99 (240) 978-1-338-32321-4 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 12/23/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 12/23/2019 Average Rank 3.87 [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 01/20/2020, 1 01/27/2020, 1 02/03/2020, 1 02/10/2020, 1 02/17/2020, 1 02/24/2020, 1 03/02/2020, 1 03/09/2020, 1 03/16/2020, 3 03/23/2020, 1 03/30/2020, 1 04/06/2020, 1 04/13/2020, 1 04/20/2020, 1 04/27/2020, 1 05/04/2020, 1 05/11/2020, 1 05/18/2020, 3 05/25/2020, 2 06/01/2020, 3 06/08/2020, 3 06/15/2020, 5 06/22/2020, 3 06/29/2020, 2 07/06/2020, 2 07/13/2020, 2 07/20/2020, 6 07/27/2020, 3 08/03/2020, 7 08/10/2020, 2 08/17/2020, 5 08/24/2020, 4 09/07/2020, 5 09/14/2020, 11 09/21/2020, 7 09/28/2020, 9 10/05/2020, 7 10/12/2020, 11 10/19/2020, 14 10/26/2020, 9 11/02/2020, 9 11/09/2020, 12 11/16/2020, 10 11/23/2020, 10 11/30/2020, 11 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 50 PUB DATE: Dec 2019 UNITS SOLD: 8,208 YTD: 530,319	Dec 2019	8,208 530,319
12	5	2	Bad Guys #12, Volume 12 Aaron Blabey, Author Scholastic Paperbacks, $6.99 (192) 978-1-338-32950-6 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 11/23/2020 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 11/23/2020 Average Rank 8.00 [details] Sales history for Bad Guys #12, Volume 12 date, rank 11/23/2020, 4 11/30/2020, 12 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Nov 2020 UNITS SOLD: 7,777 YTD: 34,661	Nov 2020	7,777 34,661
13	13	7	The Tower of Nero (Trials of Apollo, the Book Five) Rick Riordan, Author Disney-Hyperion, $19.99 (448) 978-1-4847-4645-5 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 10/19/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/19/2020 Average Rank 6.56 [details] Sales history for The Tower of Nero (Trials of Apollo, the Book Five) date, rank 10/19/2020, 1 10/26/2020, 3 11/02/2020, 5 11/09/2020, 6 11/16/2020, 8 11/23/2020, 11 11/30/2020, 13 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Oct 2020 UNITS SOLD: 7,526 YTD: 121,283	Oct 2020	7,526 121,283
14	17	10	The Last Kids on Earth and the Skeleton Road Max Brallier, Author, Douglas Holgate, Illustrator Viking Books for Young Readers, $13.99 (250) 978-1-9848-3534-5 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 09/28/2020 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 09/28/2020 Average Rank 8.40 [details] Sales history for The Last Kids on Earth and the Skeleton Road date, rank 09/28/2020, 3 10/05/2020, 5 10/12/2020, 6 10/19/2020, 9 10/26/2020, 8 11/02/2020, 7 11/09/2020, 8 11/16/2020, 11 11/23/2020, 13 11/30/2020, 14 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Sep 2020 UNITS SOLD: 6,179 YTD: 83,766	Sep 2020	6,179 83,766
15	20	29	The One and Only Bob Katherine Applegate, Author, Patricia Castelao, Illustrator HarperCollins, $18.99 (352) 978-0-06-299131-7 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 05/18/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/18/2020 Average Rank 7.07 [details] Sales history for The One and Only Bob date, rank 05/18/2020, 1 05/25/2020, 1 06/01/2020, 2 06/08/2020, 2 06/15/2020, 4 06/22/2020, 2 06/29/2020, 3 07/06/2020, 3 07/13/2020, 4 07/20/2020, 10 07/27/2020, 4 08/03/2020, 8 08/10/2020, 5 08/17/2020, 7 08/24/2020, 5 09/07/2020, 4 09/14/2020, 9 09/21/2020, 6 09/28/2020, 7 10/05/2020, 8 10/12/2020, 12 10/19/2020, 15 10/26/2020, 10 11/02/2020, 10 11/09/2020, 15 11/16/2020, 12 11/23/2020, 14 11/30/2020, 15 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 29 PUB DATE: May 2020 UNITS SOLD: 5,710 YTD: 215,005	May 2020	5,710 215,005
16	3	4	Five Total Strangers Natalie D Richards, Author Sourcebooks Fire, $10.99 (320) 978-1-4926-5721-7 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 14 Initial Date 11/16/2020 Highest Rank 14 Highest Rank Date 11/16/2020 Average Rank 15.00 [details] Sales history for Five Total Strangers date, rank 11/16/2020, 14 11/23/2020, 15 11/30/2020, 16 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Oct 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,805 YTD: 15,712	Oct 2020	4,805 15,712
17	39	12	I Survived the California Wildfires, 2018 (I Survived #20), Volume 20 Lauren Tarshis, Author Scholastic Inc., $5.99 (144) 978-1-338-31744-2 Last rank 39 Initial Rank 13 Initial Date 09/14/2020 Highest Rank 13 Highest Rank Date 09/14/2020 Average Rank 17.55 [details] Sales history for I Survived the California Wildfires, 2018 (I Survived #20), Volume 20 date, rank 09/14/2020, 13 09/21/2020, 16 09/28/2020, 16 10/05/2020, 13 10/12/2020, 20 10/26/2020, 20 11/02/2020, 16 11/09/2020, 22 11/16/2020, 17 11/23/2020, 23 11/30/2020, 17 LAST WEEK: 39 WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: Sep 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,580 YTD: 40,513	Sep 2020	4,580 40,513
18	35	7	Class ACT Jerry Craft, Author, Jerry Craft, Illustrator Quill Tree Books, $12.99 (256) 978-0-06-288550-0 Last rank 35 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 10/19/2020 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 10/19/2020 Average Rank 15.43 [details] Sales history for Class ACT date, rank 10/19/2020, 10 10/26/2020, 15 11/02/2020, 13 11/09/2020, 18 11/16/2020, 16 11/23/2020, 18 11/30/2020, 18 LAST WEEK: 35 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Oct 2020 UNITS SOLD: 3,572 YTD: 28,304	Oct 2020	3,572 28,304
19	32	20	Karen's Roller Skates (Baby-Sitters Little Sister Graphic Novel #2): A Graphix Book (Adapted, Full-Color) Ann M Martin, Author, Katy Farina, Illustrator Graphix, $10.99 (144) 978-1-338-35614-4 Last rank 32 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 07/20/2020 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 07/20/2020 Average Rank 14.39 [details] Sales history for Karen's Roller Skates (Baby-Sitters Little Sister Graphic Novel #2): A Graphix Book (Adapted, Full-Color) date, rank 07/20/2020, 3 07/27/2020, 5 08/03/2020, 9 08/10/2020, 6 08/17/2020, 10 08/24/2020, 8 09/07/2020, 8 09/14/2020, 21 09/21/2020, 15 09/28/2020, 17 10/05/2020, 14 10/12/2020, 22 10/26/2020, 25 11/02/2020, 21 11/09/2020, 21 11/16/2020, 19 11/23/2020, 16 11/30/2020, 19 LAST WEEK: 32 WEEKS ON LIST: 20 PUB DATE: Jul 2020 UNITS SOLD: 3,557 YTD: 78,648	Jul 2020	3,557 78,648
20	33	8	A Tale of Witchcraft... Chris Colfer, Author Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $18.99 (448) 978-0-316-52356-1 Last rank 33 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 10/12/2020 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 10/12/2020 Average Rank 13.75 [details] Sales history for A Tale of Witchcraft... date, rank 10/12/2020, 3 10/19/2020, 13 10/26/2020, 12 11/02/2020, 14 11/09/2020, 16 11/16/2020, 15 11/23/2020, 17 11/30/2020, 20 LAST WEEK: 33 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Sep 2020 UNITS SOLD: 3,355 YTD: 46,998	Sep 2020	3,355 46,998
21	5	48	The Silver Eyes (Five Nights at Freddy's Graphic Novel #1) Scott Cawthon, Author, Kira Breed-Wrisley, Author, Claudia Schroder, Illustrator, Claudia Schroder, Author Scholastic Inc., $12.99 (192) 978-1-338-29848-2 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 24 Initial Date 01/20/2020 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 05/11/2020 Average Rank 14.78 [details] Sales history for The Silver Eyes (Five Nights at Freddy's Graphic Novel #1) date, rank 01/20/2020, 24 01/27/2020, 15 02/03/2020, 13 02/10/2020, 16 02/24/2020, 19 03/02/2020, 19 03/09/2020, 13 03/16/2020, 22 03/23/2020, 14 04/27/2020, 22 05/04/2020, 10 05/11/2020, 7 05/18/2020, 11 05/25/2020, 9 06/01/2020, 10 06/08/2020, 9 06/15/2020, 12 06/22/2020, 8 06/29/2020, 8 07/06/2020, 9 07/13/2020, 7 07/20/2020, 18 07/27/2020, 17 08/03/2020, 18 08/10/2020, 14 08/17/2020, 15 08/24/2020, 10 09/07/2020, 12 09/14/2020, 19 09/21/2020, 11 09/28/2020, 13 10/05/2020, 11 10/12/2020, 17 10/19/2020, 22 10/26/2020, 18 11/02/2020, 19 11/09/2020, 20 11/16/2020, 18 11/23/2020, 21 11/30/2020, 21 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 48 PUB DATE: Dec 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,160 YTD: 140,330	Dec 2019	3,160 140,330
22	37	20	The Bad Guys in the Dawn of the Underlord (the Bad Guys #11) Aaron Blabey, Author Scholastic Paperbacks, $6.99 (192) 978-1-338-32948-3 Last rank 37 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 07/20/2020 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 07/20/2020 Average Rank 12.72 [details] Sales history for The Bad Guys in the Dawn of the Underlord (the Bad Guys #11) date, rank 07/20/2020, 2 07/27/2020, 2 08/03/2020, 6 08/10/2020, 3 08/17/2020, 8 08/24/2020, 7 09/07/2020, 7 09/14/2020, 18 09/21/2020, 14 09/28/2020, 15 10/05/2020, 12 10/12/2020, 21 10/26/2020, 21 11/02/2020, 23 11/16/2020, 23 11/23/2020, 20 11/30/2020, 22 LAST WEEK: 37 WEEKS ON LIST: 20 PUB DATE: Jul 2020 UNITS SOLD: 3,069 YTD: 101,168	Jul 2020	3,069 101,168
23	-	2	Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks (Reprint) Jason Reynolds, Author, Alexander Nabaum, Illustrator Atheneum Books, $8.99 (240) 978-1-4814-3829-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 23 Initial Date 11/09/2020 Highest Rank 23 Highest Rank Date 11/09/2020 Average Rank 23.00 [details] Sales history for Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks (Reprint) date, rank 11/09/2020, 23 11/30/2020, 23 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2020 UNITS SOLD: 3,030 YTD: 9,744	Oct 2020	3,030 9,744
24	38	12	Captain Underpants and the Revolting Revenge of the Radioactive Robo-Boxers: Color Edition (Captain Underpants #10), Volume 10: Color Edition (Color) Dav Pilkey, Author, Dav Pilkey, Illustrator Scholastic Inc., $12.99 (224) 978-1-338-34723-4 Last rank 38 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 09/14/2020 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 09/21/2020 Average Rank 16.58 [details] Sales history for Captain Underpants and the Revolting Revenge of the Radioactive Robo-Boxers: Color Edition (Captain Underpants #10), Volume 10: Color Edition (Color) date, rank 09/14/2020, 12 09/21/2020, 8 09/28/2020, 11 10/05/2020, 10 10/12/2020, 15 10/19/2020, 24 10/26/2020, 17 11/02/2020, 17 11/09/2020, 19 11/16/2020, 20 11/23/2020, 22 11/30/2020, 24 LAST WEEK: 38 WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: Sep 2020 UNITS SOLD: 2,953 YTD: 45,768	Sep 2020	2,953 45,768
25	-	6	Becoming Muhammad Ali James Patterson, Author, Kwame Alexander, Author, Dawud Anyabwile, Illustrator Jimmy Patterson, $16.99 (320) 978-0-316-49816-6 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 20 Initial Date 10/19/2020 Highest Rank 15 Highest Rank Date 11/02/2020 Average Rank 19.17 [details] Sales history for Becoming Muhammad Ali date, rank 10/19/2020, 20 10/26/2020, 16 11/02/2020, 15 11/09/2020, 17 11/16/2020, 22 11/30/2020, 25 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Oct 2020 UNITS SOLD: 2,799 YTD: 21,971	Oct 2020	2,799 21,971

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