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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2021 YTD
1	1	12	Cat Kid Comic Club: From the Creator of Dog Man Dav Pilkey, Author, Dav Pilkey, Illustrator Graphix, $12.99 (176) 978-1-338-71276-6 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 12/14/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 12/14/2020 Average Rank 3.00 [details] Sales history for Cat Kid Comic Club: From the Creator of Dog Man date, rank 12/14/2020, 1 12/21/2020, 1 12/28/2020, 1 01/04/2021, 1 01/11/2021, 2 01/18/2021, 1 01/25/2021, 1 02/01/2021, 1 02/08/2021, 1 02/15/2021, 2 02/22/2021, 1 03/01/2021, 1 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: Dec 2020 UNITS SOLD: 14,793 YTD: 137,791	Dec 2020	14,793 137,791
2	3	17	Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 15 Jeff Kinney, Author Amulet Books, $14.99 (224) 978-1-4197-4868-4 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/09/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/09/2020 Average Rank 2.55 [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 12/07/2020, 1 12/14/2020, 2 12/21/2020, 2 12/28/2020, 2 01/04/2021, 2 01/11/2021, 3 01/18/2021, 2 01/25/2021, 3 02/01/2021, 2 02/08/2021, 2 02/15/2021, 4 02/22/2021, 2 03/01/2021, 2 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 17 PUB DATE: Oct 2020 UNITS SOLD: 13,265 YTD: 113,802	Oct 2020	13,265 113,802
3	4	3	Claudia and the New Girl (the Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novel #9), Volume 9 Ann M Martin, Author, Gabriela Epstein, Illustrator Graphix, $12.99 (176) 978-1-338-30457-2 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 02/15/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/15/2021 Average Rank 3.25 [details] Sales history for Claudia and the New Girl (the Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novel #9), Volume 9 date, rank 02/15/2021, 1 02/22/2021, 3 03/01/2021, 3 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Feb 2021 UNITS SOLD: 10,821 YTD: 50,490	Feb 2021	10,821 50,490
4	5	25	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 5 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/14/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/14/2020 Average Rank 2.95 [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 12/07/2020, 2 12/14/2020, 3 12/21/2020, 3 12/28/2020, 3 01/04/2021, 3 01/11/2021, 5 01/18/2021, 4 01/25/2021, 4 02/01/2021, 3 02/08/2021, 3 02/15/2021, 5 02/22/2021, 4 03/01/2021, 4 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 25 PUB DATE: Sep 2020 UNITS SOLD: 10,202 YTD: 90,933	Sep 2020	10,202 90,933
5	1	29	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 4.12 [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 12/07/2020, 4 12/14/2020, 5 12/21/2020, 5 12/28/2020, 5 01/04/2021, 5 01/11/2021, 4 01/18/2021, 3 01/25/2021, 5 02/01/2021, 4 02/08/2021, 4 02/15/2021, 9 02/22/2021, 5 03/01/2021, 5 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 29 PUB DATE: Aug 2020 UNITS SOLD: 7,026 YTD: 77,976	Aug 2020	7,026 77,976
6	6	15	The Ickabog J. K. Rowling, Author Scholastic Inc., $26.99 (304) 978-1-338-73287-0 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 11/23/2020 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 11/23/2020 Average Rank 6.14 [details] Sales history for The Ickabog date, rank 11/23/2020, 3 11/30/2020, 4 12/07/2020, 3 12/14/2020, 4 12/21/2020, 4 12/28/2020, 4 01/04/2021, 4 01/11/2021, 6 01/18/2021, 5 01/25/2021, 6 02/01/2021, 5 02/08/2021, 5 02/15/2021, 10 02/22/2021, 6 03/01/2021, 6 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: Nov 2020 UNITS SOLD: 6,837 YTD: 66,198	Nov 2020	6,837 66,198
7	7	8	The Dark Secret: A Graphix Book, Volume 4 Tui T Sutherland, Author, Mike Holmes, Illustrator Graphix, $12.99 (224) 978-1-338-34421-9 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 01/11/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/11/2021 Average Rank 6.22 [details] Sales history for The Dark Secret: A Graphix Book, Volume 4 date, rank 01/11/2021, 1 01/18/2021, 6 01/25/2021, 7 02/01/2021, 7 02/08/2021, 7 02/15/2021, 12 02/22/2021, 7 03/01/2021, 7 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Dec 2020 UNITS SOLD: 5,417 YTD: 55,205	Dec 2020	5,417 55,205
8	9	29	Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure Jeff Kinney, Author Amulet Books, $14.99 (224) 978-1-4197-4909-4 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 08/17/2020 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 08/17/2020 Average Rank 6.48 [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 12/07/2020, 7 12/14/2020, 8 12/21/2020, 8 12/28/2020, 8 01/04/2021, 8 01/11/2021, 12 01/18/2021, 13 01/25/2021, 13 02/01/2021, 12 02/08/2021, 9 02/15/2021, 14 02/22/2021, 8 03/01/2021, 8 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 29 PUB DATE: Aug 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,951 YTD: 33,916	Aug 2020	4,951 33,916
9	3	6	Concrete Rose Angie Thomas, Author Balzer & Bray/Harperteen, $19.99 (320) 978-0-06-284671-6 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 01/25/2021 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 01/25/2021 Average Rank 8.29 [details] Sales history for Concrete Rose date, rank 01/25/2021, 2 02/01/2021, 6 02/08/2021, 8 02/15/2021, 13 02/22/2021, 10 03/01/2021, 9 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Jan 2021 UNITS SOLD: 4,544 YTD: 49,780	Jan 2021	4,544 49,780
10	2	3	The Twisted Ones (Five Nights at Freddy's Graphic Novel #2), Volume 2 Scott Cawthon, Author, Kira Breed-Wrisley, Author, Claudia Aguirre, Illustrator Afk, $12.99 (192) 978-1-338-62976-7 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 02/15/2021 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 02/15/2021 Average Rank 8.33 [details] Sales history for The Twisted Ones (Five Nights at Freddy's Graphic Novel #2), Volume 2 date, rank 02/15/2021, 6 02/22/2021, 9 03/01/2021, 10 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Feb 2021 UNITS SOLD: 4,039 YTD: 19,265	Feb 2021	4,039 19,265
11	12	18	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 12 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 11/02/2020 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 11/02/2020 Average Rank 7.94 [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 12/07/2020, 8 12/14/2020, 6 12/21/2020, 7 12/28/2020, 7 01/04/2021, 7 01/11/2021, 7 01/18/2021, 7 01/25/2021, 8 02/01/2021, 8 02/08/2021, 11 02/15/2021, 18 02/22/2021, 11 03/01/2021, 11 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 18 PUB DATE: Oct 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,016 YTD: 34,735	Oct 2020	4,016 34,735
12	5	4	A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Holly Jackson, Author Ember, $10.99 (400) 978-1-9848-9639-1 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 16 Initial Date 01/18/2021 Highest Rank 12 Highest Rank Date 03/01/2021 Average Rank 14.57 [details] Sales history for A Good Girl's Guide to Murder date, rank 01/18/2021, 16 01/25/2021, 14 02/01/2021, 15 02/08/2021, 15 02/15/2021, 17 02/22/2021, 13 03/01/2021, 12 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Jan 2021 UNITS SOLD: 3,749 YTD: 27,151	Jan 2021	3,749 27,151
13	14	25	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 14 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 09/14/2020 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 09/14/2020 Average Rank 9.00 [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 12/07/2020, 10 12/14/2020, 10 12/21/2020, 9 12/28/2020, 10 01/04/2021, 9 01/11/2021, 11 01/18/2021, 12 01/25/2021, 11 02/01/2021, 13 02/08/2021, 14 02/15/2021, 20 02/22/2021, 14 03/01/2021, 13 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 25 PUB DATE: Sep 2020 UNITS SOLD: 3,657 YTD: 28,207	Sep 2020	3,657 28,207
14	15	8	Karen's Worst Day (Baby-Sitters Little Sister Graphic Novel #3), Volume 3 Ann M Martin, Author, Katy Farina, Illustrator Graphix, $10.99 (144) 978-1-338-35618-2 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 01/11/2021 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 01/11/2021 Average Rank 12.62 [details] Sales history for Karen's Worst Day (Baby-Sitters Little Sister Graphic Novel #3), Volume 3 date, rank 01/11/2021, 8 01/18/2021, 11 01/25/2021, 12 02/01/2021, 10 02/08/2021, 12 02/15/2021, 19 02/22/2021, 15 03/01/2021, 14 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Dec 2020 UNITS SOLD: 3,572 YTD: 29,216	Dec 2020	3,572 29,216
15	4	40	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 4 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 06/01/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/01/2020 Average Rank 6.24 [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 12/07/2020, 6 12/14/2020, 11 12/21/2020, 10 12/28/2020, 6 01/04/2021, 6 01/11/2021, 10 01/18/2021, 9 01/25/2021, 10 02/01/2021, 11 02/08/2021, 13 02/15/2021, 21 02/22/2021, 12 03/01/2021, 15 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 40 PUB DATE: May 2020 UNITS SOLD: 3,554 YTD: 30,722	May 2020	3,554 30,722
16	6	7	Lore Alexandra Bracken, Author Disney-Hyperion, $18.99 (480) 978-1-4847-7820-3 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 01/18/2021 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 01/25/2021 Average Rank 12.14 [details] Sales history for Lore date, rank 01/18/2021, 10 01/25/2021, 9 02/01/2021, 9 02/08/2021, 10 02/15/2021, 15 02/22/2021, 16 03/01/2021, 16 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Jan 2021 UNITS SOLD: 3,378 YTD: 31,252	Jan 2021	3,378 31,252
17	19	3	Ground Zero Alan Gratz, Author Scholastic Press, $17.99 (336) 978-1-338-24575-2 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 02/15/2021 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 02/15/2021 Average Rank 14.00 [details] Sales history for Ground Zero date, rank 02/15/2021, 7 02/22/2021, 18 03/01/2021, 17 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Feb 2021 UNITS SOLD: 3,197 YTD: 16,149	Feb 2021	3,197 16,149
18	17	42	The One and Only Bob Katherine Applegate, Author, Patricia Castelao, Illustrator HarperCollins, $18.99 (352) 978-0-06-299131-7 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 05/18/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/18/2020 Average Rank 9.68 [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 12/07/2020, 14 12/14/2020, 14 12/21/2020, 11 12/28/2020, 11 01/04/2021, 11 01/11/2021, 16 01/18/2021, 17 01/25/2021, 15 02/01/2021, 16 02/08/2021, 17 02/15/2021, 22 02/22/2021, 17 03/01/2021, 18 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 42 PUB DATE: May 2020 UNITS SOLD: 3,149 YTD: 23,458	May 2020	3,149 23,458
19	24	20	Class ACT Jerry Craft, Author, Jerry Craft, Illustrator Quill Tree Books, $12.99 (256) 978-0-06-288550-0 Last rank 24 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 10/19/2020 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 10/19/2020 Average Rank 18.11 [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 12/07/2020, 24 12/21/2020, 17 12/28/2020, 21 01/04/2021, 20 01/18/2021, 15 01/25/2021, 19 02/01/2021, 21 02/08/2021, 19 02/15/2021, 23 02/22/2021, 20 03/01/2021, 19 LAST WEEK: 24 WEEKS ON LIST: 20 PUB DATE: Oct 2020 UNITS SOLD: 2,461 YTD: 19,718	Oct 2020	2,461 19,718
20	10	4	All the Stars and Teeth Adalyn Grace, Author Square Fish, $10.99 (400) 978-1-250-76280-1 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Jan 2021 UNITS SOLD: 2,332 YTD: 7,521	Jan 2021	2,332 7,521
21	13	29	Serpent & Dove Shelby Mahurin, Author Harperteen, $11.99 (544) 978-0-06-287803-8 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 25 Initial Date 01/11/2021 Highest Rank 21 Highest Rank Date 03/01/2021 Average Rank 23.00 [details] Sales history for Serpent & Dove date, rank 01/11/2021, 25 03/01/2021, 21 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 29 PUB DATE: Aug 2020 UNITS SOLD: 2,290 YTD: 11,452	Aug 2020	2,290 11,452
22	25	15	Bad Guys #12, Volume 12 Aaron Blabey, Author Scholastic Paperbacks, $6.99 (192) 978-1-338-32950-6 Last rank 25 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 11/23/2020 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 11/23/2020 Average Rank 16.40 [details] Sales history for Bad Guys #12, Volume 12 date, rank 11/23/2020, 4 11/30/2020, 12 12/07/2020, 13 12/14/2020, 16 12/21/2020, 14 12/28/2020, 14 01/04/2021, 16 01/11/2021, 17 01/18/2021, 19 01/25/2021, 17 02/01/2021, 18 02/08/2021, 18 02/15/2021, 25 02/22/2021, 21 03/01/2021, 22 LAST WEEK: 25 WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: Nov 2020 UNITS SOLD: 2,146 YTD: 19,631	Nov 2020	2,146 19,631
23	7	3	Star Wars the High Republic: Into the Dark Claudia Gray, Author, Giorgio Baroni, Illustrator Disney Lucasfilm Press, $17.99 (352) 978-1-368-05728-8 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 02/15/2021 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 02/15/2021 Average Rank 15.00 [details] Sales history for Star Wars the High Republic: Into the Dark date, rank 02/15/2021, 3 02/22/2021, 19 03/01/2021, 23 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Feb 2021 UNITS SOLD: 2,098 YTD: 23,367	Feb 2021	2,098 23,367
24	45	3	City Spies, Volume 1 (Reprint) James Ponti, Author Aladdin Paperbacks, $8.99 (400) 978-1-5344-1492-1 LAST WEEK: 45 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Jan 2021 UNITS SOLD: 2,086 YTD: 7,686	Jan 2021	2,086 7,686
25	32	4	Middle School: Field Trip Fiasco James Patterson, Author, Martin Chatterton, Author, Anthony Lewis, Illustrator Jimmy Patterson, $13.99 (288) 978-0-316-43377-8 Last rank 32 Initial Rank 23 Initial Date 02/22/2021 Highest Rank 23 Highest Rank Date 02/22/2021 Average Rank 24.00 [details] Sales history for Middle School: Field Trip Fiasco date, rank 02/22/2021, 23 03/01/2021, 25 LAST WEEK: 32 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Jan 2021 UNITS SOLD: 1,874 YTD: 8,670	Jan 2021	1,874 8,670

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