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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2019 YTD
1	-	1	Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book #14 Jeff Kinney, Author Amulet Books, $14.99 (224) 978-1-4197-3903-3 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/18/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/18/2019 Average Rank 1.00 [details] Sales history for Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book #14 date, rank 11/18/2019, 1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 198,833 YTD: 198,924	Nov 2019	198,833 198,924
2	1	13	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 1 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 08/26/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/26/2019 Average Rank 2.54 [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 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 13 PUB DATE: Aug 2019 UNITS SOLD: 27,475 YTD: 828,595	Aug 2019	27,475 828,595
3	-	1	Legacy Shannon Messenger, Author Aladdin Paperbacks, $19.99 (688) 978-1-5344-2733-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 11/18/2019 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 11/18/2019 Average Rank 6.00 [details] Sales history for Legacy date, rank 11/18/2019, 3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 26,644 YTD: 26,684	Nov 2019	26,644 26,684
4	-	1	The Toll Neal Shusterman, Author Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $19.99 (448) 978-1-4814-9706-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 23,530 YTD: 23,615	Nov 2019	23,530 23,615
5	3	5	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 3 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/21/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/21/2019 Average Rank 3.00 [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 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 18,114 YTD: 195,076	Oct 2019	18,114 195,076
6	2	3	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 2 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 11/04/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 11/04/2019 Average Rank 4.50 [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 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 17,972 YTD: 55,681	Oct 2019	17,972 55,681
7	-	1	Supernova Marissa Meyer, Author Feiwel & Friends, $19.99 (560) 978-1-250-07838-4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 14,780 YTD: 14,805	Nov 2019	14,780 14,805
8	-	1	Call Down the Hawk (the Dreamer Trilogy, Book 1) Maggie Stiefvater, Author Scholastic Press, $19.99 (448) 978-1-338-18832-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 10,846 YTD: 10,865	Nov 2019	10,846 10,865
9	6	47	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 3.02 [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 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 47 PUB DATE: Dec 2018 UNITS SOLD: 8,695 YTD: 686,089	Dec 2018	8,695 686,089
10	5	7	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 5 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/07/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/07/2019 Average Rank 3.88 [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 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 7,296 YTD: 136,112	Sep 2019	7,296 136,112
11	16	31	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 4.24 [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 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 31 PUB DATE: Apr 2019 UNITS SOLD: 6,830 YTD: 652,232	Apr 2019	6,830 652,232
12	8	4	The Hidden Kingdom Tui T Sutherland, Author, Mike Holmes, Illustrator Graphix, $12.99 (224) 978-1-338-34405-9 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 10/28/2019 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 10/28/2019 Average Rank 6.80 [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 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 6,736 YTD: 50,793	Oct 2019	6,736 50,793
13	11	10	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 11 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 09/16/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 09/16/2019 Average Rank 5.45 [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 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 6,586 YTD: 104,260	Sep 2019	6,586 104,260
14	14	8	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 14 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 09/30/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 09/30/2019 Average Rank 7.56 [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 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,282 YTD: 65,734	Sep 2019	5,282 65,734
15	19	6	A Tale of Magic... Chris Colfer, Author Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $18.99 (496) 978-0-316-52347-9 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 10/14/2019 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 10/14/2019 Average Rank 9.00 [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 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,444 YTD: 39,600	Oct 2019	4,444 39,600
16	22	13	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 22 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 08/26/2019 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 08/26/2019 Average Rank 10.08 [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 LAST WEEK: 22 WEEKS ON LIST: 13 PUB DATE: Aug 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,799 YTD: 60,272	Aug 2019	3,799 60,272
17	26	6	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 26 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 03/11/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 03/11/2019 Average Rank 15.00 [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 LAST WEEK: 26 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Feb 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,403 YTD: 103,914	Feb 2019	3,403 103,914
18	-	1	A Court of Thorns and Roses Collector's Edition Sarah J Maas, Author Bloomsbury YA, $35.00 (448) 978-1-5476-0417-3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 2,622 YTD: 2,623	Nov 2019	2,622 2,623
19	2	6	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 rank 2 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 10/14/2019 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 10/14/2019 Average Rank 14.50 [details] Sales history for The Book of Dust: The Secret Commonwealth (Book of Dust, Volume 2) date, rank 10/14/2019, 4 10/21/2019, 11 10/28/2019, 17 11/04/2019, 17 11/11/2019, 19 11/18/2019, 19 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 2,354 YTD: 25,413	Oct 2019	2,354 25,413
20	-		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 WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 2,315 YTD:	Oct 2019	2,315
21	-		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 9.56 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Jun 2019 UNITS SOLD: 2,276 YTD:	Jun 2019	2,276
22	-		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 19 Highest Rank Date 05/13/2019 Average Rank 21.25 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Apr 2019 UNITS SOLD: 2,098 YTD:	Apr 2019	2,098
23	-		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 rank 0 Initial Rank 13 Initial Date 10/14/2019 Highest Rank 12 Highest Rank Date 10/21/2019 Average Rank 16.17 [details] Sales history for White Bird: A Wonder Story date, rank 10/14/2019, 13 10/21/2019, 12 10/28/2019, 18 11/04/2019, 15 11/11/2019, 16 11/18/2019, 23 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 1,966 YTD:	Oct 2019	1,966
24	3	32	Long Way Down Jason Reynolds, Author Atheneum Books, $10.99 (336) 978-1-4814-3826-1 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 04/15/2019 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 04/15/2019 Average Rank 18.52 [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 10/21/2019, 14 11/11/2019, 20 11/18/2019, 24 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 32 PUB DATE: Apr 2019 UNITS SOLD: 1,952 YTD: 73,175	Apr 2019	1,952 73,175
25	-		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 18.83 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 1,931 YTD:	Sep 2019	1,931

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NPD BookScan, week 46 of 2019, data through 11/9/2019; PW Issue of November 18, 2019