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Children's Frontlist Fiction
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Pub Date Units
2023 YTD
1 2 16
Cat Kid Comic Club #4: Collaborations
Dav Pilkey, Author, Dav Pilkey, Illustrator
Graphix, $12.99 (224)
978-1-338-84662-1
LAST WEEK: 2
WEEKS ON LIST: 16
PUB DATE: Nov 2022
UNITS SOLD: 10,711
YTD: 138,256
Nov
2022
10,711
138,256
2 3 21
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Book 17
Jeff Kinney, Author
Amulet Books, $14.99 (224)
978-1-4197-6294-9
LAST WEEK: 3
WEEKS ON LIST: 21
PUB DATE: Oct 2022
UNITS SOLD: 10,415
YTD: 136,275
Oct
2022
10,415
136,275
3 8 12
Moon Rising: A Graphic Novel (Wings of Fire Graphic Novel #6)
Tui T Sutherland, Author, Mike Holmes, Illustrator
Graphix, $12.99 (224)
978-1-338-73089-0
LAST WEEK: 8
WEEKS ON LIST: 12
PUB DATE: Dec 2022
UNITS SOLD: 6,751
YTD: 121,081
Dec
2022
6,751
121,081
4 1 3
Natasha Preston, Author
Delacorte Press, $12.99 (336)
978-0-593-48149-3
LAST WEEK: 1
WEEKS ON LIST: 3
PUB DATE: Feb 2023
UNITS SOLD: 6,582
YTD: 24,156
Feb
2023
6,582
24,156
5 9 12
Mary Anne's Bad Luck Mystery: A Graphic Novel (the Baby-Sitters Club #13)
Ann M Martin, Author, Cynthia Yuan Cheng, Illustrator
Graphix, $12.99 (176)
978-1-338-61610-1
LAST WEEK: 9
WEEKS ON LIST: 12
PUB DATE: Dec 2022
UNITS SOLD: 6,563
YTD: 90,507
Dec
2022
6,563
90,507
6 4 7
As Good as Dead: The Finale to a Good Girl's Guide to Murder
Holly Jackson, Author
Ember, $12.99 (480)
978-0-593-37988-2
LAST WEEK: 4
WEEKS ON LIST: 7
PUB DATE: Jan 2023
UNITS SOLD: 5,609
YTD: 51,543
Jan
2023
5,609
51,543
7 3 3
Kill Joy: A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Novella
Holly Jackson, Author
Delacorte Press, $12.99 (208)
978-0-593-42621-0
LAST WEEK: 3
WEEKS ON LIST: 3
PUB DATE: Feb 2023
UNITS SOLD: 5,220
YTD: 18,267
Feb
2023
5,220
18,267
8 7 2
The Adventures of Captain Underpants (Now with a Dog Man Comic!) (Color Edition): 25th and a Half Anniversary Edition (Color)
Dav Pilkey, Author, Dav Pilkey, Illustrator
Scholastic Inc., $12.99 (176)
978-1-338-86539-4
LAST WEEK: 7
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
PUB DATE: Mar 2023
UNITS SOLD: 4,220
YTD: 11,767
Mar
2023
4,220
11,767
9 6 3
One of Us Is Lying
Karen M McManus, Author
Delacorte Press, $12.99 (416)
978-1-5247-1475-8
LAST WEEK: 6
WEEKS ON LIST: 3
PUB DATE: Feb 2023
UNITS SOLD: 4,104
YTD: 10,428
Feb
2023
4,104
10,428
10 13 11
Karen's Birthday: A Graphic Novel (Baby-Sitters Little Sister #6)
Ann M Martin, Author, Katy Farina, Illustrator
Graphix, $11.99 (160)
978-1-338-76258-7
LAST WEEK: 13
WEEKS ON LIST: 11
PUB DATE: Jan 2023
UNITS SOLD: 3,975
YTD: 60,518
Jan
2023
3,975
60,518
11 7 28
Five Nights at Freddy's: Fazbear Frights Graphic Novel Collection #1
Scott Cawthon, Author, Elley Cooper, Author, Carly Anne West, Author, Christopher Hastings, Adapted by, Didi Esmeralda, Illustrator, Anthony Morris, Illustrator, Andi Santagata, Illustrator
Graphix, $14.99 (192)
978-1-338-79267-6
LAST WEEK: 7
WEEKS ON LIST: 28
PUB DATE: Sep 2022
UNITS SOLD: 3,824
YTD: 30,846
Sep
2022
3,824
30,846
12 9 34
Better Than the Movies
Lynn Painter, Author
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $12.99 (384)
978-1-5344-6763-7
LAST WEEK: 9
WEEKS ON LIST: 34
PUB DATE: Jul 2022
UNITS SOLD: 3,551
YTD: 36,642
Jul
2022
3,551
36,642
13 11 33
The Hawthorne Legacy
Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Author
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $10.99 (384)
978-0-316-10518-7
LAST WEEK: 11
WEEKS ON LIST: 33
PUB DATE: Aug 2022
UNITS SOLD: 3,505
YTD: 40,154
Aug
2022
3,505
40,154
14 5 2
Five Nights at Freddy's: Fazbear Frights Graphic Novel Collection #2
Scott Cawthon, Author, Andrea Waggener, Author, Carly Anne West, Author, Christopher Hastings, Adapted by, Didi Esmeralda, Illustrator, Coryn MacPherson, Illustrator, Anthony Morris, Illustrator
Graphix, $14.99 (192)
978-1-338-79270-6
LAST WEEK: 5
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
PUB DATE: Mar 2023
UNITS SOLD: 3,466
YTD: 7,867
Mar
2023
3,466
7,867
15 10 3
Goldy Moldavsky, Author
Square Fish, $11.99 (480)
978-1-250-82123-2
LAST WEEK: 10
WEEKS ON LIST: 3
PUB DATE: Aug 2022
UNITS SOLD: 3,373
YTD: 10,632
Aug
2022
3,373
10,632
16 14 49
Cat Kid Comic Club #3: On Purpose
Dav Pilkey, Author, Dav Pilkey, Illustrator
Graphix, $12.99 (224)
978-1-338-80194-1
LAST WEEK: 14
WEEKS ON LIST: 49
PUB DATE: Apr 2022
UNITS SOLD: 3,249
YTD: 30,801
Apr
2022
3,249
30,801
17 12 16
Holly Jackson, Author
Delacorte Press, $19.99 (400)
978-0-593-37416-0
LAST WEEK: 12
WEEKS ON LIST: 16
PUB DATE: Nov 2022
UNITS SOLD: 3,054
YTD: 33,430
Nov
2022
3,054
33,430
18 17 4
Investigators: Agents of S.U.I.T. 1
John Patrick Green, Author, Christopher Hastings, Author, Pat Lewis, Illustrator
First Second, $10.99 (208)
978-1-250-85256-4
LAST WEEK: 17
WEEKS ON LIST: 4
PUB DATE: Feb 2023
UNITS SOLD: 2,948
YTD: 22,767
Feb
2023
2,948
22,767
19 17 3
Xiran Jay Zhao, Author
Tundra Books (NY), $11.99 (416)
978-0-7352-6995-8
LAST WEEK: 17
WEEKS ON LIST: 3
PUB DATE: Feb 2023
UNITS SOLD: 2,884
YTD: 7,162
Feb
2023
2,884
7,162
20 19 28
Jessi's Secret Language (the Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novel #12): A Graphix Book (Adapted Edition)
Ann M Martin, Author, Chan Chau, Illustrator
Graphix, $12.99 (144)
978-1-338-61607-1
LAST WEEK: 19
WEEKS ON LIST: 28
PUB DATE: Sep 2022
UNITS SOLD: 2,880
YTD: 35,209
Sep
2022
2,880
35,209
21 - 1
Carnival Quest: Volume 3
Brandon Mull, Author
Shadow Mountain, $19.99 (400)
978-1-63993-088-3
LAST WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
PUB DATE: Mar 2023
UNITS SOLD: 2,677
YTD: 2,677
Mar
2023
2,677
2,677
22 23 11
Kathleen Glasgow, Author
Ember, $11.99 (416)
978-0-525-70807-0
LAST WEEK: 23
WEEKS ON LIST: 11
PUB DATE: Nov 2022
UNITS SOLD: 2,635
YTD: 25,636
Nov
2022
2,635
25,636
23 19 30
Alex Aster, Author
Amulet Books, $19.99 (416)
978-1-4197-6086-0
LAST WEEK: 19
WEEKS ON LIST: 30
PUB DATE: Aug 2022
UNITS SOLD: 2,624
YTD: 22,092
Aug
2022
2,624
22,092
24 15 3
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba--One-Winged Butterfly
Koyoharu Gotouge, Created by, Aya Yajima, Author, Jocelyne Allen, Translator
Viz Media, $10.99 (192)
978-1-974732-53-1
LAST WEEK: 15
WEEKS ON LIST: 3
PUB DATE: Feb 2023
UNITS SOLD: 2,549
YTD: 9,649
Feb
2023
2,549
9,649
25 13 7
Chain of Thorns
Cassandra Clare, Author
Margaret K. McElderry Books, $24.99 (800)
978-1-4814-3193-4
LAST WEEK: 13
WEEKS ON LIST: 7
PUB DATE: Jan 2023
UNITS SOLD: 2,478
YTD: 67,616
Jan
2023
2,478
67,616

For analysis of this week's lists, click here.

To download a printable PDF of our overall top 10 bestsellers, click here.

Information supplied by Circana BookScan. Copyright © 2023 Circana. All rights reserved.

Source: Circana BookScan, for the week ended Mar. 18, 2023; appearing in the Mar. 27, 2023, print edition of PW
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