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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2019 YTD
1	1	9	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 1 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 04/22/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/22/2019 Average Rank 2.33 [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 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Apr 2019 UNITS SOLD: 23,417 YTD: 436,912	Apr 2019	23,417 436,912
2	-	1	Ghosts of the Shadow Market Cassandra Clare, Author, Sarah Rees Brennan, Author, Maureen Johnson, Author, Robin Wasserman, Author, Kelly Link, Author Margaret K. McElderry Books, $24.99 (672) 978-1-5344-3362-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jun 2019 UNITS SOLD: 10,731 YTD: 10,835	Jun 2019	10,731 10,835
3	-	1	The Rest of the Story Sarah Dessen, Author HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray, 978-0-06-293362-1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jun 2019 UNITS SOLD: 9,887 YTD: 10,199	Jun 2019	9,887 10,199
4	-	1	Gamer Graphic Novel #2 HarperCollins, $19.99 (208) 978-0-06-289428-1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jun 2019 UNITS SOLD: 9,845 YTD: 10,452	Jun 2019	9,845 10,452
5	-	1	Isle of the Lost #4: A Descendants Novel Melissa de la Cruz, Author Disney-Hyperion, $17.99 (304) 978-1-368-02005-3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jun 2019 UNITS SOLD: 9,371 YTD: 9,820	Jun 2019	9,371 9,820
6	2	24	Dog Man: Brawl of the Wild Dav Pilkey, Author, Dav Pilkey, Illustrator Graphix, $9.99 (224) 978-1-338-23657-6 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 01/07/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/07/2019 Average Rank 2.51 [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 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 24 PUB DATE: Dec 2018 UNITS SOLD: 9,169 YTD: 500,195	Dec 2018	9,169 500,195
7	4	32	The Meltdown (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #13) Jeff Kinney, Author Amulet Books, $13.95 (224) 978-1-4197-2743-6 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/12/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/12/2018 Average Rank 3.16 [details] Sales history for The Meltdown (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #13) date, rank 11/19/2018, 1 11/26/2018, 1 12/03/2018, 1 12/10/2018, 1 12/17/2018, 1 12/24/2018, 1 12/31/2018, 1 01/07/2019, 2 01/14/2019, 3 01/21/2019, 3 01/28/2019, 2 02/04/2019, 2 02/11/2019, 2 02/18/2019, 3 02/25/2019, 2 03/04/2019, 2 03/11/2019, 3 03/18/2019, 3 03/25/2019, 4 04/01/2019, 7 04/08/2019, 5 04/15/2019, 6 04/22/2019, 5 04/29/2019, 4 05/06/2019, 3 05/13/2019, 6 05/20/2019, 8 05/27/2019, 5 06/03/2019, 3 06/10/2019, 4 06/17/2019, 7 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 32 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 6,190 YTD: 213,691	Oct 2018	6,190 213,691
8	6	41	Dog Man: Lord of the Fleas: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #5) Dav Pilkey, Author, Dav Pilkey, Illustrator Graphix, $9.99 (256) 978-0-545-93517-3 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/10/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/10/2018 Average Rank 3.69 [details] Sales history for Dog Man: Lord of the Fleas: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #5) date, rank 09/10/2018, 1 09/17/2018, 1 09/24/2018, 1 10/01/2018, 1 10/08/2018, 1 10/15/2018, 1 10/22/2018, 1 10/29/2018, 1 11/05/2018, 2 11/19/2018, 2 11/26/2018, 3 12/03/2018, 3 12/10/2018, 3 12/17/2018, 4 12/24/2018, 2 12/31/2018, 2 01/07/2019, 4 01/14/2019, 4 01/28/2019, 3 02/04/2019, 3 02/11/2019, 4 02/18/2019, 4 02/25/2019, 3 03/04/2019, 4 03/11/2019, 5 03/18/2019, 4 03/25/2019, 5 04/01/2019, 6 04/08/2019, 4 04/15/2019, 5 04/22/2019, 7 04/29/2019, 5 05/06/2019, 4 05/13/2019, 5 05/20/2019, 9 05/27/2019, 7 06/03/2019, 4 06/10/2019, 6 06/17/2019, 8 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 41 PUB DATE: Aug 2018 UNITS SOLD: 5,542 YTD: 166,839	Aug 2018	5,542 166,839
9	7	5	Just Jaime Terri Libenson, Author, Terri Libenson, Illustrator Balzer & Bray/Harperteen, $12.99 (256) 978-0-06-285106-2 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 05/20/2019 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 05/20/2019 Average Rank 6.80 [details] Sales history for Just Jaime date, rank 05/20/2019, 6 05/27/2019, 6 06/03/2019, 6 06/10/2019, 7 06/17/2019, 9 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,852 YTD: 27,171	May 2019	4,852 27,171
10	1	14	The Sun Is Also a Star Nicola Yoon, Author Ember, $12.99 (384) 978-0-553-49671-0 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 14 Initial Date 03/18/2019 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 05/27/2019 Average Rank 9.07 [details] Sales history for The Sun Is Also a Star date, rank 03/18/2019, 14 03/25/2019, 9 04/01/2019, 9 04/08/2019, 7 04/15/2019, 11 04/22/2019, 12 04/29/2019, 9 05/06/2019, 9 05/13/2019, 10 05/20/2019, 10 05/27/2019, 4 06/03/2019, 5 06/10/2019, 8 06/17/2019, 10 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: Mar 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,240 YTD: 65,267	Mar 2019	4,240 65,267
11	-	1	The Misadventures of Max Crumbly 3: Masters of Mischief Rachel Renée Russell, Author, Rachel Renée Russell, Illustrator Aladdin Paperbacks, $13.99 (272) 978-1-5344-5349-4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jun 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,865 YTD: 3,927	Jun 2019	3,865 3,927
12	2	29	Five Feet Apart Rachael Lippincott, Author Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $18.99 (320) 978-1-5344-3733-3 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 22 Initial Date 12/03/2018 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 04/01/2019 Average Rank 8.96 [details] Sales history for Five Feet Apart date, rank 12/03/2018, 22 01/07/2019, 23 01/14/2019, 14 01/21/2019, 17 01/28/2019, 10 02/04/2019, 5 02/11/2019, 9 02/18/2019, 8 02/25/2019, 9 03/04/2019, 6 03/11/2019, 8 03/18/2019, 6 03/25/2019, 3 04/01/2019, 2 04/08/2019, 2 04/15/2019, 3 04/22/2019, 8 04/29/2019, 7 05/06/2019, 6 05/13/2019, 7 05/20/2019, 11 06/03/2019, 8 06/10/2019, 9 06/17/2019, 12 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 29 PUB DATE: Nov 2018 UNITS SOLD: 3,815 YTD: 125,105	Nov 2018	3,815 125,105
13	4	18	Five Feet Apart (Media Tie-In) Rachael Lippincott, Author, Mikki Daughtry, With, Tobias Iaconis, With Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $18.99 (288) 978-1-5344-5156-8 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 16 Initial Date 02/18/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 03/25/2019 Average Rank 7.78 [details] Sales history for Five Feet Apart (Media Tie-In) date, rank 02/18/2019, 16 02/25/2019, 5 03/04/2019, 5 03/11/2019, 6 03/18/2019, 5 03/25/2019, 2 04/01/2019, 3 04/08/2019, 3 04/15/2019, 2 04/22/2019, 9 04/29/2019, 6 05/06/2019, 8 05/13/2019, 11 05/20/2019, 14 05/27/2019, 12 06/03/2019, 9 06/10/2019, 11 06/17/2019, 13 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 18 PUB DATE: Feb 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,669 YTD: 108,596	Feb 2019	3,669 108,596
14	3	8	The Sun Is Also a Star Movie Tie-In Edition Nicola Yoon, Author Ember, $12.99 (384) 978-1-984849-39-7 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 15 Initial Date 05/06/2019 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 06/03/2019 Average Rank 11.71 [details] Sales history for The Sun Is Also a Star Movie Tie-In Edition date, rank 05/06/2019, 15 05/13/2019, 13 05/20/2019, 15 05/27/2019, 8 06/03/2019, 7 06/10/2019, 10 06/17/2019, 14 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Apr 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,115 YTD: 26,256	Apr 2019	3,115 26,256
15	10	10	Katt vs. Dogg James Patterson, Author, Chris Grabenstein, Author, Anuki Lpez, Illustrator Jimmy Patterson, $13.99 (320) 978-0-316-41156-1 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 04/15/2019 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 04/29/2019 Average Rank 9.30 [details] Sales history for Katt vs. Dogg date, rank 04/15/2019, 7 04/22/2019, 6 04/29/2019, 3 05/06/2019, 5 05/13/2019, 8 05/20/2019, 12 05/27/2019, 14 06/03/2019, 11 06/10/2019, 12 06/17/2019, 15 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Apr 2019 UNITS SOLD: 2,603 YTD: 51,894	Apr 2019	2,603 51,894
16	-	1	Sorcery of Thorns Margaret Rogerson, Author Margaret K. McElderry Books, $17.99 (464) 978-1-4814-9761-9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jun 2019 UNITS SOLD: 2,544 YTD: 2,834	Jun 2019	2,544 2,834
17	5	5	Broken Throne Victoria Aveyard, Author Harperteen, $19.99 (400) 978-0-06-242302-3 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 05/20/2019 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 05/20/2019 Average Rank 11.00 [details] Sales history for Broken Throne date, rank 05/20/2019, 4 05/27/2019, 11 06/03/2019, 10 06/10/2019, 13 06/17/2019, 17 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 2,336 YTD: 22,480	May 2019	2,336 22,480
18	-	2	The Crossover Kwame Alexander, Author Houghton Mifflin, $8.99 (256) 978-0-544-93520-4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Mar 2019 UNITS SOLD: 2,271 YTD: 23,344	Mar 2019	2,271 23,344
19	8	18	On the Come Up Angie Thomas, Author Balzer & Bray/Harperteen, $18.99 (320) 978-0-06-249856-4 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 02/18/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 02/18/2019 Average Rank 11.33 [details] Sales history for On the Come Up date, rank 02/18/2019, 2 02/25/2019, 4 03/04/2019, 3 03/11/2019, 7 03/18/2019, 7 03/25/2019, 6 04/01/2019, 8 04/08/2019, 9 04/15/2019, 9 04/22/2019, 14 04/29/2019, 17 05/06/2019, 13 05/13/2019, 15 05/20/2019, 21 05/27/2019, 19 06/03/2019, 15 06/10/2019, 16 06/17/2019, 19 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 18 PUB DATE: Feb 2019 UNITS SOLD: 2,243 YTD: 103,694	Feb 2019	2,243 103,694
20	15	24	Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy, Part 2: The Revenge of the Ridiculous Robo-Boogers (Color) Dav Pilkey, Author, Dav Pilkey, Illustrator Scholastic Inc., $9.99 (176) 978-1-338-27150-8 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 01/07/2019 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 02/25/2019 Average Rank 13.00 [details] Sales history for Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy, Part 2: The Revenge of the Ridiculous Robo-Boogers (Color) date, rank 01/07/2019, 11 01/14/2019, 10 01/21/2019, 11 01/28/2019, 11 02/04/2019, 10 02/11/2019, 10 02/18/2019, 9 02/25/2019, 6 03/04/2019, 8 03/11/2019, 13 03/18/2019, 11 03/25/2019, 11 04/01/2019, 12 04/08/2019, 11 04/15/2019, 14 04/22/2019, 15 04/29/2019, 10 05/06/2019, 18 05/13/2019, 21 05/27/2019, 22 06/03/2019, 18 06/10/2019, 17 06/17/2019, 20 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 24 PUB DATE: Dec 2018 UNITS SOLD: 2,233 YTD: 71,535	Dec 2018	2,233 71,535
21	20	6	Camp Kayla Miller, Author Houghton Mifflin, $10.99 (224) 978-1-328-53082-0 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 05/06/2019 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 05/06/2019 Average Rank 20.20 [details] Sales history for Camp date, rank 05/06/2019, 10 05/27/2019, 25 06/03/2019, 23 06/10/2019, 22 06/17/2019, 21 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Apr 2019 UNITS SOLD: 2,213 YTD: 15,796	Apr 2019	2,213 15,796
22	37	13	New Kid Jerry Craft, Author, Jerry Craft, Illustrator HarperCollins, $12.99 (256) 978-0-06-269119-4 Last rank 37 Initial Rank 17 Initial Date 02/18/2019 Highest Rank 17 Highest Rank Date 02/18/2019 Average Rank 21.83 [details] Sales history for New Kid date, rank 02/18/2019, 17 03/25/2019, 21 04/08/2019, 22 04/22/2019, 24 05/13/2019, 25 06/17/2019, 22 LAST WEEK: 37 WEEKS ON LIST: 13 PUB DATE: Feb 2019 UNITS SOLD: 2,208 YTD: 34,372	Feb 2019	2,208 34,372
23	29	5	The Girl Who Drank the Moon Kelly Barnhill, Author Algonquin Young Readers, $9.95 (400) 978-1-61620-746-5 Last rank 29 Initial Rank 19 Initial Date 05/13/2019 Highest Rank 19 Highest Rank Date 05/13/2019 Average Rank 21.00 [details] Sales history for The Girl Who Drank the Moon date, rank 05/13/2019, 19 06/17/2019, 23 LAST WEEK: 29 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Apr 2019 UNITS SOLD: 2,192 YTD: 11,177	Apr 2019	2,192 11,177
24	-	1	Thunderhead Neal Shusterman, Author Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $12.99 (512) 978-1-4424-7246-4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jun 2019 UNITS SOLD: 2,191 YTD: 2,591	Jun 2019	2,191 2,591
25	19	34	Tales from a Not-So-Happy Birthday (Dork Diaries #13) Rachel Renée Russell, Author, Rachel Renée Russell, Illustrator Aladdin Paperbacks, $13.99 (272) 978-1-5344-2638-2 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 10/29/2018 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/29/2018 Average Rank 10.34 [details] Sales history for Tales from a Not-So-Happy Birthday (Dork Diaries #13) date, rank 10/29/2018, 2 11/05/2018, 3 11/19/2018, 3 11/26/2018, 4 12/03/2018, 4 12/10/2018, 4 12/17/2018, 5 12/24/2018, 5 12/31/2018, 4 01/07/2019, 9 01/14/2019, 11 01/21/2019, 10 01/28/2019, 7 02/04/2019, 6 02/11/2019, 8 02/18/2019, 7 02/25/2019, 8 03/04/2019, 9 03/11/2019, 11 03/18/2019, 10 03/25/2019, 12 04/01/2019, 11 04/08/2019, 12 04/15/2019, 15 04/22/2019, 16 04/29/2019, 12 05/06/2019, 17 05/13/2019, 18 05/20/2019, 23 05/27/2019, 20 06/03/2019, 17 06/10/2019, 21 06/17/2019, 25 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 34 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 2,177 YTD: 72,520	Oct 2018	2,177 72,520

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NPD BookScan, week 24 of 2019, data through 06/15/2019; PW Issue of June 17, 2019