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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2021 YTD
1	1	3	Dog Man: Mothering Heights: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #10), Volume 10 Dav Pilkey, Author, Dav Pilkey, Illustrator Graphix, $12.99 (240) 978-1-338-68045-4 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 04/05/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/05/2021 Average Rank 1.17 [details] Sales history for Dog Man: Mothering Heights: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #10), Volume 10 date, rank 04/05/2021, 1 04/12/2021, 1 04/19/2021, 1 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Mar 2021 UNITS SOLD: 65,126 YTD: 476,339	Mar 2021	65,126 476,339
2	2	4	Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories Jeff Kinney, Author Harry N. Abrams, $14.99 (224) 978-1-4197-5697-9 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 03/29/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/29/2021 Average Rank 2.88 [details] Sales history for Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories date, rank 03/29/2021, 1 04/05/2021, 2 04/12/2021, 2 04/19/2021, 2 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Mar 2021 UNITS SOLD: 20,429 YTD: 158,544	Mar 2021	20,429 158,544
3	-	1	FGTeeV Saves the World! Fgteev, Author Harperalley, $19.99 (208) 978-0-06-304263-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2021 UNITS SOLD: 11,864 YTD: 11,864	Apr 2021	11,864 11,864
4	-	1	The Last Kids on Earth: Thrilling Tales from the Tree House Max Brallier, Author, Douglas Holgate, Illustrator, Jay Cooper, Illustrator, Anoosha Syed, Illustrator, Lorena Alvarez, Illustrator, Christopher Mitten, Illustrator, Xavier Bonet, Illustrator Viking Books for Young Readers, $13.99 (240) 978-0-593-35006-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2021 UNITS SOLD: 11,798 YTD: 11,798	Apr 2021	11,798 11,798
5	3	19	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 3 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 12/14/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 12/14/2020 Average Rank 3.13 [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 03/08/2021, 2 03/15/2021, 3 03/22/2021, 1 03/29/2021, 2 04/05/2021, 3 04/12/2021, 4 04/19/2021, 5 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 19 PUB DATE: Dec 2020 UNITS SOLD: 11,447 YTD: 258,118	Dec 2020	11,447 258,118
6	4	32	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 4 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/14/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/14/2020 Average Rank 3.18 [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 03/08/2021, 4 03/15/2021, 7 03/22/2021, 3 03/29/2021, 3 04/05/2021, 4 04/12/2021, 5 04/19/2021, 6 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 32 PUB DATE: Sep 2020 UNITS SOLD: 11,060 YTD: 192,825	Sep 2020	11,060 192,825
7	5	24	Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 15 Jeff Kinney, Author Amulet Books, $14.99 (224) 978-1-4197-4868-4 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/09/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/09/2020 Average Rank 2.94 [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 03/08/2021, 3 03/15/2021, 5 03/22/2021, 2 03/29/2021, 4 04/05/2021, 5 04/12/2021, 6 04/19/2021, 7 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 24 PUB DATE: Oct 2020 UNITS SOLD: 8,641 YTD: 211,196	Oct 2020	8,641 211,196
8	-	1	Warriors: The Broken Code #5: The Place of No Stars Erin Hunter, Author HarperCollins, $17.99 (320) 978-0-06-282376-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2021 UNITS SOLD: 7,913 YTD: 7,913	Apr 2021	7,913 7,913
9	1	2	Rule of Wolves Leigh Bardugo, Author Imprint, $22.99 (592) 978-1-250-14230-6 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 04/12/2021 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 04/12/2021 Average Rank 6.33 [details] Sales history for Rule of Wolves date, rank 04/12/2021, 3 04/19/2021, 9 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Mar 2021 UNITS SOLD: 6,725 YTD: 32,587	Mar 2021	6,725 32,587
10	-	1	Go the Distance: A Twisted Tale Jen Calonita, Author Disney-Hyperion, $17.99 (336) 978-1-368-06380-7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2021 UNITS SOLD: 6,672 YTD: 6,672	Apr 2021	6,672 6,672
11	6	10	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 6 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 02/15/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/15/2021 Average Rank 5.55 [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 03/08/2021, 5 03/15/2021, 8 03/22/2021, 6 03/29/2021, 5 04/05/2021, 6 04/12/2021, 7 04/19/2021, 11 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Feb 2021 UNITS SOLD: 6,636 YTD: 126,881	Feb 2021	6,636 126,881
12	2	10	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 10.00 [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 03/08/2021, 11 03/15/2021, 13 03/22/2021, 8 03/29/2021, 11 04/05/2021, 10 04/12/2021, 10 04/19/2021, 12 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Feb 2021 UNITS SOLD: 6,436 YTD: 67,493	Feb 2021	6,436 67,493
13	-	1	Aru Shah and the City of Gold: A Pandava Novel Book 4 Roshani Chokshi, Author Rick Riordan Presents, $16.99 (304) 978-1-368-01386-4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2021 UNITS SOLD: 6,370 YTD: 6,370	Apr 2021	6,370 6,370
14	3	36	Midnight Sun Stephenie Meyer, Author Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $27.99 (672) 978-0-316-70704-6 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 08/17/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/17/2020 Average Rank 4.90 [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 03/08/2021, 7 03/15/2021, 9 03/22/2021, 7 03/29/2021, 7 04/05/2021, 9 04/12/2021, 13 04/19/2021, 14 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 36 PUB DATE: Aug 2020 UNITS SOLD: 6,188 YTD: 130,502	Aug 2020	6,188 130,502
15	7	3	Captain Underpants and the Tyrannical Retaliation of the Turbo Toilet 2000 (Color) Dav Pilkey, Author, Dav Pilkey, Illustrator Scholastic Inc., $12.99 (224) 978-1-338-34724-1 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 04/05/2021 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 04/05/2021 Average Rank 10.00 [details] Sales history for Captain Underpants and the Tyrannical Retaliation of the Turbo Toilet 2000 (Color) date, rank 04/05/2021, 7 04/12/2021, 8 04/19/2021, 15 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Mar 2021 UNITS SOLD: 5,482 YTD: 29,930	Mar 2021	5,482 29,930
16	-	1	The 130-Story Treehouse Andy Griffiths, Author, Terry Denton, Illustrator Feiwel & Friends, $14.99 (384) 978-1-250-23608-1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2021 UNITS SOLD: 5,126 YTD: 5,126	Apr 2021	5,126 5,126
17	4	11	A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Holly Jackson, Author Ember, $10.99 (400) 978-1-9848-9639-1 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 16 Initial Date 01/18/2021 Highest Rank 12 Highest Rank Date 03/01/2021 Average Rank 15.64 [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 03/08/2021, 16 03/15/2021, 23 03/22/2021, 13 03/29/2021, 15 04/05/2021, 17 04/12/2021, 16 04/19/2021, 17 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Jan 2021 UNITS SOLD: 4,962 YTD: 60,421	Jan 2021	4,962 60,421
18	10	6	Wings of Fire #14, Volume 14 Tui T Sutherland, Author Scholastic Press, $16.99 (336) 978-1-338-21454-3 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 03/15/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/15/2021 Average Rank 8.14 [details] Sales history for Wings of Fire #14, Volume 14 date, rank 03/15/2021, 1 03/22/2021, 4 03/29/2021, 6 04/05/2021, 8 04/12/2021, 11 04/19/2021, 18 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Mar 2021 UNITS SOLD: 4,734 YTD: 100,064	Mar 2021	4,734 100,064
19	16	15	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 16 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 01/11/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/11/2021 Average Rank 9.19 [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 03/08/2021, 9 03/15/2021, 12 03/22/2021, 11 03/29/2021, 13 04/05/2021, 13 04/12/2021, 14 04/19/2021, 19 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: Dec 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,519 YTD: 96,481	Dec 2020	4,519 96,481
20	8	22	The Ickabog J. K. Rowling, Author Scholastic Inc., $26.99 (304) 978-1-338-73287-0 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 11/23/2020 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 11/23/2020 Average Rank 7.34 [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 03/08/2021, 8 03/15/2021, 11 03/22/2021, 9 03/29/2021, 10 04/05/2021, 11 04/12/2021, 9 04/19/2021, 20 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 22 PUB DATE: Nov 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,430 YTD: 115,812	Nov 2020	4,430 115,812
21	-	1	Unicorn Famous, Volume 13: Another Phoebe and Her Unicorn Adventure Dana Simpson, Author Andrews McMeel Publishing, $11.99 (176) 978-1-5248-6476-7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2021 UNITS SOLD: 4,295 YTD: 4,295	Apr 2021	4,295 4,295
22	5	4	Firekeeper's Daughter Angeline Boulley, Author Henry Holt & Company, $18.99 (496) 978-1-250-76656-4 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 03/29/2021 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 03/29/2021 Average Rank 15.75 [details] Sales history for Firekeeper's Daughter date, rank 03/29/2021, 8 04/05/2021, 15 04/12/2021, 18 04/19/2021, 22 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Mar 2021 UNITS SOLD: 4,286 YTD: 24,264	Mar 2021	4,286 24,264
23	7	6	The Lake Natasha Preston, Author Delacorte Press, $10.99 (384) 978-0-593-12497-0 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 22 Initial Date 03/15/2021 Highest Rank 18 Highest Rank Date 03/29/2021 Average Rank 20.83 [details] Sales history for The Lake date, rank 03/15/2021, 22 03/22/2021, 21 03/29/2021, 18 04/05/2021, 18 04/12/2021, 23 04/19/2021, 23 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Mar 2021 UNITS SOLD: 3,971 YTD: 26,141	Mar 2021	3,971 26,141
24	-	1	Good as Gold (Whatever After #14), Volume 14 Sarah Mlynowski, Author Scholastic Press, $14.99 (176) 978-1-338-62813-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2021 UNITS SOLD: 3,787 YTD: 3,787	Apr 2021	3,787 3,787
25	6	6	Chain of Iron, Volume 2 Cassandra Clare, Author Margaret K. McElderry Books, $24.99 (688) 978-1-4814-3190-3 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 03/15/2021 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 03/15/2021 Average Rank 12.83 [details] Sales history for Chain of Iron, Volume 2 date, rank 03/15/2021, 2 03/22/2021, 5 03/29/2021, 9 04/05/2021, 14 04/12/2021, 22 04/19/2021, 25 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Mar 2021 UNITS SOLD: 3,689 YTD: 69,552	Mar 2021	3,689 69,552

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