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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2021 YTD
1	1	11	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 1.86 [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 04/26/2021, 1 05/03/2021, 1 05/10/2021, 1 05/17/2021, 1 05/24/2021, 1 05/31/2021, 1 06/07/2021, 1 06/14/2021, 1 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Mar 2021 UNITS SOLD: 26,347 YTD: 776,450	Mar 2021	26,347 776,450
2	2	12	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 04/26/2021, 2 05/03/2021, 2 05/10/2021, 2 05/17/2021, 3 05/24/2021, 2 05/31/2021, 2 06/07/2021, 2 06/14/2021, 2 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: Mar 2021 UNITS SOLD: 13,128 YTD: 281,021	Mar 2021	13,128 281,021
3	-	1	The Game Master: Summer Schooled Rebecca Zamolo, Author HarperCollins, $14.99 (240) 978-0-06-302507-3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jun 2021 UNITS SOLD: 11,516 YTD: 11,516	Jun 2021	11,516 11,516
4	3	27	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 3.24 [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 04/26/2021, 4 05/03/2021, 4 05/10/2021, 3 05/17/2021, 5 05/24/2021, 3 05/31/2021, 3 06/07/2021, 3 06/14/2021, 4 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 27 PUB DATE: Dec 2020 UNITS SOLD: 9,045 YTD: 337,360	Dec 2020	9,045 337,360
5	4	40	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 3.31 [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 04/26/2021, 3 05/03/2021, 3 05/10/2021, 4 05/17/2021, 6 05/24/2021, 4 05/31/2021, 4 06/07/2021, 4 06/14/2021, 5 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 40 PUB DATE: Sep 2020 UNITS SOLD: 7,816 YTD: 267,385	Sep 2020	7,816 267,385
6	5	32	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 3.45 [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 04/26/2021, 6 05/03/2021, 6 05/10/2021, 5 05/17/2021, 7 05/24/2021, 6 05/31/2021, 5 06/07/2021, 5 06/14/2021, 6 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 32 PUB DATE: Oct 2020 UNITS SOLD: 7,463 YTD: 273,329	Oct 2020	7,463 273,329
7	1	22	A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Holly Jackson, Author Ember, $10.99 (400) 978-1-9848-9639-1 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 16 Initial Date 01/18/2021 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 06/07/2021 Average Rank 13.91 [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 04/26/2021, 12 05/03/2021, 12 05/10/2021, 11 05/17/2021, 17 05/24/2021, 13 05/31/2021, 9 06/07/2021, 6 06/14/2021, 7 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 22 PUB DATE: Jan 2021 UNITS SOLD: 6,130 YTD: 101,461	Jan 2021	6,130 101,461
8	2	18	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 10.17 [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 04/26/2021, 8 05/03/2021, 9 05/10/2021, 10 05/17/2021, 16 05/24/2021, 12 05/31/2021, 12 06/07/2021, 8 06/14/2021, 8 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 18 PUB DATE: Feb 2021 UNITS SOLD: 5,785 YTD: 110,276	Feb 2021	5,785 110,276
9	8	18	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 8 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 02/15/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/15/2021 Average Rank 6.84 [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 04/26/2021, 7 05/03/2021, 8 05/10/2021, 8 05/17/2021, 12 05/24/2021, 11 05/31/2021, 7 06/07/2021, 7 06/14/2021, 9 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 18 PUB DATE: Feb 2021 UNITS SOLD: 5,650 YTD: 173,535	Feb 2021	5,650 173,535
10	9	9	FGTeeV Saves the World! Fgteev, Author Harperalley, $19.99 (208) 978-0-06-304263-6 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 04/19/2021 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 04/19/2021 Average Rank 7.33 [details] Sales history for FGTeeV Saves the World! date, rank 04/19/2021, 3 04/26/2021, 5 05/03/2021, 5 05/10/2021, 6 05/17/2021, 10 05/24/2021, 10 05/31/2021, 8 06/07/2021, 9 06/14/2021, 10 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Apr 2021 UNITS SOLD: 5,034 YTD: 64,850	Apr 2021	5,034 64,850
11	4	44	Midnight Sun Stephenie Meyer, Author Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $27.99 (672) 978-0-316-70704-6 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 08/17/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/17/2020 Average Rank 5.54 [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 04/26/2021, 9 05/03/2021, 7 05/10/2021, 7 05/17/2021, 9 05/24/2021, 8 05/31/2021, 13 06/07/2021, 11 06/14/2021, 11 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 44 PUB DATE: Aug 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,806 YTD: 176,506	Aug 2020	4,806 176,506
12	3	5	Realm Breaker Victoria Aveyard, Author Harperteen, $19.99 (496) 978-0-06-287262-3 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 05/17/2021 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 05/17/2021 Average Rank 7.00 [details] Sales history for Realm Breaker date, rank 05/17/2021, 2 05/24/2021, 5 05/31/2021, 6 06/07/2021, 10 06/14/2021, 12 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: May 2021 UNITS SOLD: 4,420 YTD: 41,149	May 2021	4,420 41,149
13	-	1	The Nature of Witches Rachel Griffin, Author Sourcebooks Fire, $17.99 (352) 978-1-7282-2942-3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jun 2021 UNITS SOLD: 4,250 YTD: 4,250	Jun 2021	4,250 4,250
14	14	5	Truly Tyler Terri Libenson, Author, Terri Libenson, Illustrator Balzer & Bray/Harperteen, $12.99 (192) 978-0-06-289456-4 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 18 Initial Date 05/17/2021 Highest Rank 14 Highest Rank Date 06/07/2021 Average Rank 15.40 [details] Sales history for Truly Tyler date, rank 05/17/2021, 18 05/24/2021, 15 05/31/2021, 16 06/07/2021, 14 06/14/2021, 14 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: May 2021 UNITS SOLD: 4,115 YTD: 20,362	May 2021	4,115 20,362
15	-	1	Grace and Glory (Original) Jennifer L Armentrout, Author Inkyard Press, $19.99 (512) 978-1-335-21278-8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jun 2021 UNITS SOLD: 3,882 YTD: 3,882	Jun 2021	3,882 3,882
16	-	1	Better Together Christine Riccio, Author Wednesday Books, $18.99 (400) 978-1-250-76006-7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jun 2021 UNITS SOLD: 3,808 YTD: 3,808	Jun 2021	3,808 3,808
17	15	23	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 15 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 01/11/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/11/2021 Average Rank 11.50 [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 04/26/2021, 15 05/03/2021, 14 05/10/2021, 15 05/17/2021, 21 05/24/2021, 16 05/31/2021, 15 06/07/2021, 16 06/14/2021, 17 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 23 PUB DATE: Dec 2020 UNITS SOLD: 3,595 YTD: 128,408	Dec 2020	3,595 128,408
18	5	7	Shadow and Bone Leigh Bardugo, Author Henry Holt & Company, $12.99 (416) 978-1-250-77788-1 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 05/10/2021 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 05/24/2021 Average Rank 12.17 [details] Sales history for Shadow and Bone date, rank 05/10/2021, 12 05/17/2021, 14 05/24/2021, 7 05/31/2021, 10 06/07/2021, 12 06/14/2021, 18 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Apr 2021 UNITS SOLD: 3,489 YTD: 31,280	Apr 2021	3,489 31,280
19	-	1	Ace of Spades Faridah Abike-Iyimide, Author Feiwel & Friends, $18.99 (432) 978-1-250-80081-7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jun 2021 UNITS SOLD: 3,469 YTD: 3,469	Jun 2021	3,469 3,469
20	16	11	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 16 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 04/05/2021 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 04/05/2021 Average Rank 15.55 [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 04/26/2021, 11 05/03/2021, 10 05/10/2021, 14 05/17/2021, 24 05/24/2021, 25 05/31/2021, 20 06/07/2021, 17 06/14/2021, 20 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Mar 2021 UNITS SOLD: 3,439 YTD: 61,839	Mar 2021	3,439 61,839
21	6	14	The Lake Natasha Preston, Author Delacorte Press, $10.99 (384) 978-0-593-12497-0 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 22 Initial Date 03/15/2021 Highest Rank 15 Highest Rank Date 06/07/2021 Average Rank 19.71 [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 04/26/2021, 17 05/03/2021, 17 05/10/2021, 18 05/17/2021, 22 05/24/2021, 22 05/31/2021, 19 06/07/2021, 15 06/14/2021, 21 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: Mar 2021 UNITS SOLD: 3,347 YTD: 54,394	Mar 2021	3,347 54,394
22	13	30	The Ickabog J. K. Rowling, Author Scholastic Inc., $26.99 (304) 978-1-338-73287-0 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 11/23/2020 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 11/23/2020 Average Rank 9.38 [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 04/26/2021, 14 05/03/2021, 15 05/10/2021, 16 05/17/2021, 19 05/24/2021, 18 05/31/2021, 17 06/07/2021, 13 06/14/2021, 22 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 30 PUB DATE: Nov 2020 UNITS SOLD: 3,346 YTD: 146,974	Nov 2020	3,346 146,974
23	-	1	The Girl from the Sea Molly Knox Ostertag, Author Graphix, $12.99 (256) 978-1-338-54057-4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jun 2021 UNITS SOLD: 3,253 YTD: 3,253	Jun 2021	3,253 3,253
24	7	10	Rule of Wolves Leigh Bardugo, Author Imprint, $22.99 (592) 978-1-250-14230-6 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 04/12/2021 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 04/12/2021 Average Rank 12.64 [details] Sales history for Rule of Wolves date, rank 04/12/2021, 3 04/19/2021, 9 04/26/2021, 13 05/03/2021, 13 05/10/2021, 9 05/17/2021, 15 05/24/2021, 14 05/31/2021, 14 06/07/2021, 18 06/14/2021, 24 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Mar 2021 UNITS SOLD: 3,242 YTD: 67,434	Mar 2021	3,242 67,434
25	17	44	Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure Jeff Kinney, Author Amulet Books, $14.99 (224) 978-1-4197-4909-4 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 08/17/2020 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 08/17/2020 Average Rank 9.11 [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 03/08/2021, 10 03/15/2021, 17 03/22/2021, 12 03/29/2021, 12 04/05/2021, 12 04/12/2021, 12 04/26/2021, 20 05/03/2021, 19 05/10/2021, 17 05/31/2021, 21 06/07/2021, 19 06/14/2021, 25 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 44 PUB DATE: Aug 2020 UNITS SOLD: 3,198 YTD: 98,865	Aug 2020	3,198 98,865

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