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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2018 YTD
1	-	1	War Storm Victoria Aveyard, Author Harper Teen, $19.99 (400) 978-0-06-242299-6 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 05/28/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/28/2018 Average Rank 2.00 [details] Sales history for War Storm date, rank 05/28/2018, 3 05/28/2018, 1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2018 UNITS SOLD: 28,181 YTD: 28,674	May 2018	28,181 28,674
2	2	3	The Trials of Apollo Book Three the Burning Maze Rick Riordan, Author Disney-Hyperion, $19.99 (320) 978-1-4847-4643-1 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 05/14/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/14/2018 Average Rank 3.20 [details] Sales history for The Trials of Apollo Book Three the Burning Maze date, rank 05/14/2018, 3 05/14/2018, 1 05/21/2018, 9 05/21/2018, 1 05/28/2018, 2 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: May 2018 UNITS SOLD: 15,019 YTD: 89,445	May 2018	15,019 89,445
3	3	22	Dog Man and Cat Kid: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #4) Dav Pilkey, Author Graphix, $9.99 (256) 978-0-545-93518-0 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 01/01/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/08/2018 Average Rank 2.92 [details] Sales history for Dog Man and Cat Kid: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #4) date, rank 01/01/2018, 8 01/08/2018, 1 01/08/2018, 1 01/15/2018, 3 01/15/2018, 1 01/22/2018, 2 01/22/2018, 1 01/29/2018, 2 01/29/2018, 1 02/05/2018, 3 02/05/2018, 1 02/12/2018, 5 02/12/2018, 1 02/19/2018, 5 02/19/2018, 1 02/26/2018, 4 02/26/2018, 1 03/05/2018, 1 03/05/2018, 3 03/12/2018, 8 03/12/2018, 1 03/19/2018, 5 03/19/2018, 1 03/26/2018, 1 03/26/2018, 4 04/02/2018, 6 04/02/2018, 1 04/09/2018, 2 04/09/2018, 1 04/16/2018, 5 04/16/2018, 1 04/23/2018, 8 04/23/2018, 1 04/30/2018, 7 04/30/2018, 1 05/07/2018, 10 05/07/2018, 1 05/14/2018, 3 05/21/2018, 2 05/28/2018, 3 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 22 PUB DATE: Dec 2017 UNITS SOLD: 11,502 YTD: 436,256	Dec 2017	11,502 436,256
4	-	1	The Penderwicks at Last Jeanne Birdsall, Author Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers, $16.99 (256) 978-0-385-75566-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2018 UNITS SOLD: 6,262 YTD: 6,349	May 2018	6,262 6,349
5	5	28	The Getaway (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 12) Jeff Kinney, Author Amulet Books, $13.95 (224) 978-1-4197-2545-6 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/20/2017 Highest Rank 0 Highest Rank Date 11/20/2017 Average Rank 2.67 [details] Sales history for The Getaway (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 12) date, rank 11/20/2017, 1 11/20/2017, 0 11/27/2017, 1 11/27/2017, 1 12/04/2017, 1 12/04/2017, 1 12/11/2017, 1 12/11/2017, 1 12/18/2017, 1 12/18/2017, 1 12/25/2017, 1 12/25/2017, 1 01/01/2018, 1 01/01/2018, 1 01/08/2018, 3 01/08/2018, 2 01/15/2018, 9 01/15/2018, 2 01/22/2018, 2 01/29/2018, 8 01/29/2018, 2 02/05/2018, 2 02/12/2018, 2 02/19/2018, 2 02/26/2018, 9 02/26/2018, 2 03/05/2018, 2 03/12/2018, 3 03/19/2018, 4 03/26/2018, 6 04/02/2018, 5 04/09/2018, 2 04/16/2018, 2 04/23/2018, 3 04/30/2018, 2 05/07/2018, 4 05/14/2018, 4 05/21/2018, 4 05/28/2018, 5 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 28 PUB DATE: Nov 2017 UNITS SOLD: 6,255 YTD: 227,694	Nov 2017	6,255 227,694
6	1	3	A Court of Frost and Starlight Sarah J Maas, Author Bloomsbury U.S.A. Children's Books, $17.99 (256) 978-1-68119-631-2 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 05/14/2018 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 05/14/2018 Average Rank 3.75 [details] Sales history for A Court of Frost and Starlight date, rank 05/14/2018, 4 05/14/2018, 2 05/21/2018, 3 05/28/2018, 6 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: May 2018 UNITS SOLD: 5,611 YTD: 66,008	May 2018	5,611 66,008
7	7	38	Dog Man: A Tale of Two Kitties: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #3) Dav Pilkey, Author Graphix, $9.99 (256) 978-0-545-93521-0 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/11/2017 Highest Rank 0 Highest Rank Date 11/20/2017 Average Rank 5.12 [details] Sales history for Dog Man: A Tale of Two Kitties: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #3) date, rank 09/11/2017, 1 09/11/2017, 1 09/18/2017, 5 09/18/2017, 1 09/25/2017, 2 10/02/2017, 1 10/09/2017, 8 10/09/2017, 1 10/16/2017, 10 10/16/2017, 3 10/23/2017, 5 10/30/2017, 6 11/06/2017, 4 11/06/2017, 4 11/13/2017, 4 11/20/2017, 0 11/27/2017, 6 12/04/2017, 6 12/11/2017, 6 12/18/2017, 6 12/25/2017, 6 01/01/2018, 6 01/08/2018, 7 01/15/2018, 8 01/22/2018, 9 01/29/2018, 8 02/05/2018, 4 02/12/2018, 7 02/19/2018, 6 02/26/2018, 6 03/05/2018, 6 03/12/2018, 5 03/19/2018, 5 03/26/2018, 8 04/02/2018, 6 04/09/2018, 5 04/16/2018, 6 04/23/2018, 5 04/30/2018, 4 05/07/2018, 6 05/14/2018, 5 05/28/2018, 7 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 38 PUB DATE: Aug 2017 UNITS SOLD: 5,049 YTD: 128,355	Aug 2017	5,049 128,355
8	8	3	Positively Izzy Terri Libenson, Author, Terri Libenson, Illustrator Balzer & Bray/Harperteen, $10.99 (240) 978-0-06-248496-3 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 05/14/2018 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 05/21/2018 Average Rank 6.33 [details] Sales history for Positively Izzy date, rank 05/14/2018, 6 05/21/2018, 5 05/28/2018, 8 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: May 2018 UNITS SOLD: 4,034 YTD: 13,582	May 2018	4,034 13,582
9	2	11	Children of Blood and Bone Tomi Adeyemi, Author Henry Holt & Company, $18.99 (544) 978-1-250-17097-2 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 03/19/2018 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 03/19/2018 Average Rank 5.73 [details] Sales history for Children of Blood and Bone date, rank 03/19/2018, 3 03/26/2018, 5 04/02/2018, 3 04/09/2018, 8 04/16/2018, 5 04/23/2018, 8 04/30/2018, 3 05/07/2018, 5 05/14/2018, 7 05/21/2018, 7 05/28/2018, 9 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Mar 2018 UNITS SOLD: 3,614 YTD: 77,184	Mar 2018	3,614 77,184
10	20	3	Restart Gordon Korman, Author Scholastic Press, $6.99 (256) 978-1-338-05380-7 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 14 Initial Date 04/30/2018 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 05/28/2018 Average Rank 12.33 [details] Sales history for Restart date, rank 04/30/2018, 14 05/21/2018, 13 05/28/2018, 10 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Mar 2018 UNITS SOLD: 3,147 YTD: 17,593	Mar 2018	3,147 17,593
11	28	3	Endling #1: The Last Katherine Applegate, Author HarperCollins, $17.99 (400) 978-0-06-233552-4 Last rank 28 Initial Rank 18 Initial Date 05/14/2018 Highest Rank 11 Highest Rank Date 05/28/2018 Average Rank 17.00 [details] Sales history for Endling #1: The Last date, rank 05/14/2018, 18 05/21/2018, 22 05/28/2018, 11 LAST WEEK: 28 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: May 2018 UNITS SOLD: 2,862 YTD: 8,018	May 2018	2,862 8,018
12	25	6	Refugee Alan Gratz, Author Scholastic Press, $16.99 (352) 978-0-545-88083-1 Last rank 25 Initial Rank 24 Initial Date 04/16/2018 Highest Rank 12 Highest Rank Date 05/28/2018 Average Rank 19.50 [details] Sales history for Refugee date, rank 04/16/2018, 24 04/23/2018, 23 05/21/2018, 19 05/28/2018, 12 LAST WEEK: 25 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Jul 2017 UNITS SOLD: 2,807 YTD: 33,021	Jul 2017	2,807 33,021
13	3	16	Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda Movie Tie-In Edition Becky Albertalli, Author Balzer & Bray/Harperteen, $10.99 (352) 978-0-06-279216-7 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 20 Initial Date 02/12/2018 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 04/16/2018 Average Rank 9.12 [details] Sales history for Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda Movie Tie-In Edition date, rank 02/12/2018, 20 02/19/2018, 18 02/26/2018, 15 03/05/2018, 9 03/12/2018, 8 03/19/2018, 6 03/26/2018, 7 04/02/2018, 4 04/09/2018, 6 04/16/2018, 3 04/23/2018, 6 04/30/2018, 5 05/07/2018, 8 05/14/2018, 9 05/21/2018, 9 05/28/2018, 13 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 16 PUB DATE: Jan 2018 UNITS SOLD: 2,781 YTD: 84,703	Jan 2018	2,781 84,703
14	15	9	Big Nate: Silent But Deadly Lincoln Peirce, Author Andrews McMeel Publishing, $9.99 (176) 978-1-4494-8991-5 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 04/02/2018 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 04/02/2018 Average Rank 9.56 [details] Sales history for Big Nate: Silent But Deadly date, rank 04/02/2018, 7 04/09/2018, 9 04/16/2018, 9 04/23/2018, 10 04/30/2018, 8 05/07/2018, 9 05/14/2018, 10 05/21/2018, 10 05/28/2018, 14 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Mar 2018 UNITS SOLD: 2,661 YTD: 39,694	Mar 2018	2,661 39,694
15	13	2	I Funny: Around the World James Patterson, Author, Chris Grabenstein, With Jimmy Patterson, $13.99 (336) 978-0-316-34961-1 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 05/21/2018 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 05/21/2018 Average Rank 11.50 [details] Sales history for I Funny: Around the World date, rank 05/21/2018, 8 05/28/2018, 15 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: May 2018 UNITS SOLD: 2,544 YTD: 6,274	May 2018	2,544 6,274
16	24	31	Dork Diaries 12 Rachel Ren Russell, Author, Rachel Ren Russell, Illustrator Aladdin Paperbacks, $13.99 (272) 978-1-5344-0560-8 Last rank 24 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 10/30/2017 Highest Rank 0 Highest Rank Date 11/20/2017 Average Rank 7.43 [details] Sales history for Dork Diaries 12 date, rank 10/30/2017, 7 10/30/2017, 2 11/06/2017, 2 11/06/2017, 9 11/06/2017, 2 11/13/2017, 8 11/13/2017, 1 11/20/2017, 0 11/27/2017, 3 12/04/2017, 3 12/11/2017, 5 12/18/2017, 5 12/25/2017, 3 01/01/2018, 3 01/08/2018, 4 01/15/2018, 4 01/22/2018, 6 01/29/2018, 5 02/05/2018, 7 02/12/2018, 8 02/19/2018, 7 02/26/2018, 7 03/05/2018, 8 03/12/2018, 9 03/19/2018, 9 03/26/2018, 12 04/02/2018, 11 04/09/2018, 11 04/16/2018, 12 04/23/2018, 15 04/30/2018, 11 05/07/2018, 14 05/14/2018, 13 05/21/2018, 18 05/28/2018, 16 LAST WEEK: 24 WEEKS ON LIST: 31 PUB DATE: Oct 2017 UNITS SOLD: 2,515 YTD: 91,598	Oct 2017	2,515 91,598
17	21	7	Trials of Apollo, the Book One the Hidden Oracle Rick Riordan, Author Disney-Hyperion, $9.99 (416) 978-1-4847-4641-7 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 22 Initial Date 10/16/2017 Highest Rank 14 Highest Rank Date 05/21/2018 Average Rank 21.50 [details] Sales history for Trials of Apollo, the Book One the Hidden Oracle date, rank 10/16/2017, 22 10/30/2017, 25 12/18/2017, 25 12/25/2017, 25 01/01/2018, 22 04/09/2018, 22 05/21/2018, 14 05/28/2018, 17 LAST WEEK: 21 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Oct 2017 UNITS SOLD: 2,392 YTD: 36,690	Oct 2017	2,392 36,690
18	26	10	The Wild Robot Escapes Peter Brown, Author Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $16.99 (288) 978-0-316-38204-5 Last rank 26 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 03/26/2018 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 03/26/2018 Average Rank 12.00 [details] Sales history for The Wild Robot Escapes date, rank 03/26/2018, 3 04/02/2018, 8 04/09/2018, 12 04/16/2018, 10 04/23/2018, 12 04/30/2018, 9 05/07/2018, 13 05/14/2018, 15 05/21/2018, 20 05/28/2018, 18 LAST WEEK: 26 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Mar 2018 UNITS SOLD: 2,241 YTD: 47,389	Mar 2018	2,241 47,389
19	6	32	Turtles All the Way Down John Green, Author Dutton Books for Young Readers, $19.99 (304) 978-0-525-55536-0 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 10/23/2017 Highest Rank 0 Highest Rank Date 11/20/2017 Average Rank 8.16 [details] Sales history for Turtles All the Way Down date, rank 10/23/2017, 4 10/23/2017, 2 10/30/2017, 5 10/30/2017, 1 11/06/2017, 1 11/06/2017, 8 11/06/2017, 1 11/13/2017, 2 11/20/2017, 0 11/27/2017, 5 12/04/2017, 5 12/11/2017, 4 12/18/2017, 4 12/25/2017, 2 01/01/2018, 10 01/01/2018, 2 01/08/2018, 9 01/08/2018, 3 01/15/2018, 3 01/22/2018, 4 01/29/2018, 3 02/05/2018, 5 02/12/2018, 9 02/19/2018, 9 02/26/2018, 9 03/05/2018, 11 03/12/2018, 12 03/19/2018, 13 03/26/2018, 14 04/02/2018, 13 04/09/2018, 14 04/16/2018, 15 04/23/2018, 18 04/30/2018, 17 05/07/2018, 23 05/21/2018, 23 05/28/2018, 19 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 32 PUB DATE: Oct 2017 UNITS SOLD: 2,239 YTD: 83,525	Oct 2017	2,239 83,525
20	-	3	Marc's Mission: Way of the Warrior Kid Jocko Willink, Author, Jon Bozak, Illustrator Feiwel & Friends, $13.99 (160) 978-1-250-15679-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 05/07/2018 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 05/07/2018 Average Rank 11.00 [details] Sales history for Marc's Mission: Way of the Warrior Kid date, rank 05/07/2018, 2 05/14/2018, 11 05/28/2018, 20 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Apr 2018 UNITS SOLD: 2,230 YTD: 17,140	Apr 2018	2,230 17,140
21	23	26	A Wrinkle in Time Madeleine L'Engle, Author Square Fish, $8.99 (256) 978-1-250-15327-2 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 19 Initial Date 12/11/2017 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 03/12/2018 Average Rank 9.00 [details] Sales history for A Wrinkle in Time date, rank 12/11/2017, 19 12/18/2017, 21 12/25/2017, 20 01/01/2018, 17 01/08/2018, 16 01/15/2018, 10 01/22/2018, 8 01/29/2018, 7 02/05/2018, 6 02/12/2018, 6 02/19/2018, 5 02/26/2018, 3 03/05/2018, 3 03/12/2018, 2 03/19/2018, 7 03/19/2018, 2 03/26/2018, 2 03/26/2018, 6 04/02/2018, 2 04/09/2018, 4 04/16/2018, 4 04/23/2018, 7 04/30/2018, 6 05/07/2018, 10 05/14/2018, 12 05/21/2018, 17 05/28/2018, 21 LAST WEEK: 23 WEEKS ON LIST: 26 PUB DATE: Nov 2017 UNITS SOLD: 2,194 YTD: 172,115	Nov 2017	2,194 172,115
22	4	4	Leah on the Offbeat Becky Albertalli, Author Balzer & Bray/Harperteen, $17.99 (352) 978-0-06-264380-3 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 05/07/2018 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 05/07/2018 Average Rank 11.25 [details] Sales history for Leah on the Offbeat date, rank 05/07/2018, 3 05/14/2018, 8 05/21/2018, 12 05/28/2018, 22 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Apr 2018 UNITS SOLD: 2,119 YTD: 17,110	Apr 2018	2,119 17,110
23	30	8	The Bad Guys in Alien Vs Bad Guys (the Bad Guys #6) Aaron Blabey, Author Scholastic Paperbacks, $5.99 (144) 978-1-338-18959-9 Last rank 30 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 04/09/2018 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 04/09/2018 Average Rank 15.38 [details] Sales history for The Bad Guys in Alien Vs Bad Guys (the Bad Guys #6) date, rank 04/09/2018, 3 04/16/2018, 13 04/23/2018, 13 04/30/2018, 12 05/07/2018, 16 05/14/2018, 19 05/21/2018, 24 05/28/2018, 23 LAST WEEK: 30 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Mar 2018 UNITS SOLD: 2,109 YTD: 35,472	Mar 2018	2,109 35,472
24	27	3	The Trials of Apollo Book Two the Dark Prophecy Rick Riordan, Author Disney-Hyperion, $19.99 (432) 978-1-4847-4642-4 Last rank 27 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 05/15/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/15/2017 Average Rank 12.78 [details] Sales history for The Trials of Apollo Book Two the Dark Prophecy date, rank 05/15/2017, 1 05/15/2017, 1 05/22/2017, 8 05/22/2017, 1 05/29/2017, 2 06/05/2017, 3 06/12/2017, 3 06/19/2017, 4 06/26/2017, 2 07/03/2017, 3 07/10/2017, 4 07/17/2017, 4 07/24/2017, 5 07/31/2017, 7 08/07/2017, 13 08/14/2017, 12 08/21/2017, 12 08/28/2017, 16 09/04/2017, 15 09/11/2017, 19 09/18/2017, 21 09/25/2017, 22 10/02/2017, 25 10/09/2017, 25 10/16/2017, 25 12/11/2017, 18 12/18/2017, 22 12/25/2017, 23 01/01/2018, 24 05/14/2018, 24 05/21/2018, 21 05/28/2018, 24 LAST WEEK: 27 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: May 2017 UNITS SOLD: 2,097 YTD: 27,707	May 2017	2,097 27,707
25	22	4	Ghost (Reprint) Jason Reynolds, Author Atheneum Books, $6.99 (208) 978-1-4814-5016-4 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 23 Initial Date 09/11/2017 Highest Rank 15 Highest Rank Date 05/21/2018 Average Rank 21.50 [details] Sales history for Ghost (Reprint) date, rank 09/11/2017, 23 04/30/2018, 23 05/21/2018, 15 05/28/2018, 25 LAST WEEK: 22 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Aug 2017 UNITS SOLD: 2,076 YTD: 26,738	Aug 2017	2,076 26,738

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