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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2020 YTD
1	1	16	Dog Man #8 Dav Pilkey, Author Graphix, $12.99 (240) 978-1-338-32321-4 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 12/23/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 12/23/2019 Average Rank 2.00 [details] Sales history for Dog Man #8 date, rank 12/23/2019, 1 12/30/2019, 1 01/06/2020, 1 01/13/2020, 1 01/20/2020, 1 01/27/2020, 1 02/03/2020, 1 02/10/2020, 1 02/17/2020, 1 02/24/2020, 1 03/02/2020, 1 03/09/2020, 1 03/16/2020, 3 03/23/2020, 1 03/30/2020, 1 04/06/2020, 1 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 16 PUB DATE: Dec 2019 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Dec 2019
2	2	21	Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book #14 Jeff Kinney, Author Amulet Books, $14.99 (224) 978-1-4197-3903-3 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/18/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/18/2019 Average Rank 3.38 [details] Sales history for Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book #14 date, rank 11/18/2019, 1 11/25/2019, 1 12/02/2019, 1 12/09/2019, 1 12/16/2019, 1 12/23/2019, 2 12/30/2019, 2 01/06/2020, 2 01/13/2020, 2 01/20/2020, 2 01/27/2020, 3 02/03/2020, 2 02/10/2020, 2 02/17/2020, 2 02/24/2020, 2 03/02/2020, 2 03/09/2020, 2 03/16/2020, 4 03/23/2020, 3 03/30/2020, 2 04/06/2020, 2 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 21 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Nov 2019
3	3	33	Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls: From the Creator of Captain Underpants Dav Pilkey, Author, Dav Pilkey, Illustrator Graphix, $12.99 (240) 978-1-338-23659-0 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 08/26/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/26/2019 Average Rank 3.33 [details] Sales history for Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls: From the Creator of Captain Underpants date, rank 08/26/2019, 1 09/02/2019, 1 09/09/2019, 1 09/16/2019, 1 09/23/2019, 1 09/30/2019, 1 10/07/2019, 2 10/14/2019, 1 10/21/2019, 2 10/28/2019, 2 11/04/2019, 1 11/11/2019, 1 11/18/2019, 2 11/25/2019, 2 12/02/2019, 3 12/09/2019, 2 12/16/2019, 2 12/23/2019, 3 12/30/2019, 3 01/06/2020, 3 01/13/2020, 3 01/20/2020, 5 01/27/2020, 4 02/03/2020, 3 02/10/2020, 4 02/17/2020, 4 02/24/2020, 3 03/02/2020, 3 03/09/2020, 3 03/16/2020, 7 03/23/2020, 5 03/30/2020, 4 04/06/2020, 3 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 33 PUB DATE: Aug 2019 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Aug 2019
4	1	4	Chain of Gold Cassandra Clare, Author Margaret K. McElderry Books, $24.99 (624) 978-1-4814-3187-3 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 03/16/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/16/2020 Average Rank 3.83 [details] Sales history for Chain of Gold date, rank 03/16/2020, 1 03/23/2020, 2 03/30/2020, 3 04/06/2020, 4 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Mar 2020
5	-	1	Tyrannosaurus Wrecks Stuart Gibbs, Author Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $17.99 (336) 978-1-5344-4375-4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Mar 2020
6	4	6	Middle School: Master of Disaster James Patterson, Author, Chris Tebbetts, With, Jomike Tejido, Illustrator Jimmy Patterson, $13.99 (320) 978-0-316-42049-5 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 03/02/2020 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 03/30/2020 Average Rank 8.33 [details] Sales history for Middle School: Master of Disaster date, rank 03/02/2020, 8 03/09/2020, 7 03/16/2020, 15 03/23/2020, 9 03/30/2020, 5 04/06/2020, 6 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Feb 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Feb 2020
7	15	6	Pax Sara Pennypacker, Author, Jon Klassen, Illustrator Balzer & Bray/Harperteen, $8.99 (304) 978-0-06-237702-9 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 22 Initial Date 04/15/2019 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 04/06/2020 Average Rank 17.83 [details] Sales history for Pax date, rank 04/15/2019, 22 12/02/2019, 21 12/23/2019, 20 12/30/2019, 20 03/30/2020, 17 04/06/2020, 7 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Apr 2019 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Apr 2019
8	5	4	Dragonslayer (Wings of Fire: Legends) Tui T Sutherland, Author Scholastic Press, $17.99 (512) 978-1-338-21460-4 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 03/16/2020 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 03/16/2020 Average Rank 5.40 [details] Sales history for Dragonslayer (Wings of Fire: Legends) date, rank 03/16/2020, 2 03/23/2020, 4 03/30/2020, 6 04/06/2020, 8 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Mar 2020
9	11	14	The Bad Guys in the Baddest Day Ever (the Bad Guys #10) Aaron Blabey, Author Scholastic Paperbacks, $5.99 (176) 978-1-338-30584-5 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 01/06/2020 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 01/06/2020 Average Rank 8.79 [details] Sales history for The Bad Guys in the Baddest Day Ever (the Bad Guys #10) date, rank 01/06/2020, 4 01/13/2020, 4 01/20/2020, 6 01/27/2020, 6 02/03/2020, 7 02/10/2020, 11 02/17/2020, 7 02/24/2020, 8 03/02/2020, 10 03/09/2020, 11 03/16/2020, 18 03/23/2020, 11 03/30/2020, 11 04/06/2020, 9 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: Dec 2019 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Dec 2019
10	7	23	Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Best Friend Forever Rachel Renée Russell, Author, Rachel Renée Russell, Illustrator Aladdin Paperbacks, $13.99 (320) 978-1-5344-2720-4 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 11/04/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 11/04/2019 Average Rank 7.71 [details] Sales history for Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Best Friend Forever date, rank 11/04/2019, 2 11/11/2019, 2 11/18/2019, 6 11/25/2019, 4 12/02/2019, 5 12/09/2019, 4 12/16/2019, 5 12/23/2019, 5 12/30/2019, 5 01/06/2020, 6 01/13/2020, 7 01/20/2020, 9 01/27/2020, 10 02/03/2020, 10 02/10/2020, 12 02/17/2020, 12 02/24/2020, 10 03/02/2020, 11 03/09/2020, 8 03/16/2020, 16 03/23/2020, 10 03/30/2020, 8 04/06/2020, 10 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 23 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Oct 2019
11	9	51	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 9 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 04/22/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/22/2019 Average Rank 7.06 [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 06/24/2019, 1 07/01/2019, 1 07/08/2019, 2 07/15/2019, 1 07/22/2019, 1 07/29/2019, 2 08/05/2019, 1 08/12/2019, 2 08/19/2019, 2 08/26/2019, 3 09/02/2019, 3 09/09/2019, 3 09/16/2019, 5 09/23/2019, 5 09/30/2019, 5 10/07/2019, 7 10/14/2019, 12 10/21/2019, 8 10/28/2019, 10 11/04/2019, 9 11/11/2019, 10 11/18/2019, 11 11/25/2019, 10 12/02/2019, 8 12/09/2019, 8 12/16/2019, 9 12/23/2019, 10 12/30/2019, 8 01/06/2020, 11 01/13/2020, 16 01/20/2020, 20 01/27/2020, 20 02/03/2020, 20 02/10/2020, 20 02/24/2020, 14 03/02/2020, 20 03/09/2020, 14 03/16/2020, 21 03/23/2020, 12 03/30/2020, 9 04/06/2020, 11 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 51 PUB DATE: Apr 2019 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Apr 2019
12	6	14	Karen's Witch: A Graphix Book (Adapted, Full-Color) Ann M Martin, Author, Katy Farina, Illustrator Graphix, $10.99 (144) 978-1-338-31519-6 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 01/06/2020 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 01/13/2020 Average Rank 8.29 [details] Sales history for Karen's Witch: A Graphix Book (Adapted, Full-Color) date, rank 01/06/2020, 12 01/13/2020, 5 01/20/2020, 7 01/27/2020, 7 02/03/2020, 8 02/10/2020, 10 02/17/2020, 11 02/24/2020, 6 03/02/2020, 5 03/09/2020, 6 03/16/2020, 12 03/23/2020, 8 03/30/2020, 7 04/06/2020, 12 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: Dec 2019 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Dec 2019
13	18	3	The Girl Who Drank the Moon Kelly Barnhill, Author Algonquin Young Readers, $9.95 (400) 978-1-61620-746-5 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 19 Initial Date 05/13/2019 Highest Rank 13 Highest Rank Date 04/06/2020 Average Rank 20.57 [details] Sales history for The Girl Who Drank the Moon date, rank 05/13/2019, 19 06/17/2019, 23 11/04/2019, 21 11/18/2019, 22 11/25/2019, 18 12/02/2019, 20 12/09/2019, 24 12/16/2019, 17 12/23/2019, 25 12/30/2019, 21 01/06/2020, 20 01/20/2020, 25 03/30/2020, 20 04/06/2020, 13 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Apr 2019 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Apr 2019
14	-	1	Big Nate: Blow the Roof Off!, Volume 22 Lincoln Peirce, Author Andrews McMeel Publishing, $11.99 (176) 978-1-5248-5506-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Mar 2020
15	-	2	On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness Andrew Peterson, Author Waterbrook Press, $13.99 (304) 978-0-525-65356-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 20 Initial Date 03/23/2020 Highest Rank 15 Highest Rank Date 04/06/2020 Average Rank 17.50 [details] Sales history for On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness date, rank 03/23/2020, 20 04/06/2020, 15 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Mar 2020
16	12	12	FGTeeV Presents: Into the Game! Fgteev, Author, Miguel Diaz Rivas, Illustrator Harperalley, $19.99 (208) 978-0-06-293367-6 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 01/20/2020 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 01/20/2020 Average Rank 7.00 [details] Sales history for FGTeeV Presents: Into the Game! date, rank 01/20/2020, 3 01/27/2020, 5 02/03/2020, 5 02/10/2020, 6 02/17/2020, 6 02/24/2020, 4 03/02/2020, 4 03/09/2020, 5 03/16/2020, 10 03/23/2020, 7 03/30/2020, 12 04/06/2020, 16 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: Jan 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Jan 2020
17	38	25	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: The Illustrated Edition J. K. Rowling, Author, Jim Kay, Illustrator Arthur A. Levine Books, $47.99 (464) 978-0-545-79142-7 Last rank 38 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/21/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/21/2019 Average Rank 7.46 [details] Sales history for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: The Illustrated Edition date, rank 10/21/2019, 1 10/28/2019, 1 11/04/2019, 3 11/11/2019, 3 11/18/2019, 5 11/25/2019, 3 12/02/2019, 4 12/09/2019, 3 12/16/2019, 3 12/23/2019, 4 12/30/2019, 4 01/06/2020, 5 01/13/2020, 10 01/20/2020, 16 01/27/2020, 17 02/03/2020, 6 02/10/2020, 14 02/24/2020, 5 03/02/2020, 16 03/09/2020, 24 04/06/2020, 17 LAST WEEK: 38 WEEKS ON LIST: 25 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Oct 2019
18	2	4	The Twin Natasha Preston, Author Delacorte Press, $10.99 (384) 978-0-593-12496-3 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 17 Initial Date 03/16/2020 Highest Rank 13 Highest Rank Date 03/30/2020 Average Rank 15.75 [details] Sales history for The Twin date, rank 03/16/2020, 17 03/23/2020, 15 03/30/2020, 13 04/06/2020, 18 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Mar 2020
19	13	15	Captain Underpants and the Terrifying Return of Tippy Tinkletrousers (Color) Dav Pilkey, Author, Dav Pilkey, Illustrator Scholastic Inc., $12.99 (304) 978-1-338-34721-0 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 12/23/2019 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 12/23/2019 Average Rank 15.79 [details] Sales history for Captain Underpants and the Terrifying Return of Tippy Tinkletrousers (Color) date, rank 12/23/2019, 9 12/30/2019, 11 01/13/2020, 19 01/27/2020, 16 02/03/2020, 17 02/10/2020, 13 02/17/2020, 24 02/24/2020, 12 03/02/2020, 15 03/09/2020, 12 03/16/2020, 24 03/23/2020, 16 03/30/2020, 14 04/06/2020, 19 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: Dec 2019 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Dec 2019
20	14	30	Boy-Crazy Stacey (the Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novel #7): A Graphix Book Ann M Martin, Author, Gale Galligan, Illustrator Graphix, $10.99 (176) 978-1-338-30451-0 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 09/16/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 09/16/2019 Average Rank 12.37 [details] Sales history for Boy-Crazy Stacey (the Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novel #7): A Graphix Book date, rank 09/16/2019, 2 09/23/2019, 2 09/30/2019, 3 10/07/2019, 4 10/14/2019, 6 10/21/2019, 4 10/28/2019, 5 11/04/2019, 7 11/11/2019, 8 11/18/2019, 13 11/25/2019, 8 12/02/2019, 9 12/09/2019, 10 12/16/2019, 15 12/23/2019, 15 12/30/2019, 16 01/06/2020, 16 01/13/2020, 11 01/20/2020, 17 01/27/2020, 19 02/03/2020, 16 02/10/2020, 22 02/17/2020, 22 02/24/2020, 20 03/02/2020, 21 03/09/2020, 20 03/23/2020, 18 03/30/2020, 16 04/06/2020, 20 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 30 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Sep 2019
21	21	5	The Last Kids on Earth and the Midnight Blade Max Brallier, Author, Douglas Holgate, Author Viking Books for Young Readers, $13.99 (272) 978-0-425-29211-2 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 09/30/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 09/30/2019 Average Rank 13.23 [details] Sales history for The Last Kids on Earth and the Midnight Blade date, rank 09/30/2019, 2 10/07/2019, 5 10/14/2019, 7 10/21/2019, 7 10/28/2019, 7 11/04/2019, 8 11/11/2019, 9 11/18/2019, 14 11/25/2019, 12 12/02/2019, 12 12/09/2019, 12 12/16/2019, 10 12/23/2019, 12 12/30/2019, 10 01/06/2020, 15 01/13/2020, 23 02/03/2020, 24 02/10/2020, 24 03/09/2020, 25 03/30/2020, 23 04/06/2020, 21 LAST WEEK: 21 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Sep 2019
22	20	5	The Tyrant's Tomb (the Trials of Apollo, Book Four) Rick Riordan, Author Disney-Hyperion, $19.99 (320) 978-1-4847-4644-8 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/07/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/07/2019 Average Rank 11.52 [details] Sales history for The Tyrant's Tomb (the Trials of Apollo, Book Four) date, rank 10/07/2019, 1 10/14/2019, 2 10/21/2019, 3 10/28/2019, 4 11/04/2019, 5 11/11/2019, 4 11/18/2019, 10 11/25/2019, 7 12/02/2019, 7 12/09/2019, 9 12/16/2019, 8 12/23/2019, 11 12/30/2019, 12 01/06/2020, 13 01/13/2020, 12 01/20/2020, 18 01/27/2020, 23 02/03/2020, 23 02/24/2020, 23 03/02/2020, 24 03/30/2020, 22 04/06/2020, 22 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Sep 2019
23	3	12	One of Us Is Next Karen M McManus, Author Delacorte Press, $19.99 (384) 978-0-525-70796-7 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 01/20/2020 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 01/20/2020 Average Rank 14.82 [details] Sales history for One of Us Is Next date, rank 01/20/2020, 4 01/27/2020, 8 02/03/2020, 11 02/10/2020, 15 02/17/2020, 16 02/24/2020, 17 03/02/2020, 18 03/09/2020, 19 03/23/2020, 17 03/30/2020, 15 04/06/2020, 23 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: Jan 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Jan 2020
24	19	18	Ali Cross James Patterson, Author Jimmy Patterson, $16.99 (272) 978-0-316-53041-5 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 12/09/2019 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 12/09/2019 Average Rank 14.00 [details] Sales history for Ali Cross date, rank 12/09/2019, 5 12/16/2019, 6 12/23/2019, 7 12/30/2019, 7 01/06/2020, 10 01/13/2020, 9 01/20/2020, 8 01/27/2020, 11 02/03/2020, 18 02/10/2020, 21 02/24/2020, 18 03/02/2020, 23 03/09/2020, 22 03/30/2020, 21 04/06/2020, 24 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 18 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Nov 2019
25	10	5	Pages & Co.: The Bookwanderers Anna James, Author, Paola Escobar, Illustrator Puffin Books, $8.99 (304) 978-1-984837-14-1 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 03/16/2020 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 03/23/2020 Average Rank 13.00 [details] Sales history for Pages & Co.: The Bookwanderers date, rank 03/16/2020, 11 03/23/2020, 6 03/30/2020, 10 04/06/2020, 25 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Feb 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Feb 2020

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