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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2020 YTD
1	1	10	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 1.65 [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 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Dec 2019 UNITS SOLD: 24,355 YTD: 145,703	Dec 2019	24,355 145,703
2	3	15	Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book #14 Jeff Kinney, Author Amulet Books, $14.99 (224) 978-1-4197-3903-3 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/18/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/18/2019 Average Rank 2.83 [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 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 15,214 YTD: 89,429	Nov 2019	15,214 89,429
3	6	27	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 6 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 08/26/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/26/2019 Average Rank 3.22 [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 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 27 PUB DATE: Aug 2019 UNITS SOLD: 8,694 YTD: 53,586	Aug 2019	8,694 53,586
4	8	6	FGTeeV Presents: Into the Game! Fgteev, Author, Miguel Diaz Rivas, Illustrator Harperalley, $19.99 (208) 978-0-06-293367-6 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 01/20/2020 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 01/20/2020 Average Rank 5.29 [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 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Jan 2020 UNITS SOLD: 7,349 YTD: 50,495	Jan 2020	7,349 50,495
5	45	19	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 45 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/21/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/21/2019 Average Rank 5.81 [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 LAST WEEK: 45 WEEKS ON LIST: 19 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,967 YTD: 23,851	Oct 2019	5,967 23,851
6	11	8	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 11 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 01/06/2020 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 01/13/2020 Average Rank 8.25 [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 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Dec 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,337 YTD: 27,877	Dec 2019	5,337 27,877
7	10	3	Legacy and the Queen Kobe Bryant, Created by, Annie Matthew, Author Granity Studios, $16.99 (208) 978-1-949520-03-3 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 19 Initial Date 09/16/2019 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 02/10/2020 Average Rank 12.75 [details] Sales history for Legacy and the Queen date, rank 09/16/2019, 19 02/10/2020, 5 02/17/2020, 20 02/24/2020, 7 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,101 YTD: 16,966	Sep 2019	5,101 16,966
8	12	8	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 12 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 01/06/2020 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 01/06/2020 Average Rank 6.62 [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 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Dec 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,744 YTD: 28,944	Dec 2019	4,744 28,944
9	1	5	The Conference of the Birds Ransom Riggs, Author Dutton Books for Young Readers, $22.99 (336) 978-0-7352-3150-4 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 01/27/2020 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 01/27/2020 Average Rank 6.33 [details] Sales history for The Conference of the Birds date, rank 01/27/2020, 2 02/03/2020, 4 02/10/2020, 7 02/17/2020, 10 02/24/2020, 9 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Jan 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,537 YTD: 38,654	Jan 2020	4,537 38,654
10	17	17	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 17 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 11/04/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 11/04/2019 Average Rank 6.78 [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 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 17 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,469 YTD: 24,088	Oct 2019	4,469 24,088
11	29	3	Epoca: The Tree of Ecrof Kobe Bryant, Created by, Ivy Claire, Author Granity Studios, $16.99 (368) 978-1-949520-07-1 Last rank 29 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 02/10/2020 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 02/10/2020 Average Rank 9.67 [details] Sales history for Epoca: The Tree of Ecrof date, rank 02/10/2020, 3 02/17/2020, 15 02/24/2020, 11 LAST WEEK: 29 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,279 YTD: 17,452	Nov 2019	4,279 17,452
12	28	9	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 28 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 12/23/2019 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 12/23/2019 Average Rank 15.12 [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 LAST WEEK: 28 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Dec 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,592 YTD: 15,665	Dec 2019	3,592 15,665
13	12	3	Training Camp Kobe Bryant, Created by, Wesley King, Author Granity Studios, $18.99 (592) 978-1-949520-01-9 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 04/01/2019 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 04/01/2019 Average Rank 11.50 [details] Sales history for Training Camp date, rank 04/01/2019, 4 04/08/2019, 8 04/15/2019, 17 04/22/2019, 19 02/10/2020, 8 02/24/2020, 13 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Mar 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,534 YTD: 11,424	Mar 2019	3,534 11,424
14	32	45	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 32 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 04/22/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/22/2019 Average Rank 6.29 [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 LAST WEEK: 32 WEEKS ON LIST: 45 PUB DATE: Apr 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,532 YTD: 15,147	Apr 2019	3,532 15,147
15	7	9	P.S. I Still Love You (Media Tie-In) Jenny Han, Author Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $10.99 (352) 978-1-5344-6926-6 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 24 Initial Date 01/06/2020 Highest Rank 15 Highest Rank Date 02/24/2020 Average Rank 19.88 [details] Sales history for P.S. I Still Love You (Media Tie-In) date, rank 01/06/2020, 24 01/13/2020, 18 01/20/2020, 19 01/27/2020, 22 02/03/2020, 19 02/10/2020, 17 02/17/2020, 25 02/24/2020, 15 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Dec 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,380 YTD: 15,265	Dec 2019	3,380 15,265
16	48	4	The Unteachables Gordon Korman, Author Balzer & Bray/Harperteen, $7.99 (304) 978-0-06-256390-3 Last rank 48 Initial Rank 22 Initial Date 02/03/2020 Highest Rank 16 Highest Rank Date 02/24/2020 Average Rank 19.00 [details] Sales history for The Unteachables date, rank 02/03/2020, 22 02/24/2020, 16 LAST WEEK: 48 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Dec 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,057 YTD: 11,148	Dec 2019	3,057 11,148
17	6	6	One of Us Is Next Karen M McManus, Author Delacorte Press, $19.99 (384) 978-0-525-70796-7 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 01/20/2020 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 01/20/2020 Average Rank 11.83 [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 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Jan 2020 UNITS SOLD: 2,964 YTD: 27,142	Jan 2020	2,964 27,142
18	43	12	Ali Cross James Patterson, Author Jimmy Patterson, $16.99 (272) 978-0-316-53041-5 Last rank 43 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 12/09/2019 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 12/09/2019 Average Rank 10.91 [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 LAST WEEK: 43 WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 2,814 YTD: 17,434	Nov 2019	2,814 17,434
19	8	8	The Silver Eyes (Five Nights at Freddy's Graphic Novel #1) Scott Cawthon, Author, Kira Breed-Wrisley, Author, Claudia Schroder, Illustrator, Claudia Schroder, Author Scholastic Inc., $12.99 (192) 978-1-338-29848-2 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 24 Initial Date 01/20/2020 Highest Rank 13 Highest Rank Date 02/03/2020 Average Rank 17.40 [details] Sales history for The Silver Eyes (Five Nights at Freddy's Graphic Novel #1) date, rank 01/20/2020, 24 01/27/2020, 15 02/03/2020, 13 02/10/2020, 16 02/24/2020, 19 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Dec 2019 UNITS SOLD: 2,762 YTD: 16,026	Dec 2019	2,762 16,026
20	39	24	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 39 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 09/16/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 09/16/2019 Average Rank 11.04 [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 LAST WEEK: 39 WEEKS ON LIST: 24 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 2,647 YTD: 14,816	Sep 2019	2,647 14,816
21	4	2	Hilo Book 6: All the Pieces Fit Judd Winick, Author Random House Books for Young Readers, $13.99 (224) 978-0-525-64406-4 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 02/17/2020 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 02/17/2020 Average Rank 12.00 [details] Sales history for Hilo Book 6: All the Pieces Fit date, rank 02/17/2020, 3 02/24/2020, 21 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Feb 2020 UNITS SOLD: 2,629 YTD: 12,105	Feb 2020	2,629 12,105
22	5	11	Children of Virtue and Vengeance Tomi Adeyemi, Author Henry Holt & Company, $19.99 (448) 978-1-250-17099-6 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 12/16/2019 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 12/16/2019 Average Rank 11.55 [details] Sales history for Children of Virtue and Vengeance date, rank 12/16/2019, 4 12/23/2019, 8 12/30/2019, 9 01/06/2020, 8 01/13/2020, 6 01/20/2020, 10 01/27/2020, 13 02/03/2020, 15 02/10/2020, 18 02/17/2020, 14 02/24/2020, 22 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Dec 2019 UNITS SOLD: 2,571 YTD: 17,819	Dec 2019	2,571 17,819
23	-		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 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/07/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/07/2019 Average Rank 9.85 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 2,200 YTD:	Sep 2019	2,200
24	18	2	A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Holly Jackson, Author Delacorte Press, $17.99 (400) 978-1-984896-36-0 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Feb 2020 UNITS SOLD: 2,192 YTD: 3,611	Feb 2020	2,192 3,611
25	2	2	Straight on Till Morning: A Twisted Tale Liz Braswell, Author Disney-Hyperion, $17.99 (496) 978-1-4847-8130-2 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 02/17/2020 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 02/17/2020 Average Rank 16.50 [details] Sales history for Straight on Till Morning: A Twisted Tale date, rank 02/17/2020, 8 02/24/2020, 25 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Feb 2020 UNITS SOLD: 2,159 YTD: 6,325	Feb 2020	2,159 6,325

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