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1	Dog Man: Lord of the Fleas: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #5) Dav Pilkey, Author, Dav Pilkey, Illustrator Graphix, $9.99 (256) 978-0-545-93517-3 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/10/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/10/2018 Average Rank 1.14 [details] Sales history for Dog Man: Lord of the Fleas: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #5) date, rank 09/10/2018, 1 09/10/2018, 1 09/17/2018, 1 09/17/2018, 1 09/24/2018, 2 09/24/2018, 1 09/24/2018, 1 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Aug 2018 UNITS SOLD: 51,117 YTD: 253,048	Aug 2018
2	Dog Man and Cat Kid (Dog Man #4) Dav Pilkey, Author Graphix, $9.99 (256) 978-0-545-93518-0 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 01/01/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/08/2018 Average Rank 2.81 [details] Sales history for Dog Man and Cat Kid (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 06/04/2018, 3 06/11/2018, 2 06/18/2018, 1 06/25/2018, 1 07/02/2018, 2 07/09/2018, 4 07/16/2018, 2 07/23/2018, 2 07/30/2018, 3 08/06/2018, 3 08/13/2018, 3 08/20/2018, 1 08/27/2018, 1 09/03/2018, 3 09/10/2018, 7 09/17/2018, 4 09/24/2018, 2 09/24/2018, 2 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 39 PUB DATE: Dec 2017 UNITS SOLD: 8,888 YTD: 579,464	Dec 2017
3	Lady Midnight (Reprint) Cassandra Clare, Author Margaret K. McElderry Books, $4.99 (720) 978-1-5344-3230-7 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 09/17/2018 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 09/24/2018 Average Rank 4.33 [details] Sales history for Lady Midnight (Reprint) date, rank 09/17/2018, 7 09/24/2018, 3 09/24/2018, 3 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2018 UNITS SOLD: 6,315 YTD: 11,977	Sep 2018
4	Kristy's Big Day (the Baby-Sitters Club Graphix #6): Full-Color Edition Ann M Martin, Author, Gale Galligan, Illustrator Graphix, $10.99 (160) 978-1-338-06761-3 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 09/10/2018 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 09/10/2018 Average Rank 4.40 [details] Sales history for Kristy's Big Day (the Baby-Sitters Club Graphix #6): Full-Color Edition date, rank 09/10/2018, 7 09/10/2018, 2 09/17/2018, 5 09/24/2018, 4 09/24/2018, 4 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Aug 2018 UNITS SOLD: 5,852 YTD: 30,464	Aug 2018
5	To All the Boys I've Loved Before (Media Tie-In) Jenny Han, Author Simon & Schuster, $10.99 (384) 978-1-5344-3837-8 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 24 Initial Date 08/06/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/03/2018 Average Rank 8.80 [details] Sales history for To All the Boys I've Loved Before (Media Tie-In) date, rank 08/06/2018, 24 08/13/2018, 18 08/20/2018, 16 08/27/2018, 6 09/03/2018, 6 09/03/2018, 1 09/10/2018, 4 09/17/2018, 3 09/24/2018, 5 09/24/2018, 5 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Jul 2018 UNITS SOLD: 5,411 YTD: 63,039	Jul 2018
6	The Golden Tower (Magisterium #5) Holly Black, Author, Cassandra Clare, Author Scholastic Press, $17.99 (256) 978-0-545-52240-3 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 09/24/2018 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 09/24/2018 Average Rank 6.00 [details] Sales history for The Golden Tower (Magisterium #5) date, rank 09/24/2018, 6 09/24/2018, 6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2018 UNITS SOLD: 4,630 YTD: 4,778	Sep 2018
7	The Hate U Give Movie Tie-In Edition Angie Thomas, Author HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray, $18.99 (480) 978-0-06-287135-0 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 16 Initial Date 09/17/2018 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 09/24/2018 Average Rank 10.00 [details] Sales history for The Hate U Give Movie Tie-In Edition date, rank 09/17/2018, 16 09/24/2018, 7 09/24/2018, 7 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2018 UNITS SOLD: 4,300 YTD: 7,170	Sep 2018
8	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone J. K. Rowling, Author, Brian Selznick, Illustrator Scholastic/Levine, $12.99 (336) 978-1-338-29914-4 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 07/09/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/13/2018 Average Rank 4.69 [details] Sales history for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone date, rank 07/09/2018, 8 07/16/2018, 4 07/23/2018, 4 07/30/2018, 2 08/06/2018, 2 08/13/2018, 1 08/20/2018, 2 08/27/2018, 2 09/03/2018, 4 09/10/2018, 8 09/17/2018, 8 09/24/2018, 8 09/24/2018, 8 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: Jun 2018 UNITS SOLD: 4,156 YTD: 75,712	Jun 2018
9	The Getaway (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #12) Jeff Kinney, Author Amulet, $13.95 (224) 978-1-4197-2545-6 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/20/2017 Highest Rank 0 Highest Rank Date 11/20/2017 Average Rank 3.65 [details] Sales history for The Getaway (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #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 06/04/2018, 4 06/11/2018, 4 06/18/2018, 3 06/25/2018, 4 07/02/2018, 4 07/09/2018, 7 07/16/2018, 6 07/23/2018, 6 07/30/2018, 7 08/06/2018, 5 08/13/2018, 4 08/20/2018, 5 08/27/2018, 3 09/03/2018, 5 09/10/2018, 9 09/17/2018, 10 09/24/2018, 9 09/24/2018, 9 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 45 PUB DATE: Nov 2017 UNITS SOLD: 4,109 YTD: 321,622	Nov 2017
10	The House with a Clock in Its Walls John Bellairs, Author, Edward Gorey, Illustrator Puffin Books, $7.99 (192) 978-0-451-48128-3 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 09/17/2018 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 09/24/2018 Average Rank 10.67 [details] Sales history for The House with a Clock in Its Walls date, rank 09/17/2018, 12 09/24/2018, 10 09/24/2018, 10 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Aug 2018 UNITS SOLD: 4,052 YTD: 9,510	Aug 2018
11	Always and Forever, Lara Jean (Reprint) Jenny Han, Author Simon & Schuster, $10.99 (336) 978-1-4814-3049-4 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 19 Initial Date 08/27/2018 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 09/03/2018 Average Rank 8.33 [details] Sales history for Always and Forever, Lara Jean (Reprint) date, rank 08/27/2018, 19 09/03/2018, 2 09/10/2018, 5 09/17/2018, 2 09/24/2018, 11 09/24/2018, 11 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 23 PUB DATE: Apr 2018 UNITS SOLD: 3,604 YTD: 56,457	Apr 2018
12	The Bad Guys in Do-You-Think-He-Saurus?!: Special Edition (the Bad Guys #7) Aaron Blabey, Author Scholastic Paperbacks, $6.99 (176) 978-1-338-18961-2 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 09/10/2018 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 09/10/2018 Average Rank 9.00 [details] Sales history for The Bad Guys in Do-You-Think-He-Saurus?!: Special Edition (the Bad Guys #7) date, rank 09/10/2018, 3 09/17/2018, 9 09/24/2018, 12 09/24/2018, 12 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Aug 2018 UNITS SOLD: 3,282 YTD: 22,351	Aug 2018
13	Children of Blood and Bone Tomi Adeyemi, Author Henry Holt, $18.99 (544) 978-1-250-17097-2 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 03/19/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 07/16/2018 Average Rank 6.45 [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 06/04/2018, 8 06/11/2018, 7 06/18/2018, 6 06/25/2018, 10 07/02/2018, 8 07/09/2018, 5 07/16/2018, 1 07/23/2018, 3 07/30/2018, 1 08/06/2018, 4 08/13/2018, 2 08/20/2018, 6 08/27/2018, 4 09/03/2018, 7 09/10/2018, 11 09/17/2018, 15 09/24/2018, 13 09/24/2018, 13 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 28 PUB DATE: Mar 2018 UNITS SOLD: 2,922 YTD: 169,788	Mar 2018
14	Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy, Part 1: The Night of the Nasty Nostril Nuggets (Captain Underpants #6) Dav Pilkey, Author Scholastic, $9.99 (176) 978-1-338-27149-2 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 14 Initial Date 09/10/2018 Highest Rank 13 Highest Rank Date 09/17/2018 Average Rank 13.67 [details] Sales history for Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy, Part 1: The Night of the Nasty Nostril Nuggets (Captain Underpants #6) date, rank 09/10/2018, 14 09/17/2018, 13 09/24/2018, 14 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Aug 2018 UNITS SOLD: 2,756 YTD: 9,346	Aug 2018
15	Two Dark Reigns Kendare Blake, Author Harper Teen, $18.99 (464) 978-0-06-268614-5 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 09/17/2018 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 09/17/2018 Average Rank 12.00 [details] Sales history for Two Dark Reigns date, rank 09/17/2018, 6 09/24/2018, 15 09/24/2018, 15 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2018 UNITS SOLD: 2,687 YTD: 9,487	Sep 2018
16	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: The Illustrated Edition J. K. Rowling, Author, Jim Kay, Illustrator Scholastic/Levine, $39.99 (336) 978-0-545-79134-2 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/16/2017 Highest Rank 0 Highest Rank Date 11/20/2017 Average Rank 9.59 [details] Sales history for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: The Illustrated Edition date, rank 10/16/2017, 2 10/16/2017, 1 10/23/2017, 6 10/23/2017, 3 10/30/2017, 5 11/06/2017, 3 11/06/2017, 3 11/13/2017, 3 11/20/2017, 0 11/27/2017, 4 12/04/2017, 4 12/11/2017, 10 12/11/2017, 2 12/18/2017, 2 12/25/2017, 5 01/01/2018, 5 01/08/2018, 9 01/15/2018, 15 01/22/2018, 13 01/29/2018, 15 02/05/2018, 14 02/12/2018, 21 02/19/2018, 22 02/26/2018, 8 03/05/2018, 4 03/12/2018, 14 03/19/2018, 19 03/26/2018, 21 04/02/2018, 22 09/17/2018, 20 09/24/2018, 16 09/24/2018, 16 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2017 UNITS SOLD: 2,413 YTD: 84,868	Oct 2017
17	Restart Gordon Korman, Author Scholastic Press, $6.99 (256) 978-1-338-05380-7 Last rank 37 Initial Rank 14 Initial Date 04/30/2018 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 05/28/2018 Average Rank 15.88 [details] Sales history for Restart date, rank 04/30/2018, 14 05/21/2018, 13 05/28/2018, 10 06/04/2018, 15 06/11/2018, 16 06/18/2018, 13 06/25/2018, 14 07/02/2018, 14 07/16/2018, 18 07/23/2018, 12 07/30/2018, 24 08/06/2018, 15 08/20/2018, 21 08/27/2018, 18 09/03/2018, 19 09/24/2018, 17 09/24/2018, 17 LAST WEEK: 37 WEEKS ON LIST: 18 PUB DATE: Mar 2018 UNITS SOLD: 2,240 YTD: 67,466	Mar 2018
18	Captain Underpants and the Wrath of the Wicked Wedgie Woman: Color Edition (Captain Underpants #5): Color Edition Dav Pilkey, Author, Jose Garibaldi, Not Available Scholastic, $9.99 (176) 978-1-338-21623-3 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 18 Initial Date 01/08/2018 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 02/05/2018 Average Rank 15.06 [details] Sales history for Captain Underpants and the Wrath of the Wicked Wedgie Woman: Color Edition (Captain Underpants #5): Color Edition date, rank 01/08/2018, 18 01/15/2018, 20 01/22/2018, 14 01/29/2018, 10 02/05/2018, 9 02/12/2018, 15 02/19/2018, 12 02/26/2018, 14 03/05/2018, 14 03/12/2018, 11 03/19/2018, 11 03/26/2018, 15 04/02/2018, 16 09/10/2018, 25 09/17/2018, 19 09/24/2018, 18 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Dec 2017 UNITS SOLD: 2,185 YTD: 83,527	Dec 2017
19	Weather or Not (Upside-Down Magic #5) Sarah Mlynowski, Author, Lauren Myracle, Author, Emily Jenkins, Author Scholastic Press, $14.99 (192) 978-1-338-22147-3 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 19 Initial Date 09/24/2018 Highest Rank 19 Highest Rank Date 09/24/2018 Average Rank 19.00 [details] Sales history for Weather or Not (Upside-Down Magic #5) date, rank 09/24/2018, 19 09/24/2018, 19 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2018 UNITS SOLD: 2,159 YTD: 2,209	Sep 2018
20	The Ancient Magus' Bride Vol. 9 Kore Yamazaki, Author Seven Seas Entertainment, $12.99 (180) 978-1-62692-801-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 20 Initial Date 09/24/2018 Highest Rank 20 Highest Rank Date 09/24/2018 Average Rank 20.00 [details] Sales history for The Ancient Magus' Bride Vol. 9 date, rank 09/24/2018, 20 09/24/2018, 20 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2018 UNITS SOLD: 2,151 YTD: 2,281	Sep 2018
21	Unbelievably Boring Bart James Patterson, Author, Duane Swierczynski, With, Xavier Bonet, Illustrator Jimmy Patterson, $13.99 (272) 978-0-316-41153-0 Last rank 46 Initial Rank 21 Initial Date 09/24/2018 Highest Rank 21 Highest Rank Date 09/24/2018 Average Rank 21.00 [details] Sales history for Unbelievably Boring Bart date, rank 09/24/2018, 21 09/24/2018, 21 LAST WEEK: 46 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2018 UNITS SOLD: 2,147 YTD: 4,007	Sep 2018
22	Dear Martin Nic Stone, Author Ember, $9.99 (240) 978-1-101-93952-9 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 21 Initial Date 09/17/2018 Highest Rank 21 Highest Rank Date 09/17/2018 Average Rank 21.67 [details] Sales history for Dear Martin date, rank 09/17/2018, 21 09/24/2018, 22 09/24/2018, 22 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2018 UNITS SOLD: 2,065 YTD: 5,719	Sep 2018
23	Minecraft: The Crash Tracey Baptiste, Author Del Rey, $17.99 (288) 978-0-399-18066-8 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 16 Initial Date 07/23/2018 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 07/30/2018 Average Rank 15.00 [details] Sales history for Minecraft: The Crash date, rank 07/23/2018, 16 07/30/2018, 9 08/06/2018, 9 08/13/2018, 10 08/20/2018, 14 08/27/2018, 12 09/03/2018, 11 09/10/2018, 16 09/17/2018, 22 09/24/2018, 23 09/24/2018, 23 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Jul 2018 UNITS SOLD: 2,037 YTD: 32,825	Jul 2018
24	Wishtree Katherine Applegate, Author Feiwel & Friends, $16.99 (224) 978-1-250-04322-1 Last rank 34 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 10/09/2017 Highest Rank 0 Highest Rank Date 11/20/2017 Average Rank 17.38 [details] Sales history for Wishtree date, rank 10/09/2017, 5 10/16/2017, 14 10/23/2017, 20 10/30/2017, 16 11/06/2017, 13 11/06/2017, 13 11/13/2017, 14 11/20/2017, 0 11/27/2017, 14 12/04/2017, 19 12/11/2017, 12 12/18/2017, 12 12/25/2017, 14 01/01/2018, 18 01/15/2018, 23 01/22/2018, 22 02/05/2018, 24 02/26/2018, 24 04/02/2018, 21 06/18/2018, 24 06/25/2018, 22 07/30/2018, 25 09/24/2018, 24 09/24/2018, 24 LAST WEEK: 34 WEEKS ON LIST: 22 PUB DATE: Sep 2017 UNITS SOLD: 2,027 YTD: 74,268	Sep 2017
25	Popular MMOs Presents A Hole New World HarperCollins, $19.99 (208) 978-0-06-279087-3 Last rank 24 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 07/02/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 07/02/2018 Average Rank 11.15 [details] Sales history for Popular MMOs Presents A Hole New World date, rank 07/02/2018, 1 07/09/2018, 3 07/16/2018, 3 07/23/2018, 7 07/30/2018, 5 08/06/2018, 6 08/13/2018, 9 08/20/2018, 13 08/27/2018, 13 09/03/2018, 13 09/10/2018, 22 09/24/2018, 25 09/24/2018, 25 LAST WEEK: 24 WEEKS ON LIST: 13 PUB DATE: Jun 2018 UNITS SOLD: 2,012 YTD: 64,473	Jun 2018

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Editor’s note: Sales for the week ended Sept. 16, 2018 do not include data from the Christian bookstore chain Lifeway.

NPD BookScan, data for the four-week period ended 8/26/2018.