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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2025 YTD
1	-	5	Dog Man: Big Jim Believes: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #14): From the Creator of Captain Underpants Dav Pilkey, Author, Dav Pilkey, Illustrator Graphix, $15.99 (224) 978-1-5461-7618-3 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/24/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/24/2025 Average Rank 1.10 [details] Sales history for Dog Man: Big Jim Believes: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #14): From the Creator of Captain Underpants date, rank 11/24/2025, 1 12/01/2025, 1 12/08/2025, 1 12/15/2025, 1 12/22/2025, 1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Nov 2025 UNITS SOLD: 90,328 YTD: 609,753	Nov 2025	90,328 609,753
2	-	8	Partypooper: a Side-Splitting Birthday Disaster from the #1 International Bestselling Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series (Book 20) Jeff Kinney, Author Amulet Books, $14.99 (224) 978-1-4197-8269-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/03/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/03/2025 Average Rank 1.81 [details] Sales history for Partypooper: a Side-Splitting Birthday Disaster from the #1 International Bestselling Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series (Book 20) date, rank 11/03/2025, 1 11/10/2025, 1 11/17/2025, 1 11/24/2025, 2 12/01/2025, 2 12/08/2025, 2 12/15/2025, 2 12/22/2025, 2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 69,057 YTD: 689,023	Oct 2025	69,057 689,023
3	-	39	Sunrise on the Reaping (a Hunger Games Novel) Suzanne Collins, Author Scholastic Press, $27.99 (400) 978-1-5461-7146-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 03/31/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/31/2025 Average Rank 3.28 [details] Sales history for Sunrise on the Reaping (a Hunger Games Novel) date, rank 03/31/2025, 1 04/07/2025, 1 04/14/2025, 1 04/21/2025, 2 04/28/2025, 1 05/05/2025, 1 05/12/2025, 1 05/19/2025, 1 06/02/2025, 1 06/09/2025, 1 06/16/2025, 1 06/23/2025, 1 06/30/2025, 1 07/07/2025, 1 07/14/2025, 1 07/21/2025, 1 07/28/2025, 1 08/04/2025, 1 08/11/2025, 3 08/18/2025, 1 08/25/2025, 1 09/01/2025, 1 09/08/2025, 1 09/15/2025, 4 09/22/2025, 5 09/29/2025, 2 10/06/2025, 2 10/13/2025, 11 10/20/2025, 7 10/27/2025, 5 11/03/2025, 5 11/10/2025, 6 11/17/2025, 12 11/24/2025, 9 12/01/2025, 5 12/08/2025, 3 12/15/2025, 4 12/22/2025, 3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 39 PUB DATE: Mar 2025 UNITS SOLD: 22,764 YTD: 1,946,491	Mar 2025	22,764 1,946,491
4	-	6	Darkstalker: A Graphic Novel (Wings of Fire: Legends Graphic Novel) Tui T Sutherland, Author, Jake Parker, Illustrator Graphix, $14.99 (256) 978-1-339-00129-6 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 11/17/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 11/17/2025 Average Rank 4.38 [details] Sales history for Darkstalker: A Graphic Novel (Wings of Fire: Legends Graphic Novel) date, rank 11/17/2025, 2 11/24/2025, 3 12/01/2025, 3 12/08/2025, 4 12/15/2025, 5 12/22/2025, 4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Nov 2025 UNITS SOLD: 20,621 YTD: 139,140	Nov 2025	20,621 139,140
5	-	9	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, Book 4) (Interactive Illustrated Edition) J. K. Rowling, Author, Karl James Mountford, Illustrator, Jess Tice-Gilbert, Not Available Scholastic Inc., $49.99 (608) 978-1-5461-5441-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 10/27/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/27/2025 Average Rank 4.90 [details] Sales history for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, Book 4) (Interactive Illustrated Edition) date, rank 10/27/2025, 1 11/03/2025, 2 11/10/2025, 3 11/17/2025, 7 11/24/2025, 5 12/01/2025, 7 12/08/2025, 8 12/15/2025, 7 12/22/2025, 5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 12,143 YTD: 128,053	Oct 2025	12,143 128,053
6	-	2	Crowntide (Lightlark #4) Alex Aster, Author Amulet, $24.99 (384) 978-1-4197-8571-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 12/15/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 12/15/2025 Average Rank 5.33 [details] Sales history for Crowntide (Lightlark #4) date, rank 12/15/2025, 3 12/22/2025, 6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Dec 2025 UNITS SOLD: 11,694 YTD: 54,479	Dec 2025	11,694 54,479
7	-	6	Sunrise on the Reaping: Collector's Gift Edition (the Hunger Games) Suzanne Collins, Author Scholastic Press, $32.99 (400) 979-8-225-01928-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 11/17/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 11/17/2025 Average Rank 8.17 [details] Sales history for Sunrise on the Reaping: Collector's Gift Edition (the Hunger Games) date, rank 11/17/2025, 3 11/24/2025, 10 12/01/2025, 8 12/08/2025, 6 12/15/2025, 15 12/22/2025, 7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Nov 2025 UNITS SOLD: 9,576 YTD: 57,539	Nov 2025	9,576 57,539
8	-	10	Jessi Ramsey, Pet-Sitter: A Graphic Novel (the Baby-Sitters Club #18) Ellen T Crenshaw, Adapted by, Ellen T Crenshaw, Illustrator, Ann M Martin, Author Graphix, $12.99 (144) 978-1-338-83565-6 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/20/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/20/2025 Average Rank 8.70 [details] Sales history for Jessi Ramsey, Pet-Sitter: A Graphic Novel (the Baby-Sitters Club #18) date, rank 10/20/2025, 1 10/27/2025, 4 11/03/2025, 7 11/10/2025, 7 11/17/2025, 15 11/24/2025, 12 12/01/2025, 10 12/08/2025, 11 12/15/2025, 12 12/22/2025, 8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 9,271 YTD: 75,773	Oct 2025	9,271 75,773
9	-	11	Warriors Graphic Novel: The Prophecies Begin #3 Erin Hunter, Author, Natalie Riess, Illustrator, Sara Goetter, Illustrator Harperalley, $15.99 (272) 978-0-06-320393-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 10/13/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/13/2025 Average Rank 6.75 [details] Sales history for Warriors Graphic Novel: The Prophecies Begin #3 date, rank 10/13/2025, 2 10/20/2025, 2 10/27/2025, 2 11/03/2025, 4 11/10/2025, 5 11/17/2025, 11 11/24/2025, 7 12/01/2025, 9 12/08/2025, 10 12/15/2025, 13 12/22/2025, 9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 8,882 YTD: 118,514	Sep 2025	8,882 118,514
10	-	1	An Archive of Romance Deluxe Illustrated Edition: A Study in Drowning Novella Ava Reid, Author HarperCollins, $21.99 (240) 978-0-06-346222-9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Dec 2025 UNITS SOLD: 8,178 YTD: 8,178	Dec 2025	8,178 8,178
11	-	36	Warriors Graphic Novel: The Prophecies Begin #2 Erin Hunter, Author, Natalie Riess, Illustrator, Sara Goetter, Illustrator Harperalley, $15.99 (272) 978-0-06-320390-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 04/21/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 04/21/2025 Average Rank 11.25 [details] Sales history for Warriors Graphic Novel: The Prophecies Begin #2 date, rank 04/21/2025, 3 04/28/2025, 6 05/05/2025, 5 05/12/2025, 4 05/19/2025, 6 06/02/2025, 4 06/09/2025, 4 06/16/2025, 8 06/23/2025, 4 06/30/2025, 4 07/07/2025, 4 07/14/2025, 6 07/21/2025, 4 07/28/2025, 4 08/04/2025, 6 08/11/2025, 13 08/18/2025, 8 08/25/2025, 7 09/01/2025, 6 09/08/2025, 10 09/15/2025, 19 09/22/2025, 21 09/29/2025, 17 10/06/2025, 18 10/13/2025, 25 10/20/2025, 23 10/27/2025, 15 11/03/2025, 18 11/10/2025, 17 11/17/2025, 22 11/24/2025, 18 12/01/2025, 18 12/08/2025, 17 12/15/2025, 21 12/22/2025, 11 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 36 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,859 YTD: 178,472	Apr 2025	5,859 178,472
12	-	2	The Obsession Natasha Preston, Author Delacorte Press, $14.99 (320) 979-8-217-02800-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 14 Initial Date 12/15/2025 Highest Rank 12 Highest Rank Date 12/22/2025 Average Rank 13.00 [details] Sales history for The Obsession date, rank 12/15/2025, 14 12/22/2025, 12 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Dec 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,778 YTD: 13,174	Dec 2025	5,778 13,174
13	-	16	Impossible Creatures Katherine Rundell, Author, Ashley MacKenzie, Illustrator Yearling Books, $11.99 (384) 978-0-593-80989-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 09/15/2025 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 09/29/2025 Average Rank 15.90 [details] Sales history for Impossible Creatures date, rank 09/15/2025, 10 09/22/2025, 7 09/29/2025, 5 10/06/2025, 6 10/13/2025, 21 10/27/2025, 25 11/10/2025, 24 12/01/2025, 25 12/15/2025, 23 12/22/2025, 13 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 16 PUB DATE: Aug 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,758 YTD: 59,699	Aug 2025	5,758 59,699
14	-	12	From the World of Percy Jackson: The Court of the Dead: A Nico Di Angelo Adventure Rick Riordan, Author, Mark Oshiro, Author Disney Hyperion, $21.99 (448) 978-1-368-10911-6 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 10/06/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/06/2025 Average Rank 12.46 [details] Sales history for From the World of Percy Jackson: The Court of the Dead: A Nico Di Angelo Adventure date, rank 10/06/2025, 1 10/13/2025, 5 10/20/2025, 10 10/27/2025, 8 11/03/2025, 13 11/10/2025, 15 11/17/2025, 20 11/24/2025, 21 12/01/2025, 16 12/08/2025, 14 12/15/2025, 17 12/22/2025, 14 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,559 YTD: 90,463	Sep 2025	5,559 90,463
15	-	4	Growing Home Beth Ferry, Author, Terry Fan, Illustrator, Eric Fan, Illustrator Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $17.99 (272) 978-1-6659-4248-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 14 Initial Date 12/01/2025 Highest Rank 14 Highest Rank Date 12/01/2025 Average Rank 16.00 [details] Sales history for Growing Home date, rank 12/01/2025, 14 12/15/2025, 19 12/22/2025, 15 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,357 YTD: 31,186	May 2025	5,357 31,186
16	-	11	Fake Skating Lynn Painter, Author Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $21.99 (432) 978-1-6659-2126-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 10/13/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 10/27/2025 Average Rank 11.00 [details] Sales history for Fake Skating date, rank 10/13/2025, 4 10/20/2025, 5 10/27/2025, 3 11/03/2025, 6 11/10/2025, 12 11/17/2025, 16 11/24/2025, 14 12/01/2025, 13 12/08/2025, 12 12/15/2025, 20 12/22/2025, 16 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,239 YTD: 75,398	Sep 2025	5,239 75,398
17	-	6	The Last Kids on Earth and the Destructor's Lair Max Brallier, Author, Douglas Holgate, Illustrator Viking Books for Young Readers, $14.99 (272) 978-0-593-40527-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 11/17/2025 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 11/17/2025 Average Rank 15.33 [details] Sales history for The Last Kids on Earth and the Destructor's Lair date, rank 11/17/2025, 8 11/24/2025, 11 12/01/2025, 12 12/08/2025, 19 12/15/2025, 25 12/22/2025, 17 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Nov 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,903 YTD: 32,446	Nov 2025	4,903 32,446
18	-	11	Grim and Oro: Dueling Crowns Edition (a Lightlark Saga Deluxe Companion Book) Alex Aster, Author Harry N. Abrams, $34.99 (504) 978-1-4197-8562-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 10/13/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/13/2025 Average Rank 12.83 [details] Sales history for Grim and Oro: Dueling Crowns Edition (a Lightlark Saga Deluxe Companion Book) date, rank 10/13/2025, 1 10/20/2025, 6 10/27/2025, 9 11/03/2025, 14 11/10/2025, 16 11/17/2025, 25 11/24/2025, 17 12/01/2025, 22 12/08/2025, 9 12/15/2025, 11 12/22/2025, 18 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,824 YTD: 91,849	Sep 2025	4,824 91,849
19	-	11	A Heart for Christmas: Advent Romance Sophie Jomain, Author Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $22.99 (388) 978-1-6659-9039-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 10/13/2025 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 11/10/2025 Average Rank 9.27 [details] Sales history for A Heart for Christmas: Advent Romance date, rank 10/13/2025, 12 10/20/2025, 21 10/27/2025, 11 11/03/2025, 12 11/10/2025, 4 11/17/2025, 4 11/24/2025, 4 12/01/2025, 4 12/08/2025, 5 12/15/2025, 6 12/22/2025, 19 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,776 YTD: 106,467	Sep 2025	4,776 106,467
20	-	13	The Poisoned King Katherine Rundell, Author, Ashley MacKenzie, Illustrator Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers, $19.99 (368) 978-0-593-80990-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 09/22/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 09/22/2025 Average Rank 15.44 [details] Sales history for The Poisoned King date, rank 09/22/2025, 2 09/29/2025, 3 10/06/2025, 7 10/13/2025, 18 10/20/2025, 22 10/27/2025, 19 11/10/2025, 25 12/08/2025, 23 12/22/2025, 20 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 13 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,694 YTD: 61,614	Sep 2025	4,694 61,614
21	-	3	The Wild Robot Protects: Volume 3 Peter Brown, Author Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $8.99 (304) 978-0-316-66944-3 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 05/19/2025 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 05/19/2025 Average Rank 16.12 [details] Sales history for The Wild Robot Protects: Volume 3 date, rank 05/19/2025, 4 06/02/2025, 12 06/09/2025, 8 06/16/2025, 12 06/23/2025, 13 06/30/2025, 14 07/07/2025, 16 07/14/2025, 22 07/21/2025, 16 07/28/2025, 16 08/04/2025, 20 08/18/2025, 25 08/25/2025, 21 09/01/2025, 13 09/08/2025, 20 09/29/2025, 21 12/22/2025, 21 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,499 YTD: 94,523	May 2025	4,499 94,523
22	-	11	Twilight: Deluxe Collector's Edition (Special) Stephenie Meyer, Author Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $40.00 (416) 978-0-316-58688-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 10/13/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 10/13/2025 Average Rank 13.25 [details] Sales history for Twilight: Deluxe Collector's Edition (Special) date, rank 10/13/2025, 3 10/20/2025, 4 10/27/2025, 7 11/03/2025, 16 11/10/2025, 14 11/17/2025, 17 11/24/2025, 13 12/01/2025, 11 12/08/2025, 22 12/15/2025, 22 12/22/2025, 22 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,451 YTD: 85,252	Sep 2025	4,451 85,252
23	-	13	Investigators: Case Files John Patrick Green, Author, Steve Behling, Author, Chris Fenoglio, Illustrator First Second, $12.99 (208) 978-1-250-22322-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 09/22/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 09/22/2025 Average Rank 13.60 [details] Sales history for Investigators: Case Files date, rank 09/22/2025, 3 09/29/2025, 8 10/06/2025, 10 10/13/2025, 24 12/22/2025, 23 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 13 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,378 YTD: 55,484	Sep 2025	4,378 55,484
24	-	2	Dork Diaries 1 Full-Color Edition: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life Rachel Renée Russell, Author, Rachel Renée Russell, Illustrator Aladdin Paperbacks, $15.99 (376) 978-1-6659-8838-4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Nov 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,353 YTD: 13,663	Nov 2025	4,353 13,663
25	-	4	The Last Straw (Special Disney+ Cover Edition) (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #3) Jeff Kinney, Author Amulet Books, $15.99 (224) 978-1-4197-8830-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 15 Initial Date 12/01/2025 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 12/15/2025 Average Rank 16.25 [details] Sales history for The Last Straw (Special Disney+ Cover Edition) (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #3) date, rank 12/01/2025, 15 12/08/2025, 15 12/15/2025, 10 12/22/2025, 25 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Nov 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,343 YTD: 21,732	Nov 2025	4,343 21,732

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Source: Circana BookScan, for the week ended Dec. 13, 2025