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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2026 YTD
1	-	2	Talons of Power: A Graphic Novel (Wings of Fire Graphic Novel #9) Tui T Sutherland, Author, Mike Holmes, Illustrator Graphix, $14.99 (240) 978-1-339-00126-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 01/12/2026 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/12/2026 Average Rank 4.00 [details] Sales history for Talons of Power: A Graphic Novel (Wings of Fire Graphic Novel #9) date, rank 01/12/2026, 1 01/19/2026, 1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Dec 2025 UNITS SOLD: 19,930 YTD: 19,930	Dec 2025	19,930 19,930
2	-	9	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 1.19 [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 12/29/2025, 1 01/05/2026, 1 01/12/2026, 2 01/19/2026, 2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Nov 2025 UNITS SOLD: 15,056 YTD: 15,056	Nov 2025	15,056 15,056
3	-	12	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 2.05 [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 12/29/2025, 2 01/05/2026, 2 01/12/2026, 3 01/19/2026, 3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 12,275 YTD: 12,275	Oct 2025	12,275 12,275
4	-	2	Powerless (Reprint) Lauren Roberts, Author Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $14.99 (528) 978-1-6659-5489-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 01/12/2026 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 01/19/2026 Average Rank 5.00 [details] Sales history for Powerless (Reprint) date, rank 01/12/2026, 6 01/19/2026, 4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Dec 2025 UNITS SOLD: 9,974 YTD: 9,974	Dec 2025	9,974 9,974
5	-	43	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 3.33 [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 12/29/2025, 3 01/05/2026, 3 01/12/2026, 5 01/19/2026, 5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 43 PUB DATE: Mar 2025 UNITS SOLD: 8,431 YTD: 8,431	Mar 2025	8,431 8,431
6	-	1	Dragon Cursed Elise Kova, Author Entangled: Mayhem Books, $22.99 (448) 978-1-64937-783-8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jan 2026 UNITS SOLD: 8,288 YTD: 8,288	Jan 2026	8,288 8,288
7	-	2	Meet Cute: Count Down to Valentine's Day Jennifer L Armentrout, Author, Katie Cotugno, Author, Jocelyn Davies, Author, Huntley Fitzpatrick, Author, Nina Lacour, Author, Emery Lord, Author, Katharine McGee, Author, Kass Morgan, Author, Julie Murphy, Author, Meredith Russo, Author, Sara Shepard, Author, Nicola Yoon, Author, Ibi Zoboi, Author Clarion Books, $15.99 (352) 978-0-06-348114-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 01/12/2026 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 01/19/2026 Average Rank 9.00 [details] Sales history for Meet Cute: Count Down to Valentine's Day date, rank 01/12/2026, 11 01/19/2026, 7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Dec 2025 UNITS SOLD: 6,187 YTD: 6,187	Dec 2025	6,187 6,187
8	-	10	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 4.83 [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 12/29/2025, 4 01/05/2026, 4 01/12/2026, 7 01/19/2026, 8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Nov 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,947 YTD: 5,947	Nov 2025	5,947 5,947
9	-	6	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 7.00 [details] Sales history for Crowntide (Lightlark #4) date, rank 12/15/2025, 3 12/22/2025, 6 12/29/2025, 9 01/05/2026, 7 01/12/2026, 8 01/19/2026, 9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Dec 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,409 YTD: 4,409	Dec 2025	4,409 4,409
10	-	1	Sweet Valley Twins: Three's a Crowd: (A Graphic Novel) Francine Pascal, Author, Claudia Aguirre, Illustrator, Nicole Andelfinger, Adapted by Random House Graphic, $14.99 (224) 978-0-593-80728-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jan 2026 UNITS SOLD: 4,304 YTD: 4,304	Jan 2026	4,304 4,304
11	-	1	The Academy III: Tournament of Champions T Z Layton, Author Sourcebooks Young Readers, $9.99 (296) 978-1-4642-6718-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jan 2026 UNITS SOLD: 4,136 YTD: 4,136	Jan 2026	4,136 4,136
12	-	10	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 8.10 [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 12/29/2025, 6 01/05/2026, 5 01/12/2026, 9 01/19/2026, 12 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Nov 2025 UNITS SOLD: 3,363 YTD: 3,363	Nov 2025	3,363 3,363
13	-	15	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 13.38 [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 12/29/2025, 24 01/05/2026, 13 01/12/2026, 10 01/19/2026, 13 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 3,358 YTD: 3,358	Sep 2025	3,358 3,358
14	-	40	Fearless Lauren Roberts, Author Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $21.99 (528) 978-1-6659-5546-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 04/21/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/21/2025 Average Rank 8.69 [details] Sales history for Fearless date, rank 04/21/2025, 1 04/28/2025, 3 05/05/2025, 2 05/12/2025, 2 05/19/2025, 2 06/02/2025, 2 06/09/2025, 2 06/16/2025, 4 06/23/2025, 3 06/30/2025, 3 07/07/2025, 3 07/14/2025, 3 07/21/2025, 2 07/28/2025, 3 08/04/2025, 4 08/11/2025, 9 08/18/2025, 6 08/25/2025, 5 09/01/2025, 4 09/08/2025, 8 09/15/2025, 16 09/22/2025, 17 09/29/2025, 19 10/06/2025, 17 11/24/2025, 19 12/01/2025, 21 12/08/2025, 16 12/15/2025, 24 12/29/2025, 23 01/05/2026, 16 01/12/2026, 15 01/19/2026, 14 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 40 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 3,222 YTD: 3,222	Apr 2025	3,222 3,222
15	-	6	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 9 Highest Rank Date 01/05/2026 Average Rank 12.50 [details] Sales history for The Obsession date, rank 12/15/2025, 14 12/22/2025, 12 12/29/2025, 11 01/05/2026, 9 01/12/2026, 14 01/19/2026, 15 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Dec 2025 UNITS SOLD: 3,161 YTD: 3,161	Dec 2025	3,161 3,161
16	-	15	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 8.00 [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 12/29/2025, 7 01/05/2026, 8 01/12/2026, 16 01/19/2026, 16 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 3,100 YTD: 3,100	Sep 2025	3,100 3,100
17	-	2	The Rose Bargain Sasha Peyton Smith, Author HarperCollins, $15.99 (416) 978-0-06-337253-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Dec 2025 UNITS SOLD: 3,076 YTD: 3,076	Dec 2025	3,076 3,076
18	-	13	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 6.50 [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 12/29/2025, 5 01/05/2026, 6 01/12/2026, 13 01/19/2026, 18 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 13 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 3,029 YTD: 3,029	Oct 2025	3,029 3,029
19	-	17	Nothing Like the Movies (Reprint) Lynn Painter, Author Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $13.99 (464) 978-1-6659-4714-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 09/15/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 09/15/2025 Average Rank 16.85 [details] Sales history for Nothing Like the Movies (Reprint) date, rank 09/15/2025, 3 09/22/2025, 11 09/29/2025, 12 10/06/2025, 12 10/20/2025, 24 10/27/2025, 20 11/03/2025, 20 11/24/2025, 22 12/08/2025, 18 12/29/2025, 22 01/05/2026, 17 01/12/2026, 19 01/19/2026, 19 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 17 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 2,956 YTD: 2,956	Sep 2025	2,956 2,956
20	-	15	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 11.87 [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 12/29/2025, 13 01/05/2026, 12 01/12/2026, 12 01/19/2026, 20 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 2,838 YTD: 2,838	Sep 2025	2,838 2,838
21	-	10	If Only I Had Told Her (Collector's Edition) Laura Nowlin, Author Sourcebooks Fire, $25.99 (416) 978-1-4642-5452-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 13 Initial Date 11/17/2025 Highest Rank 13 Highest Rank Date 11/17/2025 Average Rank 19.14 [details] Sales history for If Only I Had Told Her (Collector's Edition) date, rank 11/17/2025, 13 11/24/2025, 16 12/01/2025, 20 12/08/2025, 20 01/05/2026, 20 01/12/2026, 24 01/19/2026, 21 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Nov 2025 UNITS SOLD: 2,491 YTD: 2,491	Nov 2025	2,491 2,491
22	-	19	Fearful: a Powerless Story Lauren Roberts, Author Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers, $16.99 (256) 978-1-6659-7107-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/15/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/15/2025 Average Rank 13.50 [details] Sales history for Fearful: a Powerless Story date, rank 09/15/2025, 1 09/22/2025, 1 09/29/2025, 1 10/06/2025, 3 10/13/2025, 14 10/20/2025, 17 10/27/2025, 13 11/03/2025, 21 11/10/2025, 22 11/24/2025, 24 12/01/2025, 23 12/08/2025, 13 01/05/2026, 22 01/12/2026, 18 01/19/2026, 22 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 19 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 2,468 YTD: 2,468	Sep 2025	2,468 2,468
23	-	1	Pizza and Taco: Go Viral!: (A Graphic Novel) Stephen Shaskan, Author Random House Graphic, $10.99 (72) 978-0-593-81454-3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jan 2026 UNITS SOLD: 2,467 YTD: 2,467	Jan 2026	2,467 2,467
24	-	1	The Academy IV: Title Fight T Z Layton, Author Sourcebooks Young Readers, $9.99 (304) 978-1-4642-6722-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jan 2026 UNITS SOLD: 2,431 YTD: 2,431	Jan 2026	2,431 2,431
25	-	31	A Good Girl's Guide to Murder: Deluxe Edition Holly Jackson, Author Delacorte Press, $14.99 (416) 979-8-217-11677-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 17 Initial Date 06/23/2025 Highest Rank 11 Highest Rank Date 08/04/2025 Average Rank 17.21 [details] Sales history for A Good Girl's Guide to Murder: Deluxe Edition date, rank 06/23/2025, 17 06/30/2025, 15 07/07/2025, 13 07/14/2025, 16 07/21/2025, 17 07/28/2025, 13 08/04/2025, 11 08/11/2025, 15 08/18/2025, 13 08/25/2025, 12 09/01/2025, 11 09/08/2025, 11 09/15/2025, 24 09/22/2025, 24 09/29/2025, 25 12/08/2025, 25 01/05/2026, 18 01/12/2026, 22 01/19/2026, 25 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 31 PUB DATE: Jun 2025 UNITS SOLD: 2,357 YTD: 2,357	Jun 2025	2,357 2,357

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Source: Circana BookScan, for the week ended Jan. 10, 2026; appearing in the Jan. 19, 2026, print edition of PW