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1 1 3
Tales from a Not-So-Graceful Ice Princess
Rachel Renee Russell, Author, Rachel Renee Russell, Illustrator
Aladdin Paperbacks, $13.99 (347)
978-1-4424-1192-0
LAST WEEK: 1
WEEKS ON LIST: 3
PUB DATE: Jun 2012
UNITS SOLD: 21,333
YTD: 73,463
Jun
2012
21,333
73,463
2 3 8
The Serpent's Shadow
Rick Riordan, Author
Hyperion Books, (406)
978-1-4231-4057-3
LAST WEEK: 3
WEEKS ON LIST: 8
PUB DATE: May 2012
UNITS SOLD: 14,839
YTD: 301,305
May
2012
14,839
301,305
3 5 15
Veronica Roth, Author
Katherine Tegen Books, (576)
978-0-06-202403-9
LAST WEEK: 5
WEEKS ON LIST: 15
PUB DATE: Feb 2012
UNITS SOLD: 9,104
YTD: 90,338
Feb
2012
9,104
90,338
4 2 2
Rapture
Lauren Kate, Author
Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers, $17.99 (464)
978-0-385-73918-4
LAST WEEK: 2
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
PUB DATE: Jun 2012
UNITS SOLD: 8,505
YTD: 30,944
Jun
2012
8,505
30,944
5 6 7
Middle School: Get Me Out of Here!
James Patterson, Author, Chris Tebbetts, Author, Laura Park, Illustrator
Little Brown and Company, $15.99 (257)
978-0-316-20671-6
LAST WEEK: 6
WEEKS ON LIST: 7
PUB DATE: May 2012
UNITS SOLD: 6,995
YTD: 84,162
May
2012
6,995
84,162
6 9 32
Jeff Kinney, Author
Abrams/Amulet, (224p)
978-1-4197-0223-5
LAST WEEK: 9
WEEKS ON LIST: 32
PUB DATE: Nov 2011
UNITS SOLD: 6,763
YTD: 337,275
Nov
2011
6,763
337,275
7 8 8
Veronica Roth, Author
Katherine Tegen Books, (544)
978-0-06-202404-6
LAST WEEK: 8
WEEKS ON LIST: 8
PUB DATE: May 2012
UNITS SOLD: 6,663
YTD: 94,427
May
2012
6,663
94,427
8 10 20
Suzanne Collins, Author
Scholastic Inc., $12.99 (374)
978-0-545-42511-7
LAST WEEK: 10
WEEKS ON LIST: 20
PUB DATE: Feb 2012
UNITS SOLD: 6,102
YTD: 529,178
Feb
2012
6,102
529,178
9 7 6
Theodore Boone: The Accused
John Grisham, Author
Dutton Children's Books, $16.99 (271)
978-0-525-42576-2
LAST WEEK: 7
WEEKS ON LIST: 6
PUB DATE: May 2012
UNITS SOLD: 5,352
YTD: 58,018
May
2012
5,352
58,018
10 15 24
John Green, Author
Dutton Books, (336)
978-0-525-47881-2
LAST WEEK: 15
WEEKS ON LIST: 24
PUB DATE: Jan 2012
UNITS SOLD: 5,194
YTD: 175,191
Jan
2012
5,194
175,191
11 11 3
Pretty Little Liars #11: Stunning
Sara Shepard, Author
Harper Teen, $17.99 (320)
978-0-06-208189-6
LAST WEEK: 11
WEEKS ON LIST: 3
PUB DATE: Jun 2012
UNITS SOLD: 4,767
YTD: 22,165
Jun
2012
4,767
22,165
12 13 8
Big Nate: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Lincoln Peirce, Author, Lincoln Peirce, Illustrator
HarperCollins, $9.99 (214)
978-0-06-208694-5
LAST WEEK: 13
WEEKS ON LIST: 8
PUB DATE: May 2012
UNITS SOLD: 4,608
YTD: 44,331
May
2012
4,608
44,331
13 26 6
Brave: The Junior Novelization
Irene Trimble, Adapted by
Random House Disney, $4.99 (123)
978-0-7364-2912-2
LAST WEEK: 26
WEEKS ON LIST: 6
PUB DATE: May 2012
UNITS SOLD: 4,574
YTD: 18,847
May
2012
4,574
18,847
14 4 2
The Golden Lily
Richelle Mead, Author
Razorbill, $18.99 (417)
978-1-59514-318-1
LAST WEEK: 4
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
PUB DATE: Jun 2012
UNITS SOLD: 4,563
YTD: 17,078
Jun
2012
4,563
17,078
15 12 5
The Enchantress
Michael Scott, Author
Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers, $18.99 (528)
978-0-385-73535-3
LAST WEEK: 12
WEEKS ON LIST: 5
PUB DATE: May 2012
UNITS SOLD: 4,558
YTD: 48,581
May
2012
4,558
48,581
16 19 55
Ransom Riggs, Author
Quirk, (352p)
978-1-59474-476-1
LAST WEEK: 19
WEEKS ON LIST: 55
PUB DATE: Jun 2011
UNITS SOLD: 4,441
YTD: 121,819
Jun
2011
4,441
121,819
17 17 9
Theodore Boone: The Abduction
John Grisham, Author
Puffin Books, (256)
978-0-14-242137-6
LAST WEEK: 17
WEEKS ON LIST: 9
PUB DATE: Apr 2012
UNITS SOLD: 4,380
YTD: 48,953
Apr
2012
4,380
48,953
18 21 14
Big Nate Goes for Broke
Lincoln Peirce, Author, Lincoln Peirce, Illustrator
HarperCollins, $12.99 (224)
978-0-06-199661-0
LAST WEEK: 21
WEEKS ON LIST: 14
PUB DATE: Mar 2012
UNITS SOLD: 3,686
YTD: 115,416
Mar
2012
3,686
115,416
19 24 12
Rick Riordan, Author
Hyperion Books, $9.99 (576)
978-1-4231-1346-1
LAST WEEK: 24
WEEKS ON LIST: 12
PUB DATE: Apr 2012
UNITS SOLD: 3,647
YTD: 58,254
Apr
2012
3,647
58,254
20 25 3
Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star
Rachel Renee Russell, Author, Rachel Renee Russell, Illustrator
Aladdin Paperbacks, $13.99 (320)
978-1-4424-1190-6
LAST WEEK: 25
WEEKS ON LIST: 3
PUB DATE: Jun 2011
UNITS SOLD: 3,534
YTD: 54,931
Jun
2011
3,534
54,931
21 34 52
Jay Asher, Author
Razorbill,
978-1-59514-188-0
LAST WEEK: 34
WEEKS ON LIST: 52
PUB DATE: Jun 2011
UNITS SOLD: 3,484
YTD: 63,034
Jun
2011
3,484
63,034
22 - 1
William Joyce, Author, Joe Blum, Author, William Joyce, Illustrator, Joe Bluhm, Illustrator
Atheneum Books for Young Readers, (56)
978-1-4424-5702-7
LAST WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
PUB DATE: Jun 2012
UNITS SOLD: 3,405
YTD: 4,016
Jun
2012
3,405
4,016
23 27 3
How to Dork Your Diary
Rachel Renee Russell, Author, Rachel Renee Russell, Illustrator
Aladdin Paperbacks, $13.99 (184)
978-1-4424-2233-9
LAST WEEK: 27
WEEKS ON LIST: 3
PUB DATE: Oct 2011
UNITS SOLD: 3,322
YTD: 52,678
Oct
2011
3,322
52,678
24 31 38
The Son of Neptune (The Heroes of Olympus #2)
Rick Riordan, Author
Disney-Hyperion,
978-1-4231-4059-7
LAST WEEK: 31
WEEKS ON LIST: 38
PUB DATE: Oct 2011
UNITS SOLD: 3,258
YTD: 111,545
Oct
2011
3,258
111,545
25 33 36
Ally Condie, Author, Allyson Braithwaite Condie, Author
Penguin/ Speak,
978-0-14-241977-9
LAST WEEK: 33
WEEKS ON LIST: 36
PUB DATE: Sep 2011
UNITS SOLD: 3,193
YTD: 58,936
Sep
2011
3,193
58,936

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Nielsen BookScan, week 25 of 2012, data through 06/24/2012; PW Issue of July 2, 2012
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