August 15, 2005
1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. J.K. Rowling. Scholastic, $29.99 ISBN 0-439-78454-9
2 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Roald Dahl. Puffin and Grosset & Dunlap (several editions)
3 Eragon. Christopher Paolini. Knopf, paper $9.95 ISBN 0-375-82669-6
4 Ready or Not. Meg Cabot. HarperCollins, $15.99 ISBN 0-06-072450-1
5 Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception. Eoin Colfer. Miramax/Hyperion, $16.95 ISBN 0-7868-5289-5
6 Inkheart. Cornelia Funke, trans. by Anthea Bell. Scholastic/Chicken House, paper $7.99 ISBN 0-439-70910-5
7 Hoot. Carl Hiaasen. Knopf, paper $8.95 ISBN 0-375-82916-4
8 Because of Winn-Dixie. Kate DiCamillo. Candlewick, paper $5.99 ISBN 0-7636-2558-2
9 Chasing Vermeer. Blue Balliett, illus. by Brett Helquist. Scholastic, paper $6.99 ISBN 0-439-37297-6
10 ttyl. Lauren Myracle. Abrams/Amulet, paper $6.95 ISBN 0-8109-8788-0
11 Speak. Laurie Halse Anderson. Puffin, paper $8.99 ISBN 0-14-131088-X
12 Dragon Rider. Cornelia Funke, trans. by Anthea Bell. Scholastic/Chicken House, $12.95 ISBN 0-439-45695-9
13 A Great and Terrible Beauty. Libba Bray. Delacorte, paper $8.95 ISBN 0-385-73231-7
14 The People of Sparks. Jeanne DuPrau. Random House, paper $5.99 ISBN 0-375-82825-7
15 The City of Ember. Jeanne DuPrau. Random House, paper $4.99 ISBN 0-375-82274-7