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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2025 YTD
1	-	10	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 1.84 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Mar 2025 UNITS SOLD: 43,627 YTD: 1,511,614	Mar 2025	43,627 1,511,614
2	-	7	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 3.11 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 10,207 YTD: 285,579	Apr 2025	10,207 285,579
3	-	25	Dog Man: Big Jim Begins: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #13): From the Creator of Captain Underpants Dav Pilkey, Author, Dav Pilkey, Illustrator Graphix, $14.99 (224) 978-1-338-89645-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 12/16/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 12/16/2024 Average Rank 2.95 [details] Sales history for Dog Man: Big Jim Begins: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #13): From the Creator of Captain Underpants date, rank 12/16/2024, 1 12/30/2024, 1 01/06/2025, 2 01/13/2025, 1 01/20/2025, 1 01/27/2025, 1 02/03/2025, 1 02/10/2025, 1 02/17/2025, 1 02/24/2025, 1 03/03/2025, 2 03/10/2025, 1 03/17/2025, 1 03/24/2025, 1 03/31/2025, 2 04/07/2025, 2 04/14/2025, 3 04/21/2025, 4 04/28/2025, 4 05/05/2025, 3 05/12/2025, 3 05/19/2025, 5 06/02/2025, 3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 25 PUB DATE: Dec 2024 UNITS SOLD: 8,944 YTD: 459,923	Dec 2024	8,944 459,923
4	-	7	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 5.29 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,134 YTD: 62,605	Apr 2025	5,134 62,605
5	-	44	Warriors Graphic Novel: The Prophecies Begin #1 Erin Hunter, Author, Natalie Riess, Illustrator, Sara Goetter, Illustrator Harperalley, $15.99 (272) 978-0-06-320387-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 07/29/2024 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 07/29/2024 Average Rank 14.39 [details] Sales history for Warriors Graphic Novel: The Prophecies Begin #1 date, rank 07/29/2024, 4 08/05/2024, 12 08/12/2024, 9 08/19/2024, 10 08/26/2024, 10 09/02/2024, 13 09/09/2024, 12 09/16/2024, 16 09/30/2024, 17 10/07/2024, 17 11/11/2024, 25 12/09/2024, 25 12/30/2024, 18 01/13/2025, 25 01/27/2025, 19 02/03/2025, 16 02/10/2025, 12 02/17/2025, 24 03/03/2025, 17 03/10/2025, 13 03/31/2025, 18 04/07/2025, 16 04/21/2025, 15 04/28/2025, 14 05/05/2025, 7 05/12/2025, 5 05/19/2025, 9 06/02/2025, 5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 44 PUB DATE: Jul 2024 UNITS SOLD: 4,826 YTD: 70,368	Jul 2024	4,826 70,368
6	-	12	Mallory and the Trouble with Twins: A Graphic Novel (the Baby-Sitters Club #17) Arley Nopra, Adapted by, Arley Nopra, Illustrator, Ann M Martin, Author Graphix, $12.99 (176) 978-1-338-83561-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 03/17/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 03/17/2025 Average Rank 6.45 [details] Sales history for Mallory and the Trouble with Twins: A Graphic Novel (the Baby-Sitters Club #17) date, rank 03/17/2025, 3 03/24/2025, 3 03/31/2025, 4 04/07/2025, 4 04/14/2025, 5 04/21/2025, 6 04/28/2025, 9 05/05/2025, 8 05/12/2025, 9 05/19/2025, 14 06/02/2025, 6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: Mar 2025 UNITS SOLD: 3,920 YTD: 88,884	Mar 2025	3,920 88,884
7	-	31	Hot Mess (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 19) Jeff Kinney, Author Amulet Books, $14.99 (224) 978-1-4197-6695-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/04/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/04/2024 Average Rank 3.72 [details] Sales history for Hot Mess (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 19) date, rank 11/04/2024, 1 11/11/2024, 1 11/18/2024, 1 11/25/2024, 2 12/02/2024, 1 12/09/2024, 1 12/16/2024, 2 12/30/2024, 2 01/06/2025, 3 01/13/2025, 3 01/20/2025, 3 01/27/2025, 3 02/03/2025, 3 02/10/2025, 4 02/17/2025, 5 02/24/2025, 3 03/03/2025, 5 03/10/2025, 3 03/17/2025, 5 03/24/2025, 4 03/31/2025, 5 04/07/2025, 7 04/14/2025, 6 04/21/2025, 7 04/28/2025, 7 05/05/2025, 10 05/12/2025, 8 05/19/2025, 13 06/02/2025, 7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 31 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 3,861 YTD: 149,213	Oct 2024	3,861 149,213
8	-	3	The Summer I Turned Pretty (Deluxe Edition) (Reissue) Jenny Han, Author Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $12.99 (304) 978-1-6659-8323-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 05/19/2025 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 05/19/2025 Average Rank 7.50 [details] Sales history for The Summer I Turned Pretty (Deluxe Edition) (Reissue) date, rank 05/19/2025, 7 06/02/2025, 8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 3,799 YTD: 12,492	May 2025	3,799 12,492
9	-	47	Reckless Lauren Roberts, Author Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $19.99 (512) 978-1-6659-5543-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 07/15/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 07/15/2024 Average Rank 11.17 [details] Sales history for Reckless date, rank 07/15/2024, 1 07/22/2024, 1 07/29/2024, 1 08/05/2024, 2 08/12/2024, 3 08/19/2024, 4 08/26/2024, 4 09/02/2024, 5 09/09/2024, 4 09/16/2024, 7 09/23/2024, 6 09/30/2024, 7 10/07/2024, 12 10/14/2024, 19 10/21/2024, 10 10/28/2024, 17 11/04/2024, 16 11/11/2024, 19 11/18/2024, 23 11/25/2024, 15 12/02/2024, 20 12/09/2024, 18 12/30/2024, 24 01/06/2025, 14 01/13/2025, 11 01/20/2025, 11 01/27/2025, 12 02/03/2025, 12 02/10/2025, 11 02/17/2025, 19 02/24/2025, 14 03/03/2025, 20 03/10/2025, 14 03/17/2025, 20 03/24/2025, 16 03/31/2025, 21 04/07/2025, 12 04/14/2025, 15 04/21/2025, 9 04/28/2025, 10 05/05/2025, 6 05/12/2025, 6 05/19/2025, 10 06/02/2025, 9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 47 PUB DATE: Jul 2024 UNITS SOLD: 3,683 YTD: 73,924	Jul 2024	3,683 73,924
10	-	4	Chronicles of Whetherwhy: The Age of Enchantment Anna James, Author, David Wyatt, Illustrator Penguin Young Readers Group, $9.99 (304) 978-0-593-69191-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 22 Initial Date 05/12/2025 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 06/02/2025 Average Rank 16.67 [details] Sales history for Chronicles of Whetherwhy: The Age of Enchantment date, rank 05/12/2025, 22 05/19/2025, 18 06/02/2025, 10 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 3,502 YTD: 13,019	Apr 2025	3,502 13,019
11	-	8	The Cartoonists Club: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Author, Scott McCloud, Author Graphix, $14.99 (288) 978-1-338-77721-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 04/14/2025 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 04/14/2025 Average Rank 7.43 [details] Sales history for The Cartoonists Club: A Graphic Novel date, rank 04/14/2025, 4 04/21/2025, 5 04/28/2025, 5 05/05/2025, 9 05/12/2025, 10 05/19/2025, 8 06/02/2025, 11 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 3,474 YTD: 49,617	Apr 2025	3,474 49,617
12	-	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 8.00 [details] Sales history for The Wild Robot Protects: Volume 3 date, rank 05/19/2025, 4 06/02/2025, 12 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 3,469 YTD: 16,881	May 2025	3,469 16,881
13	-	3	The Survivor Wants to Die at the End Adam Silvera, Author Quill Tree Books, $23.99 (720) 978-0-06-324085-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 05/19/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 05/19/2025 Average Rank 8.00 [details] Sales history for The Survivor Wants to Die at the End date, rank 05/19/2025, 3 06/02/2025, 13 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 3,405 YTD: 19,107	May 2025	3,405 19,107
14	-	16	The Hunger Games: Deluxe Edition Suzanne Collins, Author Scholastic Press, $16.99 (384) 978-1-5461-7186-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 02/17/2025 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 02/24/2025 Average Rank 10.53 [details] Sales history for The Hunger Games: Deluxe Edition date, rank 02/17/2025, 7 02/24/2025, 4 03/03/2025, 8 03/10/2025, 8 03/17/2025, 11 03/24/2025, 8 03/31/2025, 9 04/07/2025, 5 04/14/2025, 8 04/21/2025, 12 04/28/2025, 11 05/05/2025, 15 05/12/2025, 16 05/19/2025, 22 06/02/2025, 14 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 16 PUB DATE: Feb 2025 UNITS SOLD: 3,370 YTD: 77,066	Feb 2025	3,370 77,066
15	-	16	Wings of Starlight Allison Saft, Author Disney Press, $18.99 (400) 978-1-368-09845-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 02/17/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 02/17/2025 Average Rank 12.00 [details] Sales history for Wings of Starlight date, rank 02/17/2025, 3 02/24/2025, 11 03/03/2025, 7 03/10/2025, 11 03/31/2025, 6 04/07/2025, 6 04/14/2025, 10 04/21/2025, 18 05/05/2025, 25 05/12/2025, 15 05/19/2025, 17 06/02/2025, 15 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 16 PUB DATE: Feb 2025 UNITS SOLD: 3,345 YTD: 72,762	Feb 2025	3,345 72,762
16	-	4	The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea Axie Oh, Author Square Fish, $12.99 (352) 978-1-250-86609-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 18 Initial Date 05/12/2025 Highest Rank 16 Highest Rank Date 06/02/2025 Average Rank 19.33 [details] Sales history for The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea date, rank 05/12/2025, 18 05/19/2025, 24 06/02/2025, 16 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 3,261 YTD: 12,813	Apr 2025	3,261 12,813
17	-	22	Escaping Peril: A Graphic Novel (Wings of Fire Graphic Novel #8) Tui T Sutherland, Author, Mike Holmes, Illustrator Graphix, $12.99 (224) 978-1-339-00123-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 01/06/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/06/2025 Average Rank 7.10 [details] Sales history for Escaping Peril: A Graphic Novel (Wings of Fire Graphic Novel #8) date, rank 01/06/2025, 1 01/13/2025, 2 01/20/2025, 2 01/27/2025, 2 02/03/2025, 2 02/10/2025, 2 02/17/2025, 6 02/24/2025, 5 03/03/2025, 6 03/10/2025, 5 03/31/2025, 8 04/07/2025, 11 04/14/2025, 9 04/21/2025, 14 04/28/2025, 12 05/05/2025, 16 05/12/2025, 12 06/02/2025, 17 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 22 PUB DATE: Dec 2024 UNITS SOLD: 3,034 YTD: 131,515	Dec 2024	3,034 131,515
18	-	3	Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Chalice of the Gods Rick Riordan, Author Disney Hyperion, $9.99 (288) 978-1-368-09826-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 19 Initial Date 05/19/2025 Highest Rank 18 Highest Rank Date 06/02/2025 Average Rank 18.50 [details] Sales history for Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Chalice of the Gods date, rank 05/19/2025, 19 06/02/2025, 18 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 3,012 YTD: 9,667	May 2025	3,012 9,667
19	-	6	My Return to the Walter Boys Ali Novak, Author Sourcebooks Fire, $14.99 (325) 978-1-4642-3022-6 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 04/28/2025 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 04/28/2025 Average Rank 13.00 [details] Sales history for My Return to the Walter Boys date, rank 04/28/2025, 8 05/05/2025, 12 05/12/2025, 11 05/19/2025, 15 06/02/2025, 19 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 2,933 YTD: 26,588	Apr 2025	2,933 26,588
20	-	3	The Summer of Broken Rules (Collector's Edition) K L Walther, Author Sourcebooks Fire, $15.99 (416) 978-1-4642-4788-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 20 Initial Date 05/19/2025 Highest Rank 20 Highest Rank Date 05/19/2025 Average Rank 20.00 [details] Sales history for The Summer of Broken Rules (Collector's Edition) date, rank 05/19/2025, 20 06/02/2025, 20 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 2,887 YTD: 9,181	May 2025	2,887 9,181
21	-	16	Powerful (Special Edition): A Powerless Story Lauren Roberts, Author Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $16.99 (240) 978-1-6659-8183-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 02/17/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 02/17/2025 Average Rank 12.20 [details] Sales history for Powerful (Special Edition): A Powerless Story date, rank 02/17/2025, 2 02/24/2025, 8 03/03/2025, 9 03/10/2025, 9 03/17/2025, 14 03/24/2025, 11 03/31/2025, 17 04/07/2025, 13 04/14/2025, 17 04/21/2025, 8 04/28/2025, 13 05/05/2025, 11 05/12/2025, 14 05/19/2025, 16 06/02/2025, 21 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 16 PUB DATE: Feb 2025 UNITS SOLD: 2,826 YTD: 72,428	Feb 2025	2,826 72,428
22	-	34	Betting on You (Reprint) Lynn Painter, Author Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $12.99 (448) 978-1-6659-2124-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 10/14/2024 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 10/14/2024 Average Rank 18.68 [details] Sales history for Betting on You (Reprint) date, rank 10/14/2024, 5 10/21/2024, 14 10/28/2024, 19 11/04/2024, 23 11/11/2024, 22 12/09/2024, 24 01/06/2025, 24 01/13/2025, 15 01/20/2025, 14 01/27/2025, 18 02/03/2025, 13 02/10/2025, 14 02/17/2025, 21 02/24/2025, 15 03/03/2025, 18 03/10/2025, 17 03/17/2025, 19 03/24/2025, 15 03/31/2025, 23 04/07/2025, 18 04/14/2025, 23 04/21/2025, 25 04/28/2025, 25 05/05/2025, 21 06/02/2025, 22 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 34 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 2,690 YTD: 54,301	Oct 2024	2,690 54,301
23	-	8	A Curse for True Love Stephanie Garber, Author Flatiron Books, $13.99 (400) 978-1-250-85121-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 04/14/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 04/14/2025 Average Rank 13.83 [details] Sales history for A Curse for True Love date, rank 04/14/2025, 2 04/21/2025, 10 04/28/2025, 18 05/05/2025, 13 05/12/2025, 17 06/02/2025, 23 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 2,658 YTD: 38,434	Apr 2025	2,658 38,434
24	-	16	Catching Fire: Deluxe Edition (the Hunger Games, Book Two) Suzanne Collins, Author Scholastic Press, $16.99 (400) 978-1-5461-7187-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 02/17/2025 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 02/24/2025 Average Rank 15.62 [details] Sales history for Catching Fire: Deluxe Edition (the Hunger Games, Book Two) date, rank 02/17/2025, 11 02/24/2025, 6 03/03/2025, 15 03/10/2025, 16 03/17/2025, 21 03/24/2025, 17 03/31/2025, 14 04/07/2025, 8 04/14/2025, 12 04/21/2025, 17 04/28/2025, 20 05/05/2025, 22 06/02/2025, 24 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 16 PUB DATE: Feb 2025 UNITS SOLD: 2,507 YTD: 55,064	Feb 2025	2,507 55,064
25	-	3	We'll Always Have Summer (Deluxe Edition) (Reissue) Jenny Han, Author Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $12.99 (320) 978-1-6659-8324-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 2,377 YTD: 7,684	May 2025	2,377 7,684

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Source: Circana BookScan, for the week ended May 24, 2025; appearing in the June 2, 2025, print edition of PW