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1 - 2
Fearful: a Powerless Story
Lauren Roberts, Author
Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers, $16.99 (256)
978-1-6659-7107-2
LAST WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
PUB DATE: Sep 2025
UNITS SOLD: 14,622
YTD: 58,508
Sep
2025
14,622
58,508
2 - 1
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 WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
PUB DATE: Sep 2025
UNITS SOLD: 14,148
YTD: 14,148
Sep
2025
14,148
14,148
3 - 1
Investigators: Case Files
John Patrick Green, Author, Steve Behling, Author, Chris Fenoglio, Illustrator
First Second, $12.99 (208)
978-1-250-22322-7
LAST WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
PUB DATE: Sep 2025
UNITS SOLD: 13,820
YTD: 13,820
Sep
2025
13,820
13,820
4 - 1
Howl's Moving Castle Deluxe Limited Edition
Diana Wynne Jones, Author
Greenwillow Books, $25.99 (352)
978-0-06-341646-8
LAST WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
PUB DATE: Sep 2025
UNITS SOLD: 11,253
YTD: 11,253
Sep
2025
11,253
11,253
5 - 26
Suzanne Collins, Author
Scholastic Press, $27.99 (400)
978-1-5461-7146-1
LAST WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 26
PUB DATE: Mar 2025
UNITS SOLD: 7,662
YTD: 1,841,225
Mar
2025
7,662
1,841,225
6 - 3
Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories: Deluxe Collector's Edition: From the Creator of Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Jeff Kinney, Author
Harry N. Abrams, $17.99 (224)
978-1-4197-8602-0
LAST WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 3
PUB DATE: Aug 2025
UNITS SOLD: 5,827
YTD: 19,179
Aug
2025
5,827
19,179
7 - 2
Katherine Rundell, Author, Ashley MacKenzie, Illustrator
Yearling Books, $11.99 (384)
978-0-593-80989-1
LAST WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
PUB DATE: Aug 2025
UNITS SOLD: 4,986
YTD: 11,230
Aug
2025
4,986
11,230
8 - 41
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 WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 41
PUB DATE: Dec 2024
UNITS SOLD: 4,815
YTD: 558,961
Dec
2024
4,815
558,961
9 - 6
The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby: Color Edition (from the Creator of Dog Man) (Color)
Dav Pilkey, Author, Dav Pilkey, Illustrator
Graphix, $14.99 (144)
978-1-338-68785-9
LAST WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 6
PUB DATE: Aug 2025
UNITS SOLD: 4,755
YTD: 24,475
Aug
2025
4,755
24,475
10 - 2
Falling Like Leaves
Misty Wilson, Author
Margaret K. McElderry Books, $12.99 (352)
978-1-6659-7519-3
LAST WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
PUB DATE: Sep 2025
UNITS SOLD: 4,488
YTD: 12,364
Sep
2025
4,488
12,364
11 - 2
Nothing Like the Movies (Reprint)
Lynn Painter, Author
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $13.99 (464)
978-1-6659-4714-5
LAST WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
PUB DATE: Sep 2025
UNITS SOLD: 4,403
YTD: 14,051
Sep
2025
4,403
14,051
12 - 2
Thorn Season Deluxe Limited Edition
Kiera Azar, Author
Storytide, $24.99 (464)
978-0-06-346477-3
LAST WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
PUB DATE: Sep 2025
UNITS SOLD: 4,136
YTD: 9,708
Sep
2025
4,136
9,708
13 - 1
Katherine Applegate, Author
Feiwel & Friends, $17.99 (256)
978-1-250-90436-2
LAST WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
PUB DATE: Sep 2025
UNITS SOLD: 3,938
YTD: 3,938
Sep
2025
3,938
3,938
14 - 1
Britney S Lewis, Author
Page Street YA, $18.99 (384)
979-8-89003-229-4
LAST WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
PUB DATE: Sep 2025
UNITS SOLD: 3,937
YTD: 3,937
Sep
2025
3,937
3,937
15 - 2
Immortal Dark
Tigest Girma, Author
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $12.99 (448)
978-0-316-57039-8
LAST WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
PUB DATE: Aug 2025
UNITS SOLD: 3,818
YTD: 8,214
Aug
2025
3,818
8,214
16 - 47
Hot Mess (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 19)
Jeff Kinney, Author
Amulet Books, $14.99 (224)
978-1-4197-6695-4
LAST WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 47
PUB DATE: Oct 2024
UNITS SOLD: 3,109
YTD: 207,587
Oct
2024
3,109
207,587
17 - 23
Fearless
Lauren Roberts, Author
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $21.99 (528)
978-1-6659-5546-1
LAST WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 23
PUB DATE: Apr 2025
UNITS SOLD: 3,012
YTD: 375,433
Apr
2025
3,012
375,433
18 - 2
Aaron Reynolds, Author, Peter Brown, Illustrator
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $13.99 (88)
978-1-6659-6108-0
LAST WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
PUB DATE: Sep 2025
UNITS SOLD: 2,953
YTD: 14,265
Sep
2025
2,953
14,265
19 - 10
Hour of the Pumpkin Queen: Tim Burton's the Nightmare Before Christmas
Megan Shepherd, Author
Random House/Disney, $19.99 (368)
978-1-368-08930-2
LAST WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 10
PUB DATE: Jul 2025
UNITS SOLD: 2,952
YTD: 42,497
Jul
2025
2,952
42,497
20 - 19
Jenny Han, Author
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $12.99 (304)
978-1-6659-8323-5
LAST WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 19
PUB DATE: May 2025
UNITS SOLD: 2,903
YTD: 71,181
May
2025
2,903
71,181
21 - 23
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 WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 23
PUB DATE: Apr 2025
UNITS SOLD: 2,888
YTD: 130,059
Apr
2025
2,888
130,059
22 - 15
Karen's Ghost: A Graphic Novel (Baby-Sitters Little Sister #11)
Dk Yingst, Adapted by, Dk Yingst, Illustrator, Ann M Martin, Author
Graphix, $12.99 (144)
978-1-339-00510-2
LAST WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 15
PUB DATE: Jun 2025
UNITS SOLD: 2,784
YTD: 51,269
Jun
2025
2,784
51,269
23 - 11
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Stenciled Edges) (Harry Potter, Book 1)
J. K. Rowling, Author, Mary Grandpré, Illustrator
Scholastic Inc., $14.99 (320)
978-1-5461-4850-0
LAST WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 11
PUB DATE: Oct 2024
UNITS SOLD: 2,383
YTD: 52,319
Oct
2024
2,383
52,319
24 - 14
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder: Deluxe Edition
Holly Jackson, Author
Delacorte Press, $14.99 (416)
979-8-217-11677-5
LAST WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 14
PUB DATE: Jun 2025
UNITS SOLD: 2,164
YTD: 42,462
Jun
2025
2,164
42,462
25 - 9
Long Live the Pumpkin Queen: Tim Burton's the Nightmare Before Christmas
Shea Ernshaw, Author
Random House/Disney, $10.99 (336)
978-1-368-11598-8
LAST WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 9
PUB DATE: Jul 2025
UNITS SOLD: 2,145
YTD: 23,486
Jul
2025
2,145
23,486

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Source: Circana BookScan, for the week ended Sept. 13, 2025; appearing in the Sept. 22, 2025, print edition of PW
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