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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2026 YTD
1	-	2	The Hybrid Prince (Wings of Fire, Book 16) Tui T Sutherland, Author Scholastic Press, $19.99 (352) 978-1-5461-2954-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 03/16/2026 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/16/2026 Average Rank 1.00 [details] Sales history for The Hybrid Prince (Wings of Fire, Book 16) date, rank 03/16/2026, 1 03/23/2026, 1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Mar 2026 UNITS SOLD: 15,849 YTD: 67,162	Mar 2026	15,849 67,162
2	-	18	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 1.50 [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 01/26/2026, 2 02/02/2026, 1 02/09/2026, 1 02/16/2026, 1 02/23/2026, 1 03/02/2026, 2 03/09/2026, 1 03/16/2026, 2 03/23/2026, 2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 18 PUB DATE: Nov 2025 UNITS SOLD: 10,712 YTD: 126,476	Nov 2025	10,712 126,476
3	-	21	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 2.44 [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 01/26/2026, 3 02/02/2026, 3 02/09/2026, 2 02/16/2026, 2 02/23/2026, 2 03/02/2026, 3 03/09/2026, 2 03/16/2026, 3 03/23/2026, 3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 21 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 10,680 YTD: 116,296	Oct 2025	10,680 116,296
4	-	11	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 3.08 [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 01/26/2026, 1 02/02/2026, 2 02/09/2026, 3 02/16/2026, 3 02/23/2026, 3 03/02/2026, 4 03/09/2026, 3 03/16/2026, 4 03/23/2026, 4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Dec 2025 UNITS SOLD: 7,464 YTD: 108,256	Dec 2025	7,464 108,256
5	-	52	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 3.55 [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 01/26/2026, 5 02/02/2026, 5 02/09/2026, 5 02/16/2026, 6 02/23/2026, 4 03/02/2026, 6 03/09/2026, 5 03/16/2026, 5 03/23/2026, 5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 52 PUB DATE: Mar 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,118 YTD: 61,922	Mar 2025	5,118 61,922
6	-	1	Big Nate: Code Red!: Volume 34 Lincoln Peirce, Author Andrews McMeel Publishing, $12.99 (176) 979-8-8816-0242-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Mar 2026 UNITS SOLD: 4,849 YTD: 4,849	Mar 2026	4,849 4,849
7	-	1	The Stowaway Griffin McElroy, Author Choose Your Own Adventure, $9.99 (208) 978-1-937133-14-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Mar 2026 UNITS SOLD: 4,514 YTD: 4,514	Mar 2026	4,514 4,514
8	-	11	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 5.45 [details] Sales history for Powerless (Reprint) date, rank 01/12/2026, 6 01/19/2026, 4 01/26/2026, 4 02/02/2026, 4 02/09/2026, 4 02/16/2026, 5 02/23/2026, 5 03/02/2026, 7 03/09/2026, 6 03/16/2026, 7 03/23/2026, 8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Dec 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,183 YTD: 62,256	Dec 2025	4,183 62,256
9	-	19	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 6.38 [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 01/26/2026, 6 02/02/2026, 7 02/09/2026, 7 02/16/2026, 10 02/23/2026, 10 03/02/2026, 11 03/09/2026, 7 03/16/2026, 9 03/23/2026, 9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 19 PUB DATE: Nov 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,069 YTD: 46,296	Nov 2025	4,069 46,296
10	-	9	Wuthering Heights Emily Brontë, Author, Anna Bond, Illustrator Puffin Books, $19.00 (448) 979-8-217-04340-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 01/26/2026 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 03/09/2026 Average Rank 6.44 [details] Sales history for Wuthering Heights date, rank 01/26/2026, 8 02/02/2026, 6 02/09/2026, 6 02/16/2026, 7 02/23/2026, 6 03/02/2026, 5 03/09/2026, 4 03/16/2026, 6 03/23/2026, 10 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Jan 2026 UNITS SOLD: 3,664 YTD: 48,369	Jan 2026	3,664 48,369
11	-	24	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 9.28 [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 01/26/2026, 11 02/02/2026, 13 02/09/2026, 8 02/16/2026, 13 02/23/2026, 12 03/02/2026, 12 03/09/2026, 12 03/16/2026, 12 03/23/2026, 11 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 24 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 3,378 YTD: 30,839	Sep 2025	3,378 30,839
12	-	49	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 12.56 [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 06/09/2025, 4 06/16/2025, 8 06/23/2025, 4 06/30/2025, 4 07/07/2025, 4 07/14/2025, 6 07/21/2025, 4 07/28/2025, 4 08/04/2025, 6 08/11/2025, 13 08/18/2025, 8 08/25/2025, 7 09/01/2025, 6 09/08/2025, 10 09/15/2025, 19 09/22/2025, 21 09/29/2025, 17 10/06/2025, 18 10/13/2025, 25 10/20/2025, 23 10/27/2025, 15 11/03/2025, 18 11/10/2025, 17 11/17/2025, 22 11/24/2025, 18 12/01/2025, 18 12/08/2025, 17 12/15/2025, 21 12/22/2025, 11 12/29/2025, 12 01/05/2026, 14 01/12/2026, 23 01/26/2026, 21 02/02/2026, 19 02/09/2026, 20 02/16/2026, 18 02/23/2026, 17 03/02/2026, 15 03/09/2026, 13 03/16/2026, 14 03/23/2026, 12 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 49 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 3,051 YTD: 25,478	Apr 2025	3,051 25,478
13	-	26	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 15.50 [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 01/26/2026, 14 02/02/2026, 12 02/09/2026, 9 02/16/2026, 15 02/23/2026, 15 03/02/2026, 13 03/09/2026, 14 03/16/2026, 17 03/23/2026, 13 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 26 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 2,805 YTD: 27,875	Sep 2025	2,805 27,875
14	-	23	Jessi Ramsey, Pet-Sitter: A Graphic Novel (the Baby-Sitters Club #18) Ellen T Crenshaw, Adapted by, Ellen T Crenshaw, Illustrator, Ann M Martin, Author Graphix, $12.99 (144) 978-1-338-83565-6 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/20/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/20/2025 Average Rank 13.18 [details] Sales history for Jessi Ramsey, Pet-Sitter: A Graphic Novel (the Baby-Sitters Club #18) date, rank 10/20/2025, 1 10/27/2025, 4 11/03/2025, 7 11/10/2025, 7 11/17/2025, 15 11/24/2025, 12 12/01/2025, 10 12/08/2025, 11 12/15/2025, 12 12/22/2025, 8 12/29/2025, 8 01/05/2026, 10 01/12/2026, 25 01/26/2026, 22 02/02/2026, 18 02/09/2026, 17 02/16/2026, 21 02/23/2026, 18 03/02/2026, 17 03/09/2026, 17 03/16/2026, 16 03/23/2026, 14 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 23 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 2,716 YTD: 23,429	Oct 2025	2,716 23,429
15	-	4	Investigators: Agents of S.U.I.T.: Sew Much Trouble John Patrick Green, Author, Christopher Hastings, Author, Pat Lewis, Illustrator First Second, $12.99 (208) 978-1-250-35946-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 03/02/2026 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/02/2026 Average Rank 10.00 [details] Sales history for Investigators: Agents of S.U.I.T.: Sew Much Trouble date, rank 03/02/2026, 1 03/09/2026, 11 03/16/2026, 13 03/23/2026, 15 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Feb 2026 UNITS SOLD: 2,711 YTD: 20,646	Feb 2026	2,711 20,646
16	-	2	The Fall of Iris Henley Jennifer Graham, Author Wednesday Books, $14.00 (336) 978-1-250-32383-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 15 Initial Date 03/16/2026 Highest Rank 15 Highest Rank Date 03/16/2026 Average Rank 15.50 [details] Sales history for The Fall of Iris Henley date, rank 03/16/2026, 15 03/23/2026, 16 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Feb 2026 UNITS SOLD: 2,701 YTD: 5,679	Feb 2026	2,701 5,679
17	-	24	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 14.52 [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 01/26/2026, 18 02/02/2026, 15 02/09/2026, 16 02/23/2026, 23 03/02/2026, 20 03/09/2026, 23 03/16/2026, 24 03/23/2026, 17 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 24 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 2,391 YTD: 22,788	Sep 2025	2,391 22,788
18	-	19	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 11.06 [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 01/26/2026, 12 02/02/2026, 11 02/09/2026, 11 02/16/2026, 16 02/23/2026, 14 03/09/2026, 15 03/16/2026, 21 03/23/2026, 18 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 19 PUB DATE: Nov 2025 UNITS SOLD: 2,300 YTD: 26,898	Nov 2025	2,300 26,898
19	-	40	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 17.70 [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 01/26/2026, 19 02/02/2026, 16 02/09/2026, 18 02/16/2026, 23 02/23/2026, 20 03/09/2026, 18 03/16/2026, 18 03/23/2026, 19 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 40 PUB DATE: Jun 2025 UNITS SOLD: 2,176 YTD: 23,066	Jun 2025	2,176 23,066
20	-	4	The Sun and the Starmaker Rachel Griffin, Author Sourcebooks Fire, $19.99 (448) 978-1-7282-5618-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 03/02/2026 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 03/02/2026 Average Rank 15.75 [details] Sales history for The Sun and the Starmaker date, rank 03/02/2026, 8 03/09/2026, 16 03/16/2026, 19 03/23/2026, 20 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Feb 2026 UNITS SOLD: 2,167 YTD: 11,747	Feb 2026	2,167 11,747
21	-	6	I Survived the California Wildfires, 2018 (I Survived Graphic Novel #13) Lauren Tarshis, Author, Georgia Ball, Adapted by, Cassie Anderson, Illustrator Graphix, $14.99 (160) 978-1-5461-3771-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 02/16/2026 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 02/16/2026 Average Rank 16.83 [details] Sales history for I Survived the California Wildfires, 2018 (I Survived Graphic Novel #13) date, rank 02/16/2026, 4 02/23/2026, 16 03/02/2026, 16 03/09/2026, 21 03/16/2026, 23 03/23/2026, 21 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Feb 2026 UNITS SOLD: 2,111 YTD: 17,813	Feb 2026	2,111 17,813
22	-	2	Away (Reprint) Megan E Freeman, Author Aladdin Paperbacks, $9.99 (496) 978-1-6659-5973-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Feb 2026 UNITS SOLD: 2,086 YTD: 5,340	Feb 2026	2,086 5,340
23	-	49	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 10.40 [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 01/26/2026, 15 02/02/2026, 14 02/09/2026, 14 02/16/2026, 19 02/23/2026, 21 03/02/2026, 18 03/09/2026, 19 03/23/2026, 23 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 49 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 1,963 YTD: 24,208	Apr 2025	1,963 24,208
24	-	2	Fgteev: The Big Shrink!: A Graphic Novel Fgteev, Author, Miguel Díaz Rivas, Illustrator Harperpop, $23.99 (208) 978-0-06-334953-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 25 Initial Date 03/16/2026 Highest Rank 24 Highest Rank Date 03/23/2026 Average Rank 24.50 [details] Sales history for Fgteev: The Big Shrink!: A Graphic Novel date, rank 03/16/2026, 25 03/23/2026, 24 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Mar 2026 UNITS SOLD: 1,932 YTD: 4,045	Mar 2026	1,932 4,045
25	-	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 17.10 [details] Sales history for The Wild Robot Protects: Volume 3 date, rank 05/19/2025, 4 06/02/2025, 12 06/09/2025, 8 06/16/2025, 12 06/23/2025, 13 06/30/2025, 14 07/07/2025, 16 07/14/2025, 22 07/21/2025, 16 07/28/2025, 16 08/04/2025, 20 08/18/2025, 25 08/25/2025, 21 09/01/2025, 13 09/08/2025, 20 09/29/2025, 21 12/22/2025, 21 02/02/2026, 23 03/16/2026, 20 03/23/2026, 25 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 1,761 YTD: 16,232	May 2025	1,761 16,232

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