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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2026 YTD
1	-	11	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 1.22 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Nov 2025 UNITS SOLD: 13,909 YTD: 42,595	Nov 2025	13,909 42,595
2	-	4	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 3.00 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Dec 2025 UNITS SOLD: 12,184 YTD: 46,278	Dec 2025	12,184 46,278
3	-	14	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 2.12 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 11,999 YTD: 36,220	Oct 2025	11,999 36,220
4	-	4	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 4.50 [details] Sales history for Powerless (Reprint) date, rank 01/12/2026, 6 01/19/2026, 4 01/26/2026, 4 02/02/2026, 4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Dec 2025 UNITS SOLD: 7,228 YTD: 24,641	Dec 2025	7,228 24,641
5	-	45	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 3.38 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 45 PUB DATE: Mar 2025 UNITS SOLD: 6,791 YTD: 22,170	Mar 2025	6,791 22,170
6	-	2	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 6 Highest Rank Date 02/02/2026 Average Rank 7.00 [details] Sales history for Wuthering Heights date, rank 01/26/2026, 8 02/02/2026, 6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jan 2026 UNITS SOLD: 5,276 YTD: 8,964	Jan 2026	5,276 8,964
7	-	12	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 5.07 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: Nov 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,010 YTD: 16,096	Nov 2025	5,010 16,096
8	-	4	Meet Cute: Count Down to Valentine's Day Jennifer L Armentrout, Author, Katie Cotugno, Author, Jocelyn Davies, Author, Huntley Fitzpatrick, Author, Nina Lacour, Author, Emery Lord, Author, Katharine McGee, Author, Kass Morgan, Author, Julie Murphy, Author, Meredith Russo, Author, Sara Shepard, Author, Nicola Yoon, Author, Ibi Zoboi, Author Clarion Books, $15.99 (352) 978-0-06-348114-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 01/12/2026 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 01/19/2026 Average Rank 8.25 [details] Sales history for Meet Cute: Count Down to Valentine's Day date, rank 01/12/2026, 11 01/19/2026, 7 01/26/2026, 7 02/02/2026, 8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Dec 2025 UNITS SOLD: 3,376 YTD: 14,108	Dec 2025	3,376 14,108
9	-	4	The Rose Bargain Sasha Peyton Smith, Author HarperCollins, $15.99 (416) 978-0-06-337253-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 17 Initial Date 01/19/2026 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 02/02/2026 Average Rank 12.00 [details] Sales history for The Rose Bargain date, rank 01/19/2026, 17 01/26/2026, 10 02/02/2026, 9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Dec 2025 UNITS SOLD: 3,040 YTD: 9,159	Dec 2025	3,040 9,159
10	-	8	Crowntide (Lightlark #4) Alex Aster, Author Amulet, $24.99 (384) 978-1-4197-8571-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 12/15/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 12/15/2025 Average Rank 7.56 [details] Sales history for Crowntide (Lightlark #4) date, rank 12/15/2025, 3 12/22/2025, 6 12/29/2025, 9 01/05/2026, 7 01/12/2026, 8 01/19/2026, 9 01/26/2026, 9 02/02/2026, 10 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Dec 2025 UNITS SOLD: 2,980 YTD: 10,783	Dec 2025	2,980 10,783
11	-	12	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 8.67 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: Nov 2025 UNITS SOLD: 2,822 YTD: 8,954	Nov 2025	2,822 8,954
12	-	19	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 16.33 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 19 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 2,881 YTD: 8,596	Sep 2025	2,881 8,596
13	-	17	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 8.44 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 17 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 2,816 YTD: 8,816	Sep 2025	2,816 8,816
14	-	42	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 9.00 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 42 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 2,646 YTD: 8,556	Apr 2025	2,646 8,556
15	-	17	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 12.41 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 17 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 2,551 YTD: 7,821	Sep 2025	2,551 7,821
16	-	33	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 17.24 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 33 PUB DATE: Jun 2025 UNITS SOLD: 2,517 YTD: 7,180	Jun 2025	2,517 7,180
17	-	8	The Obsession Natasha Preston, Author Delacorte Press, $14.99 (320) 979-8-217-02800-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 14 Initial Date 12/15/2025 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 01/05/2026 Average Rank 13.12 [details] Sales history for The Obsession date, rank 12/15/2025, 14 12/22/2025, 12 12/29/2025, 11 01/05/2026, 9 01/12/2026, 14 01/19/2026, 15 01/26/2026, 13 02/02/2026, 17 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Dec 2025 UNITS SOLD: 2,447 YTD: 8,374	Dec 2025	2,447 8,374
18	-	16	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 11.33 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 16 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 2,261 YTD: 6,403	Oct 2025	2,261 6,403
19	-	42	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 12.05 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 42 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 2,254 YTD: 6,769	Apr 2025	2,254 6,769
20	-	17	Grim and Oro: Dueling Crowns Edition (a Lightlark Saga Deluxe Companion Book) Alex Aster, Author Harry N. Abrams, $34.99 (504) 978-1-4197-8562-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 10/13/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/13/2025 Average Rank 13.94 [details] Sales history for Grim and Oro: Dueling Crowns Edition (a Lightlark Saga Deluxe Companion Book) date, rank 10/13/2025, 1 10/20/2025, 6 10/27/2025, 9 11/03/2025, 14 11/10/2025, 16 11/17/2025, 25 11/24/2025, 17 12/01/2025, 22 12/08/2025, 9 12/15/2025, 11 12/22/2025, 18 12/29/2025, 24 01/05/2026, 13 01/12/2026, 10 01/19/2026, 13 01/26/2026, 17 02/02/2026, 20 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 17 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 2,140 YTD: 8,072	Sep 2025	2,140 8,072
21	-	15	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, Book 4) (Interactive Illustrated Edition) J. K. Rowling, Author, Karl James Mountford, Illustrator, Jess Tice-Gilbert, Not Available Scholastic Inc., $49.99 (608) 978-1-5461-5441-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 10/27/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/27/2025 Average Rank 8.25 [details] Sales history for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, Book 4) (Interactive Illustrated Edition) date, rank 10/27/2025, 1 11/03/2025, 2 11/10/2025, 3 11/17/2025, 7 11/24/2025, 5 12/01/2025, 7 12/08/2025, 8 12/15/2025, 7 12/22/2025, 5 12/29/2025, 5 01/05/2026, 6 01/12/2026, 13 01/19/2026, 18 01/26/2026, 20 02/02/2026, 21 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 2,132 YTD: 7,433	Oct 2025	2,132 7,433
22	-	4	Isle of Ever Jen Calonita, Author Sourcebooks Young Readers, $8.99 (336) 978-1-4642-3442-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Dec 2025 UNITS SOLD: 1,992 YTD: 5,855	Dec 2025	1,992 5,855
23	-	6	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 16.50 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 1,978 YTD: 4,733	May 2025	1,978 4,733
24	-	12	If Only I Had Told Her (Collector's Edition) Laura Nowlin, Author Sourcebooks Fire, $25.99 (416) 978-1-4642-5452-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 13 Initial Date 11/17/2025 Highest Rank 13 Highest Rank Date 11/17/2025 Average Rank 20.22 [details] Sales history for If Only I Had Told Her (Collector's Edition) date, rank 11/17/2025, 13 11/24/2025, 16 12/01/2025, 20 12/08/2025, 20 01/05/2026, 20 01/12/2026, 24 01/19/2026, 21 01/26/2026, 24 02/02/2026, 24 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: Nov 2025 UNITS SOLD: 1,936 YTD: 6,507	Nov 2025	1,936 6,507
25	-	21	Fearful: a Powerless Story Lauren Roberts, Author Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers, $16.99 (256) 978-1-6659-7107-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/15/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/15/2025 Average Rank 14.78 [details] Sales history for Fearful: a Powerless Story date, rank 09/15/2025, 1 09/22/2025, 1 09/29/2025, 1 10/06/2025, 3 10/13/2025, 14 10/20/2025, 17 10/27/2025, 13 11/03/2025, 21 11/10/2025, 22 11/24/2025, 24 12/01/2025, 23 12/08/2025, 13 01/05/2026, 22 01/12/2026, 18 01/19/2026, 22 01/26/2026, 25 02/02/2026, 25 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 21 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 1,813 YTD: 6,276	Sep 2025	1,813 6,276

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