| CHAPTER BOOKS | |||
| This Week | Weeks on List | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L.A. CANDY, by Lauren Conrad. (Harper/HarperCollins, $17.99.) Excitement in TV land by someone who has been there. (Ages 14 and up) | 6 | |
| 2 | ALONG FOR THE RIDE, by Sarah Dessen. (Viking, $19.99.) A summer on two wheels for a girl ripe to learn more about herself and the people she cares about. (Ages 14 and up) | 6 | |
| 3 | THE HUNGER GAMES, by Suzanne Collins. (Scholastic, $17.99.) In a dystopian future, a girl fights for survival on live TV. (Ages 12 and up) | 46 | |
| 4 | THIRTEEN REASONS WHY, by Jay Asher. (Razorbill, $16.99.) Before committing suicide a girl records and sends explanatory audiotapes to 13 people. (Ages 14 and up) | 40 | |
| 5 | THE GRAVEYARD BOOK, by Neil Gaiman. Illustrated by Dave McKean. (HarperCollins, $17.99.) To avoid a killer a boy takes up residence in a cemetery. Excerpt (Ages 10 and up) | 43 | |
| 6 | TWILIGHT: DIRECTOR’S NOTEBOOK, by Catherine Hardwicke. (Little, Brown, $17.99.) The making of " | 19 | |
| 7 | THE AWAKENING, by Kelley Armstrong. (HarperCollins, $17.99.) A genetically altered, ghost-seeing girl juggles complicated adolescent trials. (Ages 12 and up) | 13 | |
| 8 | MILES TO GO, by Miley Cyrus. (Disney-Hyperion, $24.95.) The life of the performer Miley Cyrus. (Ages 9 to 12) | 20 | |
| 9 | WHEN YOU REACH ME, by Rebecca Stead. (Wendy Lamb, $15.99.) A sixth-grade girl in New York City begins receiving mysterious notes. (Ages 9 to 12) | 2 | |
| 10 | WINGS, by Aprilynne Pike. (HarperCollins, $16.99.) Home schooling meets supernatural romance, with cellular-level scientific surprises. (Ages 12 and up) | 11 | |
| PAPERBACK BOOKS | |||
| This Week | Weeks on List | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BLUE MOON, by Alyson Noël. (St. Martin’s Griffin, $9.99.) An immortal girl. (Ages 12 and up) | 3 | |
| 2 | THE DANGEROUS DAYS OF DANIEL X, by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge. (Vision/Grand Central, $7.99.) An alien hunter seeks the Prayer, a killer mantis. (Ages 12 and up) | 3 | |
| 3 | THE BOOK THIEF, by Markus Zusak. (Knopf, $11.99.) A girl saves books from Nazi burning. Excerpt (Ages 14 and up) | 98 | |
| 4 | EVERMORE, by Alyson Noël. (St. Martin’s Griffin, $9.95.) Immortals in school. (Ages 12 and up) | 25 | |
| 5 | LOCK AND KEY, by Sarah Dessen. (Speak, $8.99.) A crack appears in a girl’s cynicism. (Ages 12 and up) | 11 | |
| 6 | THE MYSTERIOUS BENEDICT SOCIETY, by Trenton Lee Stewart. Illustrated by Carson Ellis. (Megan Tingley/Little, Brown, $6.99.) Gifted kids on a mission. (Ages 9 to 12) | 49 | |
| 7 | THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PAJAMAS, by John Boyne. (Random House, $8.99.) A boy’s innocence is eroded in evil times. (Ages 12 and up) | 38 | |
| 8 | THREE CUPS OF TEA: YOUNG READERS EDITION, by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. (Puffin, $8.99.) A former climber builds schools in Pakistani and Afghan villages. (Ages 9 to 12) | 27 | |
| 9 | THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART-TIME INDIAN, by Sherman Alexie. Illustrated by Ellen Forney. (Little, Brown, $8.99.) A young boy leaves his reservation for an all-white school. (Ages 12 and up) | 18 | |
| 10 | THE MYSTERIOUS BENEDICT SOCIETY AND THE PERILOUS JOURNEY, by Trenton Lee Stewart. Illustrated by Diana Sudyka. (Megan Tingley/Little, Brown, $6.99.) Evil twin makes mischief. (Ages 9 to 12) | 9 | |
| SERIES BOOKS | ||
| This Week | Weeks on List | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE TWILIGHT SAGA | 103 |
| 2 | HARRY POTTER, by J. K. Rowling. (Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic, hardcover and paper) A young wizard hones his skills while fighting evil. (Ages 10 and up) | 222 |
| 3 | PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS, by Rick Riordan. (Disney-Hyperion, hardcover and paper) Battling mythological monsters. (Ages 9 to 12) | 107 |
| 4 | 28 | |
| 5 | HOUSE OF NIGHT, by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast. (St. Martin’s, hardcover and paper) Vampires in school. (Ages 14 and up) | 48 |
| 6 | THE CLIQUE, by Lisi Harrison. (Poppy/Little, Brown, paper only) The lives and loves of the popular kids at an elite prep school. (Ages 12 and up) | 12 |
| 7 | THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS, by Cassandra Clare. (McElderry/Simon & Schuster, hardcover and paper) A world of demons and warriors. (Ages 14 and up) | 18 |
| 8 | VAMPIRE DIARIES, by L. J. Smith. (HarperTeen, hardcover and paper) Vampires in school, with a love triangle. (Ages 12 and up) | 13 |
| 9 | NIGHT WORLD, by L. J. Smith. (Simon Pulse, paper only) Supernatural races form secret societies. (Ages 14 and up) | 32 |
| 10 | WICKED, by Nancy Holder and Debbie Viguié. (Simon Pulse, paper only) Witches, family style. (Ages 12 and up) (Ages 12 and up) | |
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