New York Times Best Seller Children's Books
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This
Week |
Picture Books |
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Weeks
On List |
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LISTEN TO THE
WIND: THE STORY OF DR. GREG AND THREE CUPS OF TEA,
by Greg Mortenson and Susan L. Roth.
A school grows in Pakistan.
(Ages 4 to 8) |
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6 |
| 2 |
GALLOP!,
written and illustrated by Rufus Butler Seder.
Animals seem to move when you flip the page.
(Ages 4 to 8) |
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68 |
| 3 |
SWING!,
written and illustrated by Rufus Butler Seder.
Athletic children seem to move when you flip the page.
(Ages 4 to 8) |
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20 |
| 4 |
NAKED MOLE RAT GETS
DRESSED, written and illustrated by Mo Willems. This rodent is
an individualist, a secret one, till word gets out.
(Ages 3 and up) |
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8 |
| 5 |
CAT,
written by Matthew Van Fleet and photographed by Brian Stanton..
All kinds of cats, in motion and rhyme.
(Ages 2 and up) |
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3 |
| 6 |
WABI SABI,
by Mark Reibstein. Illustrated by Ed Young.
Wabi Sabi the cat seeks the meaning of her name.
(Ages 4 to 8) |
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11 |
| 7 |
TEN LITTLE FINGERS
AND TEN LITTLE TOES,
by Mem Fox. Illustrated by Helen Oxenbury.
A celebration of baby fingers, baby toes and baby love.
(Ages 4 to 8) |
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15 |
| 8 |
BARACK OBAMA: SON
OF PROMISE, CHILD OF HOPE,
by Nikki Grimes. Illustrated by Bryan Collier.
Yes, he can; a biography of the Democratic presidential nominee.
(Ages 5 to 10) |
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20 |
| 9 |
BIG WORDS FOR
LITTLE PEOPLE,
by Jamie Lee Curtis. Illustrated by Laura Cornell.
A boisterous family improves its vocabulary, and its relationships.
(Ages 4 to 8) |
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23 |
| 10 |
HIP HOP SPEAKS TO CHILDREN,
edited by Nikki Giovanni. Various illustrators.
A celebration of poetry with a beat; includes a CD.
(Ages 9 to 12) |
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5 |
This
Week |
Chapter Books |
|
Weeks
On List |
| 1 |
THE GRAVEYARD BOOK,
by Neil Gaiman. Illustrated by Dave McKean.
To avoid a killer, a boy lives in a cemetery.
(Ages 10 and up) Newbery Winner! |
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22 |
| 2 |
SCAT,
by Carl Hiaasen.
An eco-mystery, with a dismal swamp and characters who are not always
what they seem.
(Ages 9 to 12) |
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5 |
| 3 |
THIRTEEN REASONS WHY,
by Jay Asher.
A girl’s last act before committing suicide is to send explanatory
audiotapes to 13 people she holds responsible.
(Ages 14 and up) |
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19 |
| 4 |
THE HUNGER GAMES,
by Suzanne Collins.
In a dystopian future, a girl fights for survival on live TV.
(Ages 12 and up) |
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25 |
| 5 |
SEEKERS: GREAT
BEAR LAKE,
by Erin Hunter.
Cubs on a journey to a mythical place of peace and healing.
(Ages 10 and up) |
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3 |
| 6 |
ONE FALSE NOTE,
by Gordon Korman.
A brother and sister seek the source of their family’s power. Book
2 of a new series, “The 39 Clues.”
(Ages 8 to 12) |
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12 |
| 7 |
FADE,
by Lisa McMann.
Nightmares haunt Janie the dream-hopper.
(Ages 14 and up) |
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3 |
| 8 |
3 WILLOWS,
by Ann Brashares.
A new Sisterhood introduces Polly, Jo and Ama, three girls
experiencing major change during their last summer before high school
starts.
(Ages 12 and up) |
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7 |
| 9 |
THE UNDERNEATH,
by Kathi Appelt. Illustrated by David Small.
A dog and a lonely cat that is soon to have kittens become a family
in a neighborhood fraught with danger.
(Ages 9 to 12) |
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4 |
| 10 |
THE MAZE OF BONES,
by Rick Riordan.
A brother and sister hunt for the source of their family’s power;
Book 1 of a new series, “The 39 Clues.”
(Ages 12 and up) |
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24 |
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This
Week |
Paperback Books |
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Weeks On List |
| 1 |
EVERMORE,
by Alyson Noël.
Immortals in school. |
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4 |
| 2 |
THE BOOK THIEF,
by Markus Zusak.
In Nazi Germany, a girl saves books from book-burnings and shares
them with the Jewish man hiding in her basement.
(Ages 14 and up) |
|
77 |
| 3 |
THREE CUPS OF TEA: YOUNG READERS EDITION,
by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin.
A former climber builds schools in Pakistani and Afghan villages.
(Ages 9 to 12) |
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6 |
| 4 |
CORALINE,
by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean.
A movie tie-in.
(Ages 9 to 12) |
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7 |
| 5 |
THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX,
by Kate DiCamillo. Illustrated by Timothy Basil Ering.A
mouse, a rat and a simple servant girl embark on a magical journey.
(Ages 10 and up)
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57 |
| 6 |
WICKED: WITCH
AND CURSE,
by Nancy Holder and Debbie Viguié.
An orphaned girl joins a supernatural family.
(Ages 12 and up) |
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5 |
| 7 |
THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PAJAMAS,
by John Boyne.
In wartime Berlin, the son of a German official meets a young Jewish
boy. (Ages 8 to 12) |
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17 |
| 8 |
TWEAK,
by Nic Sheff.
A memoir of a teenager’s methamphetamine addiction.
(Ages 15 and up) |
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6 |
| 9 |
BARACK OBAMA,
by Roberta Edwards. Illustrated by Ken Call.
A biography of the “skinny kid” running for president.
(Ages 7 to 9) |
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8 |
| 10 |
THE MYSTERIOUS BENEDICT SOCIETY,
by Trenton Lee Stewart. Illustrated by Carson Ellis.
Four gifted children on a secret mission. (Ages 9 to 12) |
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28 |
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This
Week |
Series Books |
|
Weeks
On List |
| 1 |
THE TWILIGHT SAGA,
by Stephenie Meyer.
Vampires and werewolves in high school.
(Ages 12 and up)
Latest:
Breaking Dawn |
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82 |
| 2 |
DIARY OF A WIMPY KID,
written and illustrated by Jeff Kinney.A boy records the hazards of
adolescent life.
(Ages 9 to 12)
Latest:
The Last Straw |
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7 |
| 3 |
HOUSE OF NIGHT,
by P. C. Cast and Kristin Cast.
Vampires in school.
(Ages 14 and up)
Latest:
Untamed
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27 |
| 4 |
CLIQUE,
by Lisi Harrison.
The lives and loves of the popular kids at an elite prep school.
(Ages 12 and up) Latest:
P.S.: I Loathe You |
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6 |
| 5 |
PRIVATE,
by Kate Brian.
The high-pressure world of an elite prep school.
(Ages 14 and up
Latest: Paradise Lost Upcoming: Beautiful
Disaster (June 2009) |
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3 |
| 6 |
PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS,
by Rick Riordan.
A boy and his demigod friends battle mythological monsters.
(Ages 9 to 12)
Latest:
Percy Jackson: A Survival Guide For Greek Gods and Monsters
Upcoming: The Last Olympian |
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88 |
| 7 |
HARRY POTTER,
by J. K. Rowling.
A boy wizard hones his skills and battles evil at Hogwarts.
(Ages 10
and up)
Latest:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Last in Series
Latest: The Tales of
Beedle the Bard |
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213 |
| 8 |
INKHEART,
by Cornelia Funke.
The characters of a book come to life and ensnare its readers.
(Ages 10 and up)
Latest:
Inkdeath |
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23 |
| 9 |
VAMPIRE DIARIES,
by L. J. Smith.
Vampire love triangle.
(Ages 12 and up)
Latest:
The Fury and Dark Reunion
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5 |
| 10 |
NIGHT WORLD,
by L. J. Smith.
Supernatural races form secret societies.
(Ages 14 and up)
Latest: The
Fury |
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13 |
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