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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2025 YTD
1	-	11	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 2.00 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Mar 2025 UNITS SOLD: 37,336 YTD: 1,548,950	Mar 2025	37,336 1,548,950
2	-	8	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 3.00 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 9,125 YTD: 294,703	Apr 2025	9,125 294,703
3	-	26	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 rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 12/16/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 12/16/2024 Average Rank 2.95 [details] Sales history for Dog Man: Big Jim Begins: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #13): From the Creator of Captain Underpants date, rank 12/16/2024, 1 12/30/2024, 1 01/06/2025, 2 01/13/2025, 1 01/20/2025, 1 01/27/2025, 1 02/03/2025, 1 02/10/2025, 1 02/17/2025, 1 02/24/2025, 1 03/03/2025, 2 03/10/2025, 1 03/17/2025, 1 03/24/2025, 1 03/31/2025, 2 04/07/2025, 2 04/14/2025, 3 04/21/2025, 4 04/28/2025, 4 05/05/2025, 3 05/12/2025, 3 05/19/2025, 5 06/02/2025, 3 06/09/2025, 3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 26 PUB DATE: Dec 2024 UNITS SOLD: 8,797 YTD: 468,720	Dec 2024	8,797 468,720
4	-	8	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 5.12 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,585 YTD: 68,190	Apr 2025	5,585 68,190
5	-	45	Warriors Graphic Novel: The Prophecies Begin #1 Erin Hunter, Author, Natalie Riess, Illustrator, Sara Goetter, Illustrator Harperalley, $15.99 (272) 978-0-06-320387-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 07/29/2024 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 07/29/2024 Average Rank 14.07 [details] Sales history for Warriors Graphic Novel: The Prophecies Begin #1 date, rank 07/29/2024, 4 08/05/2024, 12 08/12/2024, 9 08/19/2024, 10 08/26/2024, 10 09/02/2024, 13 09/09/2024, 12 09/16/2024, 16 09/30/2024, 17 10/07/2024, 17 11/11/2024, 25 12/09/2024, 25 12/30/2024, 18 01/13/2025, 25 01/27/2025, 19 02/03/2025, 16 02/10/2025, 12 02/17/2025, 24 03/03/2025, 17 03/10/2025, 13 03/31/2025, 18 04/07/2025, 16 04/21/2025, 15 04/28/2025, 14 05/05/2025, 7 05/12/2025, 5 05/19/2025, 9 06/02/2025, 5 06/09/2025, 5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 45 PUB DATE: Jul 2024 UNITS SOLD: 5,194 YTD: 75,562	Jul 2024	5,194 75,562
6	-	32	Hot Mess (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 19) Jeff Kinney, Author Amulet Books, $14.99 (224) 978-1-4197-6695-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/04/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/04/2024 Average Rank 3.77 [details] Sales history for Hot Mess (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 19) date, rank 11/04/2024, 1 11/11/2024, 1 11/18/2024, 1 11/25/2024, 2 12/02/2024, 1 12/09/2024, 1 12/16/2024, 2 12/30/2024, 2 01/06/2025, 3 01/13/2025, 3 01/20/2025, 3 01/27/2025, 3 02/03/2025, 3 02/10/2025, 4 02/17/2025, 5 02/24/2025, 3 03/03/2025, 5 03/10/2025, 3 03/17/2025, 5 03/24/2025, 4 03/31/2025, 5 04/07/2025, 7 04/14/2025, 6 04/21/2025, 7 04/28/2025, 7 05/05/2025, 10 05/12/2025, 8 05/19/2025, 13 06/02/2025, 7 06/09/2025, 6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 32 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 5,052 YTD: 154,265	Oct 2024	5,052 154,265
7	-	13	Mallory and the Trouble with Twins: A Graphic Novel (the Baby-Sitters Club #17) Arley Nopra, Adapted by, Arley Nopra, Illustrator, Ann M Martin, Author Graphix, $12.99 (176) 978-1-338-83561-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 03/17/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 03/17/2025 Average Rank 6.50 [details] Sales history for Mallory and the Trouble with Twins: A Graphic Novel (the Baby-Sitters Club #17) date, rank 03/17/2025, 3 03/24/2025, 3 03/31/2025, 4 04/07/2025, 4 04/14/2025, 5 04/21/2025, 6 04/28/2025, 9 05/05/2025, 8 05/12/2025, 9 05/19/2025, 14 06/02/2025, 6 06/09/2025, 7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 13 PUB DATE: Mar 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,505 YTD: 93,389	Mar 2025	4,505 93,389
8	-	4	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 8.00 [details] Sales history for The Wild Robot Protects: Volume 3 date, rank 05/19/2025, 4 06/02/2025, 12 06/09/2025, 8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,370 YTD: 21,252	May 2025	4,370 21,252
9	-	4	The Summer I Turned Pretty (Deluxe Edition) (Reissue) Jenny Han, Author Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $12.99 (304) 978-1-6659-8323-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 05/19/2025 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 05/19/2025 Average Rank 8.00 [details] Sales history for The Summer I Turned Pretty (Deluxe Edition) (Reissue) date, rank 05/19/2025, 7 06/02/2025, 8 06/09/2025, 9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 3,896 YTD: 16,388	May 2025	3,896 16,388
10	-	5	Chronicles of Whetherwhy: The Age of Enchantment Anna James, Author, David Wyatt, Illustrator Penguin Young Readers Group, $9.99 (304) 978-0-593-69191-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 22 Initial Date 05/12/2025 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 06/02/2025 Average Rank 15.00 [details] Sales history for Chronicles of Whetherwhy: The Age of Enchantment date, rank 05/12/2025, 22 05/19/2025, 18 06/02/2025, 10 06/09/2025, 10 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 3,893 YTD: 16,911	Apr 2025	3,893 16,911
11	-	48	Reckless Lauren Roberts, Author Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $19.99 (512) 978-1-6659-5543-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 07/15/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 07/15/2024 Average Rank 11.17 [details] Sales history for Reckless date, rank 07/15/2024, 1 07/22/2024, 1 07/29/2024, 1 08/05/2024, 2 08/12/2024, 3 08/19/2024, 4 08/26/2024, 4 09/02/2024, 5 09/09/2024, 4 09/16/2024, 7 09/23/2024, 6 09/30/2024, 7 10/07/2024, 12 10/14/2024, 19 10/21/2024, 10 10/28/2024, 17 11/04/2024, 16 11/11/2024, 19 11/18/2024, 23 11/25/2024, 15 12/02/2024, 20 12/09/2024, 18 12/30/2024, 24 01/06/2025, 14 01/13/2025, 11 01/20/2025, 11 01/27/2025, 12 02/03/2025, 12 02/10/2025, 11 02/17/2025, 19 02/24/2025, 14 03/03/2025, 20 03/10/2025, 14 03/17/2025, 20 03/24/2025, 16 03/31/2025, 21 04/07/2025, 12 04/14/2025, 15 04/21/2025, 9 04/28/2025, 10 05/05/2025, 6 05/12/2025, 6 05/19/2025, 10 06/02/2025, 9 06/09/2025, 11 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 48 PUB DATE: Jul 2024 UNITS SOLD: 3,808 YTD: 77,733	Jul 2024	3,808 77,733
12	-	9	The Cartoonists Club: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Author, Scott McCloud, Author Graphix, $14.99 (288) 978-1-338-77721-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 04/14/2025 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 04/14/2025 Average Rank 8.00 [details] Sales history for The Cartoonists Club: A Graphic Novel date, rank 04/14/2025, 4 04/21/2025, 5 04/28/2025, 5 05/05/2025, 9 05/12/2025, 10 05/19/2025, 8 06/02/2025, 11 06/09/2025, 12 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 3,795 YTD: 53,412	Apr 2025	3,795 53,412
13	-	17	The Hunger Games: Deluxe Edition Suzanne Collins, Author Scholastic Press, $16.99 (384) 978-1-5461-7186-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 02/17/2025 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 02/24/2025 Average Rank 10.69 [details] Sales history for The Hunger Games: Deluxe Edition date, rank 02/17/2025, 7 02/24/2025, 4 03/03/2025, 8 03/10/2025, 8 03/17/2025, 11 03/24/2025, 8 03/31/2025, 9 04/07/2025, 5 04/14/2025, 8 04/21/2025, 12 04/28/2025, 11 05/05/2025, 15 05/12/2025, 16 05/19/2025, 22 06/02/2025, 14 06/09/2025, 13 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 17 PUB DATE: Feb 2025 UNITS SOLD: 3,503 YTD: 80,569	Feb 2025	3,503 80,569
14	-	17	The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes: Deluxe Edition (a Hunger Games Novel) Suzanne Collins, Author Scholastic Press, $18.99 (528) 978-1-5461-7189-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 14 Initial Date 02/17/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 04/07/2025 Average Rank 11.53 [details] Sales history for The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes: Deluxe Edition (a Hunger Games Novel) date, rank 02/17/2025, 14 02/24/2025, 7 03/03/2025, 14 03/10/2025, 12 03/17/2025, 17 03/24/2025, 12 03/31/2025, 7 04/07/2025, 3 04/14/2025, 7 04/21/2025, 11 04/28/2025, 16 05/05/2025, 14 05/12/2025, 13 05/19/2025, 12 06/09/2025, 14 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 17 PUB DATE: Feb 2025 UNITS SOLD: 3,314 YTD: 74,215	Feb 2025	3,314 74,215
15	-	4	The Summer of Broken Rules (Collector's Edition) K L Walther, Author Sourcebooks Fire, $15.99 (416) 978-1-4642-4788-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 20 Initial Date 05/19/2025 Highest Rank 15 Highest Rank Date 06/09/2025 Average Rank 18.33 [details] Sales history for The Summer of Broken Rules (Collector's Edition) date, rank 05/19/2025, 20 06/02/2025, 20 06/09/2025, 15 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 3,296 YTD: 12,477	May 2025	3,296 12,477
16	-	4	Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Chalice of the Gods Rick Riordan, Author Disney Hyperion, $9.99 (288) 978-1-368-09826-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 19 Initial Date 05/19/2025 Highest Rank 16 Highest Rank Date 06/09/2025 Average Rank 17.67 [details] Sales history for Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Chalice of the Gods date, rank 05/19/2025, 19 06/02/2025, 18 06/09/2025, 16 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 3,224 YTD: 12,892	May 2025	3,224 12,892
17	-	17	Wings of Starlight Allison Saft, Author Disney Press, $18.99 (400) 978-1-368-09845-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 02/17/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 02/17/2025 Average Rank 12.38 [details] Sales history for Wings of Starlight date, rank 02/17/2025, 3 02/24/2025, 11 03/03/2025, 7 03/10/2025, 11 03/31/2025, 6 04/07/2025, 6 04/14/2025, 10 04/21/2025, 18 05/05/2025, 25 05/12/2025, 15 05/19/2025, 17 06/02/2025, 15 06/09/2025, 17 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 17 PUB DATE: Feb 2025 UNITS SOLD: 3,034 YTD: 75,795	Feb 2025	3,034 75,795
18	-	23	Escaping Peril: A Graphic Novel (Wings of Fire Graphic Novel #8) Tui T Sutherland, Author, Mike Holmes, Illustrator Graphix, $12.99 (224) 978-1-339-00123-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 01/06/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/06/2025 Average Rank 7.62 [details] Sales history for Escaping Peril: A Graphic Novel (Wings of Fire Graphic Novel #8) date, rank 01/06/2025, 1 01/13/2025, 2 01/20/2025, 2 01/27/2025, 2 02/03/2025, 2 02/10/2025, 2 02/17/2025, 6 02/24/2025, 5 03/03/2025, 6 03/10/2025, 5 03/31/2025, 8 04/07/2025, 11 04/14/2025, 9 04/21/2025, 14 04/28/2025, 12 05/05/2025, 16 05/12/2025, 12 06/02/2025, 17 06/09/2025, 18 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 23 PUB DATE: Dec 2024 UNITS SOLD: 3,030 YTD: 134,545	Dec 2024	3,030 134,545
19	-	7	My Return to the Walter Boys Ali Novak, Author Sourcebooks Fire, $14.99 (325) 978-1-4642-3022-6 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 04/28/2025 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 04/28/2025 Average Rank 14.00 [details] Sales history for My Return to the Walter Boys date, rank 04/28/2025, 8 05/05/2025, 12 05/12/2025, 11 05/19/2025, 15 06/02/2025, 19 06/09/2025, 19 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 3,023 YTD: 29,611	Apr 2025	3,023 29,611
20	-	5	The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea Axie Oh, Author Square Fish, $12.99 (352) 978-1-250-86609-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 18 Initial Date 05/12/2025 Highest Rank 16 Highest Rank Date 06/02/2025 Average Rank 19.50 [details] Sales history for The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea date, rank 05/12/2025, 18 05/19/2025, 24 06/02/2025, 16 06/09/2025, 20 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 2,960 YTD: 15,773	Apr 2025	2,960 15,773
21	-	35	Betting on You (Reprint) Lynn Painter, Author Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $12.99 (448) 978-1-6659-2124-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 10/14/2024 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 10/14/2024 Average Rank 18.77 [details] Sales history for Betting on You (Reprint) date, rank 10/14/2024, 5 10/21/2024, 14 10/28/2024, 19 11/04/2024, 23 11/11/2024, 22 12/09/2024, 24 01/06/2025, 24 01/13/2025, 15 01/20/2025, 14 01/27/2025, 18 02/03/2025, 13 02/10/2025, 14 02/17/2025, 21 02/24/2025, 15 03/03/2025, 18 03/10/2025, 17 03/17/2025, 19 03/24/2025, 15 03/31/2025, 23 04/07/2025, 18 04/14/2025, 23 04/21/2025, 25 04/28/2025, 25 05/05/2025, 21 06/02/2025, 22 06/09/2025, 21 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 35 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 2,923 YTD: 57,224	Oct 2024	2,923 57,224
22	-	17	Powerful (Special Edition): A Powerless Story Lauren Roberts, Author Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $16.99 (240) 978-1-6659-8183-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 02/17/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 02/17/2025 Average Rank 12.81 [details] Sales history for Powerful (Special Edition): A Powerless Story date, rank 02/17/2025, 2 02/24/2025, 8 03/03/2025, 9 03/10/2025, 9 03/17/2025, 14 03/24/2025, 11 03/31/2025, 17 04/07/2025, 13 04/14/2025, 17 04/21/2025, 8 04/28/2025, 13 05/05/2025, 11 05/12/2025, 14 05/19/2025, 16 06/02/2025, 21 06/09/2025, 22 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 17 PUB DATE: Feb 2025 UNITS SOLD: 2,872 YTD: 75,300	Feb 2025	2,872 75,300
23	-	4	The Survivor Wants to Die at the End Adam Silvera, Author Quill Tree Books, $23.99 (720) 978-0-06-324085-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 05/19/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 05/19/2025 Average Rank 13.00 [details] Sales history for The Survivor Wants to Die at the End date, rank 05/19/2025, 3 06/02/2025, 13 06/09/2025, 23 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 2,668 YTD: 21,775	May 2025	2,668 21,775
24	-	17	Catching Fire: Deluxe Edition (the Hunger Games, Book Two) Suzanne Collins, Author Scholastic Press, $16.99 (400) 978-1-5461-7187-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 02/17/2025 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 02/24/2025 Average Rank 16.21 [details] Sales history for Catching Fire: Deluxe Edition (the Hunger Games, Book Two) date, rank 02/17/2025, 11 02/24/2025, 6 03/03/2025, 15 03/10/2025, 16 03/17/2025, 21 03/24/2025, 17 03/31/2025, 14 04/07/2025, 8 04/14/2025, 12 04/21/2025, 17 04/28/2025, 20 05/05/2025, 22 06/02/2025, 24 06/09/2025, 24 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 17 PUB DATE: Feb 2025 UNITS SOLD: 2,622 YTD: 57,686	Feb 2025	2,622 57,686
24	-	38	Impossible Creatures Ashley MacKenzie, Illustrator, Katherine Rundell, Author Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers, $19.99 (368) 978-0-593-80986-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 09/23/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/23/2024 Average Rank 11.06 [details] Sales history for Impossible Creatures date, rank 09/23/2024, 1 09/30/2024, 3 10/07/2024, 5 10/14/2024, 15 10/21/2024, 11 10/28/2024, 14 11/04/2024, 15 11/11/2024, 18 11/18/2024, 22 11/25/2024, 9 12/02/2024, 4 12/09/2024, 2 12/16/2024, 5 12/30/2024, 4 01/06/2025, 4 01/13/2025, 4 01/20/2025, 6 01/27/2025, 8 02/03/2025, 6 02/10/2025, 7 02/17/2025, 16 02/24/2025, 12 03/03/2025, 10 03/10/2025, 10 03/31/2025, 15 04/07/2025, 15 04/21/2025, 19 04/28/2025, 17 05/05/2025, 23 05/12/2025, 23 06/09/2025, 24 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 38 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 2,622 YTD: 73,560	Sep 2024	2,622 73,560

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Source: Circana BookScan, for the week ended May 31, 2025; appearing in the June 9, 2025, print edition of PW