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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2016 YTD
1	1	2	The Last Star: The Final Book of the 5th Wave Rick Yancey, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $18.99 (368) 978-0-399-16243-5 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 06/06/2016 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/06/2016 Average Rank 2.50 [details] Sales history for The Last Star: The Final Book of the 5th Wave date, rank 06/06/2016, 1 06/06/2016, 1 06/13/2016, 7 06/13/2016, 1 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: May 2016 UNITS SOLD: 21,092 2012 YTD: 72,365	May 2016	21,092 72,365
2	2	5	The Trials of Apollo Book One the Hidden Oracle Rick Riordan, Author Disney-Hyperion, $19.99 (384) 978-1-4847-3274-8 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 05/16/2016 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/16/2016 Average Rank 3.11 [details] Sales history for The Trials of Apollo Book One the Hidden Oracle date, rank 05/16/2016, 2 05/16/2016, 1 05/23/2016, 5 05/23/2016, 1 05/30/2016, 6 05/30/2016, 1 06/06/2016, 8 06/06/2016, 2 06/13/2016, 2 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: May 2016 UNITS SOLD: 13,161 2012 YTD: 137,883	May 2016	13,161 137,883
3	3	2	Return to the Isle of the Lost: A Descendants Novel Melissa de la Cruz, Author Disney-Hyperion, $17.99 (320) 978-1-4847-5071-1 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 06/06/2016 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 06/06/2016 Average Rank 3.00 [details] Sales history for Return to the Isle of the Lost: A Descendants Novel date, rank 06/06/2016, 3 06/13/2016, 3 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: May 2016 UNITS SOLD: 8,808 2012 YTD: 20,926	May 2016	8,808 20,926
4	4	31	Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School Jeff Kinney, Author Amulet Books, $13.95 (224) 978-1-4197-1701-7 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/16/2015 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/16/2015 Average Rank 2.44 [details] Sales history for Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School date, rank 11/16/2015, 1 11/16/2015, 1 11/23/2015, 1 11/23/2015, 1 11/30/2015, 1 11/30/2015, 1 12/07/2015, 1 12/07/2015, 1 12/14/2015, 1 12/14/2015, 1 12/21/2015, 1 12/21/2015, 1 12/28/2015, 1 12/28/2015, 1 01/04/2016, 1 01/04/2016, 1 01/11/2016, 2 01/11/2016, 1 01/18/2016, 5 01/18/2016, 1 01/25/2016, 5 01/25/2016, 1 02/01/2016, 5 02/01/2016, 1 02/08/2016, 10 02/08/2016, 1 02/15/2016, 10 02/15/2016, 1 02/22/2016, 7 02/22/2016, 1 02/29/2016, 7 02/29/2016, 1 03/07/2016, 2 03/14/2016, 1 03/21/2016, 2 03/28/2016, 2 04/04/2016, 3 04/04/2016, 1 04/11/2016, 3 04/18/2016, 3 04/25/2016, 2 05/02/2016, 2 05/09/2016, 2 05/16/2016, 4 05/23/2016, 4 05/30/2016, 3 06/06/2016, 4 06/13/2016, 4 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 31 PUB DATE: Nov 2015 UNITS SOLD: 7,010 2012 YTD: 276,883	Nov 2015	7,010 276,883
5	5	5	The Crown Kiera Cass, Author Harper Teen, $19.99 (288) 978-0-06-239217-6 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 05/16/2016 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 05/16/2016 Average Rank 3.50 [details] Sales history for The Crown date, rank 05/16/2016, 5 05/16/2016, 2 05/23/2016, 2 05/30/2016, 2 06/06/2016, 5 06/13/2016, 5 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: May 2016 UNITS SOLD: 5,932 2012 YTD: 58,562	May 2016	5,932 58,562
6	17	2	The Bfg Movie Tie-In Roald Dahl, Author Puffin Books, $7.99 (224) 978-1-101-99769-7 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 06/06/2016 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 06/13/2016 Average Rank 8.00 [details] Sales history for The Bfg Movie Tie-In date, rank 06/06/2016, 10 06/13/2016, 6 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: May 2016 UNITS SOLD: 5,262 2012 YTD: 8,998	May 2016	5,262 8,998
7	7	31	The Infinite Sea: The Second Book of the 5th Wave Rick Yancey, Author, Richard Yancey, Author Speak, $10.99 (336) 978-1-101-99698-0 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 19 Initial Date 11/16/2015 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 03/21/2016 Average Rank 8.68 [details] Sales history for The Infinite Sea: The Second Book of the 5th Wave date, rank 11/16/2015, 19 11/23/2015, 15 11/30/2015, 17 12/07/2015, 17 12/14/2015, 16 12/21/2015, 16 12/28/2015, 18 01/04/2016, 16 01/11/2016, 6 01/18/2016, 4 01/25/2016, 5 02/01/2016, 5 02/08/2016, 5 02/15/2016, 5 02/22/2016, 5 02/29/2016, 5 03/07/2016, 5 03/14/2016, 4 03/21/2016, 3 03/28/2016, 4 04/04/2016, 5 04/11/2016, 4 04/18/2016, 8 04/25/2016, 8 05/02/2016, 6 05/09/2016, 9 05/16/2016, 12 05/23/2016, 8 05/30/2016, 6 06/06/2016, 6 06/13/2016, 7 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 31 PUB DATE: Nov 2015 UNITS SOLD: 5,156 2012 YTD: 143,213	Nov 2015	5,156 143,213
8	14	23	Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Newt Scamander, Author Arthur A. Levine Books, $9.99 (128) 978-0-545-85056-8 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 21 Initial Date 07/13/2015 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 03/14/2016 Average Rank 11.21 [details] Sales history for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them date, rank 07/13/2015, 21 07/20/2015, 24 08/17/2015, 24 08/31/2015, 25 12/14/2015, 25 12/28/2015, 17 01/04/2016, 19 01/11/2016, 14 01/18/2016, 8 01/25/2016, 8 02/01/2016, 6 02/08/2016, 8 02/15/2016, 12 02/22/2016, 18 03/14/2016, 3 03/21/2016, 5 03/28/2016, 7 04/04/2016, 10 04/11/2016, 5 04/18/2016, 9 04/25/2016, 5 05/02/2016, 3 05/09/2016, 4 05/16/2016, 8 05/23/2016, 5 05/30/2016, 5 06/06/2016, 8 06/13/2016, 8 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 23 PUB DATE: Jun 2015 UNITS SOLD: 4,660 2012 YTD: 111,420	Jun 2015	4,660 111,420
9	-	1	The War That Saved My Life Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Author Puffin Books, $8.99 (336) 978-0-14-751048-8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2016 UNITS SOLD: 4,097 2012 YTD: 4,638	May 2016	4,097 4,638
10	10	4	Theodore Boone: The Scandal John Grisham, Author Dutton Books for Young Readers, $17.99 (256) 978-0-525-42639-4 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 05/23/2016 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 05/23/2016 Average Rank 6.00 [details] Sales history for Theodore Boone: The Scandal date, rank 05/23/2016, 3 05/30/2016, 4 06/06/2016, 7 06/13/2016, 10 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: May 2016 UNITS SOLD: 3,889 2012 YTD: 24,111	May 2016	3,889 24,111
11	15	9	Demigods & Magicians: Percy and Annabeth Meet the Kanes Rick Riordan, Author Disney-Hyperion, $14.99 (224) 978-1-4847-3278-6 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 04/18/2016 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/18/2016 Average Rank 5.40 [details] Sales history for Demigods & Magicians: Percy and Annabeth Meet the Kanes date, rank 04/18/2016, 9 04/18/2016, 1 04/25/2016, 1 05/02/2016, 1 05/09/2016, 3 05/16/2016, 5 05/23/2016, 7 05/30/2016, 7 06/06/2016, 9 06/13/2016, 11 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Apr 2016 UNITS SOLD: 3,809 2012 YTD: 69,151	Apr 2016	3,809 69,151
12	28	33	Dork Diaries 10: Tales from a Not-So-Perfect Pet Sitter Rachel Renee Russell, Author, Rachel Renee Russell, Illustrator Aladdin Paperbacks, $13.99 (304) 978-1-4814-5704-0 Last rank 28 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 11/02/2015 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/02/2015 Average Rank 7.51 [details] Sales history for Dork Diaries 10: Tales from a Not-So-Perfect Pet Sitter date, rank 11/02/2015, 5 11/02/2015, 1 11/09/2015, 7 11/09/2015, 2 11/16/2015, 2 11/23/2015, 3 11/30/2015, 2 12/07/2015, 2 12/14/2015, 3 12/21/2015, 2 12/28/2015, 2 01/04/2016, 2 01/11/2016, 5 01/18/2016, 6 01/25/2016, 7 02/01/2016, 7 02/08/2016, 7 02/15/2016, 7 02/22/2016, 7 02/29/2016, 9 03/07/2016, 8 03/14/2016, 9 03/21/2016, 8 03/28/2016, 11 04/04/2016, 8 04/11/2016, 12 04/18/2016, 14 04/25/2016, 11 05/02/2016, 12 05/09/2016, 11 05/16/2016, 16 05/23/2016, 15 05/30/2016, 13 06/06/2016, 15 06/13/2016, 12 LAST WEEK: 28 WEEKS ON LIST: 33 PUB DATE: Oct 2015 UNITS SOLD: 3,354 2012 YTD: 102,602	Oct 2015	3,354 102,602
13	23	34	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: The Illustrated Edition (Harry Potter, Book 1): The Illustrated Edition J. K. Rowling, Author, Jim Kay, Illustrator Arthur A. Levine Books, $39.99 (256) 978-0-545-79035-2 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 10/19/2015 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 12/14/2015 Average Rank 8.40 [details] Sales history for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: The Illustrated Edition (Harry Potter, Book 1): The Illustrated Edition date, rank 10/19/2015, 5 10/19/2015, 3 10/26/2015, 3 11/02/2015, 4 11/09/2015, 4 11/16/2015, 5 11/23/2015, 6 11/30/2015, 4 12/07/2015, 3 12/14/2015, 2 12/21/2015, 3 12/28/2015, 3 01/04/2016, 4 01/11/2016, 20 01/25/2016, 6 02/01/2016, 4 02/08/2016, 9 02/15/2016, 10 02/22/2016, 12 02/29/2016, 14 03/07/2016, 14 03/14/2016, 14 03/21/2016, 14 03/28/2016, 17 04/04/2016, 20 04/11/2016, 7 04/18/2016, 7 04/25/2016, 9 05/02/2016, 8 05/09/2016, 8 05/16/2016, 10 05/23/2016, 10 05/30/2016, 8 06/06/2016, 11 06/13/2016, 13 LAST WEEK: 23 WEEKS ON LIST: 34 PUB DATE: Oct 2015 UNITS SOLD: 3,305 2012 YTD: 97,791	Oct 2015	3,305 97,791
14	-	1	Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Unpleasant Penguins from Pluto (Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot #9) Dav Pilkey, Author, Dan Santat, Author, Dan Santat, Illustrator Scholastic Inc., $5.99 (128) 978-0-545-63017-7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2016 UNITS SOLD: 3,173 2012 YTD: 3,201	May 2016	3,173 3,201
15	31	12	Library of Souls: The Third Novel of Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children Ransom Riggs, Author Quirk Books, $18.99 (400) 978-1-59474-758-8 Last rank 31 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/05/2015 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/05/2015 Average Rank 11.33 [details] Sales history for Library of Souls: The Third Novel of Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children date, rank 10/05/2015, 2 10/05/2015, 1 10/12/2015, 6 10/12/2015, 1 10/19/2015, 4 10/26/2015, 4 11/02/2015, 5 11/09/2015, 6 11/16/2015, 8 11/23/2015, 10 11/30/2015, 11 12/07/2015, 8 12/14/2015, 13 12/21/2015, 14 12/28/2015, 15 01/04/2016, 15 01/11/2016, 12 01/18/2016, 15 01/25/2016, 14 02/01/2016, 14 02/08/2016, 20 02/15/2016, 21 02/29/2016, 22 03/21/2016, 22 03/28/2016, 10 04/04/2016, 13 04/11/2016, 9 04/18/2016, 13 04/25/2016, 10 05/02/2016, 10 05/09/2016, 10 05/16/2016, 15 05/23/2016, 12 05/30/2016, 11 06/06/2016, 17 06/13/2016, 15 LAST WEEK: 31 WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: Sep 2015 UNITS SOLD: 3,116 2012 YTD: 70,572	Sep 2015	3,116 70,572
16	24	13	Lady Midnight Cassandra Clare, Author Margaret K. McElderry Books, $24.99 (720) 978-1-4424-6835-1 Last rank 24 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 03/21/2016 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/21/2016 Average Rank 5.93 [details] Sales history for Lady Midnight date, rank 03/21/2016, 1 03/21/2016, 1 03/28/2016, 4 03/28/2016, 1 04/04/2016, 2 04/11/2016, 2 04/18/2016, 4 04/25/2016, 7 05/02/2016, 5 05/09/2016, 5 05/16/2016, 11 05/23/2016, 9 05/30/2016, 9 06/06/2016, 12 06/13/2016, 16 LAST WEEK: 24 WEEKS ON LIST: 13 PUB DATE: Mar 2016 UNITS SOLD: 3,003 2012 YTD: 134,305	Mar 2016	3,003 134,305
17	40	5	Quidditch Through the Ages Kennilworthy Whisp, Author Arthur A. Levine Books, $9.99 (128) 978-0-545-85058-2 Last rank 40 Initial Rank 24 Initial Date 05/16/2016 Highest Rank 17 Highest Rank Date 06/13/2016 Average Rank 22.00 [details] Sales history for Quidditch Through the Ages date, rank 05/16/2016, 24 05/23/2016, 24 05/30/2016, 22 06/06/2016, 23 06/13/2016, 17 LAST WEEK: 40 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Jun 2015 UNITS SOLD: 2,733 2012 YTD: 36,473	Jun 2015	2,733 36,473
18	33	2	Because of Winn-Dixie Kate DiCamillo, Author Candlewick Press (MA), $6.99 (208) 978-0-7636-8086-2 Last rank 33 Initial Rank 18 Initial Date 06/06/2016 Highest Rank 18 Highest Rank Date 06/06/2016 Average Rank 18.00 [details] Sales history for Because of Winn-Dixie date, rank 06/06/2016, 18 06/13/2016, 18 LAST WEEK: 33 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Dec 2015 UNITS SOLD: 2,694 2012 YTD: 29,225	Dec 2015	2,694 29,225
19	25	11	Jacky Ha-Ha James Patterson, Author, Chris Grabenstein, Author, Kerascoet Kerascoet, Illustrator, Kerascoet, Illustrator Jimmy Patterson, $13.99 (384) 978-0-316-26249-1 Last rank 25 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 04/04/2016 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/11/2016 Average Rank 8.09 [details] Sales history for Jacky Ha-Ha date, rank 04/04/2016, 3 04/11/2016, 1 04/18/2016, 2 04/25/2016, 3 05/02/2016, 4 05/09/2016, 6 05/16/2016, 13 05/23/2016, 13 05/30/2016, 12 06/06/2016, 13 06/13/2016, 19 LAST WEEK: 25 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Mar 2016 UNITS SOLD: 2,673 2012 YTD: 64,845	Mar 2016	2,673 64,845
20	30	31	The 5th Wave Rick Yancey, Author Speak, $10.99 (512) 978-0-14-751908-5 Last rank 30 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 11/16/2015 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 01/11/2016 Average Rank 8.44 [details] Sales history for The 5th Wave date, rank 11/16/2015, 9 11/23/2015, 8 11/30/2015, 9 12/07/2015, 6 12/14/2015, 11 12/21/2015, 12 12/28/2015, 13 01/04/2016, 8 01/11/2016, 6 01/11/2016, 2 01/18/2016, 2 01/25/2016, 2 02/01/2016, 2 02/08/2016, 3 02/15/2016, 3 02/22/2016, 4 02/29/2016, 4 03/07/2016, 4 03/14/2016, 2 03/21/2016, 4 03/28/2016, 5 04/04/2016, 7 04/11/2016, 6 04/18/2016, 12 04/25/2016, 13 05/02/2016, 15 05/09/2016, 15 05/16/2016, 19 05/23/2016, 14 05/30/2016, 14 06/06/2016, 16 06/13/2016, 20 LAST WEEK: 30 WEEKS ON LIST: 31 PUB DATE: Nov 2015 UNITS SOLD: 2,625 2012 YTD: 147,231	Nov 2015	2,625 147,231
21	27	5	A Court of Mist and Fury Sarah J Maas, Author Bloomsbury U.S.A. Children's Books, $18.99 (640) 978-1-61963-446-6 Last rank 27 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 05/16/2016 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 05/16/2016 Average Rank 10.80 [details] Sales history for A Court of Mist and Fury date, rank 05/16/2016, 3 05/23/2016, 6 05/30/2016, 10 06/06/2016, 14 06/13/2016, 21 LAST WEEK: 27 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: May 2016 UNITS SOLD: 2,553 2012 YTD: 29,318	May 2016	2,553 29,318
22	38	19	Claudia and Mean Janine Ann M Martin, Author, M Martin Ann, Author, Raina Telgemeier, Illustrator Graphix, $10.99 (176) 978-0-545-88622-2 Last rank 38 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 02/08/2016 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 02/08/2016 Average Rank 15.05 [details] Sales history for Claudia and Mean Janine date, rank 02/08/2016, 6 02/15/2016, 8 02/22/2016, 14 02/29/2016, 12 03/07/2016, 12 03/14/2016, 11 03/21/2016, 12 03/28/2016, 12 04/04/2016, 6 04/11/2016, 11 04/18/2016, 19 04/25/2016, 18 05/02/2016, 20 05/09/2016, 19 05/16/2016, 25 05/23/2016, 20 05/30/2016, 17 06/06/2016, 22 06/13/2016, 22 LAST WEEK: 38 WEEKS ON LIST: 19 PUB DATE: Jan 2016 UNITS SOLD: 2,536 2012 YTD: 74,206	Jan 2016	2,536 74,206
23	42	9	The Blood of Olympus (Heroes of Olympus #05) Rick Riordan, Author Disney-Hyperion, $9.99 (544) 978-1-4231-4678-0 Last rank 42 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 04/18/2016 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 04/18/2016 Average Rank 18.56 [details] Sales history for The Blood of Olympus (Heroes of Olympus #05) date, rank 04/18/2016, 10 04/25/2016, 14 05/02/2016, 17 05/09/2016, 16 05/16/2016, 21 05/23/2016, 22 05/30/2016, 20 06/06/2016, 24 06/13/2016, 23 LAST WEEK: 42 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Apr 2016 UNITS SOLD: 2,528 2012 YTD: 24,775	Apr 2016	2,528 24,775
24	46	10	The Truth about Stacey: Full Color Edition (the Baby-Sitters Club Graphix #2): Full Color Edition (Revised, Full Color) Ann M Martin, Author, Raina Telgemeier, Illustrator Graphix, $10.99 (144) 978-0-545-81389-1 Last rank 46 Initial Rank 16 Initial Date 08/10/2015 Highest Rank 16 Highest Rank Date 08/10/2015 Average Rank 22.80 [details] Sales history for The Truth about Stacey: Full Color Edition (the Baby-Sitters Club Graphix #2): Full Color Edition (Revised, Full Color) date, rank 08/10/2015, 16 08/17/2015, 21 08/24/2015, 25 08/31/2015, 22 09/07/2015, 22 09/21/2015, 25 01/11/2016, 25 04/04/2016, 25 04/11/2016, 19 04/18/2016, 22 04/25/2016, 22 05/02/2016, 24 05/09/2016, 25 05/30/2016, 25 06/13/2016, 24 LAST WEEK: 46 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Jul 2015 UNITS SOLD: 2,382 2012 YTD: 50,291	Jul 2015	2,382 50,291
25	-	1	Story Thieves James Riley, Author Aladdin, $7.99 (416) 978-1-4814-0920-9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Dec 2015 UNITS SOLD: 2,379 2012 YTD: 19,440	Dec 2015	2,379 19,440

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