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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2017 YTD
1	1	11	Double Down (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #11) Jeff Kinney, Author Harry N. Abrams, $13.95 (224) 978-1-4197-2344-5 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/14/2016 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/14/2016 Average Rank 1.55 [details] Sales history for Double Down (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #11) date, rank 11/14/2016, 1 11/14/2016, 1 11/21/2016, 1 11/21/2016, 1 11/28/2016, 1 11/28/2016, 1 12/05/2016, 1 12/05/2016, 1 12/12/2016, 1 12/12/2016, 1 12/19/2016, 1 12/19/2016, 1 12/26/2016, 1 12/26/2016, 1 01/02/2017, 1 01/02/2017, 1 01/09/2017, 2 01/09/2017, 1 01/16/2017, 4 01/16/2017, 1 01/23/2017, 9 01/23/2017, 1 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Nov 2016 UNITS SOLD: 18,222 2012 YTD: 39,102	Nov 2016	18,222 39,102
2	3	SCHOLASTIC/LEVINE	Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One & Two (Special Rehearsal Edition Script): The Official Script Book of the Original West End Production Jack Thorne, Author, John Tiffany, Not Available, J K Rowling, Not Available Arthur A. Levine Books, $29.99 (336) 978-1-338-09913-3 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 08/15/2016 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/15/2016 Average Rank 2.88 [details] Sales history for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One & Two (Special Rehearsal Edition Script): The Official Script Book of the Original West End Production date, rank 08/15/2016, 1 08/15/2016, 1 08/22/2016, 1 08/22/2016, 1 08/29/2016, 1 08/29/2016, 1 09/05/2016, 1 09/05/2016, 1 09/12/2016, 1 09/12/2016, 1 09/19/2016, 1 09/19/2016, 1 09/26/2016, 2 09/26/2016, 1 10/03/2016, 2 10/03/2016, 1 10/10/2016, 4 10/10/2016, 1 10/17/2016, 3 10/17/2016, 10 10/24/2016, 6 10/24/2016, 1 10/31/2016, 5 10/31/2016, 1 11/07/2016, 6 11/07/2016, 1 11/14/2016, 7 11/14/2016, 2 11/21/2016, 7 11/21/2016, 2 11/28/2016, 4 12/05/2016, 4 12/12/2016, 5 12/12/2016, 3 12/19/2016, 5 12/19/2016, 3 12/26/2016, 6 12/26/2016, 3 01/02/2017, 4 01/02/2017, 3 01/09/2017, 5 01/16/2017, 3 01/23/2017, 2 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: SCHOLASTIC/LEVINE PUB DATE: Jul 2016 UNITS SOLD: 15,142 2012 YTD: 27,511	Jul 2016	15,142 27,511
3	2	9	Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay J. K. Rowling, Author Arthur A. Levine Books, $24.99 (224) 978-1-338-10906-1 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 11/28/2016 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 11/28/2016 Average Rank 2.25 [details] Sales history for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay date, rank 11/28/2016, 2 11/28/2016, 2 12/05/2016, 2 12/05/2016, 2 12/12/2016, 2 12/12/2016, 2 12/19/2016, 2 12/19/2016, 2 12/26/2016, 3 12/26/2016, 2 01/02/2017, 3 01/02/2017, 2 01/09/2017, 3 01/09/2017, 2 01/16/2017, 2 01/23/2017, 3 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Nov 2016 UNITS SOLD: 12,158 2012 YTD: 29,552	Nov 2016	12,158 29,552
4	4	9	Dork Diaries 11: Tales from a Not-So-Friendly Frenemy Rachel Ren Russell, Author, Rachel Ren Russell, Illustrator Aladdin, $13.99 (304) 978-1-4814-7920-2 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 11/28/2016 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 11/28/2016 Average Rank 4.64 [details] Sales history for Dork Diaries 11: Tales from a Not-So-Friendly Frenemy date, rank 11/28/2016, 5 11/28/2016, 3 12/05/2016, 3 12/12/2016, 10 12/12/2016, 4 12/19/2016, 4 12/26/2016, 4 01/02/2017, 4 01/09/2017, 6 01/16/2017, 4 01/23/2017, 4 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Nov 2016 UNITS SOLD: 9,138 2012 YTD: 20,447	Nov 2016	9,138 20,447
5	5	3	Dog Man Unleashed (Dog Man #2): From the Creator of Captain Underpants Dav Pilkey, Author, Jose Garibaldi, Not Available Graphix, $9.99 (224) 978-0-545-93520-3 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 01/09/2017 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 01/09/2017 Average Rank 6.00 [details] Sales history for Dog Man Unleashed (Dog Man #2): From the Creator of Captain Underpants date, rank 01/09/2017, 10 01/09/2017, 4 01/16/2017, 5 01/23/2017, 5 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Dec 2016 UNITS SOLD: 9,080 2012 YTD: 18,174	Dec 2016	9,080 18,174
6	7	18	Ghosts Raina Telgemeier, Author, Raina Telgemeier, Illustrator Graphix, $10.99 (256) 978-0-545-54062-9 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 09/26/2016 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 09/26/2016 Average Rank 5.63 [details] Sales history for Ghosts date, rank 09/26/2016, 6 09/26/2016, 2 10/03/2016, 2 10/10/2016, 5 10/17/2016, 6 10/24/2016, 4 10/31/2016, 4 11/07/2016, 5 11/14/2016, 4 11/21/2016, 4 11/28/2016, 7 12/05/2016, 8 12/12/2016, 8 12/19/2016, 7 12/26/2016, 7 01/02/2017, 8 01/09/2017, 7 01/16/2017, 7 01/23/2017, 6 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 18 PUB DATE: Sep 2016 UNITS SOLD: 4,370 2012 YTD: 9,750	Sep 2016	4,370 9,750
7	6	3	Talons of Power (Wings of Fire, Book 9) Tui Sutherland, Author Scholastic Press, $16.99 (336) 978-0-545-68540-5 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 01/09/2017 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 01/09/2017 Average Rank 5.25 [details] Sales history for Talons of Power (Wings of Fire, Book 9) date, rank 01/09/2017, 5 01/09/2017, 3 01/16/2017, 6 01/23/2017, 7 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Dec 2016 UNITS SOLD: 3,962 2012 YTD: 9,507	Dec 2016	3,962 9,507
8	9	15	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: The Illustrated Edition (Harry Potter, Book 2) J K Rowling, Author, Jim Kay, Illustrator Arthur A. Levine Books, $39.99 (272) 978-0-545-79132-8 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/17/2016 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/17/2016 Average Rank 4.50 [details] Sales history for Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: The Illustrated Edition (Harry Potter, Book 2) date, rank 10/17/2016, 1 10/17/2016, 1 10/24/2016, 3 10/31/2016, 3 11/07/2016, 3 11/14/2016, 3 11/21/2016, 3 11/28/2016, 5 12/05/2016, 6 12/12/2016, 5 12/19/2016, 5 12/26/2016, 5 01/02/2017, 5 01/09/2017, 8 01/16/2017, 8 01/23/2017, 8 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: Oct 2016 UNITS SOLD: 3,633 2012 YTD: 8,287	Oct 2016	3,633 8,287
9	11	25	Gravity Falls: Journal 3 Rob Renzetti, Author, Alex Hirsch, Author, Disney Storybook Art Team, Illustrator Disney Press, $19.99 (288) 978-1-4847-4669-1 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 08/08/2016 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/08/2016 Average Rank 8.77 [details] Sales history for Gravity Falls: Journal 3 date, rank 08/08/2016, 3 08/08/2016, 1 08/15/2016, 4 08/22/2016, 3 08/29/2016, 6 09/05/2016, 3 09/12/2016, 12 09/19/2016, 5 09/26/2016, 6 10/03/2016, 7 10/10/2016, 9 10/17/2016, 10 10/24/2016, 11 10/31/2016, 9 11/07/2016, 11 11/14/2016, 14 11/21/2016, 12 11/28/2016, 14 12/05/2016, 14 12/12/2016, 10 12/19/2016, 11 12/26/2016, 12 01/02/2017, 13 01/09/2017, 9 01/16/2017, 10 01/23/2017, 9 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 25 PUB DATE: Jul 2016 UNITS SOLD: 3,409 2012 YTD: 7,042	Jul 2016	3,409 7,042
10	10	5	Word of Mouse James Patterson, Author, Joe Sutphin, Illustrator Jimmy Patterson, $13.99 (304) 978-0-316-34956-7 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 12/26/2016 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 01/02/2017 Average Rank 10.80 [details] Sales history for Word of Mouse date, rank 12/26/2016, 9 01/02/2017, 7 01/09/2017, 19 01/16/2017, 9 01/23/2017, 10 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Dec 2016 UNITS SOLD: 3,284 2012 YTD: 7,150	Dec 2016	3,284 7,150
11	17	20	Dog Man: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #1) Dav Pilkey, Author Graphix, $9.99 (240) 978-0-545-58160-8 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 09/12/2016 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 09/12/2016 Average Rank 11.65 [details] Sales history for Dog Man: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #1) date, rank 09/12/2016, 4 09/19/2016, 9 09/26/2016, 8 10/03/2016, 8 10/10/2016, 11 10/17/2016, 11 10/24/2016, 14 10/31/2016, 12 11/07/2016, 13 11/14/2016, 12 11/21/2016, 13 11/28/2016, 13 12/05/2016, 15 12/12/2016, 12 12/19/2016, 10 12/26/2016, 10 01/02/2017, 11 01/09/2017, 20 01/16/2017, 16 01/23/2017, 11 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 20 PUB DATE: Aug 2016 UNITS SOLD: 3,077 2012 YTD: 6,163	Aug 2016	3,077 6,163
12	13	12	Dantdm: Trayaurus and the Enchanted Crystal Dantdm, Author, Doreen Mulryan, Not Available, Mike Love, Not Available HarperCollins, $19.99 (192) 978-0-06-257432-9 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 11/07/2016 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 11/07/2016 Average Rank 9.92 [details] Sales history for Dantdm: Trayaurus and the Enchanted Crystal date, rank 11/07/2016, 2 11/14/2016, 7 11/21/2016, 9 11/28/2016, 11 12/05/2016, 12 12/12/2016, 9 12/19/2016, 9 12/26/2016, 11 01/02/2017, 12 01/09/2017, 13 01/16/2017, 12 01/23/2017, 12 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: Oct 2016 UNITS SOLD: 2,998 2012 YTD: 6,446	Oct 2016	2,998 6,446
13	15	2	Bad Kitty Takes the Test Nick Bruel, Author Roaring Brook Press, $13.99 (144) 978-1-62672-589-8 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 14 Initial Date 01/16/2017 Highest Rank 13 Highest Rank Date 01/23/2017 Average Rank 13.50 [details] Sales history for Bad Kitty Takes the Test date, rank 01/16/2017, 14 01/23/2017, 13 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jan 2017 UNITS SOLD: 2,834 2012 YTD: 6,023	Jan 2017	2,834 6,023
14	-	1	Windwitch Susan Dennard, Author Tor Teen, $18.99 (416) 978-0-7653-7930-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jan 2017 UNITS SOLD: 2,828 2012 YTD: 2,990	Jan 2017	2,828 2,990
15	1	15	Five Nights at Freddy's: The Silver Eyes Kira Breed-Wrisley, Author Scholastic Inc., $9.99 (400) 978-1-338-13437-7 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 15 Initial Date 10/10/2016 Highest Rank 11 Highest Rank Date 01/09/2017 Average Rank 15.50 [details] Sales history for Five Nights at Freddy's: The Silver Eyes date, rank 10/10/2016, 15 10/24/2016, 16 10/31/2016, 15 11/07/2016, 15 11/14/2016, 13 11/21/2016, 16 11/28/2016, 17 12/05/2016, 17 12/12/2016, 17 12/19/2016, 15 01/02/2017, 24 01/09/2017, 11 01/16/2017, 11 01/23/2017, 15 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: Sep 2016 UNITS SOLD: 2,589 2012 YTD: 6,076	Sep 2016	2,589 6,076
16	2	30	Red Queen Victoria Aveyard, Author Harper Teen, $10.99 (416) 978-0-06-231064-4 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 06/20/2016 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 06/27/2016 Average Rank 13.04 [details] Sales history for Red Queen date, rank 06/20/2016, 7 06/27/2016, 6 07/04/2016, 6 07/11/2016, 8 07/18/2016, 7 07/25/2016, 9 08/01/2016, 7 08/08/2016, 7 08/15/2016, 8 08/22/2016, 7 08/29/2016, 9 09/05/2016, 8 09/12/2016, 11 09/19/2016, 16 09/26/2016, 15 10/03/2016, 18 10/10/2016, 19 10/17/2016, 25 11/07/2016, 25 11/21/2016, 22 12/05/2016, 20 01/02/2017, 25 01/09/2017, 12 01/16/2017, 13 01/23/2017, 16 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 30 PUB DATE: Jun 2016 UNITS SOLD: 2,515 2012 YTD: 5,780	Jun 2016	2,515 5,780
17	23	8	Rush Revere and the Presidency Rush H Limbaugh, Author, Kathryn Adams Limbaugh, Not Available Threshold Editions, $19.99 (272) 978-1-5011-5689-2 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 12/05/2016 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 12/05/2016 Average Rank 11.50 [details] Sales history for Rush Revere and the Presidency date, rank 12/05/2016, 5 12/12/2016, 6 12/19/2016, 6 12/26/2016, 6 01/02/2017, 6 01/09/2017, 22 01/16/2017, 24 01/23/2017, 17 LAST WEEK: 23 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Nov 2016 UNITS SOLD: 2,321 2012 YTD: 4,889	Nov 2016	2,321 4,889
18	3	9	The Sun Is Also a Star Nicola Yoon, Author Delacorte Press, $18.99 (384) 978-0-553-49668-0 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 15 Initial Date 11/14/2016 Highest Rank 14 Highest Rank Date 01/09/2017 Average Rank 18.70 [details] Sales history for The Sun Is Also a Star date, rank 11/14/2016, 15 11/21/2016, 20 11/28/2016, 23 12/12/2016, 22 12/19/2016, 22 12/26/2016, 20 01/02/2017, 16 01/09/2017, 14 01/16/2017, 17 01/23/2017, 18 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Nov 2016 UNITS SOLD: 2,360 2012 YTD: 5,418	Nov 2016	2,360 5,418
19	33	6	Pax Sara Pennypacker, Author, Jon Klassen, Illustrator Balzer & Bray/Harperteen, $16.99 (288) 978-0-06-237701-2 Last rank 33 Initial Rank 13 Initial Date 02/15/2016 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 02/22/2016 Average Rank 17.05 [details] Sales history for Pax date, rank 02/15/2016, 13 02/22/2016, 6 02/29/2016, 8 03/07/2016, 10 03/14/2016, 12 03/21/2016, 16 03/28/2016, 21 04/04/2016, 24 04/11/2016, 16 04/18/2016, 21 04/25/2016, 20 05/09/2016, 20 05/16/2016, 18 10/10/2016, 24 11/28/2016, 22 12/05/2016, 22 12/12/2016, 20 12/19/2016, 14 12/26/2016, 14 01/02/2017, 18 01/23/2017, 19 LAST WEEK: 33 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Feb 2016 UNITS SOLD: 2,316 2012 YTD: 4,300	Feb 2016	2,316 4,300
20	5	2	A Monster Calls: Inspired by an Idea from Siobhan Dowd Patrick Ness, Author Candlewick Press (MA), $9.99 (240) 978-0-7636-9215-5 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 20 Initial Date 01/16/2017 Highest Rank 20 Highest Rank Date 01/16/2017 Average Rank 20.00 [details] Sales history for A Monster Calls: Inspired by an Idea from Siobhan Dowd date, rank 01/16/2017, 20 01/23/2017, 20 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Aug 2016 UNITS SOLD: 2,315 2012 YTD: 5,071	Aug 2016	2,315 5,071
21	16	9	Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy Cassandra Clare, Author, Sarah Rees Brennan, Author, Maureen Johnson, Author, Robin Wasserman, Author Margaret K. McElderry Books, $23.99 (672) 978-1-4814-4325-8 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 11/28/2016 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 11/28/2016 Average Rank 14.22 [details] Sales history for Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy date, rank 11/28/2016, 6 12/05/2016, 11 12/12/2016, 14 12/19/2016, 16 12/26/2016, 18 01/02/2017, 17 01/09/2017, 10 01/16/2017, 15 01/23/2017, 21 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Nov 2016 UNITS SOLD: 2,258 2012 YTD: 5,386	Nov 2016	2,258 5,386
22	20	3	All the Bright Places Jennifer Niven, Author Ember, $10.99 (416) 978-0-385-75591-7 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 23 Initial Date 12/05/2016 Highest Rank 16 Highest Rank Date 01/09/2017 Average Rank 20.50 [details] Sales history for All the Bright Places date, rank 12/05/2016, 23 01/09/2017, 16 01/16/2017, 21 01/23/2017, 22 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Sep 2016 UNITS SOLD: 2,253 2012 YTD: 4,997	Sep 2016	2,253 4,997
23	22	15	Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, Book 2 the Hammer of Thor Rick Riordan, Author Disney-Hyperion, $19.99 (528) 978-1-4231-6092-2 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/17/2016 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/17/2016 Average Rank 8.62 [details] Sales history for Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, Book 2 the Hammer of Thor date, rank 10/17/2016, 2 10/17/2016, 5 10/24/2016, 2 10/31/2016, 2 11/07/2016, 4 11/14/2016, 5 11/21/2016, 6 11/28/2016, 8 12/05/2016, 9 12/12/2016, 7 12/19/2016, 8 12/26/2016, 8 01/02/2017, 9 01/09/2017, 17 01/16/2017, 23 01/23/2017, 23 LAST WEEK: 22 WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: Oct 2016 UNITS SOLD: 2,194 2012 YTD: 4,775	Oct 2016	2,194 4,775
24	19	16	The Fever Code (Maze Runner, Book Five; Prequel) James Dashner, Author Delacorte Press, $18.99 (384) 978-0-553-51309-7 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 10/10/2016 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/10/2016 Average Rank 11.24 [details] Sales history for The Fever Code (Maze Runner, Book Five; Prequel) date, rank 10/10/2016, 7 10/10/2016, 2 10/17/2016, 4 10/24/2016, 6 10/31/2016, 5 11/07/2016, 9 11/14/2016, 11 11/21/2016, 11 11/28/2016, 15 12/05/2016, 13 12/12/2016, 15 12/19/2016, 12 12/26/2016, 13 01/02/2017, 10 01/09/2017, 15 01/16/2017, 19 01/23/2017, 24 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 16 PUB DATE: Sep 2016 UNITS SOLD: 2,177 2012 YTD: 4,970	Sep 2016	2,177 4,970
25	11	2	Scythe Neal Shusterman, Author Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $18.99 (448) 978-1-4424-7242-6 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Nov 2016 UNITS SOLD: 1,965 2012 YTD: 3,597	Nov 2016	1,965 3,597

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Nielsen BookScan, week 3 of 2017, data through 1/15/2017; PW Issue of Jan. 23, 2017