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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2017 YTD
0	-		The Getaway (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 12) Jeff Kinney, Author Amulet Books, $13.95 (224) 978-1-4197-2545-6 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/20/2017 Highest Rank 0 Highest Rank Date 11/20/2017 Average Rank 0.50 [details] Sales history for The Getaway (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 12) date, rank 11/20/2017, 1 11/20/2017, 0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 231,702 2012 YTD:	2000	231,702
0	-		Dork Diaries 12 Rachel Ren Russell, Author, Rachel Ren Russell, Illustrator Aladdin Paperbacks, $13.99 (272) 978-1-5344-0560-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 10/30/2017 Highest Rank 0 Highest Rank Date 11/20/2017 Average Rank 3.88 [details] Sales history for Dork Diaries 12 date, rank 10/30/2017, 7 10/30/2017, 2 11/06/2017, 2 11/06/2017, 9 11/06/2017, 2 11/13/2017, 8 11/13/2017, 1 11/20/2017, 0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 106,079 2012 YTD:	2000	106,079
0	-		Turtles All the Way Down John Green, Author Dutton Books for Young Readers, $19.99 (304) 978-0-525-55536-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 10/23/2017 Highest Rank 0 Highest Rank Date 11/20/2017 Average Rank 2.67 [details] Sales history for Turtles All the Way Down date, rank 10/23/2017, 4 10/23/2017, 2 10/30/2017, 5 10/30/2017, 1 11/06/2017, 1 11/06/2017, 8 11/06/2017, 1 11/13/2017, 2 11/20/2017, 0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 150,660 2012 YTD:	2000	150,660
0	-		Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Illustrated Edition J. K. Rowling, Author, Newt Scamander, Author, Olivia Lomenech Gill, Illustrator Arthur A. Levine Books, $34.99 (160) 978-1-338-21679-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 16,065 2012 YTD:	2000	16,065
0	-		Wonder R J Palacio, Author Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers, $16.99 (352) 978-1-5247-2019-3 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 15 Initial Date 10/09/2017 Highest Rank 0 Highest Rank Date 11/20/2017 Average Rank 9.88 [details] Sales history for Wonder date, rank 10/09/2017, 15 10/16/2017, 12 10/23/2017, 16 10/30/2017, 11 11/06/2017, 9 11/06/2017, 9 11/13/2017, 7 11/20/2017, 0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 45,538 2012 YTD:	2000	45,538
0	-		Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: The Illustrated Edition J. K. Rowling, Author, Jim Kay, Illustrator Arthur A. Levine Books, $39.99 (336) 978-0-545-79134-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/16/2017 Highest Rank 0 Highest Rank Date 11/20/2017 Average Rank 2.89 [details] Sales history for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: The Illustrated Edition date, rank 10/16/2017, 2 10/16/2017, 1 10/23/2017, 6 10/23/2017, 3 10/30/2017, 5 11/06/2017, 3 11/06/2017, 3 11/13/2017, 3 11/20/2017, 0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 180,715 2012 YTD:	2000	180,715
0	-		Dog Man: A Tale of Two Kitties: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #3) Dav Pilkey, Author Graphix, $9.99 (256) 978-0-545-93521-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/11/2017 Highest Rank 0 Highest Rank Date 11/20/2017 Average Rank 3.50 [details] Sales history for Dog Man: A Tale of Two Kitties: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #3) date, rank 09/11/2017, 1 09/11/2017, 1 09/18/2017, 5 09/18/2017, 1 09/25/2017, 2 10/02/2017, 1 10/09/2017, 8 10/09/2017, 1 10/16/2017, 10 10/16/2017, 3 10/23/2017, 5 10/30/2017, 6 11/06/2017, 4 11/06/2017, 4 11/13/2017, 4 11/20/2017, 0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 217,654 2012 YTD:	2000	217,654
0	-		The Ship of the Dead Rick Riordan, Author Disney-Hyperion, $19.99 (432) 978-1-4231-6093-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 10/16/2017 Highest Rank 0 Highest Rank Date 11/20/2017 Average Rank 5.00 [details] Sales history for The Ship of the Dead date, rank 10/16/2017, 4 10/16/2017, 2 10/23/2017, 9 10/23/2017, 4 10/30/2017, 7 11/06/2017, 7 11/06/2017, 7 11/13/2017, 5 11/20/2017, 0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 129,952 2012 YTD:	2000	129,952
0	-		Nightfall Shannon Messenger, Author Aladdin Paperbacks, $19.99 (576) 978-1-4814-9740-4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 8,937 2012 YTD:	2000	8,937
0	-		Double Down (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #11) Jeff Kinney, Author Harry N. Abrams, $13.95 (224) 978-1-4197-2344-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/14/2016 Highest Rank 0 Highest Rank Date 11/20/2017 Average Rank 4.50 [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 01/30/2017, 2 01/30/2017, 8 02/06/2017, 9 02/13/2017, 7 02/13/2017, 1 02/20/2017, 2 02/27/2017, 9 02/27/2017, 1 03/06/2017, 6 03/06/2017, 1 03/13/2017, 1 03/20/2017, 2 03/27/2017, 3 04/03/2017, 3 04/10/2017, 2 04/17/2017, 3 04/24/2017, 2 05/01/2017, 3 05/08/2017, 3 05/15/2017, 6 05/22/2017, 4 05/29/2017, 5 06/05/2017, 8 06/12/2017, 7 06/19/2017, 8 06/26/2017, 4 07/03/2017, 5 07/10/2017, 7 07/17/2017, 6 07/24/2017, 8 07/31/2017, 9 08/07/2017, 10 08/14/2017, 9 08/21/2017, 8 08/28/2017, 4 09/04/2017, 4 09/11/2017, 11 09/18/2017, 9 09/25/2017, 9 10/02/2017, 6 10/09/2017, 7 10/16/2017, 7 10/23/2017, 11 10/30/2017, 9 11/06/2017, 10 11/06/2017, 10 11/13/2017, 12 11/20/2017, 0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 431,741 2012 YTD:	2000	431,741
0	-		Dog Man Unleashed (Dog Man #2): From the Creator of Captain Underpants Dav Pilkey, Author Graphix, $9.99 (224) 978-0-545-93520-3 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 01/09/2017 Highest Rank 0 Highest Rank Date 11/20/2017 Average Rank 5.72 [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 01/30/2017, 6 02/13/2017, 3 02/20/2017, 3 02/27/2017, 3 03/06/2017, 3 03/13/2017, 3 03/20/2017, 5 03/27/2017, 6 04/03/2017, 5 04/10/2017, 4 04/17/2017, 4 04/24/2017, 4 05/01/2017, 4 05/08/2017, 4 05/15/2017, 10 05/22/2017, 8 05/29/2017, 6 06/05/2017, 9 06/12/2017, 9 06/19/2017, 10 06/26/2017, 3 07/03/2017, 2 07/10/2017, 3 07/17/2017, 2 07/24/2017, 3 07/31/2017, 4 08/07/2017, 7 08/14/2017, 10 08/21/2017, 11 08/28/2017, 11 09/04/2017, 8 09/11/2017, 12 09/18/2017, 5 09/25/2017, 5 10/02/2017, 2 10/09/2017, 4 10/16/2017, 4 10/23/2017, 6 10/30/2017, 8 11/06/2017, 8 11/06/2017, 8 11/13/2017, 10 11/20/2017, 0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 344,757 2012 YTD:	2000	344,757
0	-		Turtles All the Way Down (Signed Edition) GREEN JOHN DUTTON BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS, 978-0-525-55538-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/23/2017 Highest Rank 0 Highest Rank Date 11/20/2017 Average Rank 4.50 [details] Sales history for Turtles All the Way Down (Signed Edition) date, rank 10/23/2017, 2 10/23/2017, 1 10/30/2017, 10 10/30/2017, 3 11/06/2017, 6 11/06/2017, 6 11/13/2017, 8 11/20/2017, 0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 139,126 2012 YTD:	2000	139,126
0	-		The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage (Book of Dust, Volume 1) Philip Pullman, Author Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers, $22.99 (464) 978-0-375-81530-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 10/30/2017 Highest Rank 0 Highest Rank Date 11/20/2017 Average Rank 4.60 [details] Sales history for The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage (Book of Dust, Volume 1) date, rank 10/30/2017, 4 11/06/2017, 5 11/06/2017, 5 11/13/2017, 9 11/20/2017, 0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 48,971 2012 YTD:	2000	48,971
0	-		Warriors: A Vision of Shadows #4: Darkest Night Erin Hunter, Author HarperCollins, $16.99 (336) 978-0-06-238649-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 5,213 2012 YTD:	2000	5,213
0	-		The Hate U Give Angie Thomas, Author Balzer & Bray/Harperteen, $17.99 (464) 978-0-06-249853-3 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 03/13/2017 Highest Rank 0 Highest Rank Date 11/20/2017 Average Rank 10.62 [details] Sales history for The Hate U Give date, rank 03/13/2017, 7 03/20/2017, 8 03/27/2017, 11 04/03/2017, 9 04/10/2017, 8 04/17/2017, 12 04/24/2017, 23 05/01/2017, 15 05/08/2017, 13 05/15/2017, 20 05/22/2017, 13 05/29/2017, 15 06/05/2017, 16 06/12/2017, 13 06/19/2017, 15 06/26/2017, 16 07/03/2017, 13 07/10/2017, 15 07/17/2017, 12 07/24/2017, 6 07/31/2017, 11 08/14/2017, 8 08/21/2017, 10 08/28/2017, 2 09/04/2017, 6 09/11/2017, 3 09/18/2017, 6 09/25/2017, 7 10/02/2017, 7 10/09/2017, 6 10/16/2017, 8 10/23/2017, 14 10/30/2017, 10 11/06/2017, 11 11/06/2017, 11 11/13/2017, 13 11/20/2017, 0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 190,445 2012 YTD:	2000	190,445
0	-		Renegades Marissa Meyer, Author Feiwel & Friends, $19.99 (416) 978-1-250-04466-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 4,568 2012 YTD:	2000	4,568
0	-		Wishtree Katherine Applegate, Author Feiwel & Friends, $16.99 (224) 978-1-250-04322-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 10/09/2017 Highest Rank 0 Highest Rank Date 11/20/2017 Average Rank 11.88 [details] Sales history for Wishtree date, rank 10/09/2017, 5 10/16/2017, 14 10/23/2017, 20 10/30/2017, 16 11/06/2017, 13 11/06/2017, 13 11/13/2017, 14 11/20/2017, 0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 28,847 2012 YTD:	2000	28,847
0	-		Everything, Everything Nicola Yoon, Author Ember, $10.99 (352) 978-0-553-49667-3 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 03/20/2017 Highest Rank 0 Highest Rank Date 11/20/2017 Average Rank 5.02 [details] Sales history for Everything, Everything date, rank 03/20/2017, 1 03/27/2017, 4 04/03/2017, 1 04/10/2017, 1 04/17/2017, 2 04/24/2017, 3 05/01/2017, 2 05/08/2017, 9 05/08/2017, 1 05/15/2017, 10 05/15/2017, 3 05/22/2017, 9 05/22/2017, 2 05/29/2017, 5 05/29/2017, 1 06/05/2017, 6 06/05/2017, 2 06/12/2017, 8 06/12/2017, 1 06/19/2017, 10 06/19/2017, 1 06/26/2017, 1 07/03/2017, 6 07/03/2017, 1 07/10/2017, 1 07/17/2017, 1 07/24/2017, 2 07/31/2017, 2 08/07/2017, 4 08/14/2017, 3 08/21/2017, 3 08/28/2017, 1 09/04/2017, 2 09/11/2017, 7 09/18/2017, 4 09/25/2017, 4 10/02/2017, 5 10/09/2017, 10 10/16/2017, 11 10/23/2017, 15 10/30/2017, 14 11/06/2017, 16 11/06/2017, 16 11/13/2017, 15 11/20/2017, 0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 438,429 2012 YTD:	2000	438,429
0	-		Jacky Ha-Ha: My Life Is a Joke James Patterson, Author, Chris Grabenstein, Author, Kerascoet Kerascoet, Illustrator Jimmy Patterson, $13.99 (304) 978-0-316-43376-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 16 Initial Date 11/13/2017 Highest Rank 0 Highest Rank Date 11/20/2017 Average Rank 8.00 [details] Sales history for Jacky Ha-Ha: My Life Is a Joke date, rank 11/13/2017, 16 11/20/2017, 0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 6,661 2012 YTD:	2000	6,661
0	-		City of Bones: 10th Anniversary Edition (Special) Cassandra Clare, Author, Kathleen Jennings, Illustrator, Cassandra Jean, Illustrator Margaret K. McElderry Books, $24.99 (528) 978-1-5344-0625-4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 3,359 2012 YTD:	2000	3,359
0	-		Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi the Legends of Luke Skywalker Ken Liu, Author, J. G. Jones, Illustrator Disney Lucasfilm Press, $14.99 (432) 978-1-4847-8077-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 11/13/2017 Highest Rank 0 Highest Rank Date 11/20/2017 Average Rank 5.50 [details] Sales history for Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi the Legends of Luke Skywalker date, rank 11/13/2017, 11 11/20/2017, 0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 9,553 2012 YTD:	2000	9,553
0	-		Minecraft: The Island Max Brooks, Author Del Rey Books, $17.99 (288) 978-0-399-18177-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 07/31/2017 Highest Rank 0 Highest Rank Date 11/20/2017 Average Rank 10.44 [details] Sales history for Minecraft: The Island date, rank 07/31/2017, 3 08/07/2017, 3 08/14/2017, 2 08/21/2017, 4 08/28/2017, 2 09/04/2017, 3 09/11/2017, 9 09/18/2017, 10 09/25/2017, 11 10/02/2017, 12 10/09/2017, 13 10/16/2017, 15 10/23/2017, 22 10/30/2017, 21 11/06/2017, 20 11/06/2017, 20 11/13/2017, 18 11/20/2017, 0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 92,349 2012 YTD:	2000	92,349
0	-		Dawn and the Impossible Three: Full-Color Edition (the Baby-Sitters Club Graphix #5) Ann M Martin, Author, Gale Galligan, Illustrator Graphix, $10.99 (160) 978-1-338-06711-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/09/2017 Highest Rank 0 Highest Rank Date 11/20/2017 Average Rank 10.00 [details] Sales history for Dawn and the Impossible Three: Full-Color Edition (the Baby-Sitters Club Graphix #5) date, rank 10/09/2017, 2 10/16/2017, 6 10/23/2017, 12 10/30/2017, 13 11/06/2017, 15 11/06/2017, 15 11/13/2017, 17 11/20/2017, 0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 39,956 2012 YTD:	2000	39,956
0	-		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 0 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 11/28/2016 Highest Rank 0 Highest Rank Date 11/20/2017 Average Rank 12.21 [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 01/30/2017, 5 02/13/2017, 7 02/20/2017, 7 02/27/2017, 7 03/06/2017, 5 03/13/2017, 8 03/20/2017, 9 03/27/2017, 12 04/03/2017, 11 04/10/2017, 13 04/17/2017, 15 04/24/2017, 10 05/01/2017, 14 05/08/2017, 14 05/15/2017, 21 05/22/2017, 18 05/29/2017, 17 06/05/2017, 21 06/12/2017, 18 06/19/2017, 20 06/26/2017, 24 07/03/2017, 24 07/24/2017, 19 07/31/2017, 18 08/07/2017, 19 08/14/2017, 19 08/21/2017, 20 08/28/2017, 27 09/04/2017, 18 09/11/2017, 22 11/20/2017, 0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 192,289 2012 YTD:	2000	192,289
0	-		One of Us Is Lying Karen M McManus, Author Delacorte Press, $17.99 (368) 978-1-5247-1468-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 23 Initial Date 07/03/2017 Highest Rank 0 Highest Rank Date 11/20/2017 Average Rank 17.21 [details] Sales history for One of Us Is Lying date, rank 07/03/2017, 23 07/10/2017, 21 07/17/2017, 18 07/24/2017, 17 07/31/2017, 15 08/07/2017, 18 08/14/2017, 15 08/21/2017, 14 08/28/2017, 3 09/04/2017, 10 09/11/2017, 18 09/18/2017, 20 09/25/2017, 23 10/02/2017, 22 10/09/2017, 24 11/06/2017, 23 11/06/2017, 23 11/13/2017, 20 11/20/2017, 0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 68,326 2012 YTD:	2000	68,326

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