Here are this week’s best sellers, according to The New York Times:
| CHAPTER BOOKS | ||
| This Week | Weeks on List | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WITCH AND WIZARD, by James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet. (Little, Brown, $17.99.) One of each, brother and sister, flex their newfound powers. (Ages 12 and up) | 5 |
| 2 | CATCHING FIRE, by Suzanne Collins. (Scholastic, $17.99.) The protagonist of “The Hunger Games” returns. (Ages 12 and up) | 20 |
| 3 | THE HUNGER GAMES, by Suzanne Collins. (Scholastic, $17.99.) In a dystopian future, a girl fights for survival on live TV. (Ages 12 and up) | 71 |
| 4 | FALLEN, by Lauren Kate. (Delacorte, $17.99.) Thwarted love among misfits at a boarding school in Savannah, Ga. (Ages 12 and up) | 6 |
| 5 | BEAUTIFUL CREATURES, by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. (Little, Brown, $17.99.) A secret wrapped in a Southern Gothic novel. (Ages 12 and up) | 7 |
| 6 | SHIVER, by Maggie Stiefvater. (Scholastic Press/Scholastic, $17.99.) Love among the lupine. (Ages 12 and up) | 25 |
| 7 | THIRTEEN REASONS WHY, by Jay Asher. (Razorbill, $16.99.) Before she commits suicide a girl records and sends explanatory audiotapes to 13 people. (Ages 14 and up) | 57 |
| 8 | HUSH, HUSH, by Becca Fitzpatrick. (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $17.99.) A love story studded with with ancient battles and immortal characters. (Ages 14 and up) | 9 |
| 9 | CAPTIVATE, by Carrie Jones. (Bloomsbury, $16.99.) Pixie problems and a pretender to the throne. (Ages 12 and up) | 2 |
| 10 | TRICKS, by Ellen Hopkins. (McElderry/Simon & Schuster, $18.99.) A novel in verse about five teenagers who resort to prostitution. (Ages 14 and up) | 18 |
Novel Novice 
Let’s see. I have read 5 of these and have two on my TBR stack. And I bought Hush, Hush for my HS Media Center. So I can get it there. The only one I haven’t seen is Tricks which should go on the HS order. I have a bunch of kids who are choosing Hopkins because, while the books are thick, they are quick reads.