Sorry this wasn’t posted yesterday — I was a bit under the weather.
This week’s best sellers, according to The New York Times include Fallen by Lauren Kate (at No. 5) with whom we have a week of interviews! Read the first post in the series here.
| CHAPTER BOOKS | ||
| This Week | Weeks on List | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWEET LITTLE LIES, by Lauren Conrad. (Harper/HarperCollins, $17.99.) The heroines of ”L.A. Candy” in a new Hollywood story. (Ages 14 and up) | 2 |
| 2 | PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS (THE ULTIMATE GUIDE), written by Mary-Jane Knight. Designed by Philip Chidlow. (Disney-Hyperion, $12.99.) Gods, beasts and tips for children with an immortal parent, based on the series by Rick Riordan. (Ages 10 and up) | 4 |
| 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) | 75 |
| 4 | CATCHING FIRE, by Suzanne Collins. (Scholastic, $17.99.) The protagonist of “The Hunger Games” returns. (Ages 12 and up) | 24 |
| 5 | FALLEN, by Lauren Kate. (Delacorte, $17.99.) Thwarted love among misfits at boarding school. (Ages 12 and up) | 10 |
| 6 | ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND, by Lewis Carroll. Illustrated by Camille Rose Garcia. (Collins Design/HarperCollins, $16.99.) Down the rabbit-hole again, with new illustrations. (Ages 9 to 12) | 2 |
| 7 | WITCH AND WIZARD, by James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet. (Little, Brown, $17.99.) Brother and sister flex their newfound powers. (Ages 12 and up) | 9 |
| 8 | HEIST SOCIETY, by Ally Carter. (Hyperion, $16.99.) Teenagers steal back stolen art in a scam within a scam. (Ages 12 and up) | 1 |
| 9 | WHEN YOU REACH ME, by Rebecca Stead. (Wendy Lamb, $15.99.) A sixth-grade girl in New York City begins receiving mysterious notes. (Ages 9 to 12) | 13 |
| 10 | INCARCERON, by Catherine Fisher. (Dial/Penguin, $17.99.) An infamous prison, where inmates don’t believe there is an outside world. (Ages 14 and up) | |
Novel Novice 
Really, Lauren Conrad??! REALLY????
Why, what’s the deal with Lauren Conrad? I don’t know anything about her … which is probably a bad thing considering she’s No. 1.
Ah. I see.
Yeah, I’m just generally disappointed that her book is #1. I mean … really??? Ugh.