| Here are this week’s top books according to The New York Times. Lauren Conrad still has two books on the lists, but no longer in the No. 1 spot. New to the list this week is Lauren Oliver’s Before I Fall, at No. 8. And Carrie Ryan’s The Forest of Hands and Teeth is its week on the list; the companion book, The Dead-Tossed Waves, was released this past Tuesday. Look for a review of it soon on Novel Novice.
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| This Week | Weeks on List | ||
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| 1 | 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) | 78 | |
| 2 | PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS (THE ULTIMATE GUIDE), by Mary-Jane Knight. Designed by Philip Chidlow. (Disney-Hyperion, $12.99.) Gods, beasts and tips for children with an immortal parent, based on Rick Riordan’s series. (Ages 10 and up) | 7 | |
| 3 | CATCHING FIRE, by Suzanne Collins. (Scholastic, $17.99.) The “Hunger Games” continue. (Ages 12 and up) | 27 | |
| 4 | 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) | 5 | |
| 5 | 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) | 5 | |
| 6 | FALLEN, by Lauren Kate. (Delacorte, $17.99.) Thwarted love among misfits at a boarding school in Savannah, Ga. (Ages 12 and up) | 13 | |
| 7 | WITCH AND WIZARD, by James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet. (Little, Brown, $17.99.) One of each, sister and brother, flex their newfound powers. (Ages 12 and up) | 12 | |
| 8 | BEFORE I FALL, by Lauren Oliver. (Harper/HarperCollins, $17.99.) Last kisses, death and second chances await a teenager one fateful Friday. (Ages 14 and up) | 1 | |
| 9 | 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) | 5 | |
| 10 | SHIVER, by Maggie Stiefvater. (Scholastic Press/Scholastic, $17.99.) Love among the lupine. (Ages 12 and up) | 30 | |
| PAPERBACK BOOKS | ||
| This Week | Weeks on List | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE BOOK THIEF, by Markus Zusak. (Knopf, $11.99.) A girl saves books from Nazi burning. Excerpt (Ages 14 and up) | 130 |
| 2 | L.A. CANDY, by Lauren Conrad. (HarperCollins, $9.99.) Excitement in TV land by one who has been there. (Ages 14 and up) | 9 |
| 3 | THREE CUPS OF TEA: YOUNG READERS EDITION, by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. (Puffin, $8.99.) A former climber builds schools in Pakistani and Afghan villages. (Ages 9 to 12) | 58 |
| 4 | DARK VISIONS, by L. J. Smith. (Simon Pulse, $9.99.) A school for psychic teens. (Ages 14 and up) | 26 |
| 5 | THIRST NO. 2: PHANTOM, EVIL THIRST, CREATURES OF FOREVER, by Christopher Pike. (Simon Pulse, $9.99.) A girl struggles with her dreamed-of transition from undead to mortal. (Ages 14 and up) | 9 |
| 6 | THIRST NO. 1, by Christopher Pike. (Simon Pulse, $9.99.) A reissue of “The Last Vampire” (1994), “Black Blood” (1994) and “Red Dice” (1995). (Ages 14 and up) | 31 |
| 7 | THE OMNIVORE’S DILEMMA FOR KIDS, by Michael Pollan. (Dial, $9.99.) An adaptation of the grown-ups’ guide to the origins of dinner. (Ages 9 to 12) | 7 |
| 8 | ETERNAL, by Cynthia Leitich Smith. (Candlewick, $8.99.) Vampires plus fallen angels equal romance. (Ages 14 and up) | 2 |
| 9 | THE FOREST OF HANDS AND TEETH, by Carrie Ryan. (Delacorte, $9.99.) No place is safe in a poorly gated community surrounded by hungry zombies. (Ages 14 and up) | 2 |
| 10 | THE UNDERNEATH, by Kathi Appelt. Illustrated by David Small. (Atheneum, $7.99.) In a tough neighborhood, a dog and cat form a family. (Ages 9 to 12) | |
Novel Novice 
Wow – I like almost all the books on the list! 🙂