| There are a couple new additions to this week’s New York Times best sellers lists, including A Conspiracy of Kings by Megan Whalen Turner and Savvy by Ingrid Law, but Suzanne Collins still dominates the top places.
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| This Week | Weeks on List | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | 81 | |
| 2 | CATCHING FIRE, by Suzanne Collins. (Scholastic, $17.99.) The “Hunger Games” continue. (Ages 12 and up) | 30 | |
| 3 | 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) | 10 | |
| 4 | FALLEN, by Lauren Kate. (Delacorte, $17.99.) Thwarted love among misfits at a boarding school in Savannah, Ga. (Ages 12 and up) | 16 | |
| 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) | 8 | |
| 6 | A CONSPIRACY OF KINGS, by Megan Whalen Turner. (Greenwillow/HarperCollins, $16.99.) Empires, spies and disappearing kings. (Ages 9 to 12) | 1 | |
| 7 | 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) | 4 | |
| 8 | 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) | 14 | |
| 9 | THE BATBOY, by Mike Lupica. (Philomel, $17.99.) A young baseball fan uses the perfect summer job to cement relationships. (Ages 9 to 12) | 3 | |
| 10 | HUSH, HUSH, by Becca Fitzpatrick. (Simon & Schuster, $17.99.) Love among the immortals. (Ages 14 and up) | 12 | |
| PAPERBACK BOOKS | ||
| This Week | Weeks on List | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FANCY NANCY’S ELEGANT EASTER, by Jane O’Connor. Illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser. (HarperFestival, $6.99.) Bunnies, flowers, eggs and a soupçon of French. (Ages 4 to 8 ) | 3 |
| 2 | THE BOOK THIEF, by Markus Zusak. (Knopf, $11.99.) A girl saves books from Nazi burning. Excerpt (Ages 14 and up) | 133 |
| 3 | SAVVY, by Ingrid Law. (Puffin, $7.99.) In this big family, the unusual talents can move mountains. Mibs is about to turn 13, the age at which supernatural talents are conferred on members of her family. (Ages 9 to 12) | 1 |
| 4 | 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) | 61 |
| 5 | L.A. CANDY, by Lauren Conrad. (HarperCollins, $9.99.) Excitement in TV land by one who has been there. (Ages 14 and up) | 12 |
| 6 | 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) | 9 |
| 7 | 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) | 8 |
| 8 | GRACELING, by Kristin Cashore. (Graphia/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $9.99.) A girl endowed with special talents is also celebrated as a warrior. (Ages 14 and up) | 23 |
| 9 | THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART-TIME INDIAN, by Sherman Alexie. Illustrated by Ellen Forney. (Little, Brown, $8.99.) A young boy leaves his reservation for an all-white school. (Ages 12 and up) | 50 |
| 10 | CHAINS, by Laurie Halse Anderson. (Simon & Schuster, $6.99.) A young slave tries to win her freedom via espionage in the American Revolution. (Ages 9 to 12) | |
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