Once again, there are several newcomers on this week’s New York Times best sellers lists, including Rules of Attraction by Simone Elkeles and Classy by Derek Blasberg. Will Grayson, Will Grayson is in its second week on the list and is getting major buzz. Anyone read it yet? What did you think?
| CHAPTER BOOKS | |||
| 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) | 84 | |
| 2 | CATCHING FIRE, by Suzanne Collins. (Scholastic, $17.99.) The protagonist of “The Hunger Games” returns. (Ages 12 and up) | 33 | |
| 3 | RULES OF ATTRACTION, by Simone Elkeles. (Walker, $16.99.) A teenager with gang ties seeks safety at the home of a professor and develops strong feelings for the man’s daughter. (Ages 14 and up) | 1 | |
| 4 | BIG NATE: IN A CLASS BY HIMSELF, written and illustrated by Lincoln Peirce. (Harper/HarperCollins, $12.99.) Where Nate goes, trouble is never far behind. (Ages 8 to 12) | 3 | |
| 5 | WILL GRAYSON, WILL GRAYSON, by John Green and David Levithan. (Dutton/Penguin, $17.99.) Two boys with the same name join forces in a reality possible only in musical theater. (Ages 14 and up) | 2 | |
| 6 | FALLEN, by Lauren Kate. (Delacorte, $17.99.) Thwarted love among misfits at boarding school. (Ages 12 and up) | 19 | |
| 7 | THIRTEEN REASONS WHY, by Jay Asher. (Razorbill, $16.99.) Before she commits suicide a girl sends explanatory recordings to 13 people. (Ages 14 and up) | 59 | |
| 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) | 7 | |
| 9 | THE TIME PIRATE, by Ted Bell. (St. Martin’s Griffin, $17.99.) The time traveler Nick McIver fights Nazis and helps George Washington. (Ages 9 to 12) | 1 | |
| 10 | 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) | 11 | |
| 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) | 136 | |
| 2 | IF I STAY, by Gayle Forman. (Speak/Penguin, $8.99.) A young cellist falls into a coma after she suffers an accident. (Ages 14 and up) | 2 | |
| 3 | MOVERS AND FAKERS, by Lisi Harrison. (Little, Brown, $9.99.) A boarding school with a “no losers” policy. (Ages 14 and up) | 2 | |
| 4 | L.A. CANDY, by Lauren Conrad. (HarperCollins, $9.99.) Excitement in TV land. (Ages 14 and up) | 15 | |
| 5 | 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) | 64 | |
| 6 | 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) | 53 | |
| 7 | LETTERS TO GOD, by Patrick Doughtie and John Perry. (Zondervan, $14.99.) A movie tie-in about a boy with terminal cancer. (Ages 14 and up) | 2 | |
| 8 | CLASSY, by Derek Blasberg. (Razorbill, $16.99.) Advice on how to be a lady in fashion, friendship and love. (Ages 12 and up) | 1 | |
| 9 | SAVVY, by Ingrid Law. (Puffin, $7.99.) Mibs is about to turn 13, the age at which supernatural talents are conferred on members of her family. (Ages 9 to 12) | 4 | |
| 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) | 9 | |
Novel Novice 
Gah, I can’t WAIT to read WILL GRAYSON, WILL GRAYSON … Borders.com better hurry up and deliver it soon!!!