We announced it earlier this week, but it’s worth repeating: CASSIE CLARE’S CLOCKWORK ANGEL DEBUTED AT NO. 1! But it gets better: Halo by Alexandra Adornetto debuted at No. 4; Unraveled by Gena Showalter is at No. 6; Paranormalcy by Kiersten White is No. 7; Monster High by Lisi Harrison is No. 9; and The Haunted by Jessica Verday is No. 10.
Folks, we’ve got SIX new books in the top 10! And that’s just the chapter books!
Add in the paperbacks and we’ve got Radiance by Alyson Noël at No. 2 and Return to Paradise by Simone Elkeles at No. 6.
Oh, and a little book called Mockingjay — you may have heard of it — is keeping The Hunger Games series No. 1 in series books.
Happy reading everyone!
| CHAPTER BOOKS | |||
| This Week | Weeks on List | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE CLOCKWORK ANGEL, by Cassandra Clare. (McElderry/Simon & Schuster, $19.99.) Victorian England proves to be a treacherous place for a girl. (Ages 14 and up) | 1 | |
| 2 | THE RED PYRAMID, by Rick Riordan. (Disney-Hyperion, $17.99.) Ancient gods (this time from Egypt) and a mortal family meet. (Ages 10 and up) | 18 | |
| 3 | TALES FROM A NOT-SO-POPULAR PARTY GIRL, by Rachel Renée Russell. (Aladdin, $12.99.) The further reflections of Nikki Maxwell on the agonies of middle school; a “Dork Diaries” book. (Ages 9 to 13) | 13 | |
| 4 | HALO, by Alexandra Adornetto. (Feiwel & Friends, $16.99.) Good angels, sent to Earth, must keep their wings under wraps. (Ages 12 and up) | 1 | |
| 5 | LINGER, by Maggie Stiefvater. (Scholastic Press/Scholastic, $17.99.) The teenage werewolves of “Shiver” face a new test of love and loyalty. (Ages 12 and up) | 8 | |
| 6 | UNRAVELED, by Gena Showalter. (Harlequin Teen, $16.99.) An Oklahoma boy hosts four selves, each with unusual gifts. (Ages 12 and up) | 1 | |
| 7 | PARANORMALCY, by Kiersten White. (HarperTeen/HarperCollins, $16.99.) A girl’s friends in the paranormal community are dying. (Ages 12 and up) | 1 | |
| 8 | DORK DIARIES, written and illustrated by Rachel Renée Russell. (Aladdin, $12.99.) Reflections of a junior Samuel Pepys of the female variety. (Ages 9 to 13) | 22 | |
| 9 | MONSTER HIGH, by Lisi Harrison. (Poppy/Little, Brown, $ $16.99.) Frankie Stein worries about befriending “normal” classmates. (Ages 12 and up) | 1 | |
| 10 | THE HAUNTED, by Jessica Verday. (Simon Pulse, $17.99.) Sleepy Hollow plays a part in this tale of lost love and perfumery. (Ages 14 and up) | 1 | |
| PAPERBACK BOOKS | ||
| This Week | Weeks on List | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BEEZUS AND RAMONA, by Beverly Cleary. Illustrated by Tracy Dockray. (HarperCollins, $5.99.) The movie tie-in edition of the midcentury classic. (Ages 9 to 12) | 13 |
| 2 | RADIANCE, by Alyson Noël. (Square Fish/St. Martin”s, $7.99.) Adventures in the afterlife, where the time is always Now. (Ages 9 to 12) | 1 |
| 3 | THE BOOK THIEF, by Markus Zusak. (Knopf, $11.99.) A girl saves books from Nazi burning. Excerpt (Ages 14 and up) | 156 |
| 4 | 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) | 72 |
| 5 | THREE CUPS OF TEA: YOUNG READERS EDITION, by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. (Puffin/Penguin, $8.99.) A former climber builds schools in Pakistani and Afghan villages. (Ages 9 to 12) | 84 |
| 6 | RETURN TO PARADISE, by Simone Elkeles. (Flux/Llewellyn, $9.95.) A love that will not die. (Ages 14 and up) | 1 |
| 7 | THE FALLEN AND LEVIATHAN, by Thomas E. Sniegoski. (Simon Pulse, $9.99.) A half-angel, half-human hero girds for battle. (Ages 16 and up) | 7 |
| 8 | AERIE AND RECKONING (THE FALLEN, BOOK 2), by Thomas E. Sniegoski. (Simon Pulse, $9.99.) A boy comes to terms with his heritage. (Ages 16 and up) | 7 |
| 9 | L.A. CANDY, by Lauren Conrad. (HarperCollins, $9.99.) Excitement in TV land, by someone who has been there. (Ages 14 and up) | 25 |
| 10 | SAVVY, by Ingrid Law. (Puffin/Penguin, $7.99.) Mibs is about to receive her supernatural abilities. (Ages 9 to 12) | 18 |
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