Some really cool things happening on this week’s best sellers list! First, we have two new entrants: Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool; and the much-anticipated Across the Universe by Beth Revis, which debuts at No. 7. I’ve never heard of Moon, but you’d have to live under a rock to not know about Universe. It’s kinda cool to see something with such a sci-fi slant in the top 10. I haven’t read it yet — for those who have, does it live up to the hype?
The other interesting thing about this week’s list is that I am Number Four is back in the top 10. (I’m sure it has nothing at all to do with Alex Pettyfer and the upcoming movie!)
| This Week | Children’s Chapter Books | Weeks on List | ||
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| 1 | THE LOST HERO, by Rick Riordan. (Disney-Hyperion, $18.99.) A return to Camp Half-Blood and semi-divine characters old and new. (Ages 10 and up) | 14 | ||
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| 2 | THE GIFT, by James Patterson and Ned Rust. (Little, Brown, $17.99.) A sister and brother flex their new powers; a Witch and Wizard book. (Ages 10 and up) | 5 | ||
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| 3 | 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) | 37 | ||
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| 4 | I AM NUMBER FOUR, by Pittacus Lore. (HarperCollins, $17.99.) Members of another civilization live secretly among Earth-dwellers. (Ages 14 and up) | 6 | ||
| 5 | MOON OVER MANIFEST, by Clare Vanderpool. (Delacorte, $16.99.) In this Newbery winner, 12-year-old Abilene solves a mystery in Depression-era Kansas. (Ages 9 to 12) | 1 | ||
| 6 | TORMENT, by Lauren Kate. (Delacorte, $17.99.) A novel about the nephilim, the children of humans and fallen angels. (Ages 12 and up) | 14 | ||
| 7 | ACROSS THE UNIVERSE, by Beth Revis. (Razorbill, $17.99.) The spaceship Godspeed travels to a new Earth carrying 100 frozen people. (Ages 14 and up) | 1 | ||
| 8 | MATCHED, by Ally Condie. (Dutton, $17.99.) In this dystopian romance, a girl rebels against a deterministic future society. (Ages 12 and up) | 7 | ||
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| 9 | 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) | 26 | ||
| 10 | THE LYING GAME, by Sara Shepard. (HarperTeen, $16.99.) A long-lost twin impersonates her dead sister to try to solve her murder. (Ages 14 and up) | 4 | ||
Novel Novice 
Moons Over Manifest just won the Newberry, which is probably why it’s bouncing up into the top ten.