Oh, would you look at that. This is one of those cases where the movie really does drive book sales. I am Number Four is No. 1 again, but I’ll be interested to see how quickly sales drop now that the movie is out. (If I sound cynical, it’s because I just can’t forgive the James Frey thing. I hope the movie does WAY better than the book. *Rant over*)
Heart of a Samurai by Margi Preus is the only new entrant. It’s a book I haven’t heard of so if you’ve read it, please let us know your thoughts.
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| 1 | I AM NUMBER FOUR, by Pittacus Lore. (HarperCollins, $17.99.) Members of another civilization live secretly among Earth-dwellers. (Ages 14 and up) | 10 | |
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| 2 | 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) | 18 | |
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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) | 41 | |
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| 4 | MOON OVER MANIFEST, by Clare Vanderpool. (Delacorte, $16.99.) Abilene, 12, solves a mystery in Depression-era Kansas. (Ages 9 to 12) | 5 | |
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| 5 | WITCH AND WIZARD, by James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet. (Little, Brown, $17.99.) A sister and brother flex their new powers. (Ages 10 and up) | 9 | |
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| 6 | DELIRIUM, by Lauren Oliver. (Harper/HarperCollins, $17.99.) Coming of age in a society that imposes “a cure for love.” (Ages 14 and up) | 2 | |
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| 7 | HEART OF A SAMURAI, by Margi Preus. (Amulet, $15.95.) A Japanese boy is rescued by an American whaling ship. (Ages 12 and up) | 1 | |
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| 8 | TIGER’S CURSE, by Colleen Houck. (Splinter, $17.95.) Kelsey helps a prince break the curse that has turned him into a white tiger. (Ages 12 and up) | 3 | |
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| 9 | MATCHED, by Ally Condie. (Dutton, $17.99.) In this dystopian romance, a girl rebels against a deterministic future society. (Ages 12 and up) | 11 | |
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| 10 | TORMENT, by Lauren Kate. (Delacorte, $17.99.) A novel about the nephilim, the children of humans and fallen angels. (Ages 12 and up) | 16 | |
Novel Novice 
Okay, please spill–what is “the James Frey thing?” I am reading the book right now and have mixed feelings about it, but I’m late getting in on all this, and I wonder what you are referring to.
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This article from the WSJ explains the situation: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703805004575606393086301082.html
Basically he runs a writing sweat shop and takes advantage of young writers. Boo!
Gee–now I wish I had saved my $16 and not bought this book. I am prereading it because my son wants to read it. I am not a prude by any means, but I think the profanity in the book is just stupid. What girl ever uses the word “d—?” I would never take a magic marker to a book, but I think profanity can be used intelligently i.e. Ron in the Harry Potter books, and it just isn’t the case in Number 4. The words just jump out at me too much.