Nothing new to report, although Beastly is in its second week on the paperback list. (Just put Alex Pettyfer on the cover of anything and it will sell!) I’m disappointed Kelly Keaton’s Darkness Becomes Her didn’t make the list. Ah, well, maybe next week!
| This Week | Children’s Chapter Books | Weeks on List |
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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) | 11 | |
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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. (Ages 10 and up) | 19 | |
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| 3 | JUSTIN BIEBER, FIRST STEP 2 FOREVER, by Justin Bieber. (HarperCollins, $21.99.) Short takes and photos from the pop star. (Ages 6 to 12) | 12 | |
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| 4 | 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) | 42 | |
| 5 | THE GIFT, by James Patterson and Ned Rust. (Little, Brown, $17.99.) A sister and brother flex their new powers. (Ages 10 and up) | 10 | |
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| 6 | TALES FROM A NOT-SO-POPULAR PARTY GIRL, by Rachel Renée Russell. (Aladdin, $12.99.) Further reflections of Nikki Maxwell on enduring middle school; a “Dork Diaries” book. (Ages 9 to 13) | 30 | |
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| 7 | MOON OVER MANIFEST, by Clare Vanderpool. (Delacorte, $16.99.) Abilene, 12, solves a mystery in Depression-era Kansas. (Ages 9 to 12) | 6 | |
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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) | 4 | |
| 9 | DELIRIUM, by Lauren Oliver. (Harper/HarperCollins, $17.99.) Coming of age in a society that imposes “a cure for love.” (Ages 14 and up) | 3 | |
| 10 | MATCHED, by Ally Condie. (Dutton, $17.99.) In this dystopian romance, a girl rebels against a deterministic future society. (Ages 12 and up) | 12 |
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