Wild ride on the children’s best sellers lists!

Below are the top 10 chapter books, but that list doesn’t tell the whole story. First, there are two new entrants: Where She Went by Gayle Foreman and The Emerald Atlas by John Stephens. On the series list, The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare is no. 1 due to the latest release in that series, City of Fallen Angels. On the paperback list, Sarah Dessen’s Along for the Ride landed at no. 6. A wild, wild ride indeed!

This Week	Children’s Chapter Books	Weeks on List
1	THE LOST HERO, by Rick Riordan. (Disney-Hyperion, $18.99.) A return to Camp Half-Blood and semi-divine characters. (Ages 10 and up)	26

2	A WORLD WITHOUT HEROES, by Brandon Mull. (Aladdin, $19.99.) A young boy is transported to a world ruled by an evil wizard. (Ages 8 to 12)	4

3	INVINCIBLE (THE CHRONICLES OF NICK), by Sherrilyn Kenyon. (St. Martin’s Griffin, $17.99.) Next assignment: raise the dead. (Ages 12 and up)	3

4	WHERE SHE WENT, by Gayle Forman. (Dutton, $16.99.) Rekindled romance during a night spent exploring New York. (Ages 14 and up)	1

5	THE EMERALD ATLAS, by John Stephens. (Knopf, $17.99.) Three siblings discover a mysterious book that unlocks a powerful prophecy. (Ages 8 to 12)	1

6	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)	49

7	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)	37

8	MOON OVER MANIFEST, by Clare Vanderpool. (Delacorte, $16.99.) Abilene, 12, solves a mystery in Depression-era Kansas. (Ages 9 to 12)	12

9	I AM NUMBER FOUR, by Pittacus Lore. (HarperCollins, $17.99.) Members of another civilization live secretly among Earth-dwellers. (Ages 14 and up)	18

10	BETWEEN SHADES OF GRAY, by Ruta Sepetys. (Philomel, $17.99.) A girl, her mother and her brother are deported to Siberia. (Ages 12 and up)	3