It should come as no shock that Stephenie Meyer is once again holding the top spot of the best seller list for YA, with the release of The Twilight Saga: The Official Illustrated Guide. Fans have been anticipating this book for years now, and it’s turned out to be well-worth the wait. The book is chock full of fun details about the series, a great one-on-one between Meyer and BFF/fellow author Shannon Hale, amazing illustrations and lots of other goodies. (And it is HEAVY … because it’s printed on weightier paper, the book itself is also pretty hefty!) Also new this week on the list is The Gathering by Kelley Armstrong, which we reviewed earlier this week (and absolutely loved). Check out the rest of the list for yourself:
| This Week | Children’s Chapter Books | Weeks on List |
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| 1 | THE TWILIGHT SAGA: THE OFFICIAL ILLUSTRATED GUIDE, by Stephenie Meyer. (Megan Tingley/Little, Brown, $24.99.) A definitive guide to all things “Twilight.” (Ages 12 and up) | 1 | |
| 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) | 27 | |
| 3 | THE GATHERING, by Kelley Armstrong. (Harper/HarperCollins, $17.99.) A girl’s paw-print birthmark, mountain lions and other strange goings-on in a Vancouver Island town (Ages 13 and up) | 1 | |
| 4 | THE EMERALD ATLAS, by John Stephens. (Knopf, $17.99.) Three siblings discover a mysterious book that unlocks a powerful prophecy. (Ages 8 to 12) | 2 | |
| 5 | OKAY FOR NOW, by Gary D. Schmidt. (Clarion/Houghton Mifflin, $16.99.) In 1968, a boy finds friendship in upstate New York. (Ages 10 to 14) | 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) | 50 | |
| 7 | 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) | 5 | |
| 8 | 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) | 4 | |
| 9 | INVINCIBLE (THE CHRONICLES OF NICK), by Sherrilyn Kenyon. (St. Martin’s Griffin, $17.99.) Next assignment: raise the dead. (Ages 12 and up) | 4 | |
| 10 | WHERE SHE WENT, by Gayle Forman. (Dutton, $16.99.) Rekindled romance during a night spent exploring New York. (Ages 14 and up) | 2 |
For the comments: What books on these lists have YOU read? Tell us about them below!
Novel Novice 
Where is City of Fallen Angels????
Once a series has 3 or more books, it is featured on a different list for children’s series … since CoFA is part of the Mortal Instruments series, it falls on that list. It was #1 last week, but is now #3. Here’s a link: http://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2011-05-01/series-books/list.html
My son is crazy about Rick Riordan’s books and has devoured both of the ones on this list. I read If I Stay, and I’m looking forward to reading Where I Went–it’s on my summer list. I just got my Twilight Guide last week and have only fliped through it so far.
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