Sarah Dessen’s latest lands in the no. 2 spot

Congratulations to Sarah Dessen, whose latest, What Happened to Goodbye, debuted in the no. 2 spot this week. Another debut with a curious title, The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente, landed in the no. 8 spot.

This Week	Children’s Chapter Books	Weeks on List
1	THE THRONE OF FIRE, by Rick Riordan. (Disney-Hyperion, $18.99.) The Kanes seek the sun god, Ra; Book 2 of the Kane Chronicles. (Ages 10 and up)	2

2	WHAT HAPPENED TO GOODBYE, by Sarah Dessen. (Viking, $19.99.) A girl rediscovers herself after her parents’ bitter divorce. (Ages 12 and up)	1

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)	54

4	THE LOST HERO, by Rick Riordan. (Disney-Hyperion, $18.99.) A return to Camp Half-Blood and semi-divine characters. (Ages 10 and up)	31

5	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)	5

6	DIVERGENT, by Veronica Roth. (Katherine Tegen/HarperCollins, $17.99.) A girl must prove her mettle in a dystopia split into five factions. (Ages 14 and up)	2

7	SUMMER AND THE CITY, by Candace Bushnell. (Balzer & Bray/HarperCollins, $18.99.) Carrie Bradshaw explores the Big Apple. (Ages 14 and up)	3

8	THE GIRL WHO CIRCUMNAVIGATED FAIRYLAND IN A SHIP OF HER OWN MAKING, by Catherynne M. Valente. Illustrated by Ana Juan. (Feiwel & Friends, $16.99.) Otherworldly feats. (Ages 10 to 14)	1

9	DORK DIARIES, written and illustrated by Rachel Renée Russell. (Aladdin, $12.99.) Tales of a junior Samuel Pepys of the female variety. (Ages 9 to 13)	39

10	TALES FROM A NOT-SO-POPULAR PARTY GIRL, by Rachel Renée Russell. (Aladdin, $12.99.) Further reflections of Nikki Maxwell. (Ages 9 to 13)	39