John Grisham is enjoying more success in his latest crossover publication: Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer is no. 1 this week. The Tiger’s Quest by Colleen Houk debuts at no. 5; and Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs sits at no. 7.
| This Week | Children’s Chapter Books | Weeks on List |
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| 1 | THEODORE BOONE: KID LAWYER, by John Grisham. (Dutton, $16.99.) The “kid lawyer” uses his legal skills to find a missing friend. (Ages 8 to 12) | 1 | |
| 2 | 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) | 6 | |
| 3 | WHAT HAPPENED TO GOODBYE, by Sarah Dessen. (Viking, $19.99.) A girl rediscovers herself after her parents’ bitter divorce. (Ages 12 and up) | 5 | |
| 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) | 58 | |
| 5 | TIGER’S QUEST, by Colleen Houck. (Splinter, $17.95.) Danger forces Kelsey on another Indian quest to break the Tiger’s Curse. (Ages 12 and up) | 1 | |
| 6 | THE LOST HERO, by Rick Riordan. (Disney-Hyperion, $18.99.) A return to Camp Half-Blood and semi-divine characters. (Ages 10 and up) | 35 | |
| 7 | MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN, by Ransom Riggs. (Quirk Books, $17.99.) An island, an abandoned orphanage and a collection of curious photographs. (Ages 12 and up) | 1 | |
| 8 | 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) | 6 | |
| 9 | I AM NUMBER FOUR, by Pittacus Lore. (HarperCollins, $17.99.) Members of another civilization live secretly among Earth-dwellers. (Ages 14 and up) | 22 | |
| 10 | THE EMERALD ATLAS, by John Stephens. (Knopf, $17.99.) Three siblings discover a mysterious book that unlocks a powerful prophecy. (Ages 8 to 12) | 6 | |
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