Creatures of every kind–even some humans–are represented on this week’s best sellers list, including the ever perky and witty Kiersten White. Supernaturally, the sequel to Paranormalcy, debuts at no. 9 this week. Also debuting is Wolfsbane (a Nightshade novel) by Andrea Cremer at no. 5.
| This Week | Children’s Chapter Books | Weeks on List |
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| 1 | MIDDLE SCHOOL, THE WORST YEARS OF MY LIFE, by James Patterson and Chris Tebbetts. Illustrated by Laura Park. (Little, Brown, $15.99.) Rafe breaks every rule in the book. (Ages 8 to 12) | 5 | |
| 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) | 13 | |
| 3 | 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) | 8 | |
| 4 | SUPER DIAPER BABY 2, written and illustrated by Dav Pilkey. (Blue Sky/Scholastic, $9.99.) The Invasion of the Potty Snatchers. (Ages 7 to 10) | 5 | |
| 5 | WOLFSBANE, by Andrea Cremer. (Philomel, $17.99.) Calla is offered a chance to destroy her former masters and save the pack. (Ages 14 and up) | 1 | |
| 6 | THEODORE BOONE: THE ABDUCTION, by John Grisham. (Dutton, $16.99.) The “kid lawyer” uses his legal skills to find a missing friend. (Ages 8 to 12) | 8 | |
| 7 | THE LOST HERO, by Rick Riordan. (Disney-Hyperion, $18.99.) A return to Camp Half-Blood and semi-divine characters. (Ages 10 and up) | 42 | |
| 8 | WHAT HAPPENED TO GOODBYE, by Sarah Dessen. (Viking, $19.99.) A girl rediscovers herself after her parents’ bitter divorce. (Ages 12 and up) | 12 | |
| 9 | SUPERNATURALLY, by Kiersten White. (HarperTeen/HarperCollins, $17.99.) Evie returns to tracking paranormal creatures. (Ages 13 and up) | 1 | |
| 10 | 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) | 65 | |
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