Number Four is back in The Power of Six by Pittacus Lore. (I am Number Four also landed at number eight on this week’s paperback list.) He’s joined by Richelle Mead’s latest, Bloodlines, a Vampire Academy spin-off.
| This Week | Children’s Chapter Books | Weeks on List |
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| 1 | THE POWER OF SIX, by Pittacus Lore. (HarperCollins, $17.99.) Nine Loric aliens came to Earth seeking refuge. Six remain. (Ages 14 and up) | 1 | |
| 2 | BLOODLINES, by Richelle Mead. (Razorbill, $18.99.) A Moroi princess and an alchemist hide out at a private school in California. (Ages 12 and up) | 1 | |
| 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) | 12 | |
| 4 | 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) | 17 | |
| 5 | DARTH PAPER STRIKES BACK: AN ORIGAMI YODA BOOK, by Tom Angleberger. (Amulet, $12.95.) Origami Yoda to the rescue. (Ages 8 to 12) | 1 | |
| 6 | 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) | 9 | |
| 7 | MICHAEL VEY: THE PRISONER OF CELL 25, by Richard Paul Evans. (Mercury Ink/Simon Pulse, $17.99.) Powers prove dangerous. (Ages 12 and up) | 3 | |
| 8 | NEVER HAVE I EVER, by Sara Shepard. (HarperTeen, $16.99.) Emma’s investigation of her twin sister’s murder continues. (Ages 14 and up) | 4 | |
| 9 | THE LOST HERO, by Rick Riordan. (Disney-Hyperion, $18.99.) A return to Camp Half-Blood and semi-divine characters. (Ages 10 and up) | 46 | |
| 10 | 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) | 12 | |
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