Another established adult author has made a successful crossover into YA: Harlan Coben with Shelter. The book features Mickey Bolitar, a character that was introduced in Coben’s latest adult novel, Live Wire. Shelter–at no. 2 this week–is the first in a series to feature this teen protagonist.
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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) | 3 | |
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| 2 | SHELTER, by Harlan Coben. (Putnam, $18.99.) Mickey’s train wreck of a life is finally improving, until his girlfriend vanishes. (Ages 12 and up) | 1 | |
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| 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) | 14 | |
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| 4 | DARTH PAPER STRIKES BACK: AN ORIGAMI YODA BOOK, by Tom Angleberger. (Amulet, $12.95.) Origami Yoda to the rescue. (Ages 8 to 12) | 3 | |
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| 5 | 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) | 19 | |
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| 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) | 11 | |
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| 7 | 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) | 3 | |
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| 8 | MICHAEL VEY: THE PRISONER OF CELL 25, by Richard Paul Evans. (Mercury Ink/Simon Pulse, $17.99.) Powers prove dangerous. (Ages 12 and up) | 5 | |
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| 9 | WILDWOOD, by Colin Meloy. Illustrated by Carson Ellis. (Balzer & Bray/HarperCollins, $17.99.) A girl’s brother is kidnapped by crows. (Ages 9 and up) | 2 | |
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| 10 | THE LOST HERO, by Rick Riordan. (Disney-Hyperion, $18.99.) A return to Camp Half-Blood and semi-divine characters. (Ages 10 and up) | 48 | |
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