The Death Cure launches Dashner onto series best sellers list

With the release of The Death Cure, James Dashner’s Maze Runner trilogy has launched to the #2 spot on the NYT best seller list for children’s series. (And the Hush, Hush series is holding strong at #5 in its second week on the series list).

Meanwhile, the best sellers list for children’s & YA fiction remains fairly steady this week, with Rick Riordin still holding strong, as well as Brian Selznick’s Wonderstruck and Origami Yoda.

This Week		Children’s Chapter Books	Weeks on List
1		THE SON OF NEPTUNE, by Rick Riordan. (Hyperion, $19.99.) The cast of characters expands; Book 2 of the Heroes of Olympus. (Ages 9 to 12)	2
			Buy
2		EVERY THING ON IT, by Shel Silverstein. (Harper/HarperCollins, $19.99.) Poems and drawings by the author of “Where the Sidewalk Ends.” (Ages 9 to 12)	4
			Buy
3		WONDERSTRUCK, by Brian Selznick. (Scholastic, $29.99.) In alternating stories told in words and pictures, children look for loved ones. (Ages 9 to 12)	5
			Buy
4		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)	19
			Buy
5		THE LOST HERO, by Rick Riordan. (Disney-Hyperion, $18.99.) A return to Camp Half-Blood and semi-divine characters. (Ages 10 and up)	50
			Buy
6		THE MAGIC OF REALITY, by Richard Dawkins. Illustrated by Dave McKean. (Free Press, $29.99.) The science of natural events. (Ages 12 and up)	2
			Buy
7		THE POWER OF SIX, by Pittacus Lore. (HarperCollins, $17.99.) Nine Loric aliens came to Earth seeking refuge. Six remain. (Ages 14 and up)	8
			Buy
8		DARTH PAPER STRIKES BACK: AN ORIGAMI YODA BOOK, by Tom Angleberger. (Amulet, $12.95.) Origami Yoda to the rescue. (Ages 8 to 12)	8
			Buy
9		LEGO STAR WARS CHARACTER ENCYCLOPEDIA, by Hannah Dolan and others. (DK, $18.99.) More than 300 minifigures. (Ages 7 and up)	4
			Buy
10		THE STRANGE CASE OF ORIGAMI YODA, by Tom Angleberger. (Amulet, $12.95.) Is the puppet on Dwight’s finger an oracle? (Ages 8 to 12)	2

And here’s a look at the best sellers for YA series:

This Week		Children’s Series	Weeks on List
1		THE HUNGER GAMES, by Suzanne Collins. (Scholastic, hardcover and paper.) In a dystopian society a girl fights for survival on live TV. (Ages 12 and up)	60
			Buy
2		THE MAZE RUNNER TRILOGY, by James Dashner. (Delacorte, hardcover and paper.) Teenagers remember nothing of their past. (Ages 12 and up)	1
			Buy
3		DIARY OF A WIMPY KID, written and illustrated by Jeff Kinney. (Abrams, hardcover only.) The travails of adolescence, in cartoons. (Ages 9 to 12)	144
			Buy
4		DORK DIARIES, by Rachel Renée Russell. (Aladdin, hardcover only.) Nikki Maxwell navigates the halls of middle school. (Ages 9 to 13)	18
			Buy
5		HUSH, HUSH SAGA, by Becca Fitzpatrick. (Simon & Schuster, hardcover and paper.) A love story involves mortals and fallen angels. (Ages 14 and up)	2
			Buy
6		RANGER’S APPRENTICE, by John Flanagan. (Philomel, hardcover and paper.) A boy warrior battles evil. (Ages 9 to 12)	70
			Buy
7		PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS, by Rick Riordan. (Disney-Hyperion, hardcover and paper.) Children of the gods battle monsters. (Ages 9 to 12)	222
			Buy
8		BIG NATE, Lincoln Peirce. (HarperCollins, hardcover; Andrews McMeel, paper.) Where Nate goes, trouble is sure to follow. (Ages 8 to 12)	37
			Buy
9		MAGIC TREE HOUSE, by Mary Pope Osborne. Illustrated by Sal Murdocca. (Stepping Stone/Random House, hardcover and paper.) These siblings can overcome space and time. (Ages 6 to 9)	249
			Buy
10		HARRY POTTER, by J. K. Rowling. (Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic, hardcover and paper.) A wizard hones his skills while fighting evil. (Ages 10 and up)