It was a pretty ho-hum week on the children’s best sellers lists this week. Ally Condie is at no. 3 with Crossed, the sequel to Matched, and John Flanagan’s The Outcasts is at no. 6. No major changes on the paperback or series lists, either. Perhaps things will get shaken up as the holiday shopping season gets underway.
| 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) | 6 | |
| 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) | 8 | |
| 3 | CROSSED, by Ally Condie. (Dutton, $17.99.) In this sequel to “Matched,” Cassia makes her way to the Outer Provinces in pursuit of Ky. (Ages 14 and up) | 2 | |
| 4 | THE LEGO IDEAS BOOK, by Daniel Lipkowitz. (DK, $24.99.) Tips for taking the brick projects you have and making something new. (Ages 7 and up) | 2 | |
| 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) | 54 | |
| 6 | THE OUTCASTS, by John Flanagan. (Philomel, $18.99.) New personae in the companion to the Ranger’s Apprentice series. (Ages 10 and up) | 2 | |
| 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) | 23 | |
| 8 | LEGO STAR WARS CHARACTER ENCYCLOPEDIA, by Hannah Dolan and others. (DK, $18.99.) More than 300 minifigures. (Ages 7 and up) | 7 | |
| 9 | DARTH PAPER STRIKES BACK: AN ORIGAMI YODA BOOK, by Tom Angleberger. (Amulet, $12.95.) Origami Yoda to the rescue. (Ages 8 to 12) | 12 | |
| 10 | WONDERSTRUCK, by Brian Selznick. (Scholastic, $29.99.) In alternating stories told in words and pictures, children look for loved ones. (Ages 9 to 12) | 9 | |
Novel Novice 
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