While I’m glad some books have such great staying power, it’s been severeal weeks without any new entrants on the top 10 list. š¦ Nothing’s changed on the paperback and series lists, either, though I’m positive that will change next week when Cassandra Clare’s latest, Clockwork Prince, gets tabulated in. I predict it will put The Infernal Devices at the top of the series list or I’ll … eat my stocking. Or something.
| This Week | Children’s Chapter Books | Weeks on List | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE SON OF NEPTUNE, by Rick Riordan. (Hyperion, $19.99.) The cast of brave-hearted heroes and formidable foes expands; Book 2 of the Heroes of Olympus. (Ages 9 to 12) | 9 | |
| 2 | 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) | 5 | |
| 3 | THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET, by Brian Selznick. (Scholastic, $22.99.) An orphan thief must decipher his fatherās last message. (Ages 9 to 12) | 92 | |
| 4 | EVERY THING ON IT, by Shel Silverstein. (Harper/HarperCollins, $19.99.) Poems and art by the author of “Where the Sidewalk Ends.” (Ages 9 to 12) | 11 | |
| 5 | LEGO STAR WARS CHARACTER ENCYCLOPEDIA, by Hannah Dolan and others. (DK, $18.99.) More than 300 minifigures. (Ages 7 and up) | 10 | |
| 6 | WONDERSTRUCK, by Brian Selznick. (Scholastic, $29.99.) In alternating stories told in words and pictures, children look for loved ones. (Ages 9 to 12) | 12 | |
| 7 | MISS PEREGRINEāS 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) | 26 | |
| 8 | THE LOST HERO, by Rick Riordan. (Disney-Hyperion, $18.99.) A return to Camp Half-Blood and semi-divine characters. (Ages 10 and up) | 57 | |
| 9 | 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) | 24 | |
| 10 | CROSSED, by Ally Condie. (Dutton, $17.99.) In this sequel to āMatched,ā Cassia makes her way to the Outer Provinces in pursuit of Ky. (Ages 14 and up) | 5 | |
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