Thank you Cassie Clare! Not only for the awesomeness that is Clockwork Prince, but because we finally, finally have a new book in the top ten! Her latest in The Infernal Devices series debuts in the top spot this week. There’s also a new middle-grade book on the paperback list–The Candymakers by Wendy Mass is at no. 10.
| This Week | Children’s Chapter Books | Weeks on List | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CLOCKWORK PRINCE, by Cassandra Clare. (Margaret K. McElderry, $19.99.) After “Clockwork Angel” comes Book 2 of the Infernal Devices. (Ages 14 and up) | 1 | |
| 2 | 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) | 10 | |
| 3 | 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) | 12 | |
| 4 | THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET, by Brian Selznick. (Scholastic, $22.99.) An orphan thief must decipher his father’s last message. (Ages 9 to 12) | 93 | |
| 5 | THE LEGO IDEAS BOOK, by Daniel Lipkowitz. (DK, $24.99.) Projects with plastic bricks. (Ages 7 and up) | 6 | |
| 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) | 13 | |
| 7 | LEGO STAR WARS CHARACTER ENCYCLOPEDIA, by Hannah Dolan and others. (DK, $18.99.) More than 300 minifigures. (Ages 7 and up) | 11 | |
| 8 | 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) | 27 | |
| 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) | 58 | |
| 10 | 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) | 25 | |
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