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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2025 YTD
1	-	2	Sunrise on the Reaping (a Hunger Games Novel) Suzanne Collins, Author Scholastic Press, $27.99 (400) 978-1-5461-7146-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 03/31/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/31/2025 Average Rank 1.00 [details] Sales history for Sunrise on the Reaping (a Hunger Games Novel) date, rank 03/31/2025, 1 04/07/2025, 1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Mar 2025 UNITS SOLD: 221,478 YTD: 936,612	Mar 2025	221,478 936,612
2	-	17	Dog Man: Big Jim Begins: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #13): From the Creator of Captain Underpants Dav Pilkey, Author, Dav Pilkey, Illustrator Graphix, $14.99 (224) 978-1-338-89645-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 12/16/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 12/16/2024 Average Rank 2.67 [details] Sales history for Dog Man: Big Jim Begins: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #13): From the Creator of Captain Underpants date, rank 12/16/2024, 1 12/30/2024, 1 01/06/2025, 2 01/13/2025, 1 01/20/2025, 1 01/27/2025, 1 02/03/2025, 1 02/10/2025, 1 02/17/2025, 1 02/24/2025, 1 03/03/2025, 2 03/10/2025, 1 03/17/2025, 1 03/24/2025, 1 03/31/2025, 2 04/07/2025, 2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 17 PUB DATE: Dec 2024 UNITS SOLD: 19,311 YTD: 352,514	Dec 2024	19,311 352,514
3	-	8	The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes: Deluxe Edition (a Hunger Games Novel) Suzanne Collins, Author Scholastic Press, $18.99 (528) 978-1-5461-7189-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 14 Initial Date 02/17/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 04/07/2025 Average Rank 10.75 [details] Sales history for The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes: Deluxe Edition (a Hunger Games Novel) date, rank 02/17/2025, 14 02/24/2025, 7 03/03/2025, 14 03/10/2025, 12 03/17/2025, 17 03/24/2025, 12 03/31/2025, 7 04/07/2025, 3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Feb 2025 UNITS SOLD: 8,579 YTD: 37,243	Feb 2025	8,579 37,243
4	-	4	Mallory and the Trouble with Twins: A Graphic Novel (the Baby-Sitters Club #17) Arley Nopra, Adapted by, Arley Nopra, Illustrator, Ann M Martin, Author Graphix, $12.99 (176) 978-1-338-83561-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 03/17/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 03/17/2025 Average Rank 3.50 [details] Sales history for Mallory and the Trouble with Twins: A Graphic Novel (the Baby-Sitters Club #17) date, rank 03/17/2025, 3 03/24/2025, 3 03/31/2025, 4 04/07/2025, 4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Mar 2025 UNITS SOLD: 8,240 YTD: 45,581	Mar 2025	8,240 45,581
5	-	8	The Hunger Games: Deluxe Edition Suzanne Collins, Author Scholastic Press, $16.99 (384) 978-1-5461-7186-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 02/17/2025 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 02/24/2025 Average Rank 7.50 [details] Sales history for The Hunger Games: Deluxe Edition date, rank 02/17/2025, 7 02/24/2025, 4 03/03/2025, 8 03/10/2025, 8 03/17/2025, 11 03/24/2025, 8 03/31/2025, 9 04/07/2025, 5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Feb 2025 UNITS SOLD: 8,239 YTD: 44,664	Feb 2025	8,239 44,664
6	-	8	Wings of Starlight Allison Saft, Author Disney Press, $18.99 (400) 978-1-368-09845-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 02/17/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 02/17/2025 Average Rank 7.33 [details] Sales history for Wings of Starlight date, rank 02/17/2025, 3 02/24/2025, 11 03/03/2025, 7 03/10/2025, 11 03/31/2025, 6 04/07/2025, 6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Feb 2025 UNITS SOLD: 7,860 YTD: 46,474	Feb 2025	7,860 46,474
7	-	23	Hot Mess (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 19) Jeff Kinney, Author Amulet Books, $14.99 (224) 978-1-4197-6695-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/04/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/04/2024 Average Rank 2.72 [details] Sales history for Hot Mess (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 19) date, rank 11/04/2024, 1 11/11/2024, 1 11/18/2024, 1 11/25/2024, 2 12/02/2024, 1 12/09/2024, 1 12/16/2024, 2 12/30/2024, 2 01/06/2025, 3 01/13/2025, 3 01/20/2025, 3 01/27/2025, 3 02/03/2025, 3 02/10/2025, 4 02/17/2025, 5 02/24/2025, 3 03/03/2025, 5 03/10/2025, 3 03/17/2025, 5 03/24/2025, 4 03/31/2025, 5 04/07/2025, 7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 23 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 6,959 YTD: 105,694	Oct 2024	6,959 105,694
8	-	8	Catching Fire: Deluxe Edition (the Hunger Games, Book Two) Suzanne Collins, Author Scholastic Press, $16.99 (400) 978-1-5461-7187-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 02/17/2025 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 02/24/2025 Average Rank 13.50 [details] Sales history for Catching Fire: Deluxe Edition (the Hunger Games, Book Two) date, rank 02/17/2025, 11 02/24/2025, 6 03/03/2025, 15 03/10/2025, 16 03/17/2025, 21 03/24/2025, 17 03/31/2025, 14 04/07/2025, 8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Feb 2025 UNITS SOLD: 6,312 YTD: 32,191	Feb 2025	6,312 32,191
9	-	8	Mockingjay: Deluxe Edition (the Hunger Games, Book Three) Suzanne Collins, Author Scholastic Press, $16.99 (400) 978-1-5461-7188-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 02/17/2025 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 04/07/2025 Average Rank 16.75 [details] Sales history for Mockingjay: Deluxe Edition (the Hunger Games, Book Three) date, rank 02/17/2025, 12 02/24/2025, 10 03/03/2025, 19 03/10/2025, 20 03/17/2025, 24 03/24/2025, 21 03/31/2025, 19 04/07/2025, 9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Feb 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,821 YTD: 29,324	Feb 2025	5,821 29,324
10	-	6	Rebel Witch: The Crimson Moth: Book 2 Kristen Ciccarelli, Author Wednesday Books, $20.00 (464) 978-1-250-86692-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 03/03/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/03/2025 Average Rank 6.14 [details] Sales history for Rebel Witch: The Crimson Moth: Book 2 date, rank 03/03/2025, 1 03/10/2025, 4 03/17/2025, 8 03/24/2025, 7 03/31/2025, 11 04/07/2025, 10 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Feb 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,399 YTD: 64,141	Feb 2025	5,399 64,141
11	-	14	Escaping Peril: A Graphic Novel (Wings of Fire Graphic Novel #8) Tui T Sutherland, Author, Mike Holmes, Illustrator Graphix, $12.99 (224) 978-1-339-00123-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 01/06/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/06/2025 Average Rank 4.43 [details] Sales history for Escaping Peril: A Graphic Novel (Wings of Fire Graphic Novel #8) date, rank 01/06/2025, 1 01/13/2025, 2 01/20/2025, 2 01/27/2025, 2 02/03/2025, 2 02/10/2025, 2 02/17/2025, 6 02/24/2025, 5 03/03/2025, 6 03/10/2025, 5 03/31/2025, 8 04/07/2025, 11 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: Dec 2024 UNITS SOLD: 4,989 YTD: 100,686	Dec 2024	4,989 100,686
12	-	39	Reckless Lauren Roberts, Author Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $19.99 (512) 978-1-6659-5543-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 07/15/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 07/15/2024 Average Rank 11.50 [details] Sales history for Reckless date, rank 07/15/2024, 1 07/22/2024, 1 07/29/2024, 1 08/05/2024, 2 08/12/2024, 3 08/19/2024, 4 08/26/2024, 4 09/02/2024, 5 09/09/2024, 4 09/16/2024, 7 09/23/2024, 6 09/30/2024, 7 10/07/2024, 12 10/14/2024, 19 10/21/2024, 10 10/28/2024, 17 11/04/2024, 16 11/11/2024, 19 11/18/2024, 23 11/25/2024, 15 12/02/2024, 20 12/09/2024, 18 12/30/2024, 24 01/06/2025, 14 01/13/2025, 11 01/20/2025, 11 01/27/2025, 12 02/03/2025, 12 02/10/2025, 11 02/17/2025, 19 02/24/2025, 14 03/03/2025, 20 03/10/2025, 14 03/17/2025, 20 03/24/2025, 16 03/31/2025, 21 04/07/2025, 12 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 39 PUB DATE: Jul 2024 UNITS SOLD: 4,195 YTD: 36,866	Jul 2024	4,195 36,866
13	-	8	Powerful (Special Edition): A Powerless Story Lauren Roberts, Author Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $16.99 (240) 978-1-6659-8183-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 02/17/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 02/17/2025 Average Rank 10.38 [details] Sales history for Powerful (Special Edition): A Powerless Story date, rank 02/17/2025, 2 02/24/2025, 8 03/03/2025, 9 03/10/2025, 9 03/17/2025, 14 03/24/2025, 11 03/31/2025, 17 04/07/2025, 13 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Feb 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,050 YTD: 41,226	Feb 2025	4,050 41,226
14	-	1	The Shadow Bride Shelby Mahurin, Author HarperCollins, $21.99 (624) 978-0-06-325880-8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Mar 2025 UNITS SOLD: 3,837 YTD: 3,837	Mar 2025	3,837 3,837
15	-	29	Impossible Creatures Ashley MacKenzie, Illustrator, Katherine Rundell, Author Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers, $19.99 (368) 978-0-593-80986-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 09/23/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/23/2024 Average Rank 9.19 [details] Sales history for Impossible Creatures date, rank 09/23/2024, 1 09/30/2024, 3 10/07/2024, 5 10/14/2024, 15 10/21/2024, 11 10/28/2024, 14 11/04/2024, 15 11/11/2024, 18 11/18/2024, 22 11/25/2024, 9 12/02/2024, 4 12/09/2024, 2 12/16/2024, 5 12/30/2024, 4 01/06/2025, 4 01/13/2025, 4 01/20/2025, 6 01/27/2025, 8 02/03/2025, 6 02/10/2025, 7 02/17/2025, 16 02/24/2025, 12 03/03/2025, 10 03/10/2025, 10 03/31/2025, 15 04/07/2025, 15 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 29 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 3,734 YTD: 48,463	Sep 2024	3,734 48,463
16	-	36	Warriors Graphic Novel: The Prophecies Begin #1 Erin Hunter, Author, Natalie Riess, Illustrator, Sara Goetter, Illustrator Harperalley, $15.99 (272) 978-0-06-320387-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 07/29/2024 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 07/29/2024 Average Rank 15.82 [details] Sales history for Warriors Graphic Novel: The Prophecies Begin #1 date, rank 07/29/2024, 4 08/05/2024, 12 08/12/2024, 9 08/19/2024, 10 08/26/2024, 10 09/02/2024, 13 09/09/2024, 12 09/16/2024, 16 09/30/2024, 17 10/07/2024, 17 11/11/2024, 25 12/09/2024, 25 12/30/2024, 18 01/13/2025, 25 01/27/2025, 19 02/03/2025, 16 02/10/2025, 12 02/17/2025, 24 03/03/2025, 17 03/10/2025, 13 03/31/2025, 18 04/07/2025, 16 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 36 PUB DATE: Jul 2024 UNITS SOLD: 3,277 YTD: 33,998	Jul 2024	3,277 33,998
17	-	5	A Tempest of Tea Hafsah Faizal, Author Square Fish, $14.99 (352) 978-1-250-82499-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 19 Initial Date 03/10/2025 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 03/24/2025 Average Rank 14.20 [details] Sales history for A Tempest of Tea date, rank 03/10/2025, 19 03/17/2025, 12 03/24/2025, 10 03/31/2025, 13 04/07/2025, 17 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Feb 2025 UNITS SOLD: 3,276 YTD: 16,639	Feb 2025	3,276 16,639
18	-	26	Betting on You (Reprint) Lynn Painter, Author Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $12.99 (448) 978-1-6659-2124-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 10/14/2024 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 10/14/2024 Average Rank 17.55 [details] Sales history for Betting on You (Reprint) date, rank 10/14/2024, 5 10/21/2024, 14 10/28/2024, 19 11/04/2024, 23 11/11/2024, 22 12/09/2024, 24 01/06/2025, 24 01/13/2025, 15 01/20/2025, 14 01/27/2025, 18 02/03/2025, 13 02/10/2025, 14 02/17/2025, 21 02/24/2025, 15 03/03/2025, 18 03/10/2025, 17 03/17/2025, 19 03/24/2025, 15 03/31/2025, 23 04/07/2025, 18 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 26 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 3,270 YTD: 34,282	Oct 2024	3,270 34,282
19	-	20	Skyshade (the Lightlark Saga Book 3) Alex Aster, Author Harry N. Abrams, $22.99 (384) 978-1-4197-7378-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/25/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/25/2024 Average Rank 11.67 [details] Sales history for Skyshade (the Lightlark Saga Book 3) date, rank 11/25/2024, 1 12/02/2024, 3 12/09/2024, 4 12/16/2024, 12 12/30/2024, 14 01/06/2025, 9 01/13/2025, 10 01/20/2025, 10 01/27/2025, 11 02/03/2025, 8 02/10/2025, 8 02/17/2025, 23 02/24/2025, 17 03/03/2025, 21 03/10/2025, 15 03/24/2025, 24 04/07/2025, 19 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 20 PUB DATE: Nov 2024 UNITS SOLD: 3,102 YTD: 34,872	Nov 2024	3,102 34,872
20	-	27	Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Wrath of the Triple Goddess Rick Riordan, Author Disney Hyperion, $19.99 (336) 978-1-368-10763-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/07/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/07/2024 Average Rank 8.92 [details] Sales history for Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Wrath of the Triple Goddess date, rank 10/07/2024, 1 10/14/2024, 2 10/21/2024, 1 10/28/2024, 1 11/04/2024, 4 11/11/2024, 4 11/18/2024, 9 11/25/2024, 6 12/02/2024, 6 12/09/2024, 5 12/16/2024, 7 12/30/2024, 5 01/06/2025, 7 01/13/2025, 6 01/20/2025, 7 01/27/2025, 9 02/03/2025, 9 02/10/2025, 9 02/17/2025, 20 02/24/2025, 18 03/03/2025, 16 03/10/2025, 18 03/17/2025, 18 03/31/2025, 22 04/07/2025, 20 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 27 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 2,872 YTD: 38,172	Sep 2024	2,872 38,172
21	-	4	Our Infinite Fates: Deluxe Limited Edition Laura Steven, Author Wednesday Books, $20.00 (352) 978-1-250-33388-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 03/24/2025 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 03/24/2025 Average Rank 13.00 [details] Sales history for Our Infinite Fates: Deluxe Limited Edition date, rank 03/24/2025, 6 03/31/2025, 12 04/07/2025, 21 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Mar 2025 UNITS SOLD: 2,870 YTD: 22,697	Mar 2025	2,870 22,697
22	-	30	The Wild Robot Peter Brown, Author Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $9.99 (320) 978-0-316-58109-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 21 Initial Date 09/16/2024 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 10/28/2024 Average Rank 10.04 [details] Sales history for The Wild Robot date, rank 09/16/2024, 21 09/23/2024, 8 09/30/2024, 5 10/07/2024, 11 10/14/2024, 12 10/21/2024, 5 10/28/2024, 3 11/04/2024, 6 11/11/2024, 3 11/18/2024, 8 11/25/2024, 7 12/02/2024, 7 12/09/2024, 12 12/16/2024, 9 12/30/2024, 9 01/06/2025, 20 01/20/2025, 9 01/27/2025, 6 02/03/2025, 10 02/10/2025, 6 02/17/2025, 13 02/24/2025, 13 03/03/2025, 13 03/10/2025, 7 03/31/2025, 16 04/07/2025, 22 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 30 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 2,853 YTD: 46,908	Sep 2024	2,853 46,908
23	-	26	Nothing Like the Movies Lynn Painter, Author Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $19.99 (368) 978-1-6659-4713-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 10/14/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/14/2024 Average Rank 14.35 [details] Sales history for Nothing Like the Movies date, rank 10/14/2024, 1 10/21/2024, 4 10/28/2024, 7 11/04/2024, 8 11/11/2024, 5 11/18/2024, 14 11/25/2024, 17 12/02/2024, 18 12/09/2024, 10 12/16/2024, 18 12/30/2024, 13 01/06/2025, 12 01/13/2025, 13 01/20/2025, 19 01/27/2025, 17 02/03/2025, 19 02/10/2025, 17 02/24/2025, 22 03/03/2025, 22 03/10/2025, 25 03/24/2025, 18 04/07/2025, 23 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 26 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 2,830 YTD: 29,967	Oct 2024	2,830 29,967
24	-	4	Iceberg Jennifer A Nielsen, Author Scholastic Press, $8.99 (352) 978-1-338-79504-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 13 Initial Date 03/17/2025 Highest Rank 13 Highest Rank Date 03/17/2025 Average Rank 20.33 [details] Sales history for Iceberg date, rank 03/17/2025, 13 03/31/2025, 24 04/07/2025, 24 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Mar 2025 UNITS SOLD: 2,821 YTD: 11,597	Mar 2025	2,821 11,597
25	-	20	The New Girl: A Graphic Novel (the New Girl #1) Cassandra Calin, Author, Cassandra Calin, Illustrator Graphix, $12.99 (272) 978-1-338-76245-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 25 Initial Date 12/30/2024 Highest Rank 20 Highest Rank Date 02/10/2025 Average Rank 22.62 [details] Sales history for The New Girl: A Graphic Novel (the New Girl #1) date, rank 12/30/2024, 25 02/03/2025, 22 02/10/2025, 20 02/24/2025, 21 03/03/2025, 23 03/10/2025, 22 03/17/2025, 23 04/07/2025, 25 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 20 PUB DATE: Jun 2024 UNITS SOLD: 2,703 YTD: 28,207	Jun 2024	2,703 28,207

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Source: Circana BookScan, for the week ended Mar. 29, 2025; appearing in the Apr. 7, 2025, print edition of PW