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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2025 YTD
1	-	1	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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Mar 2025 UNITS SOLD: 714,836 YTD: 714,836	Mar 2025	714,836 714,836
2	-	16	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 3 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 12/16/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 12/16/2024 Average Rank 2.48 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 16 PUB DATE: Dec 2024 UNITS SOLD: 21,385 YTD: 333,203	Dec 2024	21,385 333,203
3	-	53	Dog Man: The Scarlet Shedder: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #12): From the Creator of Captain Underpants Dav Pilkey, Author, Dav Pilkey, Illustrator Graphix, $14.99 (240) 978-1-338-89643-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 04/01/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/01/2024 Average Rank 2.69 [details] Sales history for Dog Man: The Scarlet Shedder: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #12): From the Creator of Captain Underpants date, rank 04/01/2024, 1 04/08/2024, 1 04/15/2024, 1 04/22/2024, 1 04/29/2024, 1 05/06/2024, 1 05/13/2024, 1 05/20/2024, 1 05/27/2024, 1 06/10/2024, 1 06/17/2024, 1 06/24/2024, 1 07/08/2024, 2 07/15/2024, 4 07/22/2024, 3 07/29/2024, 3 08/05/2024, 3 08/12/2024, 2 08/19/2024, 1 08/26/2024, 1 09/02/2024, 2 09/09/2024, 1 09/16/2024, 2 09/23/2024, 2 09/30/2024, 2 10/07/2024, 3 10/14/2024, 4 10/21/2024, 3 10/28/2024, 2 11/04/2024, 5 11/11/2024, 2 11/18/2024, 5 11/25/2024, 5 12/02/2024, 2 12/09/2024, 3 12/16/2024, 4 12/30/2024, 3 01/06/2025, 5 01/13/2025, 7 01/20/2025, 5 01/27/2025, 4 02/03/2025, 4 02/10/2025, 3 02/17/2025, 4 02/24/2025, 2 03/03/2025, 4 03/10/2025, 2 03/17/2025, 4 03/24/2025, 2 03/31/2025, 3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 53 PUB DATE: Mar 2024 UNITS SOLD: 10,441 YTD: 107,851	Mar 2024	10,441 107,851
4	-	3	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 3.33 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Mar 2025 UNITS SOLD: 8,805 YTD: 37,341	Mar 2025	8,805 37,341
5	-	22	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 2.58 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 22 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 7,082 YTD: 98,734	Oct 2024	7,082 98,734
6	-	7	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 7.60 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Feb 2025 UNITS SOLD: 6,335 YTD: 38,614	Feb 2025	6,335 38,614
7	-	7	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 7 Highest Rank Date 02/24/2025 Average Rank 11.86 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Feb 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,908 YTD: 28,664	Feb 2025	5,908 28,664
8	-	13	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 3.92 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 13 PUB DATE: Dec 2024 UNITS SOLD: 5,870 YTD: 95,697	Dec 2024	5,870 95,697
9	-	7	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 7.86 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Feb 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,616 YTD: 36,425	Feb 2025	5,616 36,425
10	-	3	Oathbound Tracy Deonn, Author Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $21.99 (576) 978-1-6659-5190-6 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 03/17/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 03/17/2025 Average Rank 6.50 [details] Sales history for Oathbound date, rank 03/17/2025, 2 03/24/2025, 5 03/31/2025, 10 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Mar 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,982 YTD: 31,402	Mar 2025	4,982 31,402
11	-	5	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 5.50 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Feb 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,395 YTD: 58,742	Feb 2025	4,395 58,742
12	-	3	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 9.00 [details] Sales history for Our Infinite Fates: Deluxe Limited Edition date, rank 03/24/2025, 6 03/31/2025, 12 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Mar 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,220 YTD: 19,828	Mar 2025	4,220 19,828
13	-	4	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 13.50 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Feb 2025 UNITS SOLD: 3,839 YTD: 13,363	Feb 2025	3,839 13,363
14	-	7	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 14.29 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Feb 2025 UNITS SOLD: 3,641 YTD: 25,879	Feb 2025	3,641 25,879
15	-	28	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 8.96 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 28 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 3,583 YTD: 44,730	Sep 2024	3,583 44,730
16	-	29	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 9.56 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 29 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 3,391 YTD: 44,055	Sep 2024	3,391 44,055
17	-	7	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 10.00 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Feb 2025 UNITS SOLD: 3,346 YTD: 37,177	Feb 2025	3,346 37,177
18	-	35	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 15.81 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 35 PUB DATE: Jul 2024 UNITS SOLD: 3,247 YTD: 30,721	Jul 2024	3,247 30,721
19	-	7	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 10 Highest Rank Date 02/24/2025 Average Rank 17.86 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Feb 2025 UNITS SOLD: 3,240 YTD: 23,503	Feb 2025	3,240 23,503
20	-	3	Five Nights at Freddy's: Tales from the Pizzaplex Graphic Novel Collection Vol. 1 Scott Cawthon, Author, Andrea Waggener, Author, Christopher Hastings, Adapted by, Diana Camero, Illustrator, Coryn MacPherson, Illustrator, Macky Pamintuan, Illustrator Graphix, $14.99 (192) 978-1-5461-2843-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 03/17/2025 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 03/24/2025 Average Rank 13.00 [details] Sales history for Five Nights at Freddy's: Tales from the Pizzaplex Graphic Novel Collection Vol. 1 date, rank 03/17/2025, 10 03/24/2025, 9 03/31/2025, 20 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Mar 2025 UNITS SOLD: 2,989 YTD: 10,376	Mar 2025	2,989 10,376
21	-	38	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 11.49 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 38 PUB DATE: Jul 2024 UNITS SOLD: 2,869 YTD: 32,672	Jul 2024	2,869 32,672
22	-	26	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 8.48 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 26 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 2,822 YTD: 35,300	Sep 2024	2,822 35,300
23	-	25	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 17.53 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 25 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 2,796 YTD: 31,012	Oct 2024	2,796 31,012
24	-	3	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 18.50 [details] Sales history for Iceberg date, rank 03/17/2025, 13 03/31/2025, 24 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Mar 2025 UNITS SOLD: 2,741 YTD: 8,776	Mar 2025	2,741 8,776
25	-	5	Investigators: Agents of S.U.I.T.: Wild Ghost Chase John Patrick Green, Author, Christopher Hastings, Author, Pat Lewis, Illustrator First Second, $12.99 (208) 978-1-250-85240-3 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 03/03/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 03/03/2025 Average Rank 11.75 [details] Sales history for Investigators: Agents of S.U.I.T.: Wild Ghost Chase date, rank 03/03/2025, 3 03/10/2025, 6 03/24/2025, 13 03/31/2025, 25 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Feb 2025 UNITS SOLD: 2,502 YTD: 28,043	Feb 2025	2,502 28,043

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Source: Circana BookScan, for the week ended Mar. 22, 2025; appearing in the Mar. 31, 2025, print edition of PW