[bksvol-discuss] Children's bestsellers 3-6-10
- From: "Jamie Yates, CPhT" <mirxtech@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Bookshare Volunteers <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2010 20:36:00 -0500
Children's Books
Top 5 at a Glance
1. THE EASTER EGG, written and illustrated by Jan Brett
(I will be working on this book soon)
2. THE LION AND THE MOUSE, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
(already in the collection)
3. DISNEY’S ALICE IN WONDER AND: THE VISUAL GUIDE, written by Jo Casey and
Laura Gilbert
(not available from the library yet)
4. LISTEN TO THE WIND, by Greg Mortenson and Susan L. Roth
(already in the collection)
5. CAT THE CAT, WHO IS THAT?, written and illustrated by Mo Willems
(on hold at the library)
6 WADDLE!, written and illustrated by Rufus Butler Seder. (Workman, $12.95.)
Animals in motion, with color. (Ages 4 to 8) 24
(already in the collection)
7 LET'S SAY HI TO FRIENDS WHO FLY!, written and illustrated by Mo Willems.
(Balzer & Bray/HarperCollins, $10.99.) The cat named Cat expands her circle
to the creatures of the air. (Ages 1 to 5) 1
(on hold at the library)
8 ALL THE WORLD, by Liz Garton Scanlon. Illustrated by Marla Frazee. (Beach
Lane, $17.99.) A day in the life of a multicultural family. (Ages 4 to 8) 6
(already in the collection)
9 I AM GOING!, written and illustrated by Mo Willems. (Hyperion, $8.99.)
Gerald and Piggie, contrary pals, work out their comings and goings. (Ages 4
to 8) 4
(already in the collection)
10 SIT-IN, by Andrea Davis Pinkney. Illustrated by Brian Pinkney. (Little,
Brown, $16.99.) Four friends at a lunch counter take a stand for civil
rights. (Ages 6 and up)
(on hold at the library)
CHAPTER BOOKS
This Week Weeks on List
1 THE HUNGER GAMES, by Suzanne Collins. (Scholastic, $17.99.) In a dystopian
future, a girl fights for survival on live TV. (Ages 12 and up) 77
2 PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS (THE ULTIMATE GUIDE), written by Mary-Jane
Knight. Designed by Philip Chidlow. (Disney-Hyperion, $12.99.) Gods, beasts
and tips for children with an immortal parent, based on Rick Riordan’s
series. (Ages 10 and up) 6
3 CATCHING FIRE, by Suzanne Collins. (Scholastic, $17.99.) The “Hunger
Games” continue. (Ages 12 and up) 26
4 SWEET LITTLE LIES, by Lauren Conrad. (Harper/HarperCollins, $17.99.) The
heroines of "L.A. Candy" in a new Hollywood story. (Ages 14 and up) 4
5 FALLEN, by Lauren Kate. (Delacorte, $17.99.) Thwarted love among misfits
at boarding school. (Ages 12 and up) 12
6 WITCH AND WIZARD, by James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet. (Little,
Brown, $17.99.) Brother and sister flex their newfound powers. (Ages 12 and
up) 11
7 ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND, by Lewis Carroll. Illustrated by Camille
Rose Garcia. (Collins Design/HarperCollins, $16.99.) Down the rabbit-hole
again, with new illustrations. (Ages 9 to 12) 4
8 SHIVER, by Maggie Stiefvater. (Scholastic Press/Scholastic, $17.99.) Love
among the lupine. (Ages 12 and up) 29
9 WHERE THE MOUNTAIN MEETS THE MOON, written and illustrated by Grace Lin.
(Little, Brown, $16.99.) Traditional folktales embroider a Chinese girl’s
adventures. (Ages 9 to 12) 2
10 INCARCERON, by Catherine Fisher. (Dial/Penguin, $17.99.) An infamous
prison, where inmates don’t believe there is an outside world. (Ages 14 and
up)
PAPERBACK BOOKS
This Week Weeks on List
1 L.A. CANDY, by Lauren Conrad. (HarperCollins, $9.99.) Excitement in TV
land by one who has been there. (Ages 14 and up) 8
2 THE BOOK THIEF, by Markus Zusak. (Knopf, $11.99.) A girl saves books from
Nazi burning. Excerpt (Ages 14 and up) 129
3 THIRST NO. 2: PHANTOM, EVIL THIRST, CREATURES OF FOREVER, by Christopher
Pike. (Simon Pulse, $9.99.) A girl struggles with her dreamed-of transition
from undead to mortal. (Ages 14 and up) 8
4 THIRST NO. 1, by Christopher Pike. (Simon Pulse, $9.99.) A reissue of "The
Last Vampire" (1994), "Black Blood" (1994) and "Red Dice" (1995). (Ages 14
and up) 30
5 ETERNAL, by Cynthia Leitich Smith. (Candlewick, $8.99.) Vampires plus
fallen angels equal romance. (Ages 14 and up) 1
6 GRACELING, by Kristin Cashore. (Graphia/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $9.99.)
A girl endowed with special talents is also celebrated as a warrior. (Ages
14 and up) 22
7 DARK VISIONS, by L. J. Smith. (Simon Pulse, $9.99.) A school for psychic
teens. (Ages 14 and up) 25
8 THE FOREST OF HANDS AND TEETH, by Carrie Ryan. (Delacorte, $9.99.) No
place is safe in a poorly gated community surrounded by hungry zombies.
(Ages 14 and up) 1
9 THE GIRL WHO COULD FLY, by Victoria Forester. (Square Fish, $6.99.) A girl
soars into a nightmare of villains who tinker with DNA. (Ages 9 to 12) 2
10 THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART-TIME INDIAN, by Sherman Alexie.
Illustrated by Ellen Forney. (Little, Brown, $8.99.) A young boy leaves his
reservation for an all-white school. (Ages 12 and up)
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