[bksvol-discuss] Children's bestsellers 5-1-10
- From: "Jamie Yates, CPhT" <mirxtech@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Bookshare Volunteers <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 1 May 2010 17:56:34 -0400
Can you believe it's May already?
Children's Books
Top 5 at a Glance
1. LEGO STAR WARS, by Simon Beecroft
I cannot scan this book due to its size
2. POET EXTRAORDINAIRE!, by Jane O’Connor
Already in the collection
3. THE LION AND THE MOUSE, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
Already in the collection
4. THE EARTH BOOK, written and illustrated by Todd Parr
Already in the collection
5. LISTEN TO THE WIND, by Greg Mortenson and Susan L. Roth
Already in the collection
6 PARTY ANIMALS, by Kathie Lee Gifford. Illustrated by Peter Bay
Alexandersen. (Running Press, $17.95.) Friends celebrate their differences.
(Ages 4 to 8) 1
Not at my library yet - will keep checking
7 PETE THE CAT: I LOVE MY WHITE SHOES, by Eric Litwin. Illustrated by James
Dean. (Harper/HarperCollins, $16.99.) Well-shod Pete has rainbows on his
feet. (Ages 3 to 7) 2
REquested from the library
8 GALLOP!, written and illustrated by Rufus Butler Seder. (Workman, $12.95.)
Animals seem to move when you flip the page. (Ages 4 to 8) 112
Already in the collection
9 MY GARDEN, written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes.
(Greenwillow/HarperCollins, $17.99.) A little girl’s garden yields a magical
bounty. (Ages 4 to 8) 8
Already in the collection
10 WADDLE!, written and illustrated by Rufus Butler Seder. (Workman,
$12.95.) Animals in motion, with color. (Ages 4 to 8)
Already in the collection
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) 85
2 CATCHING FIRE, by Suzanne Collins. (Scholastic, $17.99.) The protagonist
of "The Hunger Games" returns. (Ages 12 and up) 34
3 RULES OF ATTRACTION, by Simone Elkeles. (Walker, $16.99.) A teenager with
gang ties seeks safety at the home of a professor and develops strong
feelings for the man’s daughter. (Ages 14 and up) 2
4 THIRTEEN REASONS WHY, by Jay Asher. (Razorbill/Penguin, $16.99.) Before
she commits suicide a girl sends explanatory recordings to 13 people. (Ages
14 and up) 60
5 BIG NATE: IN A CLASS BY HIMSELF, written and illustrated by Lincoln
Peirce. (Harper/HarperCollins, $12.99.) Where Nate goes, trouble is never
far behind. (Ages 8 to 12) 4
6 THE TIME PIRATE, by Ted Bell. (St. Martin’s Griffin, $17.99.) The time
traveler Nick McIver fights Nazis and helps George Washington. (Ages 9 to
12) 2
7 FALLEN, by Lauren Kate. (Delacorte, $17.99.) Thwarted love at boarding
school. (Ages 12 and up) 20
8 WILL GRAYSON, WILL GRAYSON, by John Green and David Levithan.
(Dutton/Penguin, $17.99.) Two boys with the same name join forces in a
reality possible only in musical theater. (Ages 14 and up) 3
9 BEFORE I FALL, by Lauren Oliver. (Harper/HarperCollins, $17.99.) Last
kisses, death and second chances await a teenager one fateful Friday. (Ages
14 and up) 8
10 WHEN YOU REACH ME, by Rebecca Stead. (Wendy Lamb, $15.99.) A sixth-grade
girl in New York City begins receiving mysterious notes. (Ages 9 to 12)
PAPERBACK BOOKS
This Week Weeks on List
1 THE BOOK THIEF, by Markus Zusak. (Knopf, $11.99.) A girl saves books from
Nazi burning. Excerpt (Ages 14 and up) 137
2 IF I STAY, by Gayle Forman. (Speak/Penguin, $8.99.) A young cellist falls
into a coma after she suffers an accident. (Ages 12 and up) 3
3 MOVERS AND FAKERS, by Lisi Harrison. (Poppy/Little, Brown, $9.99.) A
boarding school with a "no losers" policy. (Ages 12 and up) 3
4 L.A. CANDY, by Lauren Conrad. (HarperCollins, $9.99.) Excitement in TV
land. (Ages 14 and up) 16
5 LETTERS TO GOD, by Patrick Doughtie and John Perry. (Zondervan, $14.99.) A
movie tie-in about a boy with terminal cancer. (Ages 14 and up) 3
6 THREE CUPS OF TEA: YOUNG READERS EDITION, by Greg Mortenson and David
Oliver Relin. (Puffin/Penguin, $8.99.) A former climber builds schools in
Pakistani and Afghan villages. (Ages 9 to 12) 65
7 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) 54
8 LOCK AND KEY, by Sarah Dessen. (Speak/Penguin, $8.99.) A crack appears in
a girl’s mask of cynicism. (Ages 12 and up) 24
9 SAVVY, by Ingrid Law. (Puffin/Penguin, $7.99.) Mibs is about to turn 13,
the age at which supernatural abilities are conferred on members of her
family. (Ages 9 to 12) 5
10 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) 25
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