[bksvol-discuss] Re: New York Times bestsellers
- From: "Jamie Yates, CPhT" <mirxtech@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:37:05 -0400
I think I forgot to look at the children's best sellers last week and I'm
not sure where to find old lists, but here are the ones from today:
Children's Books
Top 5 at a Glance
1. THE EASTER EGG, written and illustrated by Jan Brett
(already in the collection)
2. DISNEY’S ALICE IN WONDERLAND: THE VISUAL GUIDE, by Jo Casey and Laura
Gilbert
(requested from the library but I don't know that it can be scanned)
3. THE LION AND THE MOUSE, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
(already in the collection)
4. WADDLE!, written and illustrated by Rufus Butler Seder
(already in the collection)
5. LISTEN TO THE WIND, by Greg Mortenson and Susan L. Roth
(already in the collection)
6 POET EXTRAORDINAIRE!, by Jane O’Connor. Illustrated by Robin Preiss
Glasser. (HarperCollins, $12.99.) Fancy Nancy’s fancy turns to rhyme. (Ages
4 to 8)
(requested from the library)
7 MY GARDEN, written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes.
(Greenwillow/HarperCollins, $17.99.) A little girl’s garden yields a bounty
of magical variety. (Ages 4 to 8)
(requested from the library)
8 OTIS, written and illustrated by Loren Long. (Philomel, $17.99.) A frisky
tractor befriends a calf. (Ages 4 to 8)
(already in the collection)
9 GALLOP!, written and illustrated by Rufus Butler Seder. (Workman, $12.95.)
Animals seem to move when you flip the page. (Ages 4 to 8)
(already in the collection)
10 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)
(already in the collection)
PAPERBACK BOOKS
This Week Weeks on List
1 FANCY NANCY'S ELEGANT EASTER, by Jane O’Connor and Carolyn Bracken.
Illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser. (HarperFestival, $6.99.) Bunnies,
flowers, eggs and a soupçon of French vocabulary. (Ages 4 to 8) 1
2 THREE CUPS OF TEA: YOUNG READERS EDITION, by Greg Mortenson and David
Oliver Relin. (Puffin, $8.99.) A former climber builds schools in Pakistani
and Afghan villages. (Ages 9 to 12) 59
3 THE BOOK THIEF, by Markus Zusak. (Knopf, $11.99.) A girl saves books from
Nazi burning. Excerpt (Ages 14 and up) 131
4 L.A. CANDY, by Lauren Conrad. (HarperCollins, $9.99.) Excitement in TV
land by one who has been there. (Ages 14 and up) 10
5 DARK VISIONS, by L. J. Smith. (Simon Pulse, $9.99.) A school for psychic
teens. (Ages 14 and up) 27
6 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) 10
7 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) 32
8 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) 48
9 THE OMNIVORE'S DILEMMA FOR KIDS, by Michael Pollan. (Dial, $9.99.) An
adaptation of the grown-ups’ guide to the origins of dinner. (Ages 9 to 12)
8
10 THE UNDERNEATH, by Kathi Appelt. Illustrated by David Small. (Atheneum,
$7.99.) In a tough neighborhood, a dog and cat form a family. (Ages 9 to 12)
6
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) 79
2 PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS (THE ULTIMATE GUIDE), 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) 8
3 CATCHING FIRE, by Suzanne Collins. (Scholastic, $17.99.) The “Hunger
Games” continue. (Ages 12 and up) 28
4 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) 6
5 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) 6
6 FALLEN, by Lauren Kate. (Delacorte, $17.99.) Thwarted love among misfits
at a boarding school in Savannah, Ga. (Ages 12 and up) 14
7 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) 2
8 THE GRAVEYARD BOOK, by Neil Gaiman. Illustrated by Dave McKean.
(HarperCollins, $17.99.) To avoid a killer, a boy makes a cemetery home.
Excerpt (Ages 10 and up) 64
9 THE BATBOY, by Mike Lupica. (Philomel, $17.99.) A young baseball fan uses
the perfect summer job to cement relationships. (Ages 9 to 12) 1
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)
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