Rankings reflect sales for the week ended Oct. 22, which were reported on a confidential basis by vendors offering a wide range of general interest titles. Picture book rankings include hardcover sales only. Series rankings include all print and e-book sales.
Every week, thousands of diverse selling locations report their actual sales on hundreds of thousands of individual titles. The panel of reporting retailers is comprehensive and reflects sales in stores of all sizes and demographics across the United States.
An asterisk (*) indicates that a book’s sales were barely distinguishable from those of the book above. A (b) indicates that some bookstores reported receiving bulk orders.
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1. I’M SO GLAD YOU WERE BORN, by Ainsley Earhardt. Illustrated by Kim Barnes. (Zonderkidz) A celebration of who you are. (Ages 4 to 8)
2. CREEPY CRAYON!, by Aaron Reynolds. Illustrated by Peter Brown. (Simon & Schuster) Jasper finds a crayon that helps him in school, or so it seems. (Ages 4 to 8)
3. AN ELEPHANT & PIGGIE BIGGIE! VOL. 5, by Mo Willems. (Hyperion) This fifth installment includes five stories. (Ages 5 to 8)
4. THE CRAYONS TRICK OR TREAT, by Drew Daywalt. Illustrated by Oliver Jeffers. (Philomel) Purple crayon teaches the rest of the crayons Halloween etiquette. (Ages 4 to 8)
5. THE BAD SEED PRESENTS: THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE SPOOKY, by Jory John. Illustrated by Pete Oswald. (HarperCollins) Bad Seed seeks the perfect Halloween costume. (Ages 4 to 8)
6. THE THREE BILLY GOATS GRUFF, by Mac Barnett. Illustrated by Jon Klassen. (Orchard) A retelling of the Norwegian fairy tale. (Ages 4 to 8)
7. HOW TO CATCH A MONSTER, by Adam Wallace. Illustrated by Andy Elkerton. (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky) A boy attempts to catch the monster in his closet. (Ages 4 to 8)
8. THE LEAF THIEF, by Alice Hemming. Illustrated by Nicola Slater. (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky) Squirrel tries to figure out who has stolen his leaves. (Ages 4 to 8)
9. HOW TO CATCH A WITCH, by Alice Walstead. Illustrated by Megan Joyce. (Sourcebooks Wonderland) The Catch Club Kids try to snare a witch on Halloween. (Ages 4 to 7)
10. THE PIGEON WILL RIDE THE ROLLER COASTER!, by Mo Willems. (Union Square Kids) The Pigeon goes through a series of emotions leading up to a roller coaster ride. (Ages 3 to 5)
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1. THE HOCUS POCUS SPELL BOOK, by Eric Geron. (Disney) A book of spells, potions, witch history and more. (Ages 8 to 12)
2. ODDER, by Katherine Applegate. Illustrated by Charles Santoso. (Feiwel & Friends) After a shark attack, Odder recuperates at the aquarium with the scientists who raised her. (Ages 8 to 12)
3. WONDER, by R.J. Palacio. (Knopf) A boy with a facial deformity starts school. (Ages 8 to 12)
4. TWO DEGREES, by Alan Gratz. (Scholastic) Four kids simultaneously experience three natural catastrophes caused by climate change. (Ages 8 to 12)
5. REFUGEE, by Alan Gratz. (Scholastic) Three children in three different conflicts look for safe haven. (Ages 9 to 12)
6. BOYS WILL BE HUMAN, by Justin Baldoni. (HarperCollins) The author of “Man Enough” has adjusted his straight talk about redefining masculinity for boys. (Ages 11 to 17)
7. A ROVER’S STORY, by Jasmine Warga. (Balzer and Bray) A Mars rover named Resilience develops emotions. (Ages 8 to 12)
8. THE COMPLETE COOKBOOK FOR YOUNG CHEFS, by America’s Test Kitchen Kids. (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky) More than 100 kid-tested recipes from America’s Test Kitchen. (Ages 8 and up)
9. AMARI AND THE GREAT GAME, by B.B. Alston. (Balzer and Bray) Amari agrees to participate in the Great Game after a magician with dangerous plans for the League steps forward. (Ages 8 to 12)
10. THE DOOR OF NO RETURN, by Kwame Alexander. (Little, Brown) Kofi’s life is turned upside down after his brother accidentally kills a prince in a wrestling match. (Ages 10 to 13)
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1. LONG LIVE THE PUMPKIN QUEEN, by Shea Ernshaw. (Disney) Sally, the new queen of Halloween Town, must save her town from a sleeping curse. (Ages 12 to 18)
2. THE FIRST TO DIE AT THE END, by Adam Silvera. (Quill Tree) In this prequel to “They Both Die at the End,” Orion and Valentino attend the premier of Death-Cast in Times Square. (Ages 13 and up)
3. I WAS BORN FOR THIS, by Alice Oseman. (Scholastic) Angel meets the frontman of her favorite boy band, the Ark. (Ages 14 to 18)
4. HOCUS POCUS: The Illustrated Novelization, by A.W. Jantha. Illustrated by Gris Grimly. (Disney) An edition that retells the story of the film. (Ages 12 to 18)
5. THE BALLAD OF NEVER AFTER, by Stephanie Garber. (Flatiron) After vowing never to trust the prince of hearts again, Evangeline finds that he may be the only one she can trust. (Ages 13 to 18)
6. ONE OF US IS LYING, by Karen M. McManus. (Delacorte) For five students, a detour into detention ends in murder. (Ages 14 and up)
7. THE GIRL IN THE CASTLE, by James Patterson and Emily Raymond. (jimmy patterson) The lives of two girls named Hannah, from different time periods and locations, mysteriously intertwine. (Ages 14 to 18)
8. LIGHTLARK, by Alex Aster. (Amulet) Every 100 years the island of Lightlark appears and a deadly competition called the Centennial takes place. (Ages 13 to 18)
9. FOUL LADY FORTUNE, by Chloe Gong. (Margaret K. McElderry) After a string of murders in Shanghai, Rosalind and Orion infiltrate the Japanese government-funded Seagreen Press. (Ages 14 and up)
10. NOTHING MORE TO TELL, by Karen M. McManus. (Delacorte) Brynn investigates the murder of her favorite teacher at Saint Ambrose School, Mr. Larkin. (Ages 14 and up)
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1. HARRY POTTER, by J.K. Rowling. (Scholastic) A wizard hones his conjuring skills in the service of fighting evil. (Ages 10 and up)
2. DIARY OF A WIMPY KID, written and illustrated by Jeff Kinney. (Amulet) The travails and challenges of adolescence. (Ages 9 to 12)
3. A GOOD GIRL’S GUIDE TO MURDER, by Holly Jackson. (Delacorte) Pippa Fitz-Amobi solves murderous crimes. (Ages 14 and up)
4. THE INHERITANCE GAMES, by Jennifer Lynn Barnes. (Little, Brown) Avery Grambs tries to figure out why an inheritance from a stranger was bestowed upon her. (Ages 12 to 18)
5. THE SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY TRILOGY, by Jenny Han. (Simon & Schuster) A beach house, summer love and enduring friendships. (Ages 12 and up)
6. PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS, by Rick Riordan. (Disney-Hyperion) A boy battles mythological monsters. (Ages 9 to 12)
7. THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL, by Soman Chainani. (HarperCollins) Two friends are trained, one to be pure and one to be wicked. (Ages 8 to 12)
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8. WINGS OF FIRE, by Tui T. Sutherland. (Scholastic) Only the five dragonets of destiny can unite the seven warring dragon tribes. (Ages 9 to 12)
9. THE DREAMER TRILOGY, by Maggie Stiefvater. (Scholastic) This spinoff from the Raven Cycle series focuses on the Lynch brothers, Declan, Ronan and Matthew. (Ages 12 to 18)
10. KINGDOM OF THE WICKED, by Kerri Maniscalco. (Little, Brown) Emilia’s quest to seek out her sister’s killer and exact vengeance. (Ages 16 and up)
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