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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2013 YTD
1	-	1	Tales from a Not-So-Happy Heartbreaker Rachel Renee Russell, Author, Nikki Russell, With, Erin Russell, With Aladdin Paperbacks, $13.99 (340) 978-1-4424-4963-3 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 06/17/2013 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/17/2013 Average Rank 3.50 [details] Sales history for Tales from a Not-So-Happy Heartbreaker date, rank 06/17/2013, 6 06/17/2013, 1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jun 2013 UNITS SOLD: 47,213 2012 YTD: 47,920	Jun 2013	47,213 47,920
2	-	1	The Moon and More Sarah Dessen, Author Viking Children's Books, $19.99 (384) 978-0-670-78560-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jun 2013 UNITS SOLD: 14,463 2012 YTD: 14,800	Jun 2013	14,463 14,800
3	-	1	Catching Fire Suzanne Collins, Author Scholastic Press, $12.99 (391) 978-0-545-58617-7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jun 2013 UNITS SOLD: 9,443 2012 YTD: 9,793	Jun 2013	9,443 9,793
4	2	30	The Third Wheel Jeff Kinney, Author Amulet Books, $13.95 (224) 978-1-4197-0584-7 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/26/2012 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/26/2012 Average Rank 2.06 [details] Sales history for The Third Wheel date, rank 11/26/2012, 1 11/26/2012, 1 12/03/2012, 1 12/03/2012, 1 12/10/2012, 1 12/10/2012, 1 12/17/2012, 1 12/17/2012, 1 12/24/2012, 1 12/24/2012, 1 12/31/2012, 1 12/31/2012, 1 01/07/2013, 1 01/07/2013, 1 01/14/2013, 1 01/14/2013, 1 01/21/2013, 3 01/21/2013, 1 01/28/2013, 3 01/28/2013, 1 02/04/2013, 3 02/04/2013, 1 02/11/2013, 5 02/11/2013, 1 02/18/2013, 1 02/18/2013, 4 02/25/2013, 1 02/25/2013, 1 03/04/2013, 1 03/04/2013, 7 03/11/2013, 1 03/18/2013, 1 03/25/2013, 1 04/01/2013, 10 04/01/2013, 2 04/08/2013, 10 04/08/2013, 2 04/15/2013, 2 04/22/2013, 3 04/29/2013, 1 05/06/2013, 1 05/13/2013, 1 05/20/2013, 2 05/27/2013, 2 06/03/2013, 3 06/10/2013, 2 06/17/2013, 4 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 30 PUB DATE: Nov 2012 UNITS SOLD: 8,430 2012 YTD: 420,757	Nov 2012	8,430 420,757
5	-	1	Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Ransom Riggs, Author Quirk Books, $10.99 (382) 978-1-59474-603-1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jun 2013 UNITS SOLD: 8,253 2012 YTD: 8,539	Jun 2013	8,253 8,539
6	1	3	Theodore Boone: The Activist John Grisham, Author Dutton Books, $16.99 (289) 978-0-525-42577-9 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 06/03/2013 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/03/2013 Average Rank 2.67 [details] Sales history for Theodore Boone: The Activist date, rank 06/03/2013, 1 06/10/2013, 1 06/17/2013, 6 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: May 2013 UNITS SOLD: 8,163 2012 YTD: 31,170	May 2013	8,163 31,170
7	-	1	Pretty Little Liars #13: Crushed Sara Shepard, Author Harper Teen, $17.99 (352) 978-0-06-219971-3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jun 2013 UNITS SOLD: 7,040 2012 YTD: 7,135	Jun 2013	7,040 7,135
8	3	5	The 5th Wave Rick Yancey, Author Putnam Publishing Group, $18.99 (480) 978-0-399-16241-1 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 05/20/2013 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/20/2013 Average Rank 3.00 [details] Sales history for The 5th Wave date, rank 05/20/2013, 1 05/27/2013, 1 06/03/2013, 2 06/10/2013, 3 06/17/2013, 8 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: May 2013 UNITS SOLD: 6,034 2012 YTD: 40,013	May 2013	6,034 40,013
9	5	8	Big Nate: Game On! Lincoln Peirce, Author Andrews McMeel Publishing, $9.99 (224) 978-1-4494-2777-1 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 04/29/2013 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 05/13/2013 Average Rank 4.12 [details] Sales history for Big Nate: Game On! date, rank 04/29/2013, 3 05/06/2013, 3 05/13/2013, 2 05/20/2013, 5 05/27/2013, 3 06/03/2013, 4 06/10/2013, 4 06/17/2013, 9 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Apr 2013 UNITS SOLD: 5,281 2012 YTD: 48,580	Apr 2013	5,281 48,580
10	15	36	Tales from a Not-So-Smart Miss Know-It-All Rachel Renee Russell, Author, Rachel Renee Russell, Illustrator Aladdin Paperbacks, $13.99 (321) 978-1-4424-4961-9 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/15/2012 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/15/2012 Average Rank 7.08 [details] Sales history for Tales from a Not-So-Smart Miss Know-It-All date, rank 10/15/2012, 2 10/15/2012, 10 10/22/2012, 2 10/22/2012, 9 10/29/2012, 3 11/05/2012, 3 11/12/2012, 2 11/19/2012, 2 11/26/2012, 4 12/03/2012, 3 12/10/2012, 3 12/17/2012, 3 12/24/2012, 4 12/31/2012, 5 01/07/2013, 5 01/14/2013, 5 01/21/2013, 6 01/28/2013, 7 02/04/2013, 7 02/11/2013, 8 02/18/2013, 7 02/25/2013, 8 03/04/2013, 8 03/11/2013, 6 03/18/2013, 8 03/25/2013, 5 04/01/2013, 6 04/08/2013, 8 04/15/2013, 9 04/22/2013, 11 04/29/2013, 14 05/06/2013, 14 05/13/2013, 14 05/20/2013, 14 05/27/2013, 14 06/03/2013, 11 06/10/2013, 9 06/17/2013, 10 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 36 PUB DATE: Oct 2012 UNITS SOLD: 5,072 2012 YTD: 117,466	Oct 2012	5,072 117,466
11	7	5	Big Nate: Genius Mode [With Poster] Lincoln Peirce, Author, Lincoln Peirce, Illustrator Harper, $9.99 (211) 978-0-06-208698-3 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 05/20/2013 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 05/20/2013 Average Rank 5.60 [details] Sales history for Big Nate: Genius Mode [With Poster] date, rank 05/20/2013, 3 05/27/2013, 4 06/03/2013, 5 06/10/2013, 5 06/17/2013, 11 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: May 2013 UNITS SOLD: 4,832 2012 YTD: 26,413	May 2013	4,832 26,413
12	9	12	Clockwork Princess Cassandra Clare, Author Margaret K. McElderry Books, $19.99 (570) 978-1-4169-7590-8 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 04/01/2013 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/01/2013 Average Rank 4.07 [details] Sales history for Clockwork Princess date, rank 04/01/2013, 1 04/01/2013, 1 04/08/2013, 8 04/08/2013, 1 04/15/2013, 1 04/22/2013, 2 04/29/2013, 2 05/06/2013, 4 05/13/2013, 3 05/20/2013, 4 05/27/2013, 5 06/03/2013, 6 06/10/2013, 7 06/17/2013, 12 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: Mar 2013 UNITS SOLD: 4,149 2012 YTD: 169,818	Mar 2013	4,149 169,818
13	17	7	Fancy Nancy: Nancy Clancy, Super Sleuth Robin Preiss Glasser, Illustrator HarperCollins, $4.99 (144) 978-0-06-208419-4 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 23 Initial Date 05/06/2013 Highest Rank 12 Highest Rank Date 06/10/2013 Average Rank 16.86 [details] Sales history for Fancy Nancy: Nancy Clancy, Super Sleuth date, rank 05/06/2013, 23 05/13/2013, 20 05/20/2013, 21 05/27/2013, 15 06/03/2013, 14 06/10/2013, 12 06/17/2013, 13 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Apr 2013 UNITS SOLD: 3,977 2012 YTD: 21,544	Apr 2013	3,977 21,544
14	24	9	What Happened to Goodbye Sarah Dessen, Author Speak, $9.99 (402) 978-0-14-242383-7 Last rank 24 Initial Rank 13 Initial Date 04/22/2013 Highest Rank 12 Highest Rank Date 04/29/2013 Average Rank 15.56 [details] Sales history for What Happened to Goodbye date, rank 04/22/2013, 13 04/29/2013, 12 05/06/2013, 16 05/13/2013, 21 05/20/2013, 20 05/27/2013, 16 06/03/2013, 13 06/10/2013, 15 06/17/2013, 14 LAST WEEK: 24 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Apr 2013 UNITS SOLD: 3,724 2012 YTD: 29,250	Apr 2013	3,724 29,250
15	16	36	The Mark of Athena Rick Riordan, Author Hyperion Books, $19.99 (608) 978-1-4231-4060-3 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/15/2012 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/15/2012 Average Rank 5.53 [details] Sales history for The Mark of Athena date, rank 10/15/2012, 1 10/15/2012, 1 10/22/2012, 1 10/22/2012, 1 10/29/2012, 1 10/29/2012, 2 11/05/2012, 4 11/05/2012, 1 11/12/2012, 5 11/12/2012, 1 11/19/2012, 1 11/19/2012, 8 11/26/2012, 3 12/03/2012, 10 12/03/2012, 2 12/10/2012, 2 12/17/2012, 2 12/24/2012, 2 12/31/2012, 3 01/07/2013, 3 01/14/2013, 2 01/21/2013, 3 01/28/2013, 3 02/04/2013, 3 02/11/2013, 5 02/18/2013, 6 02/25/2013, 7 03/04/2013, 9 03/11/2013, 7 03/18/2013, 9 03/25/2013, 7 04/01/2013, 7 04/08/2013, 9 04/15/2013, 10 04/22/2013, 10 04/29/2013, 13 05/06/2013, 13 05/13/2013, 7 05/20/2013, 9 05/27/2013, 10 06/03/2013, 10 06/10/2013, 10 06/17/2013, 15 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 36 PUB DATE: Oct 2012 UNITS SOLD: 3,718 2012 YTD: 125,378	Oct 2012	3,718 125,378
16	14	12	Middle School: My Brother Is a Big, Fat Liar James Patterson, Author, Lisa Papademetriou, Author, Neil Swaab, Illustrator Little Brown and Company, $15.99 (275) 978-0-316-20754-6 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 04/01/2013 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 04/01/2013 Average Rank 6.42 [details] Sales history for Middle School: My Brother Is a Big, Fat Liar date, rank 04/01/2013, 3 04/08/2013, 3 04/15/2013, 3 04/22/2013, 4 04/29/2013, 4 05/06/2013, 6 05/13/2013, 5 05/20/2013, 8 05/27/2013, 8 06/03/2013, 9 06/10/2013, 8 06/17/2013, 16 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: Mar 2013 UNITS SOLD: 3,475 2012 YTD: 91,516	Mar 2013	3,475 91,516
17	29	17	Never Girls #1: In a Blink (Disney Fairies) Kiki Thorpe, Author, Random House Disney, Illustrator Random House Disney, $5.99 (128) 978-0-7364-2794-4 Last rank 29 Initial Rank 24 Initial Date 04/08/2013 Highest Rank 17 Highest Rank Date 06/17/2013 Average Rank 21.00 [details] Sales history for Never Girls #1: In a Blink (Disney Fairies) date, rank 04/08/2013, 24 05/13/2013, 25 06/10/2013, 18 06/17/2013, 17 LAST WEEK: 29 WEEKS ON LIST: 17 PUB DATE: Jan 2013 UNITS SOLD: 3,468 2012 YTD: 51,853	Jan 2013	3,468 51,853
18	17	9	Theodore Boone: The Accused John Grisham, Author Puffin Books, $7.99 (271) 978-0-14-242613-5 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 04/22/2013 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 05/13/2013 Average Rank 8.56 [details] Sales history for Theodore Boone: The Accused date, rank 04/22/2013, 5 04/29/2013, 6 05/06/2013, 7 05/13/2013, 4 05/20/2013, 7 05/27/2013, 11 06/03/2013, 8 06/10/2013, 11 06/17/2013, 18 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Apr 2013 UNITS SOLD: 3,394 2012 YTD: 39,361	Apr 2013	3,394 39,361
19	46	51	Tales from a Not-So-Graceful Ice Princess Rachel Renee Russell, Author, Rachel Renee Russell, Illustrator Aladdin Paperbacks, $13.99 (347) 978-1-4424-1192-0 Last rank 46 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 06/18/2012 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/18/2012 Average Rank 10.04 [details] Sales history for Tales from a Not-So-Graceful Ice Princess date, rank 06/18/2012, 7 06/18/2012, 1 07/02/2012, 10 07/02/2012, 1 07/09/2012, 1 07/16/2012, 1 07/23/2012, 2 07/30/2012, 1 08/06/2012, 1 08/13/2012, 1 08/20/2012, 3 08/27/2012, 5 09/03/2012, 6 09/10/2012, 6 09/17/2012, 7 09/24/2012, 5 10/01/2012, 8 10/08/2012, 6 10/15/2012, 8 10/22/2012, 9 10/29/2012, 7 11/05/2012, 12 11/12/2012, 11 11/19/2012, 11 11/26/2012, 10 12/03/2012, 11 12/10/2012, 9 12/17/2012, 13 12/24/2012, 11 12/31/2012, 11 01/07/2013, 9 01/14/2013, 15 01/21/2013, 13 01/28/2013, 14 02/04/2013, 12 02/11/2013, 12 02/18/2013, 16 02/25/2013, 17 03/04/2013, 16 03/11/2013, 16 03/18/2013, 18 03/25/2013, 15 04/01/2013, 18 04/08/2013, 21 04/15/2013, 22 06/10/2013, 24 06/17/2013, 19 LAST WEEK: 46 WEEKS ON LIST: 51 PUB DATE: Jun 2012 UNITS SOLD: 3,380 2012 YTD: 70,839	Jun 2012	3,380 70,839
20	23	5	The Serpent's Shadow Rick Riordan, Author Disney Press, $9.99 (464) 978-1-4231-4202-7 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 05/20/2013 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 05/20/2013 Average Rank 12.20 [details] Sales history for The Serpent's Shadow date, rank 05/20/2013, 6 05/27/2013, 9 06/03/2013, 12 06/10/2013, 14 06/17/2013, 20 LAST WEEK: 23 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: May 2013 UNITS SOLD: 3,332 2012 YTD: 18,298	May 2013	3,332 18,298
21	26	31	Middle School, the Worst Years of My Life James Patterson, Author, Laura Park, Illustrator, Chris Tebbetts, With Little Brown and Company, $7.99 (281) 978-0-316-10169-1 Last rank 26 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 11/19/2012 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 12/24/2012 Average Rank 15.32 [details] Sales history for Middle School, the Worst Years of My Life date, rank 11/19/2012, 9 11/26/2012, 9 12/03/2012, 12 12/10/2012, 10 12/17/2012, 11 12/24/2012, 7 12/31/2012, 8 01/07/2013, 10 01/14/2013, 18 01/21/2013, 17 01/28/2013, 18 02/04/2013, 16 02/11/2013, 13 02/18/2013, 17 02/25/2013, 15 03/04/2013, 19 03/11/2013, 17 03/18/2013, 19 03/25/2013, 18 04/01/2013, 8 04/08/2013, 7 04/15/2013, 18 04/22/2013, 18 04/29/2013, 20 05/06/2013, 22 05/13/2013, 23 05/20/2013, 25 05/27/2013, 19 06/03/2013, 15 06/10/2013, 16 06/17/2013, 21 LAST WEEK: 26 WEEKS ON LIST: 31 PUB DATE: Nov 2012 UNITS SOLD: 2,944 2012 YTD: 78,709	Nov 2012	2,944 78,709
22	32	18	Big Nate Flips Out Lincoln Peirce, Author, Lincoln Peirce, Illustrator HarperCollins, $13.99 (224) 978-0-06-199663-4 Last rank 32 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 02/18/2013 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 02/18/2013 Average Rank 9.16 [details] Sales history for Big Nate Flips Out date, rank 02/18/2013, 2 02/18/2013, 8 02/25/2013, 3 03/04/2013, 2 03/11/2013, 2 03/18/2013, 3 03/25/2013, 2 04/01/2013, 4 04/08/2013, 4 04/15/2013, 6 04/22/2013, 8 04/29/2013, 11 05/06/2013, 15 05/13/2013, 13 05/20/2013, 15 05/27/2013, 18 06/03/2013, 17 06/10/2013, 19 06/17/2013, 22 LAST WEEK: 32 WEEKS ON LIST: 18 PUB DATE: Feb 2013 UNITS SOLD: 2,871 2012 YTD: 142,520	Feb 2013	2,871 142,520
23	45	5	Amelia Bedelia Chapter Book #1: Amelia Bedelia Means Business Herman Parish, Author, Lynne Avril, Illustrator, Herman Parish, Illustrator Greenwillow Books, $4.99 (112) 978-0-06-209496-4 Last rank 45 Initial Rank 25 Initial Date 02/11/2013 Highest Rank 12 Highest Rank Date 04/08/2013 Average Rank 20.43 [details] Sales history for Amelia Bedelia Chapter Book #1: Amelia Bedelia Means Business date, rank 02/11/2013, 25 02/18/2013, 22 02/25/2013, 22 03/11/2013, 22 04/01/2013, 17 04/08/2013, 12 06/17/2013, 23 LAST WEEK: 45 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Jan 2013 UNITS SOLD: 2,838 2012 YTD: 50,539	Jan 2013	2,838 50,539
24	28	20	Beautiful Chaos Kami Garcia, Author, Margaret Stohl, Author Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $9.99 (518) 978-0-316-12351-8 Last rank 28 Initial Rank 22 Initial Date 02/11/2013 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 04/01/2013 Average Rank 15.21 [details] Sales history for Beautiful Chaos date, rank 02/11/2013, 22 02/18/2013, 18 02/25/2013, 13 03/04/2013, 11 03/11/2013, 11 03/18/2013, 15 03/25/2013, 8 04/01/2013, 5 04/08/2013, 14 04/15/2013, 12 04/22/2013, 12 04/29/2013, 15 05/06/2013, 17 05/13/2013, 19 05/20/2013, 17 05/27/2013, 20 06/03/2013, 19 06/10/2013, 17 06/17/2013, 24 LAST WEEK: 28 WEEKS ON LIST: 20 PUB DATE: Jun 2012 UNITS SOLD: 2,720 2012 YTD: 79,382	Jun 2012	2,720 79,382
25	22	23	Beautiful Creatures [With Poster] Kami Garcia, Author, Margaret Stohl, Author Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $10.99 (563) 978-0-316-23167-1 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 20 Initial Date 01/14/2013 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 03/04/2013 Average Rank 12.21 [details] Sales history for Beautiful Creatures [With Poster] date, rank 01/14/2013, 20 01/21/2013, 18 01/28/2013, 10 02/04/2013, 6 02/11/2013, 4 02/18/2013, 5 02/25/2013, 6 03/04/2013, 3 03/11/2013, 3 03/18/2013, 7 03/25/2013, 9 04/01/2013, 10 04/08/2013, 19 04/15/2013, 15 04/22/2013, 20 04/29/2013, 21 06/03/2013, 18 06/10/2013, 13 06/17/2013, 25 LAST WEEK: 22 WEEKS ON LIST: 23 PUB DATE: Nov 2012 UNITS SOLD: 2,695 2012 YTD: 103,245	Nov 2012	2,695 103,245

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Nielsen BookScan, week 24 of 2013, data through 6/9/2013; PW Issue of June 17, 2013