Rankings reflect sales for the week ended Dec. 7, which were reported on a confidential basis by vendors offering a wide range of general interest titles. 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.
Picture Book rankings include hardcover sales only. Series rankings include all print and e-book sales. 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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PICTURE
1. DON’T LET THE PIGEON DRIVE THE SLEIGH!, by Mo Willems. (Union Square Kids) The pigeon has his sights set on driving Santa’s sleigh. (Ages 3 to 5)
WEEKS ON LIST: 23
2. CHRISTMAS AT HOGWARTS, by J.K. Rowling. Illustrated by Ziyi Gao. (Scholastic) Harry Potter celebrates his first Christmas at Hogwarts. (Ages 6 and up)
WEEKS ON LIST: 8
3. TAYLOR SWIFT, by Wendy Loggia. Illustrated by Elisa Chavarri. (Golden) A biography of the pop star. (Ages 4 to 8)
WEEKS ON LIST: 7
4. CHICKA CHICKA HO HO HO, by William Boniface. Illustrated by Julien Chung. (Beach Lane) The Christmas edition of “Chicka Chicka Boom Boom.” (Ages 4 to 8)
WEEKS ON LIST: 5
5. LITTLE RED SLEIGH, by Erin Guendelsberger. Illustrated by Elizaveta Tretyakova. (Sourcebooks Wonderland) Little Red Sleigh dreams of becoming Santa’s sleigh one day. (Ages 4 and up)
WEEKS ON LIST: 15
6. HOW TO CATCH A SNOWMAN, by Adam Wallace. Illustrated by Andy Elkerton. (Sourcebooks Wonderland) Kids build a snowman that comes to life. (Ages 4 to 10)
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
7. HOW TO CATCH SANTA CLAUS, by Alice Walstead. Illustrated by Andy Elkerton. (Sourcebooks Wonderland) The How to Catch Kids try to snare Santa. (Ages 4 to 10)
WEEKS ON LIST: 12
8. HOW TO CATCH A GINGERBREAD MAN, by Adam Wallace. Illustrated by Andy Elkerton. (Sourcebooks Wonderland) The gingerbread man gets loose in a bookstore. (Ages 4 to 7)
WEEKS ON LIST: 3
9. HOW TO CATCH AN ELF, by Adam Wallace. Illustrated by Andy Elkerton. (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky) A tiny narrator dodges traps while making the Christmas rounds. (Ages 3 to 6)
WEEKS ON LIST: 44
10. HOW TO CATCH A REINDEER, by Alice Walstead. Illustrated by Andy Elkerton. (Sourcebooks Wonderland) The Catch Club Kids try to nab Comet the reindeer. (Ages 4 to 8)
WEEKS ON LIST: 9
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MIDDLE GRADE HARDCOVER
1. IMPOSSIBLE CREATURES, by Katherine Rundell. Illustrated by Ashley Mackenzie. (Knopf) A boy is enlisted to save a place where magical creatures live. (Ages 10 and up)
WEEKS ON LIST: 13
2. 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)
WEEKS ON LIST: 227
3. THE COMPLETE BAKING BOOK FOR YOUNG CHEFS, by America’s Test Kitchen Kids. (Sourcebooks Explore) More than 100 kid-tested baking recipes. (Ages 8 to 12)
WEEKS ON LIST: 70
4. THE MILLICENT QUIBB SCHOOL OF ETIQUETTE FOR YOUNG LADIES OF MAD SCIENCE, by Kate McKinnon. (Little, Brown) Three sisters attend an unusual etiquette school. (Ages 8 to 12)
WEEKS ON LIST: 10
5. THE BLETCHLEY RIDDLE, by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin. (Viking) Siblings Jakob and Lizzie decode wartime secrets during World War II-era London. (Ages 10 and up)
WEEKS ON LIST: 9
6. THE LAST DRAGON ON MARS, by Scott Reintgen. (Aladdin) Lunar must save Mars with a dragon named Dread. (Ages 10 and up)
WEEKS ON LIST: 10
7. WONDER, by R.J. Palacio. (Knopf) A boy with a facial deformity starts school. (Ages 8 to 12)
WEEKS ON LIST: 470
8. HEROES, by Alan Gratz. (Scholastic) Friends Frank and Stanley give a vivid account of the Pearl Harbor attack. (Ages 8 to 12)
WEEKS ON LIST: 39
9. THE EYES AND THE IMPOSSIBLE, by Dave Eggers. Illustrations by Shawn Harris. (Knopf, McSweeney’s) A dog who serves as the eyes for three bison in a park enclosure devises a plan to free them. (Ages 8 to 12)
WEEKS ON LIST: 25
10. THE SHERLOCK SOCIETY, by James Ponti. (Aladdin) Four kids investigate illegal waste dumping in Florida’s Everglades. (Ages 8 to 12)
WEEKS ON LIST: 7
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YOUNG ADULT HARDCOVER
1. DIVINE RIVALS, by Rebecca Ross. (Wednesday) Two young rival journalists find love through a magical connection. (Ages 13 to 18)
WEEKS ON LIST: 75
2. TO SHATTER THE NIGHT, by Katherine Quinn. (Entangled Teen) Kiara is abandoned in the Mist by her love, Jude. The second novel in the Mistlands series. (Ages 14 to 17)
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
3. HEARTLESS HUNTER, by Kristen Ciccarelli. (Wednesday) Rune, a witch, and Gideon, a witch hunter, fall in love. (Ages 13 to 18)
WEEKS ON LIST: 19
4. IF HE HAD BEEN WITH ME, by Laura Nowlin. (Sourcebooks Fire) The coming-of-age love story of Autumn and Phineas. (Ages 14 to 18)
WEEKS ON LIST: 5
5. NOTHING LIKE THE MOVIES, by Lynn Painter. (Simon & Schuster) In this sequel to “Better Than the Movies,” Wes tries to win back Liz’s heart. (Ages 14 and up)
WEEKS ON LIST: 10
6. A STUDY IN DROWNING, by Ava Reid. (HarperTeen) Dark forces try to thwart Preston and Effy’s efforts to unravel the mysteries of author Emrys Myrddin’s Hiraeth Manor. (Ages 14 and up)
WEEKS ON LIST: 14
7. MURTAGH, by Christopher Paolini. (Knopf) Murtagh and his dragon, Thorn, must find and outwit a mysterious witch. (Ages 12 to 15)
WEEKS ON LIST: 53
8. THE GLASS GIRL, by Kathleen Glasgow. (Delacorte) A teenager named Bella journeys through alcoholism and recovery. (Ages 14 to 18)
WEEKS ON LIST: 10
9. THE GRANDEST GAME, by Jennifer Lynn Barnes. (Little, Brown) A prize worth millions is up for grabs for seven players sequestered on a private island. (Ages 12 to 18)
WEEKS ON LIST: 18
10. HEIR, by Sabaa Tahir. (Putnam) Three young people find their places in a world where peace has been thoroughly disrupted. (Ages 14 to 17)
WEEKS ON LIST: 7
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SERIES
1. DIARY OF A WIMPY KID, written and illustrated by Jeff Kinney. (Amulet) The travails and challenges of adolescence. (Ages 9 to 12)
WEEKS ON LIST: 821
2. KEEPER OF THE LOST CITIES, by Shannon Messenger. (Aladdin) Loyalties are blurred and mysterious symbols abound as the Neverseen wreak their havoc. (Ages 8 to 12)
WEEKS ON LIST: 11
3. HARRY POTTER, by J.K. Rowling. (Scholastic) A wizard hones his conjuring skills in the service of fighting evil. (Ages 10 and up)
WEEKS ON LIST: 820
4. THE WILD ROBOT, by Peter Brown. (Little, Brown) Roz the robot adapts to her surroundings on a remote, wild island. (Ages 7 to 12)
WEEKS ON LIST: 46
5. PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS, by Rick Riordan. (Disney-Hyperion) A boy battles mythological monsters. (Ages 9 to 12)
WEEKS ON LIST: 754
6. DRAGON MASTERS, by Tracey West. (Scholastic) Drake, once skeptical of the existence of dragons, now trains his very own. (Ages 6 to 8)
WEEKS ON LIST: 12
7. LIGHTLARK SAGA, by Alex Aster. (Amulet) Every 100 years the island of Lightlark appears and a deadly competition called the Centennial takes place. (Ages 13 and up)
WEEKS ON LIST: 4
8. THE HUNGER GAMES, by Suzanne Collins. (Scholastic) In a dystopia, a girl fights on live TV to survive. (Ages 12 and up)
WEEKS ON LIST: 350
9. A GOOD GIRL’S GUIDE TO MURDER, by Holly Jackson. (Delacorte) Pippa Fitz-Amobi solves murderous crimes. (Ages 14 and up)
WEEKS ON LIST: 167
10. WHO WAS/IS …?, by Jim Gigliotti and others; various illustrators. (Penguin Workshop) Biographies unlock legendary lives. (Ages 8 to 11)
WEEKS ON LIST: 174
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