[bksvol-discuss] Children's bestsellers this week
- From: "Jamie Yates, CPhT" <mirxtech@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Bookshare Volunteers <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 21:59:24 -0500
A new week and new bestsellers.
Children's Books
Top 5 at a Glance
1. LEGO STAR WARS, by Simon Beecroft
2. WADDLE!, written and illustrated by Rufus Butler Seder
3. LISTEN TO THE WIND: THE STORY OF DR. GREG AND "THREE CUPS OF TEA", by
Greg Mortenson and Susan L. Roth
4. FAMILY HUDDLE, written by Peyton Manning, Eli Manning and Archie Manning.
Illustrated by Jim Madsen
5. THE LION AND THE MOUSE, by Jerry Pinkney
I'm still waiting for Lego Star Wars to come in from the library. Waddle and
Listen to the Wind have been submitted. The Lion and the Mouse is already in
the collection.
I couldn't find Family Huddle in the collection. I was able to
inter-library request it though so I will work on it when it gets here.
The rest of the children's bestsellers are:
6 GALLOP!, written and illustrated by Rufus Butler Seder. (Workman, $12.95.)
Animals seem to move when you flip the page. (Ages 4 to 8) 104
7 OTIS, written and illustrated by Loren Long. (Philomel, $17.99.) A frisky
tractor finds friendship with a calf. (Ages 4 to 8) 10
8 NUBS, by Brian Dennis, Mary Nethery and Kirby Larson. (Little, Brown Books
for Young Readers, $17.99.) A wild dog in Iraq makes a friend for life when
a Marine takes him in. (Ages 4 to 8) 11
9 SKIPPYJON JONES, LOST IN SPICE, written and illustrated by Judy Schachner.
(Dutton, $16.99.) The peppery red planet captures a cat’s fancy. (Ages 4 to
8) 18
10 THE LITTLE PRINCE, written and illustrated by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.
(HMH, $35.) A pop-up edition. (Ages 9 to 12) 5
And those are all already in the collection.
The chapter books are:
1 WITCH AND WIZARD, by James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet. (Little,
Brown, $17.99.) One of each, brother and sister, flex their newfound powers.
(Ages 12 and up) 5
2 CATCHING FIRE, by Suzanne Collins. (Scholastic, $17.99.) The protagonist
of "The Hunger Games" returns. (Ages 12 and up) 20
3 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) 71
4 FALLEN, by Lauren Kate. (Delacorte, $17.99.) Thwarted love among misfits
at a boarding school in Savannah, Ga. (Ages 12 and up) 6
5 BEAUTIFUL CREATURES, by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. (Little, Brown,
$17.99.) A secret wrapped in a Southern Gothic novel. (Ages 12 and up) 7
6 SHIVER, by Maggie Stiefvater. (Scholastic Press/Scholastic, $17.99.) Love
among the lupine. (Ages 12 and up) 25
7 THIRTEEN REASONS WHY, by Jay Asher. (Razorbill, $16.99.) Before she
commits suicide a girl records and sends explanatory audiotapes to 13
people. (Ages 14 and up) 57
8 HUSH, HUSH, by Becca Fitzpatrick. (Simon & Schuster Books for Young
Readers, $17.99.) A love story studded with with ancient battles and
immortal characters. (Ages 14 and up) 9
9 CAPTIVATE, by Carrie Jones. (Bloomsbury, $16.99.) Pixie problems and a
pretender to the throne. (Ages 12 and up) 2
10 TRICKS, by Ellen Hopkins. (McElderry/Simon & Schuster, $18.99.) A novel
in verse about five teenagers who resort to prostitution. (Ages 14 and up)
18
I could not find Witch and Wizard in the collection. The Hunger Games and
Catching Fire are in the collection. Fallen is not in the collection.
Beautiful Creatures is in the collection. Shiver is not in the collection.
Thirteen Reasons Why is in the collection. Hush Hush is in the collection.
I couldn't find Captivate in the collection, but Tricks is there. I think
Carrie said she would work on the chapter books.
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Jamie in Michigan
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