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1) Diary of a wimpy kid: partypooper

Author

Kinney, Jeff

Series

Diary of a wimpy kid (Series) volume 20

Notes

#1 on the Children’s & Young Adult Series list. Last week it was ranked 1. It has been on the list for 891 week(s).

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"You're invited -- RSVP for fun! Expect gobs of fun and over-the-top antics as Greg throws an epic birthday party for none other than himself. So come celebrate and laugh alongside Greg, his family, and the entire world of Wimpy Kid fans." -- Provided by publisher.

2) Sunrise on the reaping

Author

Collins, Suzanne

Series

Hunger Games (Series)

Notes

#2 on the Children’s & Young Adult Series list. Last week it was ranked 2. It has been on the list for 418 week(s).

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"When you've been set up to lose everything you love, what is there left to fight for? As the day dawns on the fiftieth annual Hunger Games, fear grips the districts of Panem. This year, in honor of the Quarter Quell, twice as many tributes will be taken from their homes. Back in District 12, Haymitch Abernathy is trying not to think too hard about his chances. All he cares about is making it through the day and being with the girl he loves. When...

3) The hybrid prince

Author

Sutherland, Tui, 1978-

Series

Wings of fire

Notes

#3 on the Children’s & Young Adult Series list. Last week it was ranked 3. It has been on the list for 237 week(s).

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"Umber followed the clawmarks (if that's what they were), finding one every few trees until he reached what seemed to be the halfway point of the beach. To his left, the island curved away out of sight, and to his right, a stretch of craggy rocks trailed into the ocean and cut off the view beyond... And here, at the midpoint, the clawmarks changed. Umber felt a chill run through his scales. There were words carved into the trees. Not safe here, the...

4) Harry Potter and the sorcerer's stone

Author

Rowling, J. K

Series

Harry Potter series volume 1
Year ... at Hogwarts volume 1
Harry Potter

Notes

#4 on the Children’s & Young Adult Series list. Last week it was ranked 4. It has been on the list for 890 week(s).

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"Till now there's been no magic for Harry Potter. He lives with the miserable Dursleys at number four, Privet Drive. His room is the cupboard under the stairs, and he hasn't had a birthday party in eleven years. But then a mysterious letter arrives by owl messenger: a letter with an invitiation to an incredible place called Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. And there he finds not only friends, flying sports on broomsticks, and magic in everything...

5) Wild Darling

Author

Moody, Alexandra

Series

Darling Devils series volume 3
Darling Devils

Notes

#5 on the Children’s & Young Adult Series list. It has been on the list for 1 week(s).

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"Parker Darling is ready to take center ice . . . But the Ransom Devils have a new coach--one who already hates Parker for a dumb mistake he made years ago. A mistake he made with the help of the coach's daughter, Mackenzie. Kenzie Foster loves hockey. But her dad has forbidden her from playing--and it's all Parker Darling's fault. When the Devils' star goalie is cut, Parker is determined to step up and lead the team back to greatness. Kenzie, meanwhile,...

6) Binding 13

Author

Walsh, Chloe (Fiction writer)

Series

Boys of Tommen volume 1

Notes

#6 on the Children’s & Young Adult Series list. Last week it was ranked 6. It has been on the list for 67 week(s).

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Johnny Kavanagh has everything going for him. On the rugby pitch, he's a force to be reckoned with. Primed for stardom, he's heading straight for the top. Nothing can possibly get in his way, right? Not even the shy new girl at Tommen College. The one with the sad eyes and hidden bruises. The one that distracts him like no one ever has. Plagued with a hidden injury and desperate to impress the scouts watching his every move, Johnny has been placed...

7) The lightning thief

Author

Riordan, Rick

Series

Percy Jackson and the Olympians volume 1

Notes

#7 on the Children’s & Young Adult Series list. Last week it was ranked 7. It has been on the list for 823 week(s).

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"Percy Jackson is about to be kicked out of boarding school ... again. And that's the least of his troubles. Lately, mythological monsters and the gods of Mount Olympus seem to be walking straight out of the pages of Percy's Greek mythology textbook and into his life. And worse, he's angered a few of them. Zeus's master lightning bolt has been stolen, and Percy is the prime suspect. Now Percy and his friends have just ten days to find and return Zeus's...

8) The wild robot

Author

Brown, Peter, 1979-

Series

Wild robot (Series) volume 1
Wild Robot
Wild Robot
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Notes

#8 on the Children’s & Young Adult Series list. Last week it was ranked 5. It has been on the list for 112 week(s).

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Roz the robot discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island with no memory of where she is from or why she is there, and her only hope of survival is to try to learn about her new environment from the island's hostile inhabitants. When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island. She has no idea how she got there or what her purpose is - but she knows she needs to survive. After battling...

9) Lightlark

Author

Aster, Alex

Series

Lightlark saga volume 1
Lightlark volume 1
Lightlark
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Notes

#9 on the Children’s & Young Adult Series list. Last week it was ranked 8. It has been on the list for 42 week(s).

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"Welcome to the Centennial. Every 100 years, the island of Lightlark appears to host the Centennial, a deadly game that only the rulers of six realms are invited to play. The invitation is a summons a call to embrace victory and ruin, baubles and blood. The Centennial offers the six rulers one final chance to break the curses that have plagued their realms for centuries. Each ruler has something to hide. Each realm's curse is uniquely wicked. To destroy...

10) Adventure is out there!: a twisted tale

Author

Braswell, Liz

Series

Twisted tale

Notes

#10 on the Children’s & Young Adult Series list. It has been on the list for 27 week(s).

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"Sixteen-year-old Ellie McGill is fed up. Sure, for some, life in small town Americana is idyllic. Nothing but picket fences and USO dances and holiday parades. But Ellie has long dreamed of towering mountains, tangled jungles, and most of all...traveling to the incredible South American Landmark Paradise Falls. Ellie thought these dreams made her strange, until she met her sweet best friend Carl (when he promptly broke his leg in her clubhouse)....

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