Trade Paperback Fiction
2019 Indie Bestsellers Highlights
Based on sales for the period of January 1, 2019 through December 1, 2019
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
or visit IndieBound.org.
| Trade Paperback Fiction | ||
| 1. |
The Tattooist of Auschwitz Heather Morris, Harper, $16.99, 9780062797155 |
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| 2. |
A Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles, Penguin, $17.00, 9780143110439 |
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| 3. |
The Overstory Richard Powers, Norton, $18.95, 9780393356687 |
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| 4. |
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine Gail Honeyman, Penguin, $16.00, 9780735220690 |
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| 5. |
Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng, Penguin, $17.00, 9780735224315 |
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| 6. |
The Woman in the Window A.J. Finn, Morrow, $16.99, 9780062678423 |
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| 7. |
There There (An Indies Introduce Title) Tommy Orange, Vintage, $16.00, 9780525436140 |
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| 8. |
Less Andrew Sean Greer, Back Bay, $15.99, 9780316316132 |
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| 9. |
The Immortalists Chloe Benjamin, Putnam, $16.00, 9780735215092 |
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| 10. |
Before We Were Yours Lisa Wingate, Ballantine, $17.00, 9780425284704 |
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| 11. |
The Handmaid's Tale Margaret Atwood, Anchor, $15.95, 9780525435006 |
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| 12. |
The Lost Girls of Paris Pam Jenoff, Park Row, $16.99, 9780778330271 |
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| 13. |
The Power Naomi Alderman, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316547604 |
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| 14. |
Ghosted Rosie Walsh, Penguin, $16.00, 9780525522799 |
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| 15. |
All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $17.00, 9781501173219 |
Trade Paperback Nonfiction
2019 Indie Bestsellers Highlights
Based on sales for the period of January 1, 2019 through December 1, 2019
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
or visit IndieBound.org.
| Trade Paperback Nonfiction | ||
| 1. |
Born a Crime Trevor Noah, Spiegel & Grau, $18.00, 9780399588198 |
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| 2. |
Sapiens Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $22.99, 9780062316110 |
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| 3. |
The Mueller Report The Washington Post, Scribner, $15.00, 9781982129736 |
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| 4. |
Calypso David Sedaris, Back Bay, $17.99, 9780316392426 |
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| 5. |
You Are a Badass Jen Sincero, Running Press, $16.00, 9780762447695 |
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| 6. |
White Fragility Robin DiAngelo, Beacon Press, $16.00, 9780807047415 |
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| 7. |
Killers of the Flower Moon David Grann, Vintage, $16.95, 9780307742483 |
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| 8. |
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan, Penguin, $18.00, 9780735224155 |
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| 9. |
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Mental Toughness Harvard Business Review Press, $24.95, 9781633694361 |
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| 10. |
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself Harvard Business School Press, $24.95, 9781422157992 |
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| 11. |
Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $18.00, 9781571313560 |
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| 12. |
I'll Be Gone in the Dark Michelle McNamara, Harper Perennial, $17.99, 9780062319791 |
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| 13. |
Shoe Dog Phil Knight, Scribner, $20.00, 9781501135927 |
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| 14. |
My Own Words Ruth Bader Ginsburg, S&S, $18.00, 9781501145254 |
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| 15. |
Just Mercy Bryan Stevenson, Spiegel & Grau, $16.00, 9780812984965 |
Hardcover Fiction
2019 Indie Bestsellers Highlights
Based on sales for the period of January 1, 2019 through December 1, 2019
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
or visit IndieBound.org.
| Hardcover Fiction | ||
| 1. |
Where the Crawdads Sing Delia Owens, Putnam, $26.00, 9780735219090 |
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| 2. |
The Testaments Margaret Atwood, Nan A. Talese, $28.95, 9780385543781 |
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| 3. |
The Nickel Boys Colson Whitehead, Doubleday, $24.95, 9780385537070 |
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| 4. |
The Dutch House Ann Patchett, Harper, $27.99, 9780062963673 |
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| 5. |
City of Girls Elizabeth Gilbert, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9781594634734 |
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| 6. |
Circe Madeline Miller, Little Brown, $27.00, 9780316556347 |
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| 7. |
The Water Dancer Ta-Nehisi Coates, One World, $28.00, 9780399590597 |
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| 8. |
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous Ocean Vuong, Penguin Press, $26.00, 9780525562023 |
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| 9. |
The Institute Stephen King, Scribner, $30.00, 9781982110567 |
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| 10. |
Normal People Sally Rooney, Hogarth, $26.00, 9781984822178 |
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| 11. |
A Better Man Louise Penny, Minotaur, $28.99, 9781250066213 |
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| 12. |
Summer of '69 Elin Hilderbrand, Little Brown, $28.00, 9780316420013 |
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| 13. |
The Guardians John Grisham, Doubleday, $29.95, 9780385544184 |
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| 14. |
Black Leopard, Red Wolf Marlon James, Riverhead Books, $30.00, 9780735220171 |
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| 15. |
Fire & Blood George R.R. Martin, Doug Wheatley (Illus.), Bantam, $35.00, 9781524796280 |
Hardcover Nonfiction
2019 Indie Bestsellers Highlights
Based on sales for the period of January 1, 2019 through December 1, 2019
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
or visit IndieBound.org.
| Hardcover Nonfiction | ||
| 1. |
Becoming Michelle Obama, Crown, $32.50, 9781524763138 |
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| 2. |
Educated (An Indies Introduce Title) Tara Westover, Random House, $28.00, 9780399590504 |
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| 3. |
The Pioneers David McCullough, S&S, $30.00, 9781501168680 |
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| 4. |
Talking to Strangers Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown, $30.00, 9780316478526 |
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| 5. |
The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck Mark Manson, Harper, $26.99, 9780062457714 |
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| 6. |
Girl, Wash Your Face Rachel Hollis, Thomas Nelson, $24.99, 9781400201655 |
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| 7. |
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat Samin Nosrat, Wendy MacNaughton (Illus.), S&S, $35.00, 9781476753836 |
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| 8. |
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry Neil deGrasse Tyson, Norton, $18.95, 9780393609394 |
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| 9. |
The Second Mountain David Brooks, Random House, $28.00, 9780812993264 |
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| 10. |
Blowout Rachel Maddow, Crown, $30.00, 9780525575474 |
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| 11. |
Calm the F*ck Down Sarah Knight, Little Brown, $19.99, 9780316529150 |
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| 12. |
Women Rowing North Mary Pipher, Bloomsbury, $27.00, 9781632869609 |
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| 13. |
Everything Is F*cked Mark Manson, Harper, $26.99, 9780062888433 |
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| 14. |
Girl, Stop Apologizing Rachel Hollis, HarperCollins Leadership, $24.99, 9781400209606 |
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| 15. |
The Library Book Susan Orlean, S&S, $28.00, 9781476740188 |
Early & Middle Grade Readers
2019 Indie Bestsellers Highlights
Based on sales for the period of January 1, 2019 through December 1, 2019
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
or visit IndieBound.org.
| Early & Middle Grade Readers | ||
| 1. |
Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson's Journal Jeff Kinney, Abrams, $13.99, 9781419740275 |
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| 2. |
Guts Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9780545852500 |
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| 3. |
Astrophysics for Young People in a Hurry Neil deGrasse Tyson, Norton Young Readers, $11.95, 9780393356502 |
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| 4. |
Drama Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545326995 |
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| 5. |
Smile Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545132060 |
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| 6. |
Sisters Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545540605 |
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| 7. |
New Kid Jerry Craft, Harper, $12.99, 9780062691194 |
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| 8. |
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: The Poetry of Mister Rogers Fred Rogers, Luke Flowers (Illus.), Quirk Books, $19.99, 9781683691136 |
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| 9. |
Ghosts Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545540629 |
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| 10. |
The Girl Who Drank the Moon Kelly Barnhill, Algonquin Young Readers, $9.95, 9781616207465 |
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| 11. |
Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Tales of Extraordinary Women Elena Favilli, Francesca Cavallo, Timbuktu Labs, $35.00, 9780997895810 |
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| 12. |
Refugee Alan Gratz, Scholastic Press, $16.99, 9780545880831 |
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| 13. |
A Wolf Called Wander Rosanne Parry, Monica Armino (Illus.), Greenwillow Books, $16.99, 9780062895936 |
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| 14. |
Camp Kayla Miller, HMH Books for Young Readers, $12.99, 9781328530820 |
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| 15. |
Hatchet Gary Paulsen, Drew Willis (Illus.), Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9781481486293 |
Young Adult
2019 Indie Bestsellers Highlights
Based on sales for the period of January 1, 2019 through December 1, 2019
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
or visit IndieBound.org.
| Young Adult | ||
| 1. |
The Hate U Give Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $18.99, 9780062871350 |
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| 2. |
On the Come Up Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $18.99, 9780062498564 |
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| 3. |
Turtles All the Way Down John Green, Penguin, $14.99, 9780525555377 |
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| 4. |
The Sun Is Also a Star Nicola Yoon, Ember, $12.99, 9781984849397 |
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| 5. |
Children of Blood and Bone Tomi Adeyemi, Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), $18.99, 9781250170972 |
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| 6. |
Five Feet Apart Rachael Lippincott, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9781534451568 |
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| 7. |
The Book Thief Markus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9780385754729 |
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| 8. |
One of Us Is Lying Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $17.99, 9781524714680 |
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| 9. |
We Are Okay Nina LaCour, Penguin, $10.99, 9780142422939 |
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| 10. |
SHOUT Laurie Halse Anderson, Viking Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9780670012107 |
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| 11. |
The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm Christopher Paolini, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $16.99, 9781984894861 |
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| 12. |
Orphan Monster Spy Matt Killeen, Penguin, $10.99, 9780451478757 |
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| 13. |
Dear Evan Hansen Val Emmich, et al., Poppy, $18.99, 9780316420235 |
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| 14. |
Salt to the Sea Ruta Sepetys, Penguin, $10.99, 9780142423622 |
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| 15. |
The Poet X Elizabeth Acevedo, HarperTeen, $17.99, 9780062662804 |
Children's Illustrated
2019 Indie Bestsellers Highlights
Based on sales for the period of January 1, 2019 through December 1, 2019
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
or visit IndieBound.org.
| Children's Illustrated | ||
| 1. |
Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617 |
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| 2. |
The Wonky Donkey Craig Smith, Katz Cowley (Illus.), Scholastic, $7.99, 9780545261241 |
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| 3. |
The Pigeon HAS to Go to School! Mo Willems, Hyperion Books for Children, $16.99, 9781368046459 |
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| 4. |
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908 |
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| 5. |
Dragons Love Tacos Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial, $16.99, 9780803736801 |
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| 6. |
Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $18.95, 9780060254926 |
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| 7. |
Oh, the Places You'll Go! Dr. Seuss, Random House, $18.99, 9780679805274 |
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| 8. |
We Don't Eat Our Classmates Ryan T. Higgins, Disney/Hyperion, $17.99, 9781368003551 |
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| 9. |
Room on the Broom Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler (Illus.), Puffin, $7.99, 9780142501122 |
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| 10. |
Little Blue Truck Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers, $7.99, 9780544568037 |
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| 11. |
Pat the Bunny Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden Books, $9.99, 9780307120007 |
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| 12. |
Good Night, Gorilla Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399230035 |
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| 13. |
Hello Lighthouse Sophie Blackall, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780316362382 |
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| 14. |
The Crayons' Christmas Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Penguin Workshop, $19.99, 9780525515746 |
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| 15. |
P Is for Pterodactyl: The Worst Alphabet Book Ever Raj Haldar, Chris Carpenter, Maria Beddia (Illus.), Sourcebooks Explore, $17.99, 9781492674313 |
Children's Series
2019 Indie Bestsellers Highlights
Based on sales for the period of January 1, 2019 through December 1, 2019
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
or visit IndieBound.org.
| Children's Series | ||
| 1. |
Dog Man Dav Pilkey, Graphix |
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| 2. |
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney, Amulet Books |
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| 3. |
Harry Potter J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books |
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| 4. |
Who Was/Is...? Ann Waldron, et al., Penguin Workshop |
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| 5. |
Wings of Fire Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic |
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| 6. |
Magic Tree House Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House |
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| 7. |
Elephant & Piggie Mo Willems, Hyperion |
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| 8. |
I Survived Lauren Tarshis, Scholastic |
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| 9. |
The Last Kids on Earth Max Brallier, Douglas Holgate (Illus.), Viking Books for Young Readers |
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| 10. |
Captain Underpants Dav Pilkey, Scholastic |