Trade Paperback Fiction
2023 Indie Bestsellers Highlights
Based on sales for the period of January 1 through November 26, 2023
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.
| Paperback Fiction | ||
| 1 |
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Taylor Jenkins Reid, Washington Square Press, $17.00, 9781501161933 |
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A Court of Thorns and Roses Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635575569 |
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| 3 |
Trust Hernan Diaz, Riverhead Books, $17.00, 9780593420324 |
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It Ends with Us Colleen Hoover, Atria, $16.99, 9781501110368 |
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| 5 |
The Midnight Library Matt Haig, Penguin, $18.00, 9780525559498 |
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The Thursday Murder Club Richard Osman, Penguin, $18.00, 9781984880987 |
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It Starts with Us Colleen Hoover, Atria, $17.99, 9781668001226 |
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Daisy Jones & The Six Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $17.00, 9780593598429 |
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| 9 |
The Last Thing He Told Me Laura Dave, S&S/Marysue Rucci Books, $17.99, 9781501171352 |
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| 10 |
Legends & Lattes Travis Baldree, Tor, $17.99, 9781250886088 |
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| 11 |
The Song of Achilles Madeline Miller, Ecco, $17.99, 9780062060624 |
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| 12 |
Verity Colleen Hoover, Grand Central, $16.99, 9781538724736 |
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| 13 |
The Maid Nita Prose, Ballantine, $18.00, 9780593356173 |
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| 14 |
Circe Madeline Miller, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316556323 |
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| 15 |
The Silent Patient Alex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $17.99, 9781250301703 |
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Trade Paperback Nonfiction
2023 Indie Bestsellers Highlights
Based on sales for the period of January 1 through November 26, 2023
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| Paperback Nonfiction | ||
| 1 |
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI David Grann, Vintage, $18.00, 9780593470831 |
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| 2 |
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $20.00, 9781571313560 |
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| 3 |
Crying in H Mart: A Memoir Michelle Zauner, Vintage, $17.00, 9781984898951 |
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| 4 |
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma Bessel van der Kolk, M.D., Penguin, $19.00, 9780143127741 |
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| 5 |
All About Love: New Visions bell hooks, Morrow, $16.99, 9780060959470 |
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American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer Kai Bird, Martin J. Sherwin, Vintage, $25.00, 9780375726262 |
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Happy-Go-Lucky David Sedaris, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316392433 |
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| 8 |
The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America Matt Kracht, Chronicle, $15.95, 9781452174037 |
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| 9 |
Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316299220 |
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| 10 |
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95, 9781878424310 |
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| 11 |
Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence Dr. Anna Lembke, Dutton, $18.00, 9781524746742 |
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| 12 |
Solito: A Memoir Javier Zamora, Hogarth, $18.00, 9780593498088 |
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| 13 |
The Book of Delights: Essays Ross Gay, Algonquin Books, $18.99, 9781643753287 |
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| 14 |
Gender Queer: A Memoir Maia Kobabe, Oni Press, $24.99, 9781549304002 |
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| 15 |
Quietly Hostile: Essays Samantha Irby, Vintage, $17.00, 9780593315699 |
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Hardcover Fiction
2023 Indie Bestsellers Highlights
Based on sales for the period of January 1 through November 26, 2023
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.
| Hardcover Fiction | ||
| 1 |
Lessons in Chemistry Bonnie Garmus, Doubleday, $29.00, 9780385547345 |
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| 2 |
Demon Copperhead Barbara Kingsolver, Harper, $32.50, 9780063251922 |
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| 3 |
Fourth Wing Rebecca Yarros, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $29.99, 9781649374042 |
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| 4 |
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow Gabrielle Zevin, Knopf, $28.00, 9780593321201 |
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Happy Place Emily Henry, Berkley, $27.00, 9780593441275 |
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Tom Lake Ann Patchett, Harper, $30.00, 9780063327528 |
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The Covenant of Water Abraham Verghese, Grove Press, $32.00, 9780802162175 |
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| 8 |
Iron Flame Rebecca Yarros, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $29.99, 9781649374172 |
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| 9 |
Remarkably Bright Creatures Shelby Van Pelt, Ecco, $29.99, 9780063204157 |
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| 10 |
Hello Beautiful Ann Napolitano, The Dial Press, $28.00, 9780593243732 |
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| 11 |
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store James McBride, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9780593422946 |
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| 12 |
Yellowface R.F. Kuang, Morrow, $30.00, 9780063250833 |
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| 13 |
Horse Geraldine Brooks, Viking, $28.00, 9780399562969 |
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| 14 |
Fourth Wing Special Edition Rebecca Yarros, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $32.99, 9781649376169 |
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| 15 |
Before the Coffee Gets Cold Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Hanover Square Press, $19.99, 9781335430991 |
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Hardcover Nonfiction
2023 Indie Bestsellers Highlights
Based on sales for the period of January 1 through November 26, 2023
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.
| Hardcover Nonfiction | ||
| 1 |
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder David Grann, Doubleday, $30.00, 9780385534260 |
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| 2 |
The Creative Act: A Way of Being Rick Rubin, Penguin Press, $32.00, 9780593652886 |
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| 3 |
Spare Prince Harry The Duke of Sussex, Random House, $36.00, 9780593593806 |
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I'm Glad My Mom Died Jennette McCurdy, Simon & Schuster, $27.99, 9781982185824 |
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The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99, 9780062976581 |
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Poverty, by America Matthew Desmond, Crown, $28.00, 9780593239919 |
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Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones James Clear, Avery, $27.00, 9780735211292 |
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| 8 |
The Woman in Me Britney Spears, Gallery Books, $32.99, 9781668009048 |
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| 9 |
Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America Heather Cox Richardson, Viking, $30.00, 9780593652961 |
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| 10 |
Pageboy: A Memoir Elliot Page, Flatiron Books, $29.99, 9781250878359 |
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| 11 |
The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times Michelle Obama, Crown, $32.50, 9780593237465 |
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| 12 |
Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity Peter Attia, M.D., Bill Gifford, Harmony, $32.00, 9780593236598 |
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Elon Musk Walter Isaacson, Simon & Schuster, $35.00, 9781982181284 |
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Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon Michael Lewis, Norton, $30.00, 9781324074335 |
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| 15 |
The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession Michael Finkel, Knopf, $28.00, 9780525657323 |
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Early & Middle Grade Readers
2023 Indie Bestsellers Highlights
Based on sales for the period of January 1 through November 26, 2023
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| Early & Middle Grade Readers | ||
| 1 |
From the World of Percy Jackson: The Sun and the Star Rick Riordan, Mark Oshiro, Disney Hyperion, $19.99, 9781368081153 |
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Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. Judy Blume, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9781665921312 |
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| 3 |
Odder Katherine Applegate, Charles Santoso (Illus.), Feiwel & Friends, $16.99, 9781250147424 |
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The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale Jon Klassen, Candlewick, $19.99, 9781536223361 |
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The Moth Keeper: A Graphic Novel K. O'Neill, Random House Graphic, $13.99, 9780593182260 |
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School Trip: A Graphic Novel Jerry Craft, Quill Tree Books, $14.99, 9780062885531 |
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Squished: A Graphic Novel Megan Wagner Lloyd, Michelle Mee Nutter (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338568936 |
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| 8 |
Super Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook (Pokémon) Scholastic, $14.99, 9781338714128 |
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| 9 |
Hatchet Gary Paulsen, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9781481486293 |
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| 10 |
Smile: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338740264 |
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| 11 |
Drama: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338801897 |
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| 12 |
Charlotte's Web E.B. White, Harper, $8.99, 9780064400558 |
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Sisters: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338801880 |
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| 14 |
Swim Team: A Graphic Novel Johnnie Christmas, HarperAlley, $15.99, 9780063056763 |
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| 15 |
Guts: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9780545852500 |
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Young Adult
2023 Indie Bestsellers Highlights
Based on sales for the period of January 1 through November 26, 2023
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.
| Young Adult | ||
| 1 |
If He Had Been with Me Laura Nowlin, Sourcebooks Fire, $10.99, 9781728205489 |
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| 2 |
Firekeeper's Daughter Angeline Boulley, Square Fish, $14.99, 9781250866035 |
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They Both Die at the End Adam Silvera, Quill Tree Books, $12.99, 9780062457806 |
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Divine Rivals Rebecca Ross, Wednesday Books, $18.99, 9781250857439 |
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Girl in Pieces Kathleen Glasgow, Ember, $10.99, 9781101934746 |
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Five Survive Holly Jackson, Delacorte Press, $19.99, 9780593374160 |
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Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants Robin Wall Kimmerer, Monique Gray Smith, Nicole Neidhardt (Illus.), Zest Books, $17.99, 9781728458991 |
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Legendborn (Indies Introduce) Tracy Deonn, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $13.99, 9781534441613 |
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| 9 |
Warrior Girl Unearthed Angeline Boulley, Henry Holt and Co. BYR, $19.99, 9781250766588 |
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| 10 |
We Were Liars E. Lockhart, Ember, $10.99, 9780385741279 |
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| 11 |
Nick and Charlie Alice Oseman, Scholastic Press, $16.99, 9781338885101 |
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Check & Mate Ali Hazelwood, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $14.00, 9780593619919 |
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| 13 |
The Book Thief Markus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9780375842207 |
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| 14 |
Hell Followed with Us Andrew Joseph White, Peachtree Teen, $12.99, 9781682635636 |
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| 15 |
The Hate U Give Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $16.99, 9780062498540 |
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Children's Illustrated
2023 Indie Bestsellers Highlights
Based on sales for the period of January 1 through November 26, 2023
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.
| Children's Illustrated | ||
| 1 |
Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $10.99, 9780694003617 |
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| 2 |
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99, 9780399226908 |
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| 3 |
Taylor Swift: A Little Golden Book Biography Wendy Loggia, Elisa Chavarri (Illus.), Golden Books, $5.99, 9780593566718 |
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Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $21.99, 9780060254926 |
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Bluey: The Pool Penguin Young Readers, $4.99, 9780593385685 |
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Dragons Love Tacos Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial Books, $18.99, 9780803736801 |
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Room on the Broom Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler (Illus.), Dial Books, $8.99, 9780593110409 |
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Knight Owl Christopher Denise, Christy Ottaviano Books, $17.99, 9780316310628 |
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Bluey: Camping Penguin Young Readers, $5.99, 9780593519103 |
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Hot Dog Doug Salati, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780593308431 |
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Bluey 5-Minute Stories: 6 Stories in 1 Book? Hooray! Penguin Young Readers, $14.99, 9780593521908 |
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| 12 |
Bluey: The Beach Penguin Young Readers, $4.99, 9780593226094 |
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Where's Bluey? Penguin Young Readers, $8.99, 9780593385692 |
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| 14 |
Oh, the Places You'll Go! Dr. Seuss, Random House Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780679805274 |
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Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Bill Martin Jr., Eric Carle (Illus.), Henry Holt and Co. BYR, $8.99, 9780805047905 |
Children's Series
2023 Indie Bestsellers Highlights
Based on sales for the period of January 1 through November 26, 2023
For an independent bookstore store near you, 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 |
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| 3 |
Wings of Fire Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic |
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| 4 |
Elephant & Piggie Mo Willems, Hyperion |
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| 5 |
Percy Jackson and the Olympians Rick Riordan, Hyperion |
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Magic Tree House Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers |
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I Survived Lauren Tarshis, Scholastic |
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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Holly Jackson, Ember |
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| 9 |
The Summer I Turned Pretty Jenny Han, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers |
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| 10 |
The Bad Guys Aaron Blabey, Scholastic |