Trade Paperback Fiction
2021 Indie Bestseller Highlights
Based on sales for the period of January 1 through November 28, 2021
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
or visit IndieBound.org.
| Trade Paperback Fiction |
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| 1. |
The Song of Achilles Madeline Miller, Ecco, $16.99, 9780062060624 |
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| 2. |
Circe Madeline Miller, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316556323 |
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| 3. |
People We Meet on Vacation Emily Henry, Berkley, $16.00, 9781984806758 |
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| 4. |
Where the Crawdads Sing Delia Owens, Putnam, $18.00, 9780735219106 |
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| 5. |
The House in the Cerulean Sea TJ Klune, Tor, $18.99, 9781250217318 |
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| 6. |
The Overstory Richard Powers, Norton, $18.95, 9780393356687 |
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| 7. |
Hamnet Maggie O'Farrell, Vintage, $16.95, 9781984898876 |
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| 8. |
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Taylor Jenkins Reid, Washington Square Press, $17.00, 9781501161933 |
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| 9. |
Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $18.00, 9780593438374 |
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| 10. |
The Night Watchman Louise Erdrich, Harper Perennial, $18.00, 9780062671196 |
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| 11. |
The Dutch House Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $17.00, 9780062963680 |
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| 12. |
Anxious People Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $17.00, 9781501160844 |
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| 13. |
The Silent Patient Alex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $17.99, 9781250301703 |
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| 14. |
One Last Stop Casey McQuiston, St. Martin's Griffin, $16.99, 9781250244499 |
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| 15. |
The Rose Code Kate Quinn, Morrow, $17.99, 9780062943477 |
Trade Paperback Nonfiction
2021 Indie Bestseller Highlights
Based on sales for the period of January 1 through November 28, 2021
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
or visit IndieBound.org.
| Trade Paperback Nonfiction | ||
| 1. |
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $18.00, 9781571313560 |
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| 2. |
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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| 3. |
The Body: A Guide for Occupants Bill Bryson, Anchor, $17.00, 9780804172721 |
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| 4. |
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $24.99, 9780062316110 |
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| 5. |
Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures Merlin Sheldrake, Random House, $18.00, 9780525510321 |
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| 6. |
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood Trevor Noah, One World, $18.00, 9780399588198 |
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| 7. |
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95, 9781878424310 |
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| 8. |
White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism Robin DiAngelo, Beacon Press, $16.00, 9780807047415 |
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| 9. |
Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot Mikki Kendall, Penguin, $16.00, 9780525560562 |
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| 10. |
Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century Jessica Bruder, Norton, $16.95, 9780393356311 |
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| 11. |
Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning Cathy Park Hong, One World, $18.00, 9781984820389 |
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| 12. |
The Warmth of Other Suns Isabel Wilkerson, Vintage, $17.95, 9780679763888 |
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| 13. |
My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies Resmaa Menakem, Central Recovery Press, $17.95, 9781942094470 |
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| 14. |
On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century Timothy Snyder, Crown, $9.99, 9780804190114 |
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| 15. |
The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America Richard Rothstein, Liveright, $17.95, 9781631494536 |
Hardcover Fiction
2021 Indie Bestseller Highlights
Based on sales for the period of January 1 through November 28, 2021
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
or visit IndieBound.org.
| Hardcover Fiction | ||
| 1. |
The Hill We Climb Amanda Gorman, Viking, $15.99, 9780593465271 |
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| 2. |
The Midnight Library Matt Haig, Viking, $26.00, 9780525559474 |
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| 3. |
Klara and the Sun Kazuo Ishiguro, Knopf, $28.00, 9780593318171 |
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| 4. |
The Vanishing Half Brit Bennett, Riverhead Books, $27.00, 9780525536291 |
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| 5. |
The Four Winds Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's, $28.99, 9781250178602 |
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| 6. |
Cloud Cuckoo Land Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $30.00, 9781982168438 |
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| 7. |
Project Hail Mary Andy Weir, Ballantine, $28.99, 9780593135204 |
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| 8. |
The Lincoln Highway Amor Towles, Viking, $30.00, 9780735222359 |
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| 9. |
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue V.E. Schwab, Tor, $26.99, 9780765387561 |
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| 10. |
Beautiful World, Where Are You Sally Rooney, FSG, $28.00, 9780374602604 |
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| 11. |
Malibu Rising Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $28.00, 9781524798659 |
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| 12. |
The Last Thing He Told Me Laura Dave, Simon & Schuster, $27.00, 9781501171345 |
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| 13. |
Hamnet Maggie O'Farrell, Knopf, $26.95, 9780525657606 |
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| 14. |
Harlem Shuffle Colson Whitehead, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385545136 |
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| 15. |
The Madness of Crowds Louise Penny, Minotaur, $28.99, 9781250145260 |
Hardcover Nonfiction
2021 Indie Bestseller Highlights
Based on sales for the period of January 1 through November 28, 2021
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
or visit IndieBound.org.
| Hardcover Nonfiction | ||
| 1. |
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99, 9780062976581 |
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| 2. |
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents Isabel Wilkerson, Random House, $32.00, 9780593230251 |
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| 3. |
Untamed Glennon Doyle, The Dial Press, $28.00, 9781984801258 |
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| 4. |
Crying in H Mart: A Memoir Michelle Zauner, Knopf, $26.95, 9780525657743 |
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| 5. |
A Promised Land Barack Obama, Crown, $45.00, 9781524763169 |
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| 6. |
The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet John Green, Dutton, $28.00, 9780525555216 |
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| 7. |
World Travel: An Irreverent Guide Anthony Bourdain, Laurie Woolever, Ecco, $35.00, 9780062802798 |
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| 8. |
Peril Bob Woodward, Robert Costa, Simon & Schuster, $30.00, 9781982182915 |
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| 9. |
Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest Suzanne Simard, Knopf, $28.95, 9780525656098 |
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| 10. |
Greenlights Matthew McConaughey, Crown, $30.00, 9780593139134 |
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| 11. |
The Premonition: A Pandemic Story Michael Lewis, Norton, $30.00, 9780393881554 |
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| 12. |
The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race Walter Isaacson, S&S, $35.00, 9781982115852 |
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| 13. |
The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story Nikole Hannah-Jones, The New York Times Magazine, One World, $38.00, 9780593230572 |
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| 14. |
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life George Saunders, Random House, $28.00, 9781984856029 |
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| 15. |
The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music Dave Grohl, Dey Street Books, $29.99, 9780063076099 |
Early & Middle Grade Readers
2021 Indie Bestseller Highlights
Based on sales for the period of January 1 through November 28, 2021
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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| Early & Middle Grade Readers | ||
| 1. |
Cat Kid Comic Club Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338712766 |
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| 2. |
Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories Jeff Kinney, Abrams, $14.99, 9781419756979 |
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| 3. |
A Wolf Called Wander Rosanne Parry, Greenwillow Books, $7.99, 9780062895943 |
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| 4. |
New Kid Jerry Craft, Quill Tree Books, $12.99, 9780062691194 |
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| 5. |
When Stars Are Scattered Victoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed, Dial Books, $12.99, 9780525553908 |
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| 6. |
Pax Sara Pennypacker, Jon Klassen (Illus.), Balzer + Bray, $8.99, 9780062377029 |
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Guts: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9780545852500 |
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| 8. |
Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $14.99, 9781419749094 |
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| 9. |
Allergic Megan Wagner Lloyd, Michelle Mee Nutter (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338568905 |
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| 10. |
The One and Only Bob Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $18.99, 9780062991317 |
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Friends Forever Shannon Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), First Second, $12.99, 9781250317568 |
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The Christmas Pig J.K. Rowling, Jim Field (Illus.), Scholastic, $24.99, 9781338790238 |
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| 13. |
The Beatryce Prophecy Kate DiCamillo, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Candlewick, $19.99, 9781536213614 |
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| 14. |
The One and Only Ivan Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780061992278 |
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| 15. |
Ground Zero Alan Gratz, Scholastic, $17.99, 9781338245752 |
Young Adult
2021 Indie Bestseller Highlights
Based on sales for the period of January 1 through November 28, 2021
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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| Young Adult | ||
| 1. |
They Both Die at the End Adam Silvera, Quill Tree Books, $12.99, 9780062457806 |
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| 2. |
We Were Liars E. Lockhart, Ember, $10.99, 9780385741279 |
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| 3. |
Firekeeper's Daughter Angeline Boulley, Henry Holt and Co. BYR, $18.99, 9781250766564 |
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| 4. |
One of Us Is Lying Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $17.99, 9781524714680 |
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| 5. |
Concrete Rose Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $19.99, 9780062846716 |
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Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780316453691 |
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| 7. |
The Hate U Give Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $18.99, 9780062871350 |
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| 8. |
Hatchet Gary Paulsen, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9781481486293 |
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| 9. |
The Girl from the Sea: A Graphic Novel Molly Knox Ostertag, Graphix, $14.99, 9781338540574 |
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| 10. |
Legendborn (An Indies Introduce Title) Tracy Deonn, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $19.99, 9781534441606 |
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The Book Thief Markus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9780385754729 |
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| 12. |
Cemetery Boys (An Indies Introduce Title) Aiden Thomas, Swoon Reads, $17.99, 9781250250469 |
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| 13. |
Iron Widow Xiran Jay Zhao, Penguin Teen, $17.99, 9780735269934 |
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| 14. |
The Giver Lois Lowry, HMH Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9780544340688 |
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| 15. |
These Violent Delights Chloe Gong, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $19.99, 9781534457690 |
Children's Illustrated
2021 Indie Bestseller Highlights
Based on sales for the period of January 1 through November 28, 2021
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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| Children's Illustrated | ||
| 1. |
Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617 |
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| 2. |
Change Sings: A Children's Anthem Amanda Gorman, Loren Long (Illus.), Viking Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780593203224 |
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| 3. |
We Are Water Protectors Carole Lindstrom, Michaela Goade (Illus.), Roaring Brook Press, $17.99, 9781250203557 |
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99, 9780399226908 |
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Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $19.95, 9780060254926 |
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Room on the Broom Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler (Illus.), Dial Books, $8.99, 9780593110409 |
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The Snowy Day Ezra Jack Keats, Viking Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780670012701 |
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Dragons Love Tacos Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial, $18.99, 9780803736801 |
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Itty-Bitty Kitty-Corn Shannon Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), Abrams, $18.99, 9781419750915 |
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Antiracist Baby Ibram X. Kendi, Ashley Lukashevsky (Illus.), Kokila, $8.99, 9780593110508 |
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| 11. |
Oh, the Places You'll Go! Dr. Seuss, Random House, $18.99, 9780679805274 |
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| 12. |
Little Blue Truck Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Clarion Books, $8.99, 9780358451228 |
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| 13. |
Woodland Dance! Sandra Boynton, Workman, $7.95, 9781523514687 |
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Jungle Night Sandra Boynton, Workman, $7.95, 9781523513604 |
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| 15. |
Eyes That Kiss in the Corners Joanna Ho, Dung Ho (Illus.), Harper, $17.99, 9780062915627 |
Children's Series
2021 Indie Bestseller Highlights
Based on sales for the period of January 1 through November 28, 2021
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 |
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| 3. |
Wings of Fire Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic |
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| 4. |
Magic Tree House Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers |
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| 5. |
Harry Potter J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books |
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| 6. |
Elephant and Piggie Mo Willems, Hyperion |
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| 7. |
I Survived Lauren Tarshis, Scholastic |
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| 8. |
Shadow and Bone Leigh Bardugo, Henry Holt and Co. BYR |
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| 9. |
Six of Crows Leigh Bardugo, Henry Holt and Co. BYR |
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| 10. |
The Bad Guys Aaron Blabey, Scholastic |