National Indie Bestsellers - Early and Middle Grade Readers

Bestseller List for September 19, 2018
Based on sales for the week ending September 16, 2018
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  Early & Middle Grade Readers  
1. The House with a Clock in Its Walls
John Bellairs, Edward Gorey (Illus.), Puffin, $7.99, 9780451481283		  
2. Harbor Me
Jacqueline Woodson, Nancy Paulsen Books, $17.99, 9780399252525		  
3. Wonder
R.J. Palacio, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $16.99, 9781524720193		  
4. Be Prepared
Vera Brosgol, First Second, $12.99, 9781626724457		  
5. Drama
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545326995		  
6. Hatchet
Gary Paulsen, Drew Willis (Illus.), Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9781481486293		  
7. Smile
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545132060		  
8. A Wrinkle in Time
Madeleine L'Engle, Farrar Straus Giroux, $8.99, 9781250153272		  
9. Sisters
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545540605		  
10. The War I Finally Won
Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Puffin , $8.99, 9780147516817		  
11. Ghosts
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545540629		  
12. Refugee
Alan Gratz, Scholastic Press, $16.99, 9780545880831		  
13. Making Friends
Kristen Gudsnuk, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338139211		  
14. Where the Red Fern Grows
Wilson Rawls, Yearling, $7.99, 9780440412670		  
15. The One and Only Ivan
Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $7.99, 9780061992278		  

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