For the month of January, here are Scholastics top book picks in the Children's / Young Adult categories:
Young Adult
1. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins ($7 in TAB)
2. Rules by Cynthia Lord ($3 in Arrow)
3. Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine ($4 in TAB)
4. Al Capone Shines My Shoes by Gennifer Choldenko ($5 in TAB)
5. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins ($7 in TAB)
Middle Grade
1. Saving Zasha by Randi Barrow ($4 in Arrow)
2. Rules by Cynthia Lord ($3 in Arrow)
3. Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan ($4 in Arrow)
4. Al Capone Shines My Shoes by Gennifer Choldenko ($5 inTAB)
5. Heroes of Olympus: The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan ($12 inTAB)
Picture Books
1. Happy Valentine’s Day, Mouse! by Laura Numeroff ($2 inFirefly)
2. You Think It’s Easy Being the Tooth Fairy? by Sheri Bell-Rehwoldt ($4 in SeeSaw)
3. Penguins by Liz Pichon ($3 in Firefly)
4. Groundhog Weather School by Joan Holub ($4 inSeeSaw)
5. Grumpy Gloria by Anna Dewdney ($2 in Firefly)
Transitional Readers
1. Gus Makes a Friend by Frank Remkiewicz ($2 in Firefly)
2. Fancy Nancy: The 100th Day of School by Jane O’Connor ($3 inSeeSaw)
3. Fly Guy Meets Fly Girl! by Tedd Arnold ($3 in SeeSaw)
4. Ant Hill: Big Heart! A Valentine’s Day Tale by Joan Holub ($2 inSeeSaw)
5. It’s the 100th Day, Stinky Face! by Lisa McCourt ($3 in SeeSaw)
Early Chapter Books
1. Moonlight on the Magic Flute (Magic Tree House® #41) by Mary Pope Osborne ($2 in Lucky)
2. Horrible Harry on the Ropes by Suzy Kline ($2 in Lucky)
3. My Weird School: Mr. Macky Is Wacky! by Dan Gutman ($3 inLucky)
4. Geronimo Stilton: The Giant Diamond Robbery ($5 in Lucky)
5. Horrible Harry and the Dead Letters by Suzy Kline ($2 inSeeSaw)
Chapter Books
1. Dear Dumb Diary: Okay, So Maybe I Do Have Superpowers by Jim Benton ($3 in Arrow)
2. Wild Card by Tiki and Ronde Barber ($3 in Arrow)
3. Goddess Girls: Aphrodite the Beauty by Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams ($3 in Arrow)
4. Touch Blue by Cynthia Lord ($3 in Arrow)
5. Matilda by Roald Dahl ($3 in Arrow)
Nonfiction
1. If You Were a Penguin by Wendell Minor ($3 inSeeSaw)
2. Bad Pets by Allan Zullo ($2 in Lucky)
3. Abe Lincoln: The Boy Who Loved Books by Kay Winters ($4 in Lucky)
4. Meet George Washington by Patricia A. Pingry ($4 in SeeSaw)
5. Martin’s Big Words by Doreen Rappaport ($4 inSeeSaw)
Scholastic Book Clubs’ Bestsellers are the most popular books offered across all age groups (PreK–8) each month. The ranking is based on the unit sales of titles available at the time through Scholastic Book Clubs. Books available each month for $1 are not included.