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Scholastic Book Talk: May 2011 Best Sellers

 

Young Adult

1. Stolen Children by Peg Kehret ($3 in Arrow)
2. Cut by Patricia McCormick ($4 in TAB)
3. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins ($7 in TAB andBookBeat: Teens Online)
4. What I Saw and How I Lied by Judy Blundell ($5 in TAB)
5. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins ($7 in TAB and BookBeat: Teens Online)

 

 

Scholastic Book Talk: April 2011 Best Sellers

Book Talk

For the month of April, 2011, here are Scholastics Best Sellers amongst YA & Children's reads:

Young Adult

1. Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl ($5 in Arrow and TAB)
2. Witch & Wizard by James Patterson ($9 in Arrow andBookBeat: Teens Online)
3. Tears of a Tiger by Sharon M. Draper ($4 in TAB)
4. Words in the Dust by Trent Reedy ($5 in TAB)
5. The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan ($9 in TAB andBookBeat: Teens Online)

 

 

 

Middle Grade

1. Old Yeller by Fred Gipson ($2 in TAB)
2. Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine ($4 in Arrow and Spring Gift Books)
3. Notes from the Dog by Gary Paulsen ($3 in Arrow and TAB)
4. The Last Invisible Boy by Evan Kuhlman ($4 in Arrow)
5. Love, Aubrey by Suzanne LaFleur ($3 in Arrow)

 

 

 

Scholastic Book Talk: March 2011 Best Sellers

Book Talk

YOUNG ADULT

1. I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore ($12 in TAB)
2. Missing by Catherine MacPhail ($4 in TAB)
3. Bad Girls Don’t Die by Katie Alender ($6 in TAB)
4. Incarceron by Catherine Fisher ($9 in TAB)
5. Fang: A Maximum Ride Novel by James Patterson ($8 in TAB)

 

 

MIDDLE GRADE

1. Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine ($4 in Arrow)
2. The Lost Children by Carolyn Cohagan ($4 in Arrow)
3. The Batboy by Mike Lupica ($5 in TAB)
4. Empty by Suzanne Weyn ($10 in TAB)
5. Dream of Night by Heather Henson ($5 in TAB)

 

 

Scholastic Book Talk: February 2011 Best Sellers

YOUNG ADULT

1. Beastly by Alex Flinn ($5.00 in TeenRC)
2. I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore ($12.00 in TeenRC)
3. Everwild by Neal Shusterman ($6.00 in TeenRC)
4. North of Beautiful by Justina Chen Headley ($8.00 in TeenRC)
5. Prom and Prejudice by Elizabeth Eulberg ($5.00 in TeenRC)

 

 

MIDDLE GRADE

1. War Horse by Michael Morpurgo ($3.00 in Arrow)
2. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne ($9.00 inArrow)
3. Al Capone Shines My Shoes by Gennifer Choldenko ($5.00 in Arrow)
4. My Fake Boyfriend Is Better Than Yours by Kristina Springer ($5.00 in Arrow)
5. The Crowfield Curse by Pat Walsh ($5.00 in Arrow)

 

 

Scholastic 10 Trends for YA / Children's Books from 2010

 


NEW YORK, Dec. 8, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — Scholastic, the largest publisher and distributor of children’s books, today released a list of 10 Trends in Children’s Books from 2010. The list was compiled by editors from Scholastic, including children’s literature experts from Scholastic Book Clubs and Scholastic Book Fairs, divisions of Scholastic that distribute books from all publishers through schools nationwide.

 

“We’ve seen some exciting innovation in children’s publishing in 2010, including new formats and platforms for storytelling that are helping more and more kids become book lovers,” said Judy Newman, President of Scholastic Book Clubs. “At the same time, we’re seeing a rejuvenation of some classic genres, which I think is evidence of the timeless power that stories and characters have on the lives of children.”

  1. The expanding Young Adult (YA) audience: More and more adults are reading YA books, as the audience for these stories expands.
  2. The year of dystopian fiction:  With best-selling series like The Hunger Games and The Maze Runner, readers can’t seem to get enough of fiction that suggests the future may be worse than the present.
  3. Mythology-based fantasy: Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson series set the trend – and now series like The Kane Chronicles, Lost Heroes of Olympus andGoddess Girls are capitalizing.
  4. Multimedia series: The 39 Clues, Skeleton Creek and The Search for WondLaare hooking readers with stories that go beyond the printed page and meet kids where they are online or via video.
  5. A focus on popular characters – from all media: Kids love to read books about characters they know and recognize from books, movies and television shows. Titles centered around those popular characters (like Fancy Nancy, David Shannon’s “David,” or Toy Story characters) are top sellers.
  6. The shift in picture books: Publishers are publishing about 25 to 30 percent fewer picture book titles than they used to as some parents want their kids to read more challenging books at younger ages. The new trend is leading to popular picture book characters such as Pinkalicious, Splat Cat and Brown Bear, Brown Bear showing up in Beginning Reader books.
  7. The return to humor: Given the effects of the recession on families, it is nice to see a rise in the humor category, fueled by the success of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, Dav Pilkey’s The Adventures of Ook & Gluk: Kung-Fu Cavemen from the Future, and popular media characters like SpongeBob, and Phineas & Ferb.
  8. The rise of the diary and journal format: The Diary of a Wimpy Kid series is the most well-know example of this trend, but the success of Wimpy Kid is leading to popular titles such as Dear Dumb Diary, Dork Diaries, The Popularity Papers, and Big Nate.
  9. Special-needs protagonists: There is a growing body of literary fiction with main characters who have special needs, particularly Aspergers Syndrome and Autism. Examples: My Brother Charlie, Marcelo in the Real World,Mockingbird, and Rules.
  10. Paranormal romance beyond vampires: The success of titles like Linger, Beautiful Creatures, Immortal, and Prophesy of the Sisters shows this genre is still uber-popular and continues to expand.

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