YA Bestsellers

USA Today's Top 150 Bestselling Books as of 05.08.2011

Thursday, May 12, 2011: According to USA TODAY, the following list contains the top 25 best selling books (out of 150) - based on sales through Sunday, 05/08/2011.  For the complete list of 150 books for the week or just to check out more information - plus reviews, book news and a searchable archive of USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books list - visit their website.

Note of the week:  I may be experiencing heart palpitations. Last week it was Mockingjay that fell from the top 25 - now, Catching Fire has dropped off as well (down to #28).

Sadly, only two YA titles even reside on my list this week - thankfully, The Hunger Games is still there - but now sitting in the #2 position is Rick Riordan's newest title, The Throne of Fire.

Legend:

Position This Week, Last Week, Title, Author (Publisher), Price

1 124 Dead Reckoning, Charlaine Harris (Ace), $27.95

2 0 The Throne of Fire, Rick Riordan (Disney-Hyperion), $18.99

3 8310th Anniversary, James Patterson, Maxine Paetro (Little, Brown), $27.99

4 1 Water for Elephants, Sara Gruen (Algonquin), $7.99

5 2 Heaven Is for Real, Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent (Thomas Nelson), $16.99

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)

 

 

USA Today's Top 150 Bestselling Books as of 05.01.2011

Thursday, May 5, 2011: According to USA TODAY, the following list contains the top 25 best selling books (out of 150) - based on sales through Sunday, 05/01/2011.  For the complete list of 150 books for the week or just to check out more information - plus reviews, book news and a searchable archive of USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books list - visit their website.
Note of the week:  For the first time in what seems like years, Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins, has dropped out of the top 25 - gasp! Okay, so maybe it's not been years - but it has been since last August...and well, I guess it didn't stray too far, dropping only to slot #29. 
However, YA titles have been pretty dormant from the top 25 for quite some time - and this week, they hold only 12% of the first 25 titles. 
It is nice to see Candace Bushnell's, Summer in the City - sequel to The Carrie Diaries (and prequel to the Sex and the City series), make it's debut appearance on the list in the #25 position. This is sitting on my nightstand to be read - check back soon for my review!

Legend:

Position This Week, Last Week, Title, Author (Publisher), Price

1 1 Water for Elephants, Sara Gruen (Algonquin), $7.99

2 2 Heaven Is for Real, Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent (Thomas Nelson), $16.99

3 5 Something Borrowed, Emily Giffin (St. Martin's Press), $7.99

4 4 Bossypants, Tina Fey (Reagan Arthur), $26.99

5 8 The Help, Kathryn Stockett (Berkley), $16.00

USA Today's Top 150 Bestselling Books as of 04.24.2011

Thursday, April 28, 2011: According to USA TODAY, the following list contains the top 25 best selling books (out of 150) - based on sales through Sunday, 04/24/2011.  For the complete list of 150 books for the week or just to check out more information - plus reviews, book news and a searchable archive of USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books list - visit their website.
Note of the week:  YA jumped 4% over last week to covet 24% of the top 25 books on the list - makes you wonder if perhaps YA is on the move? And the answer? Not quite.
Nothing new this week, just a shift in position of titles. Dropping 3 slots to the #12 spot was Ms. Clare's new addition to the Mortal Instruments series, City of Fallen Angels. I finished this book earlier in the week and will say that I do rather enjoy the series - and I've ordered the prequel, Clockwork Angel, which I'm looking forward to reading. I'm now on to the final installment in Carrie Ryan's Forrest of Hands and Teeth trilogy, The Dark and Hallow Places - which I'm surprised hasn't even made it onto the top 150 list at all (yet!). So far, I'm really liking the MC - albeit, this is a much, much darker journey, then Ryan has taken us on before. I think I'm going to really enjoy this one.

Legend:

Position This Week, Last Week, Title, Author (Publisher), Price

1 1 Water for Elephants, Sara Gruen (Algonquin), $7.99

2 2 Heaven Is for Real, Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent (Thomas Nelson), $16.99

3 0 The Sixth Man, David Baldacci (Grand Central), $27.99

4 5 Bossypants, Tina Fey (Reagan Arthur), $26.99

5 10Something Borrowed, Emily Giffin (St. Martin's Press), $7.99

USA Today's Top 150 Bestselling Books as of 04.17.2011

Thursday, April 21, 2011: According to USA TODAY, the following list contains the top 25 best selling books (out of 150) - based on sales through Sunday, 04/17/2011.  For the complete list of 150 books for the week or just to check out more information - plus reviews, book news and a searchable archive of USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books list - visit their website.
Note of the week:  YA is on the upswing, covering 20% of the top 25 titles on the list. New this week, Stephenie Meyer's Illustrated guide of the Twilight Saga makes it's debut in slot #4, while Ms. Clare's new addition to the Mortal Instruments series, City of Fallen Angels, lands in the #9 position. I'm actually reading City of Fallen Angels right now - and so far, so good! 

Legend:

Position This Week, Last Week, Title, Author (Publisher), Price

1 3 Water for Elephants, Sara Gruen (Algonquin), $7.99

2 1 Heaven Is for Real, Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent (Thomas Nelson), $16.99

3 0 Chasing Fire, Nora Roberts (Putnam Adult), $27.95

4 0 The Twilight Saga: The Official Illustrated Guide, Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown), $24.99

5 5 Bossypants, Tina Fey (Reagan Arthur), $26.99

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)