July 2012
Top 10 Best Sellers in Children Series
1. THE HUNGER GAMES, by Suzanne Collins. (Scholastic, hardcover and paper.) In a dystopia, a girl fights for survival on live TV. (Ages 12 and up) 98 Weeks on the List
2. DORK DIARIES, by Rachel Renée Russell. (Aladdin, hardcover only.) Nikki Maxwell navigates the halls of middle school. (Ages 9 to 13)
40 Weeks on the List
3. KANE CHRONICLES, by Rick Riordan. (Hyperion, hardcover and paper.) Ancient gods are unleashed, but the Kanes have power, too. (Ages 10 and up)
10 Weeks on the List
4. DIARY OF A WIMPY KID, written and illustrated by Jeff Kinney. (Abrams, hardcover only.) The travails of adolescence, in cartoons. (Ages 9 to 12)
182 Weeks on the List
5. FALLEN, by Lauren Kate. (Delacorte, hardcover and paper.) Fallen angels and forbidden love through the centuries. (Ages 12 and up) 14 Weeks on the List
6. THE MAZE RUNNER TRILOGY, by James Dashner. (Delacorte, hardcover and paper.) Amnesiac teenagers endure a series of trials. (Ages 12 and up)
30 Weeks on the List
7. PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS, by Rick Riordan. (Hyperion, hardcover and paper.) Children of the gods battle monsters. (Ages 9 to 12)
255 Weeks on the List
8. BIG NATE, written and illustrated by Lincoln Peirce. (HarperCollins, hardcover and paper; Andrews McMeel, paper.) Where Nate goes, trouble is sure to follow. (Ages 8 to 12) 62 Weeks on the List
9. THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS, by Cassandra Clare. (McElderry/Simon & Schuster, hardcover and paper.) A world of demons and warriors. (Ages 14 and up)
63 Weeks on the List
10. THEODORE BOONE, by John Grisham. (Dutton, hardcover; Puffin, paper.) The adventures of a kid lawyer. (Ages 9 to 12) 7 Weeks on the List
A version of this list appears in the July 22, 2012 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending July 7, 2012.
source: http://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2012-07-22/series-books/list.html
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