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NYTimes Best Sellers: Children's Series

Authoritatively ranked lists of books sold in the United States.

Most links below are to print books; check Overdrive for eBooks. Book covers provided by Syndetics depending on availability.

Data provided by The New York Times

1

26 weeks on the list

The One and Only

by Katherine Applegate

HarperCollins

The stories of Ivan, Bob and Ruby. (Ages 8 to 12)

2

791 weeks on the list

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

by and Jeff Kinney

Amulet

The travails and challenges of adolescence. (Ages 9 to 12)

3

137 weeks on the list

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

by Holly Jackson

Delacorte

Pippa Fitz-Amobi solves murderous crimes. (Ages 14 and up)

4

154 weeks on the list

Who Was/is . . . ?

by Jim Gigliotti and others; various illustrators

Penguin Workshop

Biographies unlock legendary lives. (Ages 8 to 11)

5

724 weeks on the list

Percy Jackson & the Olympians

by Rick Riordan

Disney-Hyperion

A boy battles mythological monsters. (Ages 9 to 12)

6

327 weeks on the list

The Hunger Games

by Suzanne Collins

Scholastic

In a dystopia, a girl fights for survival on live TV. (Ages 12 and up)

7

790 weeks on the list

Harry Potter

by J.K. Rowling

Scholastic

A wizard hones his conjuring skills in the service of fighting evil. (Ages 10 and up)

8

44 weeks on the list

Folk of the Air

by Holly Black

Little, Brown

Jude’s quest to become the first mortal queen of the High Court of Faerie. (Ages 14 to 17)

9

8 weeks on the list

Boys of Tommen

by Chloe Walsh

Bloom

In Ireland, friends at the private school Tommen College prepare for adulthood. (Ages 16 to 18)

10

108 weeks on the list

The Summer I Turned Pretty Trilogy

by Jenny Han

Simon & Schuster

A beach house, summer love and enduring friendships. (Ages 12 and up)