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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

817 weeks on the list

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

by and Jeff Kinney

Amulet

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

2

42 weeks on the list

The Wild Robot

by Peter Brown

Little, Brown

Roz the robot adapts to her surroundings on a remote, wild island. (Ages 7 to 12)

3

750 weeks on the list

Percy Jackson & the Olympians

by Rick Riordan

Disney-Hyperion

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

4

816 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)

5

8 weeks on the list

Shatter Me

by Tahereh Mafi

HarperCollins

In a crumbling dystopian world, dark forces want to use Juliette’s superhuman powers. (Ages 14 and up)

6

19 weeks on the list

The Powerless Trilogy

by Lauren Roberts

Simon & Schuster

A story of forbidden love between Paedyn, an Ordinary, and Kai, an Elite, in the kingdom of Ilya. (Ages 14 and up)

7

11 weeks on the list

Caraval

by Stephanie Garber

Flatiron

Scarlett must find her sister Tella before the five nights of Caraval are over or lose her forever. (Ages 13 to 17)

8

172 weeks on the list

Who Was/is . . . ?

by Jim Gigliotti and others; various illustrators

Penguin Workshop

Biographies unlock legendary lives. (Ages 8 to 11)

9

348 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)

10

163 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)