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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

New this week

The Powerless Trilogy

by Lauren Roberts

Simon and Schuster

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

2

145 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)

3

799 weeks on the list

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

by and Jeff Kinney

Amulet

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

4

116 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)

5

732 weeks on the list

Percy Jackson & the Olympians

by Rick Riordan

Disney-Hyperion

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

6

798 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)

7

2 weeks on the list

Legacy of OrÏsha

by Tomi Adeyemi

Holt

Zélie Adebola fights to bring magic back to the land of Orïsha. (Ages 14 to 18)

8

24 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)

9

334 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

162 weeks on the list

Who Was/is . . . ?

by Jim Gigliotti and others; various illustrators

Penguin Workshop

Biographies unlock legendary lives. (Ages 8 to 11)