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NYTimes Best Sellers: Children's Series

Authoritatively ranked lists of books sold in the United States.

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Find THE HUNGER GAMES in LINKcat

#1 365 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)


Find DIARY OF A WIMPY KID in LINKcat

#2 838 weeks on the list
 

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

by and Jeff Kinney | Amulet

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


Find ONCE UPON A BROKEN HEART in LINKcat

#3 20 weeks on the list
 

Once Upon a Broken Heart

by Stephanie Garber | Flatiron

The story of Evangeline Fox, Jacks, the Prince of Hearts and the pursuit of true love. (Ages 13 to 18)


Find DRAGON MASTERS in LINKcat

#4 13 weeks on the list
 

Dragon Masters

by Tracey West | Scholastic

Drake, once skeptical of the existence of dragons, now trains his very own. (Ages 6 to 8)


Find THE WILD ROBOT in LINKcat

#5 63 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)


Find HARRY POTTER in LINKcat

#6 837 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)


Find PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS in LINKcat

#7 771 weeks on the list
 

Percy Jackson & the Olympians

by Rick Riordan | Disney-Hyperion

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


Find THE POWERLESS TRILOGY in LINKcat

#8 38 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)


Find LIGHTLARK SAGA in LINKcat

#9 18 weeks on the list
 

Lightlark Saga

by Alex Aster | Amulet

Every 100 years the island of Lightlark appears and a deadly competition called the Centennial takes place. (Ages 13 and up)


Find BOYS OF TOMMEN in LINKcat

#10 29 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)