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NYTimes Best Sellers: Children's Series

Authoritatively ranked lists of books sold in the United States.

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Data provided by The New York Times

1

826 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

51 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

759 weeks on the list

Percy Jackson & the Olympians

by Rick Riordan

Disney-Hyperion

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

4

26 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)

5

825 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)

6

17 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)

7

7 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)

8

172 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)

9

93 weeks on the list

The Inheritance Games

by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Little, Brown

Avery Grambs tries to figure out why an inheritance from a stranger was bestowed upon her. (Ages 12 to 18)

10

353 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)