Authoritatively ranked lists of books sold in the United States.
817 weeks on the list
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Amulet
The travails and challenges of adolescence. (Ages 9 to 12)
42 weeks on the list
The Wild Robot
Little, Brown
Roz the robot adapts to her surroundings on a remote, wild island. (Ages 7 to 12)
750 weeks on the list
Percy Jackson & the Olympians
Disney-Hyperion
A boy battles mythological monsters. (Ages 9 to 12)
816 weeks on the list
Harry Potter
Scholastic
A wizard hones his conjuring skills in the service of fighting evil. (Ages 10 and up)
8 weeks on the list
Shatter Me
HarperCollins
In a crumbling dystopian world, dark forces want to use Juliette’s superhuman powers. (Ages 14 and up)
19 weeks on the list
The Powerless Trilogy
Simon & Schuster
A story of forbidden love between Paedyn, an Ordinary, and Kai, an Elite, in the kingdom of Ilya. (Ages 14 and up)
11 weeks on the list
Caraval
Flatiron
Scarlett must find her sister Tella before the five nights of Caraval are over or lose her forever. (Ages 13 to 17)
172 weeks on the list
Who Was/is . . . ?
Penguin Workshop
Biographies unlock legendary lives. (Ages 8 to 11)
348 weeks on the list
The Hunger Games
Scholastic
In a dystopia, a girl fights for survival on live TV. (Ages 12 and up)
163 weeks on the list
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
Delacorte
Pippa Fitz-Amobi solves murderous crimes. (Ages 14 and up)