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New York Times Bestseller Children’s Books List – May 2, 2010

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So many writers are also voracious readers. What follows is a list of the New York Times bestselling children’s books. If you are aged 13 or under we would love to know what you think of these books. If you have read one of them please review the book in the comment field, below. If you have never submitted comments on a website before and need help, then please ask a parent, older brother or sister, or your teacher to help you.

Hardcover Chapter Books:

1. The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins. (Scholastic, $17.99) In a dystopian future, a girl fights for survival on live TV. (Ages 12 and up.)
2. Catching Fire, by Suzanne Collins. (Scholastic, $17.99.) The protagonist of “The Hunger Games” returns. (Ages 12 and up)
3. Rules of Attraction, by Simone Elkeles. (Walker, $16.99.) A teenager with gang ties seeks safety at the home of a professor and develops strong feelings for the man’s daughter. (Ages 14 and up)
4. Big Nate: In a Class by Himself, written and illustrated by Lincoln Price. (Harper/Harper Collins, $12.99) Where Nate goes, trouble is never far behind. (Ages 8 to 12)
5. Will Grayson, Will Grayson, by John Green and David Levithan. (Dutton/Penguin, $17.99.) Two boys with the same name join forces in a reality possible only in musical theater. (Ages 14 and up)
6. Fallen, by Lauren Kate. (Delacorte, $17.99) Thwarted love among misfits at boarding school. (Ages 12 and up)
7. Thirteen Reasons Why, by Jay Asher. (Razorbill, $16.99) Before she commits suicide a girl sends explanatory recordings to 13 people. (Ages 14 and up)
8.Before I Fall, by Lauren Oliver. (Harper/HarperCollins, $17.99) Last kisses, death and second chances await a teenager on fateful Friday. (Ages 14 and up)
9. The Time Pirate, by Ted Bell. (St. Martin’s Griffin, $17.99) The time traveler Nick McIver fights Nazis and helps George Washington. (Ages 9 to 12)
10. Sweet Little Lies, by Lauren Conrad. (Harper/HarperCollins, $17.99) the heroines of “L.A. Candy” in a new Hollywood story. (ages 14 and up)

Paperback Books:

1. The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak. (Knopf, $11.99) A girl saves books from Nazi burning Excerpt. (ages 14 and up)
2. If I Stay, by Gayle Forman. (Speak/Penguin, $8.99.) A young cellist falls into a coma after she suffers an accident. (Ages 14 and up)
3. Movers and Fakers, by Lisi Harrison. (Little. Brown, $9.99.) A boarding school with a “no losers” policy. (Ages 14 and up)
4. L.A. Candy, by Lauren Conrad. (HarperCollins, $9.99) Exctement in TV land. (Ages 14 and up)
5. Three Cups of Tea: Young Readers Edition, by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. (Puffin, $8.99) A former climber builds schools in Pakistani and Afghan villages. (Ages 9 to 12)
6. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie. Illustrated by Ellen Forney. (Little, Brown, $8.99) A young boy leaves his reservation for an all-white school. (Ages 12 and up)
7. Letters to God, by Patrick Doughtie and John Perry. (Zondervan, $14.99) A movie tie-in about a boy with terminal cancer. (Ages 14 and up)
8. Classy, by Derek Blasberg. (Razorbill, $16.99) Advice on how to be a lady in fashion, friendship and love. (Ages 12 and up)
9. Savvy, by Ingrid Law. (Puffin, $7.99) Mibs is about to turn 13, the age at which supernatural talents are conferred on members of her family. (Ages 9 to 12)
10. The Underneath, by Kathi Appelt. Illustrated by David Small. (Atheneum, $7.99) In a tough neighborhood, a dog and cat form a family. (Ages 9 to 12)

Series Books:

1. Percy Jackson & the Olympians, by Rick Riordan. (Disney-Hyperion, hardcover and paper) Battling mythological monsters. (Ages 9 to 12)
2. Diary of a Wimpy Kid, written and illustrated by Jeff Kinney. (Abrams, hardcover only) The travails of adolescence, in cartoons. (Ages 9 to 12)
3. The Twilight Saga, by Stephenie Meyer. (Megan Tingley/Little, Brown, hardcover and paper) Vampires and werewolves in school. (Ages 12 and up)
4. The 39 Clues, by various authors. (Scholastic, hardcover only) A brother and sister travel the world in search of the key to their family’s power. (Ages 9 to 12)
5. How to Train Your Dragon, by Cressida Cowell. (Little, Brown, hardcover and paper) A smart young Viking named Hiccup and his pet. (Ages 9 to 12)
6. Darkest Powers, by Kelley Armstrong. (Harper/HarperCollins, hardcover and paper) A genetically altered girl struggles with the demands of adolescence. (Ages 14 and up).
7. Maximum Ride, by James Patterson. (Little, Brown, hardcover and paper) winged children try to save the world. (Ages 10 and up)
8. Warriors, by Erin Hunter. (HarperCollins, hardcover and paper) four clans of cat warriors aspire to meet up with the Star Clan. (Ages 10 to 14)
9. Fablehaven, by Brandon Mull. (Shadow Mountain/Aladdin, hardcover and paperback) Evil is afoot in a sanctuary for magical creatures. (Ages 9 to 12)
10. House of Night, by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast. (St. Martin’s, hardcover and paper) Vampires in school. (Ages 14 and up)

Picture Books:

1. Lego Star Wars, by Simon Beecroft. (DK, $21.99.) An annotated visual dictionary (Ages 7 and up)
2. Poet Extraordinaire!, by Jane O’Connor. Illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser. (HarperCollins, $12.99) It’s the season when Fancy Nancy’s fancy turns to rhyme. (Ages 4-8)
3. The Lion and the Mouse, illustrated by Jerry Pinkey. (Little, Brown, $16.99) A fable of reciprocal kindness, redrawn. (Ages 4-8)
4. My Garden, written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes. (Greenwillow/HarperCollins, $17.99). A little girl’s garden yields a bounty of magical variety. (Ages 4-8)
5. The Quiet Book, by Deborah Underwood. Illustrated by Renata Liwska. (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $12.95) Animal friends experience the surprisingly numerous shades of quiet. (Ages 3-5)
6. GALLOP!, written and illustrated by Peter Brown. (Workman, $12.95). Animals seem to move when you flip the page. (Ages 4-8)
7. The Curious Garden, written and illustrated by Peter Brown. (Little, Brown, $16.99) A boy named Liam nurtures a straggly garden to vivid fruition. (Ages 4-8)
8. WADDLE!, written and illustrated by Rufus Butler Seder. (Workman, $12.95) Animals in motion, with color. (Ages 4-8)
9. SKIPPYJON JONES, LOST IN SPICE, written and illustrated by Judy Schachner. (Dutton, $16.99). The peppery red planet captures a cat’s fancy. (Ages 4-8)
10. LMNO Peas, by Keith Baker. (Beach Lane/Simon & Schuster, $16.99) A sort of “What Color is Your Parachute?” for very young legumes. (Ages 4-8)

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3 comments

  1. I have recently just finished reading the book If I Stay by Gayle Forman. I have to agree this is an amazing book of love. love for family, love for her boyfriend, and love for her music. In just a two day period she tells a story of her life, and how close she is to everything. At some points I wanted to laugh, but through most of it tears drew into my eyes. And that question sticks in my head. Does everyone, can you really, choose whether you stay or whether you go?

    Comment by Jordan on May 6, 2010.

  2. I have read and loved the series entitled Maximum Ride, a science fiction/fantasy saga by James Patterson. These books are amazing in both the writing quality and the plot line. This series is about a girl named Max (from which the series gets its name) who was taken from her parents at birth and experimented on by scientists at a laboratory called the School. The result: Max and some of her friends turned out 98% human and 2% bird. This series made me laugh at the clever jokes, cringe at the characters’ injuries, and and made my jaw drop at jarring revolutions. I’d recommend this series for middle schoolers or junior high schoolers, but might be inappropriate for younger audiences. I must say, to this day, Maximum Ride remains high on my list of favorite books.

    Comment by Ian Whitsitt on May 19, 2010.

  3. Suzanne Collins’s Hunger Games books brought me in from the moment I opened the gold, silver and black cover of the first book, The Hunger Games. These books, The Hunger Games and Catching Fire, are about a girl named Katniss Everdeen who, in order to save her little sister, must enter in a televised event called the Hunger Games, in which twenty-four teens battle to the death until only one is left alive. This masterpiece, by the same author of the Underland Chronicles, both kept me on the edge of my seat and brought tears to my eyes. These books contain violence and other semi-inappropriate topics, so I would keep that in mind when at the bookstore. Other than that, these books are wonderful for action lovers and people who have read Suzanne’s other books.

    Comment by Ian Whitsitt on May 19, 2010.

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