Best Sellers Weekly Graphic: Hurricanes, Serial Killers, Murder and Nazis
Erik Larson, the author of “The Devil in the White City,” has had four books on the hardcover nonfiction list.
June 19, 2011
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Erik Larson, the author of “The Devil in the White City,” has had four books on the hardcover nonfiction list.
David Eagleman, who hits the hardcover nonfiction list this week with “Incognito,” is the kind of guy who really does make being a neuroscientist look like fun.
This Week | Children's Paperback Books | Weeks on List |
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1 | THE BOOK THIEF, by Markus Zusak. (Knopf, $11.99.) A girl saves books from Nazi burning. (Ages 14 and up) | 195 | |
2 | THEODORE BOONE: KID LAWYER, by John Grisham. (Puffin, $7.99.) He’s only 13, but he knows how to handle a murder case. (Ages 8 to 12) | 5 | |
3 | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS ALMANAC 2012, by National Geographic Kids. (National Geographic Society, $13.99.) Fascinating facts. (Ages 8 and up) | 1 | |
4 | ALONG FOR THE RIDE, by Sarah Dessen. (Speak, $8.99.) Teenage night owls bond during a summer at a charming beach town. (Ages 12 and up) | 9 | |
5 | THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART-TIME INDIAN, by Sherman Alexie. Illustrated by Ellen Forney. (Little, Brown, $8.99.) A boy leaves his reservation for an all-white school. (Ages 12 and up) | 97 | |
6 | MR. POPPER'S PENGUINS, by Richard Atwater and Florence Atwater. (Little, Brown, $6.99.) The adventures of a house painter and his high-stepping penguins; first published in 1938. (Ages 8 to 12) | 1 | |
7 | BEASTLY, by Alex Flinn. (HarperTeen/HarperCollins, $8.99.) Kyle had money and perfect looks, until a witch cast a spell. (Ages 13 and up) | 17 | |
8 | SOUL SURFER, by Bethany Hamilton with Sheryl Berk and Rick Bundschuh. (MTV/Gallery, $14.) Surfing again after a shark attack. (Ages 12 and up) | 9 | |
9 | RED RIDING HOOD, by Sarah Blakley-Cartwright. (Little, Brown, $9.99.) Reimagining the fairy tale, with the inclusion of a werewolf. (Ages 14 and up) | 19 | |
10 | THE MAZE RUNNER, by James Dashner. (Delacorte, $9.99.) A stone wall imprisons teenagers who live by their wits. (Ages 12 and up) | 15 | |