28 Dec 2012

New York Times Bestsellers (December 30, 2012)

THIS WEEK  YOUNG ADULTWEEKS
ON LIST
1THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER,by Stephen Chbosky. (Simon & Schuster.) What it’s like to grow up, from the perspective of a high school boy. (Ages 14 and up)3
2THE FAULT IN OUR STARS, by John Green. (Penguin Group.) A 16-year-old heroine faces the medical realities of cancer. (Ages 14 and up)3
3DIVERGENT, by Veronica Roth. (HarperCollins Publishers.) A girl must prove her mettle in a faction-ridden dystopia. (Ages 14 and up)3
4GRACE, GOLD AND GLORY, by Gabrielle Douglas with Michelle Burford. (Zondervan.) An Olympic gold medalist, tells her story of faith, perseverance and determination.2
5LOOKING FOR ALASKA, by John Green. (Penguin Group.) A boy seeking excitement finds that and more in a girl named Alaska. (Ages 14 to 17)3
6INSURGENT, by Veronica Roth. (HarperCollins Publishers.) In this “Divergent” follow-up, a faction war looms. (Ages 14 and up)3
7THE BOOK THIEF, by Markus Zusak. (Knopf Doubleday Publishing.) A girl saves books from Nazi burning. (Ages 14 and up)3
8LAUREN CONRAD BEAUTY, by Lauren Conrad. (HarperCollins Publishers.) Personal stories and makeup lessons.2
9DODGER, by Terry Pratchett. (HarperCollins Publishers.) History and fantasy blend in the tale of a 17-year-old street urchin2
10PAPER TOWNS, by John Green. (Penguin Group.) After a night of mischief, the girl Quentin loves disappears.2

Also Selling

  1. CODE NAME VERITY, by Elizabeth Wein (Hyperion Books for Children)
  2. THIRTEEN REASONS WHY, by Jay Asher (Penguin Group)
  3. MISS PEREGRINE'S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN, by Ransom Riggs (Quirk Books)
  4. EVERY DAY, by David Levithan (Knopf Doubleday Publishing)
  5. SHIP BREAKER, by Paolo Bacigalupi (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)