There are 60 books in the New York Times Chapter Books Best Sellers 2009 list. Here are the 30 books ranked from 1 to 30.
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1. The Hunger Games
Weeks on the list: 52
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by: Suzanne Collins Release date: Jan 01, 2008 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
In a dystopian future, a girl fights for survival on live TV.
2. The Graveyard Book
Weeks on the list: 50
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by: Neil Gaiman Release date: Sep 30, 2008 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
To avoid a killer, a boy lives in a cemetery.
3. Thirteen Reasons Why
Weeks on the list: 47
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by: Jay Asher Release date: Jan 01, 2016 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
After Clay’s crush kills herself, cassettes arrive at his doorstep enumerating the reasons.
4. Twilight: Director’S Notebook
Weeks on the list: 23
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by: Catherine Hardwicke Release date: Mar 17, 2009 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
The making of “Twilight,” the movie.
5. Miles To Go
Weeks on the list: 21
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by: Miley Cyrus Release date: Mar 03, 2009 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
The life of Miley Cyrus.
6. Shiver
Weeks on the list: 20
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by: Maggie Stiefvater Release date: Jan 01, 2009 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Love among the lupine.
7. Scat
Weeks on the list: 17
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by: Carl Hiaasen Release date: Jan 01, 2009 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
An eco-mystery, with a dismal swamp and characters who are not always what they seem.
8. The Awakening
Weeks on the list: 16
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by: Kelley Armstrong Release date: Apr 28, 2009 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A genetically altered, ghost-seeing girl juggles a complicated set of adolescent trials.
9. L.A. Candy
Weeks on the list: 16
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by: Lauren Conrad Release date: Jun 16, 2009 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Excitement in T.V. land by someone who has been there.
10. Catching Fire
Weeks on the list: 15
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by: Suzanne Collins Release date: Jan 01, 2009 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
The protagonist of “The Hunger Games” returns.
11. Tricks
Weeks on the list: 14
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by: Ellen Hopkins Release date: Jan 24, 2017 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A novel in verse about five teenagers from varying backgrounds who become prostitutes. (Ages 14 and up )
12. The Magician’S Elephant
Weeks on the list: 14
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by: Kate DiCamillo Release date: Jan 01, 2009 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
An orphan in search of his sister follows a fortuneteller’s mysterious instructions.
13. Along For The Ride
Weeks on the list: 13
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by: Sarah Dessen Release date: Jan 01, 2009 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A summer on two wheels for a girl ripe to learn more about herself and the people she cares about.
14. Wings
Weeks on the list: 11
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by: Aprilynne Pike Release date: May 05, 2009 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Home schooling meets supernatural romance, with cellular-level scientific surprises.
15. Fade
Weeks on the list: 11
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by: Lisa McMann Release date: Aug 05, 2010 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Nightmares haunt Janie the dream-hopper.
16. The Maze Of Bones
Weeks on the list: 10
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by: Rick Riordan Release date: Jan 01, 2008 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A brother and sister hunt for the source of their family’s power; Book 1 of a new series, “The 39 Clues.”
17. One False Note
Weeks on the list: 10
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by: Gordon Korman Release date: Jan 01, 2008 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A brother and sister seek the source of their family’s power.
18. 3 Willows
Weeks on the list: 9
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by: Ann Brashares Release date: Jan 01, 2009 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A new Sisterhood introduces Polly, Jo and Ama, three girls experiencing major change during their last summer before high school starts.
19. Bloodhound
Weeks on the list: 8
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by: Tamora Pierce Release date: Jan 01, 2009 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
The further adventures of Beka Cooper, who develops her “terrier nature” in a more sensitive direction in this police procedural.
20. Dork Diaries
Weeks on the list: 7
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by: Rachel Renée Russell Release date: Jun 02, 2009 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Reflections of a junior Samuel Pepys of the female variety.
21. Sent
Weeks on the list: 7
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by: Margaret Peterson Haddix Release date: Aug 25, 2009 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Several kids are transported to the 15th century, when they were members of the British royal family. (Ages 8 to 12 )
22. How To Talk To Girls
Weeks on the list: 7
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by: Alec Greven Release date: Dec 16, 2008 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
“A crush is like a love disease,” and other wise tidbits.
23. When You Reach Me
Weeks on the list: 6
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by: Rebecca Stead Release date: Jan 01, 2009 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A sixth-grade girl in New York City begins receiving mysterious notes.
24. Daniel X: Watch The Skies
Weeks on the list: 6
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by: James Patterson , Ned Rust Release date: Jul 27, 2009 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A young hero takes on a larger-than-life villain.
25. Hush, Hush
Weeks on the list: 6
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by: Becca Fitzpatrick Release date: Oct 13, 2009 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A love story with ancient battles and immortals.
26. Million-Dollar Throw
Weeks on the list: 6
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by: Mike Lupica Release date: Jan 01, 2009 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
In tough economic times, the pressure is on for a young quarterback with an unusual opportunity.
27. Burning Up
Weeks on the list: 6
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by: Joe, Kevin , Nick Jonas Release date: Nov 18, 2008 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
The Jonas Brothers band on tour, in words and pictures.
28. Wintergirls
Weeks on the list: 6
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by: Laurie Halse Anderson Release date: Jan 01, 2009 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A life-and-death story of anorexia.
29. Fire
Weeks on the list: 5
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by: Kristin Cashore Release date: Jan 01, 2009 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
The last remaining human monster could save a kingdom.
30. Leviathan
Weeks on the list: 5
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by: Scott Westerfeld Release date: Oct 06, 2009 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A round-the-world in airship trip before the eruption of World War I.
Last updated on December 8, 2021
