There are 50 books in the New York Times Children’s Series Best Sellers 2012 list. Here are the 30 books ranked from 1 to 30.
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1. Diary Of A Wimpy Kid
Weeks on the list: 53
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by: , Jeff Kinney Release date: Oct 26, 2021 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
The travails and challenges of adolescence.
2. The Hunger Games
Weeks on the list: 53
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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.
3. Percy Jackson & The Olympians
Weeks on the list: 43
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by: Rick Riordan Release date: Jun 03, 2014 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A boy battles mythological monsters.
4. The Maze Runner
Weeks on the list: 38
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by: James Dashner Release date: Jan 01, 2011 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Teenagers remember nothing of their past.
5. Dork Diaries
Weeks on the list: 37
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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.
6. Big Nate
Weeks on the list: 29
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by: Lincoln Peirce Release date: Oct 19, 2010 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Where Nate goes, trouble is sure to follow.
7. Kane Chronicles
Weeks on the list: 22
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by: Rick Riordan Release date: May 01, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Ancient gods are unleashed, but the Kanes have power, too.
8. Inheritance
Weeks on the list: 16
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by: Christopher Paolini Release date: Jan 01, 2007 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A teenager and his dragon learn the secrets of a fantasy world.
9. The Mortal Instruments
Weeks on the list: 16
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by: Cass, ra Clare Release date: Mar 24, 2009 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A girl battles the forces of darkness.
10. The Twilight Saga
Weeks on the list: 14
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by: Stephenie Meyer Release date: Nov 20, 2008 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Vampires and werewolves in high school.
11. Magic Tree House
Weeks on the list: 14
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by: Mary Pope Osborne. Release date: Jan 01, 2001 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Children travel in time.
12. Pretty Little Liars
Weeks on the list: 14
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by: Sara Shepard Release date: Jun 01, 2008 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Four girls less perfect than they seem.
13. The 39 Clues
Weeks on the list: 13
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by: various authors Release date: Jan 01, 2009 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A brother and sister travel the world in search of the key to their family’s power.
14. Fallen
Weeks on the list: 12
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by: Lauren Kate Release date: Jan 01, 2009 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Thwarted love among misfits at a Savannah, Ga., boarding school.
15. Origami Yoda
Weeks on the list: 12
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by: Tom Angleberger Release date: Aug 07, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A middle school student captures attention when he creates a sagacious finger-puppet Yoda.
16. Captain Underpants
Weeks on the list: 12
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by: , Dav Pilkey Release date: Jan 01, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Boys and their principal fight evil.
17. Harry Potter
Weeks on the list: 12
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by: J.K. Rowling Release date: Oct 26, 2021 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A wizard hones his conjuring skills in the service of fighting evil.
18. House Of Night
Weeks on the list: 11
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by: PC Cast , Kristin Cast Release date: Sep 23, 2008 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Vampires in school.
19. Heroes Of Olympus
Weeks on the list: 11
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by: Rick Riordan Release date: Oct 02, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A new generation of demigods embarks on adventures.
20. Theodore Boone
Weeks on the list: 8
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by: John Grisham Release date: Jan 01, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
The adventures of a kid lawyer.
21. Giver Quartet
Weeks on the list: 8
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by: Lois Lowry Release date: Jan 01, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Exploring human connections in a postapocalyptic world.
22. I Am Number Four
Weeks on the list: 7
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by: Pittacus Lore Release date: Aug 03, 2010 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Unbeknowst to Earth dwellers, members of another civilization live among them.
23. Warriors
Weeks on the list: 6
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by: Erin Hunter Release date: Oct 06, 2009 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Four clans of cat warriors aspire to meet up with the StarClan.
24. Maximum Ride
Weeks on the list: 5
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by: James Patterson Release date: Apr 07, 2007 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Winged children try to save the world.
25. Artemis Fowl
Weeks on the list: 5
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by: Eoin Colfer Release date: Jul 15, 2008 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A criminal’s magical adventures.
26. The Secrets Of The Immortal Nicholas Flamel
Weeks on the list: 5
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by: Michael Scott Release date: Jan 01, 2008 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
The quest of a 14th-century alchemist.
27. The Mysterious Benedict Society
Weeks on the list: 5
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by: Trenton Lee Stewart Release date: Oct 06, 2009 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Gifted kids undertake a mission.
28. Matched Trilogy
Weeks on the list: 5
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by: Ally Condie Release date: Jan 01, 2013 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A girl faces choices in a deterministic society that doesn’t leave love to chance.
29. Gallagher Girls
Weeks on the list: 4
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by: Ally Carter Release date: Jun 09, 2009 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A school for spies.
30. Kingdom Keepers
Weeks on the list: 4
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by: Ridley Pearson Release date: Apr 05, 2011 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Disney hologram guides defend the Magic Kingdom.
Last updated on December 9, 2021
