There are 48 books in the New York Times Paperback Books Best Sellers 2009 list. Here are the 30 books ranked from 1 to 30.
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1. The Book Thief
Weeks on the list: 52
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by: Markus Zusak Release date: Jan 01, 2007 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
2. Three Cups Of Tea
Weeks on the list: 47
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by: Greg Mortenson , David Oliver Relin Release date: Jan 01, 2009 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A former climber builds schools for children in Pakistani and Afghan villages.
3. The Boy In The Striped Pajamas
Weeks on the list: 42
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by: John Boyne Release date: Jan 01, 2007 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A boy’s innocence is eroded in evil times.
4. Evermore
Weeks on the list: 41
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by: Alyson Noël Release date: Feb 03, 2009 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Immortals in school.
5. The Mysterious Benedict Society
Weeks on the list: 39
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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.
6. The Absolutely True Diary Of A Part-Time Indian
Weeks on the list: 37
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by: Sherman Alexie. Release date: Sep 12, 2007 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A boy leaves his reservation for an all-white school.
7. Blue Moon
Weeks on the list: 19
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by: Alyson Noël Release date: Aug 04, 2009 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
An immortal girl learns the secret of time.
8. Thirst No. 1
Weeks on the list: 19
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by: Christopher Pike Release date: Aug 04, 2009 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A reissue of “The Last Vampire” (1994), “Black Blood” (1994) and “Red Dice” (1995).
9. Tweak
Weeks on the list: 18
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by: Nic Sheff Release date: Feb 19, 2008 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A memoir of a teenager’s methamphetamine addiction.
10. The Tale Of Despereaux
Weeks on the list: 17
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by: Kate DiCamillo Release date: Jan 01, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A mouse, a rat and a girl on a magic trip.
11. Lock And Key
Weeks on the list: 16
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by: Sarah Dessen Release date: Jan 01, 2008 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A free-spirited high school girl is sent to live with her wealthy older sister.
12. Slam
Weeks on the list: 15
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by: Nick Horn Release date: Jan 01, 2008 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A skateboarder gets his high school girlfriend pregnant, and asks: what would Tony Hawk do?
13. Dark Visions
Weeks on the list: 14
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by: L J Smith Release date: Jan 01, 1998 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A school for psychic teens (not to mention vampires).
14. Coraline
Weeks on the list: 12
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by: Neil Gaiman Release date: Apr 24, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A movie tie-in.
15. Graceling
Weeks on the list: 11
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by: Kristin Cashore Release date: Jan 01, 2008 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A fantasy novel about a girl endowed with special talents who also is valued for her attributes as a warrior.
16. The Mysterious Benedict Society And The Perilous Journey
Weeks on the list: 10
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by: Trenton Lee Stewart Release date: May 01, 2008 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
The society has one week to save Mr. Benedict.
17. Barack Obama
Weeks on the list: 9
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by: Roberta Edwards Release date: Jan 01, 2008 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A biography of the “skinny kid” running for president.
18. Glass
Weeks on the list: 8
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by: Ellen Hopkins Release date: Apr 07, 2009 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
An addiction novel in verse.
19. Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs: Junior Novelization
Weeks on the list: 8
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by: Stacia Deutsch , Rhody Cohon Release date: Aug 04, 2009 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A movie tie-in to the meteorological smorgasbord.
20. Wicked: Witch And Curse
Weeks on the list: 7
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by: Nancy Holder , Debbie Viguié Release date: May 11, 2010 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
An orphaned girl joins a supernatural family.
21. Impossible
Weeks on the list: 7
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by: Nancy Werlin Release date: Jan 01, 2008 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
The song “Scarborough Fair” winds through this story of romance.
22. The Summoning
Weeks on the list: 7
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by: Kelley Armstrong Release date: Jul 01, 2008 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
When she starts seeing ghosts, a girl is confined to a suspicious group home.
23. The Dangerous Days Of Daniel X
Weeks on the list: 7
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by: James Patterson , Michael Ledwidge Release date: Jul 21, 2008 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A boy with secret powers seeks revenge on his parents’ killers.
24. Just Listen
Weeks on the list: 6
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by: Sarah Dessen Release date: Jan 01, 2006 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A girl finally deals with the incident.
25. Alphas
Weeks on the list: 6
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by: Lisi Harrison Release date: Aug 25, 2009 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Competition among girls at an exclusive boarding school. (Ages 12 and up)
26. Marley: A Dog Like No Other
Weeks on the list: 4
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by: , John Grogan Release date: Feb 24, 2009 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A movie tie-in edition.
27. Up
Weeks on the list: 4
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by: Jasmine Jones Release date: Jan 01, 2009 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A novelization of the movie.
28. Beautiful Disaster
Weeks on the list: 3
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by: Kate Brian Release date: Jun 02, 2009 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
From a mental institution back to a charmed life.
29. Betrayals
Weeks on the list: 3
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by: Lili St Crow Release date: Jan 01, 2009 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
The only girl in this special school is not quite human, and she has a lycanthropic best friend.
30. The Princess And The Frog: Junior Novelization
Weeks on the list: 3
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by: Irene Trimble Release date: Jan 01, 2009 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A movie tie-in about love amphibian style.
Last updated on December 8, 2021
