There are 40 books in the New York Times Paperback Books Best Sellers 2012 list. Here are the 40 books ranked from 1 to 40.
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1. The Book Thief
Weeks on the list: 50
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by: Markus Zusak Release date: Jan 01, 2007 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
2. Thirteen Reasons Why
Weeks on the list: 46
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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.
3. Matched
Weeks on the list: 45
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by: Ally Condie Release date: Jan 01, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
In this dystopian romance, a girl rebels against a deterministic future society. (Ages 12 and up)
4. Divergent
Weeks on the list: 39
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by: Veronica Roth Release date: Feb 28, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A girl must prove her mettle in a dystopia split into five factions.
5. The Absolutely True Diary Of A Part-Time Indian
Weeks on the list: 31
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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.
6. One Direction: Dare To Dream
Weeks on the list: 27
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by: the members of One Direction Release date: May 22, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Life as a boy band.
7. The Lost Hero
Weeks on the list: 26
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by: Rick Riordan Release date: Jan 25, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A return to Camp Half-Blood and semi-divine characters old and new.
8. The Perks Of Being A Wallflower
Weeks on the list: 25
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by: Stephen Chbosky Release date: Feb 01, 1999 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
What it’s like to grow up, from the perspective of a high school boy.
9. Out Of My Mind
Weeks on the list: 24
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by: Sharon M. Draper Release date: May 01, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
10. The Red Pyramid: The Kane Chronicles, Book One
Weeks on the list: 20
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by: Rick Riordan , Orpheus Collar Release date: Jan 01, 2010 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Ancient gods (this time from Egypt) and a mortal family meet in a new adventure.
11. War Horse
Weeks on the list: 19
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by: Michael Morpurgo Release date: Nov 01, 2011 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A half-Thoroughbred farm horse is taken from his owner for battle in 1914.
12. Looking For Alaska
Weeks on the list: 18
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by: John Green Release date: Jan 01, 2005 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A boy seeking excitement finds that and more in a girl named Alaska.
13. Clockwork Angel
Weeks on the list: 16
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by: Cass, ra Clare Release date: Dec 03, 2019 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Victorian England proves to be a treacherous place for a girl.
14. Switched
Weeks on the list: 13
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by: Am, a Hocking Release date: Jan 03, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
In the first book in the Trylle trilogy, an emotionally damaged high school girl realizes she may not be human.
15. Between Shades Of Gray
Weeks on the list: 11
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by: Ruta Sepetys Release date: Jan 01, 2011 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A girl, her mother and her brother are deported to Siberia.
16. Brave: The Junior Novelization
Weeks on the list: 11
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by: adapted Irene Trimble Release date: Jan 01, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
The story of “Brave,” with images from the movie.
17. I Am Number Four
Weeks on the list: 10
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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.
18. A World Without Heroes
Weeks on the list: 9
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by: Br, on Mull Release date: Feb 14, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A young boy is transported to a world ruled by an evil wizard.
19. Wildwood
Weeks on the list: 9
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by: Colin Meloy Release date: Aug 30, 2011 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A girl’s brother is kidnapped by crows.
20. Delirium
Weeks on the list: 7
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by: Lauren Oliver Release date: Aug 02, 2011 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Coming of age in a society that imposes “a cure for love.”
21. Before I Fall
Weeks on the list: 5
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by: Lauren Oliver Release date: Mar 02, 2010 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Last kisses, death and second chances await a teenager one fateful Friday.
22. Torn
Weeks on the list: 5
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by: Am, a Hocking Release date: Feb 28, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
In this second Trylle book, a changeling learns more about her life.
23. The Genius Files: Mission Unstoppable
Weeks on the list: 4
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by: Dan Gutman Release date: Dec 27, 2011 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Twelve-year-old twins are part of a top-secret government organization.
24. The Lying Game
Weeks on the list: 3
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by: Sara Shepard Release date: Dec 07, 2010 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A long-lost twin impersonates her dead sister to try to solve her murder.
25. Turtle In Paradise
Weeks on the list: 3
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by: Jennifer L Holm Release date: Jan 01, 2010 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
An 11-year-old thrives after being sent to live with relatives in 1935 Key West.
26. Theodore Boone: The Abduction
Weeks on the list: 3
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by: John Grisham Release date: Jun 06, 2011 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
The “kid lawyer” uses his legal skills to find a missing friend.
27. Middle School, The Worst Years Of My Life
Weeks on the list: 3
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by: James Patterson , Chris Tebbetts Release date: Jun 27, 2011 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Rafe breaks every rule in the book.
28. If I Stay
Weeks on the list: 2
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by: Gayle Forman Release date: Jan 01, 2009 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A young cellist falls into a coma after an accident.
29. The Magician’S Elephant
Weeks on the list: 2
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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.
30. Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer
Weeks on the list: 2
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by: John Grisham Release date: Jan 01, 2010 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
He”s only 13, but he knows what to do when he encounters a murder case.
31. Snow White And The Huntsman
Weeks on the list: 2
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by: Lily Blake, Evan Daugherty, John Lee Hancock , Hossein Amini Release date: Jun 05, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A retelling of the tale that’s also a movie.
32. Michael Vey: The Prisoner Of Cell 25
Weeks on the list: 2
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by: Richard Paul Evans Release date: Aug 09, 2011 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Special powers prove dangerous.
33. When You Reach Me
Weeks on the list: 1
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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.
34. The Search For Wondla
Weeks on the list: 1
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by: Tony DiTerlizzi Release date: Sep 21, 2010 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Eva Nine, who lives underground, surfaces to escape danger.
35. Where She Went
Weeks on the list: 1
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by: Gayle Forman Release date: Jan 01, 2011 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Rekindled romance during a night spent exploring New York.
36. Tea For Two
Weeks on the list: 1
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by: Jane O’Connor Release date: Feb 21, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Fancy Nancy repairs a friendship.
37. The Great Cake Mystery
Weeks on the list: 1
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by: Alex, er McCall Smith Release date: Jan 01, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
When a piece of cake goes missing, an African girl named Precious finds an opportunity to be a detective.
38. Shelter
Weeks on the list: 1
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by: Harlan Coben Release date: Jan 01, 2011 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Mickey’s train wreck of a life is finally improving, until his girlfriend vanishes.
39. A Tale Dark And Grimm
Weeks on the list: 1
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by: Adam Gidwitz , Jacob W Grimm Release date: Jan 01, 2011 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Hansel and Gretel wander through several Grimm tales.
40. The Unwanteds
Weeks on the list: 1
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by: Lisa McMann Release date: Jul 10, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Children inhabit a world where creativity can mean a death sentence.
Last updated on December 8, 2021
