Children S: February 12, 2025
Children S: February 12, 2025
CHILDREN’S
RANK EARLY & MIDDLE GRADE RANK YOUNG ADULT
1 A Wolf Called Fire 1 Wings of Starlight
Rosanne Parry, Mónica Armiño (Illus.), Greenwillow Allison Saft, Disney Press, $18.99
Books, $18.99
2 Under the Same Stars
2 Impossible Creatures Libba Bray, Farrar, Straus and Giroux BYR, $24.99
Katherine Rundell, Ashley Mackenzie (Illus.), Knopf
Books for Young Readers, $19.99 3 Heavenly Tyrant
Xiran Jay Zhao, Tundra Books, $20.99
3 The Squad: A Graphic Novel
Christina Soontornvat, Joanna Cacao (Illus.), 4 Powerless
Graphix, $12.99 Lauren Roberts, Simon & Schuster Books for Young
Readers, $19.99
4 The New Girl: A Graphic Novel
Cassandra Calin, Graphix, $12.99 5 All Better Now
Neal Shusterman, Simon & Schuster Books for
5 Warriors Graphic Novel #1
Young Readers, $21.99
Erin Hunter, Natalie Riess (Illus.), Sara Goetter (Illus.),
HarperAlley, $15.99 6 Pride and Prejudice
6 Super Duper Extra Deluxe Essential Jane Austen, Anna Bond (Illus.), Puffin Books, $17
Handbook (Pokémon) 7 If He Had Been with Me
Scholastic, $16.99 Laura Nowlin, Sourcebooks Fire, $10.99
7 The Bletchley Riddle 8 The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Ruta Sepetys, Steve Sheinkin, Viking Books for Stephen Chbosky, MTV Books, $15.99
Young Readers, $18.99
9 The Giver
8 The One and Only Bob Lois Lowry, Clarion Books, $11.99
Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.),
Harper, $10.99 10 Better Than the Movies
Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young
9 Mixed-Up Readers, $12.99
Kami Garcia, Brittney Williams (Illus.), First Second, $14.99
11 Legendborn
10 Hatchet Tracy Deonn, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $13.99
Gary Paulsen, Simon & Schuster Books for Young
Readers, $9.99 12 Iron Widow
Xiran Jay Zhao, Tundra Books, $11.99
11 Chickenpox
Remy Lai, Henry Holt and Co. BYR Paperbacks, $14.99 13 Divine Rivals
Rebecca Ross, Wednesday Books, $18.99
12 The First State of Being
Erin Entrada Kelly, Greenwillow Books, $19.99 14 The Last Bookstore on Earth
13 Bluey 5-Minute Stories Lily Braun-Arnold, Delacorte Press, $19.99
Penguin Young Readers, $14.99 15 The Outsiders
14 Smile: A Graphic Novel S. E. Hinton, Viking Books for Young Readers, $14.99
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99
15 Charlotte’s Web
Debut
E. B. White, HarperCollins, $10.99
Indies Introduce
OTHER CHILDREN’S INDIE FAVORITES
AGES 8 TO 12 TEEN READERS
Inkbound: Meticulous Jones and the Skull Tattoo No Place Left to Hide
Philippa Leathley, HarperCollins, $19.99 Megan Lally, Sourcebooks Fire, $12.99
“The start of a great new fantasy series! I can’t wait for the sequel!” “Buckle up! You’re in for a wild ride. No Place Left to Hide is
—Chris Abouzeid, Belmont Books, Belmont, MA a gripping thriller full of twists and turns, both figuratively
and literally.”
—Alyssa Leibow, Beach Books, Seaside, OR
Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States. Copyright 2025 American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved.