CG Drews' 'Don't Let the Forest In' is a new YA hit: the New York Times list, week ended Nov. 2.
Rankings reflect sales for the week ended Nov. 2, which were reported on a confidential basis by vendors offering a wide range of general interest titles.
Every week, thousands of diverse selling locations report their actual sales on hundreds of thousands of individual titles. The panel of reporting retailers is comprehensive and reflects sales in stores of all sizes and demographics across the United States.
Picture Book rankings include hardcover sales only. Series rankings include all print and e-book sales. An asterisk (*) indicates that a book's sales were barely distinguishable from those of the book above. A (b) indicates that some bookstores reported receiving bulk orders.
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1. CHRISTMAS AT HOGWARTS, by J.K. Rowling. Illustrated by Ziyi Gao. (Scholastic) Harry Potter celebrates his first Christmas at Hogwarts. (Ages 6 and up)
WEEKS ON LIST: 3
2. TAYLOR SWIFT, by Wendy Loggia. Illustrated by Elisa Chavarri. (Golden) A biography of the pop star. (Ages 4 to 8)
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
3. MS. RACHEL AND THE SPECIAL SURPRISE, by Ms. Rachel. Illustrated by Monique Dong. (Random House) Children help Ms. Rachel look for a surprise. (Ages 0 to 3)
WEEKS ON LIST: 6
4. HOW TO CATCH A TURKEY, by Adam Wallace. Illustrated by Andy Elkerton. (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky) Students try to catch a runaway turkey before their Thanksgiving play. (Ages 4 to 8)
WEEKS ON LIST: 19
5. HOW TO CATCH A MONSTER, by Adam Wallace. Illustrated by Andy Elkerton. (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky) A boy tries to catch the monster in his closet. (Ages 4 to 8)
WEEKS ON LIST: 21
6. THE LEAF THIEF, by Alice Hemming. Illustrated by Nicola Slater. (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky) Squirrel tries to figure out who has stolen his leaves. (Ages 4 to 8)
WEEKS ON LIST: 23
7. DON'T LET THE PIGEON DRIVE THE SLEIGH!, by Mo Willems. (Union Square Kids) The pigeon has his sights set on driving Santa's sleigh. (Ages 3 to 5)
WEEKS ON LIST: 18
8. CONSTRUCTION SITE: GARBAGE CREW TO THE RESCUE!, by Sherri Duskey Rinker. Illustrated by AG Ford. (Chronicle) The Construction Site crew meets the Garbage Crew while restoring an abandoned neighborhood. (Ages 3 to 5)
WEEKS ON LIST: 4
9. KNIGHT OWL, by Christopher Denise. (Little, Brown/Christy Ottaviano) A young owl must prove himself when an intruder comes to the castle. (Ages 4 to 8)
WEEKS ON LIST: 22
10. CREEPY PAIR OF UNDERWEAR, by Aaron Reynolds. Illustrated by Peter Brown. (Simon & Schuster) Jasper Rabbit deals with a pair of glowing underwear that won't go away. (Ages 4 to 8)
1. IMPOSSIBLE CREATURES, by Katherine Rundell. Illustrated by Ashley Mackenzie. (Knopf) A boy is enlisted to save a place where magical creatures reside. (Ages 10 and up)
WEEKS ON LIST: 8
2. SPOOKY LAKES, by Geo Rutherford. (Abrams) Geo takes you to 25 mysterious lakes around the world. (Ages 8 to 11)
WEEKS ON LIST: 6
3. THE MILLICENT QUIBB SCHOOL OF ETIQUETTE FOR YOUNG LADIES OF MAD SCIENCE, by Kate McKinnon. (Little, Brown) Three sisters attend an unusual etiquette school. (Ages 8 to 12)
WEEKS ON LIST: 5
4. THE BLETCHLEY RIDDLE, by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin. (Viking) Siblings Jakob and Lizzie decode wartime secrets during World War II-era London. (Ages 10 and up)
WEEKS ON LIST: 4
5. THE COMPLETE COOKBOOK FOR YOUNG CHEFS, by America's Test Kitchen Kids. (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky) More than 100 kid-tested recipes from America's Test Kitchen. (Ages 8 and up)
WEEKS ON LIST: 222
6. THE LAST DRAGON ON MARS, by Scott Reintgen. (Aladdin) Lunar must save Mars with a dragon named Dread. (Ages 10 and up)
WEEKS ON LIST: 5
7. WONDER, by R.J. Palacio. (Knopf) A boy with a facial deformity starts school. (Ages 8 to 12)
WEEKS ON LIST: 465
8. WHEN WE FLEW AWAY, by Alice Hoffman. (Scholastic) A fictionalized account of Anne Frank's life before her diary. (Ages 8 to 12)
WEEKS ON LIST: 3
9. HEROES, by Alan Gratz. (Scholastic) Friends Frank and Stanley give a vivid account of the Pearl Harbor attack. (Ages 8 to 12)
WEEKS ON LIST: 34
10. THE HOTEL BALZAAR, by Kate DiCamillo. Illustrated by Júlia Sardà. (Candlewick) A countess tells stories to a maid's daughter that may reveal the fate of her father, a soldier. (Ages 7 to 10)
1. NOTHING LIKE THE MOVIES, by Lynn Painter. (Simon & Schuster) In this sequel to "Better Than the Movies," Wes tries to win back Liz's heart. (Ages 14 and up)
WEEKS ON LIST: 5
2. LIGHTLARK, by Alex Aster. (Amulet) Every 100 years the island of Lightlark appears and a deadly competition called the Centennial takes place. (Ages 13 to 18)
WEEKS ON LIST: 55
3. DON'T LET THE FOREST IN, by CG Drews. (Feiwel & Friends) Two boys fight monsters that come from their imaginations and drawings into real life. (Ages 13 to 18)
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
4. MURTAGH, by Christopher Paolini. (Knopf) Murtagh and his dragon, Thorn, must find and outwit a mysterious witch. (Ages 12 to 15)
WEEKS ON LIST: 48
5. THE GLASS GIRL, by Kathleen Glasgow. (Delacorte) A teenager named Bella journeys through alcoholism and recovery. (Ages 14 to 18)
WEEKS ON LIST: 5
6. IMMORTAL DARK, by Tigest Girma. (Little, Brown) Kidan searches for her abducted sister at the elite Uxlay University, where humans and vampires study to coexist. (Ages 14 to 18)
WEEKS ON LIST: 9
7. THE THIRTEENTH CHILD, by Erin A. Craig. (Delacorte) In a retelling of the Brothers Grimm's "Godfather Death," Hazel has a healing ability that comes with a price. (Ages 12 to 17)
WEEKS ON LIST: 6
8. HEIR, by Sabaa Tahir. (Putnam) Three young people find their places in a world where peace has been thoroughly disrupted. (Ages 14 to 17)
WEEKS ON LIST: 5
9. THE GRANDEST GAME, by Jennifer Lynn Barnes. (Little, Brown) A prize worth millions is up for grabs for seven players sequestered on a private island. (Ages 12 to 18)
WEEKS ON LIST: 14
10. DIVINE RIVALS, by Rebecca Ross. (Wednesday) Two young rival journalists find love through a magical connection. (Ages 13 to 18)
1. DIARY OF A WIMPY KID, written and illustrated by Jeff Kinney. (Amulet) The travails and challenges of adolescence. (Ages 9 to 12)
WEEKS ON LIST: 816
2. THE WILD ROBOT, by Peter Brown. (Little, Brown) Roz the robot adapts to her surroundings on a remote, wild island. (Ages 7 to 12)
WEEKS ON LIST: 41
3. PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS, by Rick Riordan. (Disney-Hyperion) A boy battles mythological monsters. (Ages 9 to 12)
WEEKS ON LIST: 749
4. HARRY POTTER, by J.K. Rowling. (Scholastic) A wizard hones his conjuring skills in the service of fighting evil. (Ages 10 and up)
WEEKS ON LIST: 815
5. CARAVAL, by Stephanie Garber. (Flatiron) Scarlett must find her sister Tella before the five nights of Caraval are over or lose her forever. (Ages 13 to 17)
WEEKS ON LIST: 10
6. THE POWERLESS TRILOGY, by Lauren Roberts. (Simon & Schuster) A story of forbidden love between Paedyn, an Ordinary, and Kai, an Elite, in the kingdom of Ilya. (Ages 14 and up)
WEEKS ON LIST: 18
7. A GOOD GIRL'S GUIDE TO MURDER, by Holly Jackson. (Delacorte) Pippa Fitz-Amobi solves murderous crimes. (Ages 14 and up)
WEEKS ON LIST: 162
8. WINGS OF FIRE, by Tui T. Sutherland. (Scholastic) Only the five dragonets of destiny can unite the seven warring dragon tribes. (Ages 9 to 12)
WEEKS ON LIST: 220
9. THE HUNGER GAMES, by Suzanne Collins. (Scholastic) In a dystopia, a girl fights on live TV to survive. (Ages 12 and up)
WEEKS ON LIST: 347
10. DORK DIARIES, by Rachel Renée Russell. (Simon & Schuster) Nikki Maxwell navigates the halls of middle school. (Ages 9 to 13)