Chapter Books
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#1 INSURGENT
Veronica Roth
A faction war looms in this “Divergent” follow-up.
On the bestsellers list for 1 week
#2 BITTERBLUE
Kristin Cashore
In this “Graceling” sequel, Bitterblue is queen, but her father’s violent influence lives on.
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#3 THE INVADERS
John Flanagan
A sacred artifact is stolen under the Herons’ watch. Now they must get it back. Book 2 of the Brotherband Chronicles.
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#4 MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN
Ransom Riggs
An island, an abandoned orphanage and a collection of curious photographs.
On the bestsellers list for 48 weeks
#5 THE FAULT IN OUR STARS
John Green
A 16-year-old heroine faces the medical realities of cancer.
On the bestsellers list for 17 weeks
#6 NANCY CLANCY, SUPER SLEUTH
Jane O'Connor
Crime in the classroom? Nancy’s on the case.
On the bestsellers list for 5 weeks
#7 THE SON OF NEPTUNE
Rick Riordan
The cast of characters expands; Book 2 of the Heroes of Olympus.
On the bestsellers list for 31 weeks
#8 CHOMP
Carl Hiaasen
Life gets wilder for a boy when his dad, an animal wrangler, takes a job with a reality-TV show.
On the bestsellers list for 6 weeks
#9 WONDER
R J Palacio
A boy with a facial deformity enters the fifth grade at a mainstream school.
On the bestsellers list for 7 weeks
#10 THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET
Brian Selznick
An orphan thief must decipher his father’s last message.
On the bestsellers list for 112 weeks