NYT - Children’s & Young Adult Series | Penticton Public Library

1) Diary of a wimpy kid. 1: Greg Heffley's journal

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#1 on the Children’s & Young Adult Series list for 2024-06-23. Last week it was ranked 1. It has been on the list for 795 week(s).

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Children's Book, eAudiobook, eBook

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Greg records his sixth grade experiences in a middle school where he and his best friend, Rowley, undersized weaklings amid boys who need to shave twice daily, hope just to survive, but when Rowley grows more popular, Greg must take drastic measures to save their friendship.

2) A good girl's guide to murder

Author

Jackson, Holly

Series

Good girl's guide to murder volume 1

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#2 on the Children’s & Young Adult Series list for 2024-06-23. Last week it was ranked 2. It has been on the list for 141 week(s).

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Children's Book, Young Adult Book

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As her senior capstone project, Pippa Fitz-Amobi is determined to find the real killer in a closed, local murder case, but not everyone wants her meddling in the past.

3) Catching Fire

Author

Collins, Suzanne

Series

Hunger Games trilogy volume 2

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#3 on the Children’s & Young Adult Series list for 2024-06-23. Last week it was ranked 9. It has been on the list for 330 week(s).

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eAudiobook, eBook, Paperback, Young Adult Book

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The second book in Suzanne Collins's phenomenal and worldwide bestselling Hunger Games trilogy.

Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the annual Hunger Games with fellow district tribute Peeta Mellark. But it was a victory won by defiance of the Capitol and their harsh rules. Katniss and Peeta should be happy. After all, they have just won for themselves and their families a life of safety and plenty. But there are rumors of rebellion among...

4) The one and only Ivan

Author

Applegate, Katherine

Series

One and only Ivan stories volume 1

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#4 on the Children’s & Young Adult Series list for 2024-06-23. Last week it was ranked 4. It has been on the list for 30 week(s).

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Children's Book, eAudiobook, eBook

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When Ivan, a gorilla who has lived for years in a down-and-out circus-themed mall, meets Ruby, a baby elephant that has been added to the mall, he decides that he must find her a better life.

5) The last Olympian

Author

Riordan, Rick

Series

Percy Jackson & the Olympians volume 5

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#5 on the Children’s & Young Adult Series list for 2024-06-23. Last week it was ranked 3. It has been on the list for 728 week(s).

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Audio Book, Children's Book, eAudiobook, eBook

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The long-awaited prophecy surrounding Percy Jackson's sixteenth birthday unfolds as he leads an army of young demigods to stop Kronos in his advance on New York City, while the Olympians struggle to contain the rampaging monster, Typhon.

6) It's not summer without you: a Summer novel

Author

Han, Jenny

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#6 on the Children’s & Young Adult Series list for 2024-06-23. Last week it was ranked 5. It has been on the list for 112 week(s).

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Teenaged Isobel "Belly" Conklin, whose life revolves around spending the summer at her mother's best friend's beach house, reflects on the tragic events of the past year that changed her life forever.

7) The wild robot

Author

Brown, Peter

Series

Wild robot volume 1

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#7 on the Children’s & Young Adult Series list for 2024-06-23. Last week it was ranked 8. It has been on the list for 20 week(s).

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Audio Book, Children's Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Paperback

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"When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island. She has no idea how she got there or what her purpose is - but she knows she needs to survive. After battling a fierce storm and escaping a vicious bear attack, she realizes that her only hope for survival is to adapt to her surroundings and learn from the island's unwelcoming animal inhabitants. As Roz slowly befriends the animals, the island...

8) Who was Alexander the Great?

Author

Waterfield, Kathryn

Series

Who was-- ?

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#8 on the Children’s & Young Adult Series list for 2024-06-23. Last week it was ranked 7. It has been on the list for 158 week(s).

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"Alexander the Great conquers the New York Times best-selling Who Was...? series! When Alexander was a boy in ancient Macedon, he already had grand ambitions. He complained that his father, the great king of Macedon, wasn't leaving anything for him to conquer! This, of course, was not the case. King Alexander went on to control most of the known world of the time. His victories won him many supporters, but they also earned him enemies. This easy-to-read...

9) The tales of Beedle the Bard

Author

Rowling, J. K

Series

Harry Potter (Companion volumes)

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#9 on the Children’s & Young Adult Series list for 2024-06-23. Last week it was ranked 6. It has been on the list for 794 week(s).

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Children's Book, Young Adult Book

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Featuring commentary by Albus Dumbledore, a collection of tales from the world of Harry Potter includes "The Wizard and the Hopping Pot," "Babbitty Rabbitty and her Cackling Stump," and "The Tale of the Three Brothers."

10) The inheritance games

Author

Barnes, Jennifer

Series

Inheritance games volume 1

Notes

#10 on the Children’s & Young Adult Series list for 2024-06-23. It has been on the list for 83 week(s).

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When a Connecticut teenager inherits vast wealth and an eccentric estate from the richest man in Texas, she must also live with his surviving family and solve a series of puzzles to discover how she earned her inheritance.