New York Times Best Sellers: Children's / YA for Week Ending November 5th, 2010

As of Friday, November 5th - here are the New York Time's top 10 bestseller's for Children's / YA. While many are repeat contestants - I won't torture any of you by embellishing on Justin Bieber's autobiography, that has been on the charts for the past 3 weeks. 


But I'll say that seeing THE BOOK THIEF still on the chart for over 164 weeks, makes it all better. 

CHAPTER BOOKS
This Week		Weeks on List
1	THE LOST HERO, by Rick Riordan. (Disney-Hyperion, $18.99.) A return to Camp Half-Blood and semi-divine characters old and new. (Ages 10 and up)	3
2	JUSTIN BIEBER, FIRST STEP 2 FOREVER, by Justin Bieber. (HarperCollins, $21.99.) A young musician reaches out to fans with short takes, Web posts and photos. (Ages 6 to 12)	3
3	THE RED PYRAMID, by Rick Riordan. (Disney-Hyperion, $17.99.) Ancient gods (this time from Egypt) and a mortal family meet. (Ages 10 and up)	26
4	CRESCENDO, by Becca Fitzpatrick. (Simon & Schuster, $18.99.) A world where the truth is sought and feared; a sequel to “Hush, Hush.” (Ages 14 and up)	3
5	TORMENT, by Lauren Kate. (Delacorte, $17.99.) A novel about the nephilim, the children of humans and fallen angels. (Ages 12 and up)	5
6	HARRY POTTER FILM WIZARDRY, by Brian Sibley. (Collins Design/HarperCollins, $39.99.) Deep background, subtext and behind-the screen details from the moviemakers. (Ages 18 and up)	2
7	CLOCKWORK ANGEL, by Cassandra Clare. (McElderry/Simon & Schuster, $19.99.) Victorian England proves a treacherous place. (Ages 14 and up)	9
8	BEAUTIFUL DARKNESS, by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. (Little, Brown, $17.99.) A return to the secrets and curses of a Southern town. (Ages 12 and up)	3
9	NIGHTSHADE, by Andrea Cremer. (Philomel, $17.99.) Shapeshifters and wolves populate an elite social circle. (Ages 14 and up)	1
10	THE SCORCH TRIALS, by James Dashner. (Delacorte, $17.99.) The former denizens of the Maze cope with postapocalyptic plagues. (Ages 12 and up)	3

PAPERBACK BOOKS
This Week		Weeks on List
1	THE FLEDGLING HANDBOOK 101, by P.C. Cast with Kim Doner. (St. Martin’s Griffin, $12.99.) From history to bodily changes, a compendium on vampirism for neophytesl. (Ages 12 and up)	1
2	THE BOOK THIEF, by Markus Zusak. (Knopf, $11.99.) A girl saves books from Nazi burning. Excerpt (Ages 14 and up)	164
3	FALLEN, by Lauren Kate. (Delacorte, $9.99.) Love is thwarted at boarding school. (Ages 12 and up)	5
4	THE GRAVEYARD BOOK, by Neil Gaiman. Illustrated by Dave McKean. (HarperCollins, $7.99.) To avoid a killer, a boy lives in a cemetery. Excerpt (Ages 10 and up)	5
5	THREE CUPS OF TEA: YOUNG READERS EDITION, by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. (Puffin/Penguin, $8.99.) A former climber builds schools in Pakistani and Afghan villages. (Ages 9 to 12)	92
6	THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART-TIME INDIAN, by Sherman Alexie. Illustrated by Ellen Forney. (Little, Brown, $8.99.) A young boy leaves his reservation for an all-white school. (Ages 12 and up)	80
7	HUSH, HUSH, by Becca Fitzpatrick. (Simon & Schuster, $17.99.) A love story of immortals and ancient battles. (Ages 14 and up)	6
8	SHIVER, by Maggie Stiefvater. (Scholastic, $8.99.) Love among the lupine. (Ages 13 and up)	21
9	NERDS (BOOK ONE: NATIONAL ESPIONAGE, RESCUE, AND DEFENSE SOCIETY), by Michael Buckley. (Amulet/Abrams, $6.95.) Stealth is challenging when you wear orthodontic headgear. (Ages 8 to 12)	2
10	BEAUTIFUL CREATURES, by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. (Little, Brown, $17.99.) A secret wrapped in a Southern Gothic novel. (Ages 12 and up)	6

SERIES BOOKS
This Week		Weeks on List
1	THE HUNGER GAMES, by Suzanne Collins. (Scholastic, hardcover and paper) In a dystopian society a girl fights for survival on live TV.  (Ages 12 and up)	10
2	DIARY OF A WIMPY KID, written and illustrated by Jeff Kinney. (Abrams, hardcover only) The travails of adolescence, in cartoons. (Ages 9 to 12)	94
3	PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS, by Rick Riordan. (Disney-Hyperion, hardcover and paper) Children of the gods battle mythological monsters. (Ages 9 to 12)	173
4	BLUE BLOODS, by Melissa de la Cruz. (Hyperion, hardcover and paper) Young and privileged vampires are having a blood feud. (Ages 14 and up)	14
5	THE 39 CLUES, by various authors. (Scholastic, hardcover only) A brother and sister travel the world in search of the key to their family’s power. (Ages 9 to 12)	69
6	MORGANVILLE VAMPIRES, by Rachel Caine. (NAL Jam, paper only) Vampires in town. (Ages 14 and up)	8
7	BIG NATE, Lincoln Peirce. (HarperCollins, hardcover; Andrews McMeel, paper) Where Nate goes, trouble is sure to follow. (Ages 8 to 12)	2
8	THE TWILIGHT SAGA, by Stephenie Meyer. (Megan Tingley/Little, Brown, hardcover and paper) Vampires and werewolves in school. (Ages 12 and up)	169
9	RANGER’S APPRENTICE, by John Flanagan. (Philomel, hardcover and paper) A boy warrior fights evil. (Ages 9 to 12)	57
10	HOUSE OF NIGHT, by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast. (St. Martin’s, hardcover and paper) Vampires in school. (Ages 14 and up)	107

USA Today's Top 150 Bestselling Books as of 10.24.2010

According to USA TODAY, the following is a list of the top 150 best selling books, based on sales through Sunday, 10/24/2010.  For reviews, book news and a searchable archive of USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books list - or to check out more information on the top 150 books - visit their website.


Note of the week: Roughly 19% of the top 150 best selling books this week, fall under the Children's / YA genre (highlighted in orange) - which is close to flat for the week prior. As well, there has been a significant increase in the number of picture books this week - specifically those surrounding Halloween.

Legend: 
Position This Week, Last Week, Title, Author (Publisher), Price 

1 1 The Lost Hero, Rick Riordan (Disney-Hyperion), $18.99

2 0 Worth Dying For: A Reacher Novel, Lee Child (Delacorte Press), $28.00

3 3 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Stieg Larsson (Vintage), $7.99
4 4 The Girl Who Played With Fire, Stieg Larsson (Vintage), $7.99
5 2 American Assassin: A Thriller, Vince Flynn (Atria), $27.99
6 0 The Lost Symbol, Dan Brown (Anchor), $9.99
7 5 The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest, Stieg Larsson (Knopf), $27.95
8 0 In the Company of Others: A Father Tim Novel, Jan Karon (Viking Adult), $27.95
9 6 Safe Haven, Nicholas Sparks (Grand Central Publishing), $25.99
10 11 The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins (Scholastic Press), $8.99
11 10 Fall of Giants, Ken Follett (Dutton), $36.00
12 7 I, Alex Cross, James Patterson (Vision), $9.99
13 8 The Reversal, Michael Connelly (Little, Brown), $27.99
14 13 Mockingjay, Suzanne Collins (Scholastic), $17.99
15 12 Don’t Blink, James Patterson, Howard Roughan (Little, Brown), $27.99
16 15 61 Hours: A Reacher Novel, Lee Child (Dell), $9.99
17 9 Justin Bieber: First Step 2 Forever: My Story, Justin Bieber (HarperCollins), $21.99
18 0 The Twelfth Imam, Joel C. Rosenberg (Tyndale House), $26.99
19 0 Chasing the Night, Iris Johansen (St. Martin's Press), $27.99
20 25 Catching Fire, Suzanne Collins (Scholastic Press), $17.99
21 22 Pinheads and Patriots, Bill O’Reilly (William Morrow), $27.99
22 17 Play Dead, Harlan Coben (Signet), $9.99
23 18 Trickle Up Poverty, Michael Savage (William Morrow), $26.99
24 24 The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents Earth (The Book), Jon Stewart (Grand Central), $27.99
25 21 Eat, Pray, Love, Elizabeth Gilbert (Penguin), $15.00
26 19 O’Hurley Born, Nora Roberts (Silhouette Special Releases), $7.99
27 23 Rough Country, John Sandford (Berkley), $9.99
28 16 Freedom: A Novel, Jonathan Franzen (Farrar, Straus and Giroux), $28.00
29 20 Cross Roads, Fern Michaels (Zebra), $7.99
30 113 Autobiography of Mark Twain, Vol. 1, Mark Twain (University of California Press), $34.95
31 28 Pirate Latitudes, Michael Crichton (Harper), $9.99
32 31 At Home: A Short History of Private Life, Bill Bryson (Doubleday), $28.95
33 118 Crescendo, Becca Fitzpatrick (Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing), $18.99
34 44 The Last Boy, Jane Leavy (Harper), $27.99
35 33 Charade, Sandra Brown (Warner Vision), $6.99
36 14 Unlocked: A Love Story, Karen Kingsbury (Zondervan), $21.99
37 35 The Help, Kathryn Stockett (Putnam Adult), $24.95
38 42 Little Bee: A Novel, Chris Cleave (Simon & Schuster), $14.00
39 43 Cutting for Stone, Abraham Verghese (Vintage), $15.95
40 52 Extraordinary, Ordinary People: A Memoir of Family, Condoleezza Rice (Crown), $27.00
41 38 Ford County: Stories, John Grisham (Dell), $7.99
42 34 Legacy: A Novel, Danielle Steel (Delacorte Press), $28.00
43 26 Crave: A Novel of the Fallen Angels, J.R. Ward (Signet), $7.99
44 56 Naked Heat, Richard Castle (Hyperion), $23.99
45 30 Willow, Linda Lael Miller (Pocket Star), $7.99
46 36 Torment, Lauren Kate (Delacorte Books for Young Readers), $17.99
47 41 Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary, David Sedaris (Little, Brown), $21.99
48 51 Santa in Montana, Janet Dailey (Zebra), $7.99
49 55 Call Me Mrs. Miracle, Debbie Macomber (MIRA), $16.95
50 54 The Kane Chronicles, Book 1: The Red Pyramid, Rick Riordan (Hyperion), $17.99
51 49 Breaking Dawn, Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown for Young Readers), $14.99
52 59 Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel, Jeannette Walls (Scribner), $15.00
53 40 Sugar & Spice, Lauren Conrad (Harper Collins), $17.99
54 45 A**holes Finish First, Tucker Max (Gallery), $25.99
55 0 Blood Trinity, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Dianna Love (Pocket), $7.99
56 29 Obama’s Wars, Bob Woodward (Simon & Schuster), $30.00
57 47 Lakeshore Christmas, Susan Wiggs (MIRA), $7.99
58 46 Eight Days to Live, Iris Johansen (St. Martin's Paperbacks), $7.99
59 0 Big Nate Strikes Again, Lincoln Peirce (HarperCollins), $12.99
60 50 Room, Emma Donoghue (Little, Brown), $11.99
61 63 The Art of Racing in the Rain: A Novel, Garth Stein (Harper Paperback), $14.99
62 109 Oogy: The Dog Only a Family Could Love, Larry Levin (Grand Central Publishing), $19.99
63 79 Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1: The Lightning Thief, Rick Riordan (Disney-Hyperion), $7.99
64 76 The Roots of Obama’s Rage, Dinesh D’Souza (Regnery), $27.95
65 37 Bad Blood, John Sandford (Putnam Adult), $27.95
66 48 1022 Evergreen Place: A Cedar Cove Novel, Debbie Macomber (Mira), $7.99
67 53 Home at Rose Cottage, Sherryl Woods (MIRA), $7.99
68 69 Promise Me, Richard Paul Evans (Simon & Schuster), $19.99
69 0 The Finkler Question, Howard Jacobson (Bloomsbury), $15.00
70 57 Worst Case, James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge (Grand Central Publishing), $14.99
71 32 Styx’s Storm, Lora Leigh (Berkley), $7.99
72 75 Sarah’s Key, Tatiana de Rosnay (St. Martin's Griffin), $13.95
73 68 Sh*t My Dad Says, Justin Halpern (It Books), $15.99
74 27 Our Kind of Traitor: A Novel, John le Carré (Viking Adult), $27.95
75 88 StrengthsFinder 2.0, Tom Rath (Gallup Press), $22.95
76 0 Against All Things Ending, Stephen R. Donaldson (Putnam Adult), $29.95
77 61 Wicked Appetite, Janet Evanovich (St. Martin's Press), $27.99
78 87 To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee (Grand Central Publishing), $6.99
79 62 Power Thoughts, Joyce Meyer (FaithWords), $21.99
80 0 The Templar Salvation, Raymond Khoury (Dutton Adult), $26.95
81 82 Fancy Nancy: Halloween... or Bust!, Jane O’Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser, Carolyn Bracken (Harper Festival), $4.99
82 90 Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 2: The Sea of Monsters, Rick Riordan (Disney-Hyperion), $7.99
83 71 Never Let Me Go, Kazuo Ishiguro (Vintage), $15.00
84 58 Getting to Happy, Terry McMillan (Viking), $27.95
85 0 The Confession, John Grisham (Doubleday), $28.95
86 92 What to Expect When You’re Expecting, Heidi Murkoff, Sharon Mazel (Workman Publishing Group), $14.95
87 65 Painted Ladies, Robert B. Parker (Putnam Adult), $26.95
88 60 The Grand Design, Stephen Hawking, Leonard Mlodinow (Bantam), $28.00
89 84 Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Jeff Kinney (Amulet), $12.95
90 72 The Scarpetta Factor, Patricia Cornwell (Berkley), $9.99
91 0 Part of the Bargain, Linda Lael Miller (Harlequin Special Releases), $6.99
92 86 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, Jeff Kinney (Amulet), $12.95
93 70 Is It Just Me? Or Is It Nuts Out There?, Whoopi Goldberg (Hyperion), $22.99
94 98 Secretariat, William Nack (Hyperion), $16.99
95 105 Lauren Conrad Style, Lauren Conrad (HarperCollins), $19.99
96 94 Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 4: The Battle of the Labyrinth, Rick Riordan (Disney-Hyperion), $7.99
97 93 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw, Jeff Kinney (Amulet), $12.95
98 77 Mini Shopaholic, Sophie Kinsella (The Dial Press), $25.00
99 96 Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 5: The Last Olympian, Rick Riordan (Disney-Hyperion), $17.99
100 66 Three Cups of Tea, Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin (Penguin), $15.00
101 102 Guinness World Records 2011, Guinness World Records (Guinness World Records), $28.95
102 78 Clockwork Angel, Cassandra Clare (Margaret K. McElderry), $19.99
103 334 The Warmth of Other Suns, Isabel Wilkerson (Random House), $30.00
104 112 The Shack, William P. Young (Windblown Media), $14.99
105 73 Washington: A Life, Ron Chernow (The Penguin Press), $40.00
106 107 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days, Jeff Kinney (Amulet Books), $13.95
107 131 The Glass Castle: A Memoir, Jeannette Walls (Scribner), $14.00
108 116 Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 3: The Titan’s Curse, Rick Riordan (Disney-Hyperion), $7.99
109 95 True Blue, David Baldacci (Vision), $9.99
110 154 Heat Wave, Richard Castle (Hyperion Press), $14.99
111 115 Crazy Love, Francis Chan (David C. Cook), $14.99
112 89 Spartan Gold, Clive Cussler, Grant Blackwood (Berkley), $9.99
113 127 The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything, Linda Williams, art by Megan Lloyd (HarperTrophy), $5.95
114 122 The Lucky One, Nicholas Sparks (Vision), $7.99
115 117 There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat!, Lucille Colandro (Cartwheel), $5.99
116 120 Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, Jamie Ford (Ballantine Books), $15.00
117 97 Pursuit of Honor: A Novel, Vince Flynn (Pocket), $9.99
118 81 Dark Slayer, Christine Feehan (Jove), $7.99
119 126 Junie B., First Grader: Boo...and I MEAN it!, Barbara Park, art by Denise Brunkus (Random House Books for Young Readers), $3.99
120 80 Taken by Midnight: A Midnight Breed Novel, Lara Adrian (Dell), $7.99
121 110 The Power, Rhonda Byrne (Atria), $23.95
122 130 The 5 Love Languages, Gary Chapman (Moody Publishers), $14.99
123 124 It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, Charles M. Schulz (Perseus), $4.95
124 0 The Year of Living Scandalously, Julia London (Pocket), $7.99
125 64 Late, Late at Night, Rick Springfield (Touchstone), $26.00
126 100 Fallen, Lauren Kate (Delacorte Books for Young Readers), $9.99
127 139 Five Little Pumpkins, Dan Yaccarino (Festival), $5.99
128 99 The Postcard Killers, James Patterson, Liza Marklund (Little, Brown), $27.99
129 74 Ranger’s Apprentice: Halt’s Peril, John Flanagan (Philomel), $17.99
130 114 The Promise, Brenda Joyce (HQN), $7.99
131 0 World of Warcraft The Shattering - Prelude to Cataclysm, Christie Golden (Gallery), $26.00
132 119 Hoda, Hoda Kotb, Jane Lorenzini (Simon & Schuster), $25.00
133 91 Eat Prey Love, Kerrelyn Sparks (Avon), $7.99
134 101 Sinful in Satin, Madeline Hunter (Jove), $7.99
135 168 This Is Why You’re Fat (And How to Get Thin Forever), Jackie Warner (Wellness Central), $24.99
136 129 Sins of the Flesh, Fern Michaels (Zebra), $7.99
137 106 Thirst No. 3: The Eternal Dawn, Christopher Pike (Simon Pulse), $10.99
138 0 Eighteen Acres: A Novel, Nicolle Wallace (Atria), $11.99
139 281 Cryoburn, Lois M. Bujold (Baen), $25.00
140 123 The Gathering Storm, Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson (Tom Doherty Associates), $9.99
141 141 Water for Elephants, Sara Gruen (Algonquin), $13.95
142 104 The Official SAT Study Guide, 2nd edition, The College Board (The College Board), $21.99
143 142 Dewey, Vicki Myron, Brett Witter (Grand Central Publishing), $13.99
144 144 The Murder of King Tut, James Patterson, Martin Dugard (Grand Central Publishing), $14.99
145 138 Let Me In, John Ajvide Lindqvist (St. Martin's Griffin/Thomas Dunne Books), $15.95
146 125 The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner, Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown), $13.99
147 163 Where Is Baby’s Pumpkin?, Karen Katz (Little Simon), $6.99
148 0 Friends & Lovers, Barbara Delinsky (HQN), $7.99
149 147 Goodnight Moon Board Book, Margaret Wise Brown, art by Clement Hurd (HarperCollins), $6.95
150 143 The Very Hungry Caterpillar Board Book, Eric Carle (Philomel), $9.99

Where, Oh Where, Has My Little Muse Gone?

Suffice to say, I've been pretty non-existent on all of my social media sites lately - Twitter, Blogger, QueryTracker, etc. I seem to have written myself into a corner and allowed my muse to take a quasi-permanent hiatus...that, or when I returned from my vacation from Maui last week, my muse decided not to come home with me (wouldn't blame her there, as Maui is a much better place than Seattle, right now).

I simply cannot write. I turn on my computer and just stare at it...waiting. And waiting. Yup...still waiting. Waiting for some type of inspiration to strike, something to get my creative juices flowing again...something, anything...but there simply is nothing.

Now I've heard this happens and I'm pretty sure it's normal...however, after four plus years of writing, this is the first time I've been at such a loss, for so long. As of today, it's been 6.5 weeks since I've written more than 150 words. And in my book, that's pretty pa-thetic.

I'm not quite sure what the reasoning is, behind my lack of creativity...it could be that I received two rejections from my top two agents on my current manuscript, within the last month. The first one was from Writer's House...they've had my full since May and the response - while I'm so grateful was personal - was nonetheless, a rejection...even though she was "on the fence". The other was from Laura Rennert (she reps Jay Asher - THIRTEEN REASONS WHY and Maggie Stiefvater - SHIVER series), who was definitely a personal fav. for me, without question. And while I get rejection comes with the territory, it still doesn't make it any easier.

So, what to do? I've been reading - currently, I'm enjoying THE BOOK THIEF, by Markus Zusak...outlining my potential attempt for NaNoWriMo (which at this point, seems absolutely crazy...because I'm thinking if I'm going to be writing, it should be for my current WIP...but we shall see)...outlining potential changes to my current WIP...re-reading and revising my current WIP chapters...and simply, not doing anything at all, that relates to writing.

I guess my question to anyone else out there that's had this same problem - what did you do? How did you get your muse back? At this point, I'm open to suggestions...anything to coax my creativity back onto the pages of Word.

And once she's back...well...she better sit down and hang on!

Until next time...

New York Times Best Sellers: Children's / YA for Week Ending September 17, 2010

Some recent shifting in the top 10 Children's / YA books on the list, with Cassandra Clare taking the lead for #1.

CHAPTER BOOKS
This Week
1	CLOCKWORK ANGEL, by Cassandra Clare. (McElderry/Simon & Schuster, $19.99.) Victorian England proves to be a treacherous place for a girl. (Ages 14 and up)
2	THE RED PYRAMID, by Rick Riordan. (Disney-Hyperion, $17.99.) Ancient gods (this time from Egypt) and a mortal family meet. (Ages 10 and up)
3	TALES FROM A NOT-SO-POPULAR PARTY GIRL, by Rachel Renée Russell. (Aladdin, $12.99.) The further reflections of Nikki Maxwell on the agonies of middle school; a "Dork Diaries" book. (Ages 9 to 13)
4	LINGER, by Maggie Stiefvater. (Scholastic Press/Scholastic, $17.99.) The teenage werewolves of "Shiver" face a new test of love and loyalty. (Ages 12 and up)
5	HALO, by Alexandra Adornetto. (Feiwel & Friends, $16.99.) Good angels, sent to Earth, must keep their wings under wraps. (Ages 12 and up)
6	DORK DIARIES, written and illustrated by Rachel Renée Russell. (Aladdin, $12.99.) Reflections of a junior Samuel Pepys of the female variety. (Ages 9 to 13)
7	MONSTER HIGH, by Lisi Harrison. (Poppy/Little, Brown, $16.99.) Frankie Stein worries about befriending "normal" classmates. (Ages 12 and up)
8	UNRAVELED, by Gena Showalter. (Harlequin Teen, $16.99.) An Oklahoma boy hosts four selves, each with unusual gifts. (Ages 12 and up)
9	THEODORE BOONE: KID LAWYER, by John Grisham. (Dutton, $16.99.) He may be 13, but he knows what to do when he encounters a murder. (Ages 8 to 12)
10	I AM NUMBER FOUR, by Pittacus Lore. (HarperCollins, $17.99.) Members of another civilization live secretly among Earth-dwellers. (Ages 14 and up)

PAPERBACK BOOKS
This Week
1	THE BOOK THIEF, by Markus Zusak. (Knopf, $11.99.) A girl saves books from Nazi burning. Excerpt (Ages 14 and up)
2	BEEZUS AND RAMONA, by Beverly Cleary. Illustrated by Tracy Dockray. (HarperCollins, $5.99.) The movie tie-in edition of the midcentury classic. (Ages 9 to 12)
3	RADIANCE, by Alyson Noël. (Square Fish/St. Martin’s, $7.99.) Adventures in the afterlife, where the time is always Now. (Ages 9 to 12)
4	THREE CUPS OF TEA: YOUNG READERS EDITION, by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. (Puffin/Penguin, $8.99.) A former climber builds schools in Pakistani and Afghan villages. (Ages 9 to 12)
5	THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART-TIME INDIAN, by Sherman Alexie. Illustrated by Ellen Forney. (Little, Brown, $8.99.) A young boy leaves his reservation for an all-white school. (Ages 12 and up)
6	SHIVER, by Maggie Stiefvater. (Scholastic, $8.99.) Love among the lupine. (Ages 13 and up)
7	THE FALLEN AND LEVIATHAN, by Thomas E. Sniegoski. (Simon Pulse, $9.99.) A half-angel, half-human hero girds for battle. (Ages 16 and up)
8	SAVVY, by Ingrid Law. (Puffin/Penguin, $7.99.) Mibs is about to receive her supernatural abilities. (Ages 9 to 12)
9	THE MAZE RUNNER, by James Dashner. (Delacorte, $9.99.) A stone wall imprisons teenagers who live by their wits and remember nothing of their past. (Ages 12 and up)
10	AERIE AND RECKONING (THE FALLEN, BOOK 2), by Thomas E. Sniegoski. (Simon Pulse, $9.99.) A boy comes to terms with his heritage. (Ages 16 and up)

SERIES BOOKS
This Week
1	HUNGER GAMES, Suzanne Collins. (Scholastic, hardcover and paper) In a dystopian future, a girl fights for survival on live TV. (Ages 12 and up)
2	PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS, by Rick Riordan. (Disney-Hyperion, hardcover and paper) Children of the gods battle mythological monsters. (Ages 9 to 12)
3	THE 39 CLUES, by various authors. (Scholastic, hardcover only) A brother and sister travel the world in search of the key to their family’s power. (Ages 9 to 12)
4	DIARY OF A WIMPY KID, written and illustrated by Jeff Kinney. (Abrams, hardcover only) The travails of adolescence, in cartoons. (Ages 9 to 12)
5	THE TWILIGHT SAGA, by Stephenie Meyer. (Megan Tingley/Little, Brown, hardcover and paper) Vampires and werewolves in school. (Ages 12 and up)
6	PRETTY LITTLE LIARS, by Sara Shepard. (HarperTeen, hardcover and paper) Four girls less perfect than they seem. (Ages 14 and up)
7	GUARDIANS OF GA’HOOLE, by Kathryn Lasky. (Scholastic, paper only) Owls are the wise guides in this fantasy world. (Ages 9 to 12)
8	HOUSE OF NIGHT, by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast. (St. Martin’s, hardcover and paper) Vampires in school. (Ages 14 and up)
9	THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS, by Cassandra Clare. (McElderry/Simon & Schuster, hardcover and paper) A world of demons and warriors. (Ages 14 and up)
10	PRIVATE, by Kate Brian. (SImon & Schuster, paper only) The high-pressure world of an elite prep school. (Ages 14 and up)

Backing Up Your Work...Know Your Options!

Reposting this article, in light of almost losing my entire WIP this past week. I count my lucky stars for my external hard drive, that I bought specifically because of this article (and it was one of the ones recommended.).

So, are you covered?

Great article and reminder, on something we all should be doing!

Don't wait until it's too late - get your manuscripts backed up!

http://querytracker.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2010-04-02T09:00:00-04:00&max-results=7

USA Today's Top 150 Bestselling Books as of 9.05.2010

According to USA TODAY, the following is a list of the top 150 best selling books, based on sales through Sunday, 09/05/2010.  For reviews, book news and a searchable archive of USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books list - or to check out more information on the top 150 books - visit their website.
 Note of the week: Roughly18% of the top 150 best selling books this week, are falling under the Children's / YA genre (highlighted in blue) - which is down from the week prior. However, it is interesting to see that with the start up of a new school year, many of the classics are reappearing on the list - such as:

#35 To Kill a Mockingbird - total # of weeks in the top 150: 733 (A-mazing!)

#105 Lord of the Flies - total # of weeks in the top 150: 212

#114 The Great Gatsby - total # of weeks in the top 150: 321

#130 The Catcher in the Rye - total # of weeks in the top 150: 515 (Holy cow, that's a lot!)

#150 Of Mice and Men - total # of weeks in the top 150: 73

1 Mockingjay, Suzanne Collins (Scholastic), $17.99

2 The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Stieg Larsson (Vintage), $14.95
3 1022 Evergreen Place: A Cedar Cove Novel, Debbie Macomber (Mira), $7.99
4 The Girl Who Played With Fire, Stieg Larsson (Vintage), $15.95
5 Freedom: A Novel, Jonathan Franzen (Farrar, Straus & Giroux), $28.00
6 Eat, Pray, Love, Elizabeth Gilbert (Penguin), $15.00
7 The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest, Stieg Larsson (Knopf), $27.95
8 The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins (Scholastic Press), $8.99
9 Clockwork Angel, Cassandra Clare (Margaret K. McElderry), $19.99
10 Ford County: Stories, John Grisham (Dell), $7.99
11 The Postcard Killers, James Patterson, Liza Marklund (Little, Brown), $27.99
12 Dark Peril, Christine Feehan (Berkley), $25.95
13 The 39 Clues: Into the Gauntlet, Margaret Peterson Haddix (Scholastic), $12.99
14 Catching Fire, Suzanne Collins (Scholastic Press), $17.99
15 Part of the Bargain, Linda Lael Miller (Harlequin Special Releases), $6.99
16 True Blue, David Baldacci (Vision), $9.99
17 Finding Perfect, Susan Mallery (HQN), $7.99
18 Born to Bite, Lynsay Sands (Avon), $7.99
19 Midnight Crystal, Jayne Castle (Jove), $7.99
20 Renegade, Lora Leigh (St. Martin's Paperbacks), $7.99
21 The Scarpetta Factor, Patricia Cornwell (Berkley), $9.99
22 Lost Empire, Clive Cussler, Grant Blackwood (Putnam Adult), $27.95
23 Breaking Dawn, Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown for Young Readers), $14.99
24 Ghost Moon, Heather Graham (MIRA), $7.99
25 The Power, Rhonda Byrne (Atria), $23.95
26 The Help, Kathryn Stockett (Putnam Adult), $24.95
27 Dream Mender, Allison Leigh, Sherryl Woods (Harlequin Special Releases), $6.99
28 Charlie St. Cloud: A Novel, Ben Sherwood (Bantam), $7.99
29 Spartan Gold, Clive Cussler, Grant Blackwood (Berkley), $9.99
30 Crimes Against Liberty, David Limbaugh (Regnery Publishing), $29.95
31 Little Bee: A Novel, Chris Cleave (Simon & Schuster), $14.00
32 I Dare You to Change!, Bil Cornelius (Ideals Publications), $19.99
33 Pursuit of Honor: A Novel, Vince Flynn (Pocket), $9.99
34 Demon From the Dark, Kresley Cole (Pocket), $7.99
35 To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee (Grand Central Publishing), $6.99
36 Blood Ties, Kay Hooper (Bantam), $7.99
37 Running Scared, Lisa Jackson (Zebra), $7.99
38 Burn: A Novel, Linda Howard (Ballantine Books), $7.99
39 Sh*t My Dad Says, Justin Halpern (It Books), $15.99
40 Spider Bones, Kathy Reichs (Scribner), $26.99
41 Tough Customer: A Novel, Sandra Brown (Simon & Schuster), $26.99
42 The Way of Kings, Brandon Sanderson (Tor), $27.99
43 Marriage: To Claim His Twins, Penny Jordan (Harlequin Presents), $4.75
44 Love Me If You Dare, Carly Phillips (HQN), $7.99
45 Cutting for Stone, Abraham Verghese (Vintage), $15.95
46 Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, American Psychological Association (American Psychological
Association), $28.95
47 The Firebrand, Susan Wiggs (MIRA), $7.99
48 Don’t Cry, Beverly Barton (Zebra), $7.99
49 One Night…Nine-Month Scandal, Sarah Morgan (Harlequin Presents), $4.75
50 The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner, Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown), $13.99
51 The Kane Chronicles, Book 1: The Red Pyramid, Rick Riordan (Hyperion), $17.99
52 The Last Song, Nicholas Sparks (Grand Central Publishing), $7.99
53 Star Island, Carl Hiaasen (Knopf), $26.95
54 StrengthsFinder 2.0, Tom Rath (Gallup Press), $22.95
55 The Andreou Marriage Arrangement, Helen Bianchin (Helen Bianchin), $4.75
56 Kisser, Stuart Woods (Signet), $9.99
57 The Adventures of Ook and Gluk, Kung-Fu Cavemen From the Future, Dav Pilkey (Scholastic), $9.99
58 The Hawk: A Highland Guard Novel, Monica McCarty (Ballantine Books), $7.99
59 The Devil Wears Plaid, Teresa Medeiros (Pocket), $7.99
60 Under the Dome, Stephen King (Pocket), $19.99
61 Burning Up, Susan Andersen (HQN), $7.99
62 Three Cups of Tea, Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin (Penguin), $15.00
63 The Official SAT Study Guide, 2nd edition, The College Board (The College Board), $21.99
64 Exclusive, Fern Michaels (Kensington), $15.00
65 Sin Undone, Larissa Ione (Grand Central Publishing), $6.99
66 The 8th Confession, James Patterson (Grand Central Publishing), $9.99
67 The Billionaire’s Housekeeper Mistress, Emma Darcy (Harlequin Presents), $4.75
68 A Journey: My Political Life, Tony Blair (Knopf), $35.00
69 The Art of Racing in the Rain: A Novel, Garth Stein (Harper Paperback), $14.99
70 The Lucky One, Nicholas Sparks (Vision), $7.99
71 Eclipse, Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown for Young Readers), $12.99
72 The Perfection Point, John Brenkus (Harper), $26.99
73 Wicked Delights of a Bridal Bed, Tracy Anne Warren (Avon), $7.99
74 Sarah’s Key, Tatiana de Rosnay (St. Martin's Griffin), $13.95
75 Maybe This Time, Jennifer Crusie (St. Martin's Press), $24.99
76 Smash Cut, Sandra Brown (Pocket), $9.99
77 Kat and the Dare-Devil Spaniard, Sharon Kendrick (Harlequin Presents), $4.75
78 Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1: The Lightning Thief, Rick Riordan (Disney-Hyperion), $7.99
79 From Doctor…to Daddy, Karen Rose Smith (Silhouette Special Edition), $4.99
80 The Red Queen, Philippa Gregory (Touchstone), $25.99
81 Pretty Little Liars, Sara Shepard (HarperTeen), $8.99
82 Women Food and God: An Unexpected Path to Almost Everything, Geneen Roth (Scribner), $24.00
83 Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 5: The Last Olympian, Rick Riordan (Disney-Hyperion), $17.99
84 I’d Know You Anywhere: A Novel, Laura Lippman (William Morrow), $19.99
85 Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 2: The Sea of Monsters, Rick Riordan (Disney-Hyperion), $7.99
86 Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 4: The Battle of the Labyrinth, Rick Riordan (Disney-Hyperion), $7.99
87 Crazy Love, Francis Chan (David C. Cook), $14.99
88 Body Work, Sara Paretsky (Putnam Adult), $26.95
89 The Shack, William P. Young (Windblown Media), $14.99
90 Once a Father, Kathleen Eagle (Silhouette Special Edition), $4.99
91 Bounce Back, John Calipari (Free Press), $15.00
92 The One Minute Negotiator, Don Hutso, George Lucas (Berrett-Koehler), $21.95
93 The Pillars of the Earth, Ken Follett (Signet), $9.99
94 Much Ado about Marriage, Karen Hawkins (Pocket Star), $7.99
95 Beezus and Ramona, Beverly Cleary (HarperCollins), $5.99
96 Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury (Del Rey), $6.99
97 Twilight, Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown for Young Readers), $8.99
98 Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Jeff Kinney (Amulet), $12.95
99 The Virgin’s Proposition, Anne McAllister (Harlequin Presents), $4.75
100 Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 3: The Titan’s Curse, Rick Riordan (Disney-Hyperion), $7.99
101 What to Expect When You’re Expecting, Heidi Murkoff, Sharon Mazel (Workman Publishing Group), $14.95
102 The Rembrandt Affair, Daniel Silva (Putnam Adult), $12.99
103 Water Bound, Christine Feehan (Jove), $7.99
104 Now Eat This!, Rocco DiSpirito (Ballantine), $22.00
105 Lord of the Flies, William Golding (Perigee), $9.99
106 Best Friends Forever: A Novel, Jennifer Weiner (Washington Square Press), $15.00
107 Dead Until Dark, Charlaine Harris (Ace), $7.99
108 Are You There, Vodka? It’s Me, Chelsea, Chelsea Handler (Simon Spotlight Entertainment), $16.00
109 Last Night at Chateau Marmont, Lauren Weisberger (Atria), $25.99
110 Dead in the Family, Charlaine Harris (Ace), $25.95
111 World Without End, Ken Follett (Signet), $9.99
112 Open: An Autobiography, Andre Agassi (Vintage), $15.95
113 My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands, Chelsea Handler (Bloomsbury USA), $13.95
114 The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald (Scribner), $12.95
115 It Started with a House…, Helen R. Myers (Silhouette Special Edition), $4.99
116 Veil of Night, Linda Howard (Ballantine), $26.00
117 Water for Elephants, Sara Gruen (Algonquin), $13.95
118 Dead and Gone, Charlaine Harris (Ace), $7.99
119 Private, James Patterson, Maxine Paetro (Little, Brown), $27.99
120 Legends of Shannara: Bearers of the Black Staff, Terry Brooks (Del Rey), $27.00
121 Orchard Valley Brides, Debbie Macomber (MIRA), $7.99
122 The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho (HarperSanFrancisco), $13.95
123 The Search, Nora Roberts (Putnam Adult), $12.99
124 New Moon, Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown for Young Readers), $10.99
125 A Gate at the Stairs, Lorrie Moore (Vintage), $15.00
126 Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman, Jon Krakauer (Anchor), $15.95
127 The Cobra, Frederick Forsyth (Putnam Adult), $26.95
128 The Corrections, Jonathan Franzen (Picador), $15.00
129 The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary, Jeff Kinney (Amulet Books), $14.95
130 The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger (Little, Brown), $6.99
131 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, Jeff Kinney (Amulet), $12.95
132 Primal Instincts, Susan Sizemore (Pocket Star), $7.99
133 The Obama Diaries, Laura Ingraham (Threshold Editions), $25.00
134 The Glass Castle: A Memoir, Jeannette Walls (Scribner), $14.00
135 The Neighbor, Lisa Gardner (Bantam), $7.99
136 One Day, David Nicholls (Vintage), $14.95
137 The 5 Love Languages, Gary Chapman (Moody Publishers), $14.99
138 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw, Jeff Kinney (Amulet), $12.95
139 Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, Jamie Ford (Ballantine Books), $15.00
140 Let’s Take the Long Way Home: A Memoir of Friendship, Gail Caldwell (Random House), $23.00
141 The 39 Clues: The Maze Of Bones, Rick Riordan (Scholastic Press), $12.99
142 Night, Elie Wiesel, translation by Marion Wiesel (Hill and Wang), $9.00
143 Outliers: The Story of Success, Malcolm Gladwell (Little, Brown), $27.99
144 The Lacuna, Barbara Kingsolver (Harper Perennial), $16.99
145 Skinny Italian, Teresa Giudice (Hyperion), $19.99
146 Teach Like a Champion, Doug Lemov (Jossey-Bass), $27.95
147 The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine, Michael Lewis (W. W. Norton & Co.), $27.95
148 The Last Child, John Hart (Minotaur Books), $14.99
149 Fantasy in Death, J.D. Robb (Berkley), $7.99
150 Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck (Penguin), $8.00