NYT - Children’s & Young Adult Series

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New York Times - Children’s & Young Adult Series
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Last Updated by New York Times on Dec 14, 2025

1) Partypooper

Author

Kinney, Jeff

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#1 on the Children’s & Young Adult Series list. Last week it was ranked 1. It has been on the list for 872 week(s).

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It's Greg Heffley's birthday, and he is hoping to receive a rare trading card to add to his collection. He is getting ready to throw an epic birthday party for himself, but things quickly spiral out of control as his guest list grows too large, decorations become a mess, and a big surprise goes terribly wrong. Greg must find a way to save his birthday from turning into a complete disaster.

2) Sunrise on the reaping

Author

Collins, Suzanne

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#2 on the Children’s & Young Adult Series list. Last week it was ranked 2. It has been on the list for 399 week(s).

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"As the day dawns on the fiftieth annual Hunger Games, fear grips the districts of Panem. This year, in honor of the Quarter Quell, twice as many tributes will be taken from their homes. Back in District 12, Haymitch Abernathy is trying not to think too hard about his chances. All he cares about is making it through the day and being with the girl he loves. When Haymitch's name is called, he can feel all his dreams break. He's torn from his family...

3) Grim and Oro

Author

Aster, Alex

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#5 on the Children’s & Young Adult Series list. Last week it was ranked 10. It has been on the list for 26 week(s).

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Told in two parts, rulers Grim and Oro share their perspective in the battle for Isla's love amidst the turmoil in their kingdoms.

4) Powerless

Author

Roberts, Lauren

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#6 on the Children’s & Young Adult Series list. Last week it was ranked 9. It has been on the list for 71 week(s).

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Red Queen meets The Hunger Games in this epic and sizzling fantasy romance not to be missed. Only the extraordinary belong in the kingdom of Ilya . . . The exceptional. The Elites. The Elites have possessed powers for decades, gifted to them by the Plague, while those born Ordinary are just that, banished from the kingdom and shunned from society. No one knows this better than Paedyn Gray, an Ordinary posing as an Elite. When she unsuspectingly saves...

5) The wild robot

Author

Brown, Peter

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#9 on the Children’s & Young Adult Series list. Last week it was ranked 5. It has been on the list for 95 week(s).

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Roz the robot discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island with no memory of where she is from or why she is there, and her only hope of survival is to try to learn about her new environment from the island's hostile inhabitants.