STATUS: We are dancing around the office; we can’t believe it!
What’s playing on the iPod right now? GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN by Cyndi Lauper
It’s no small feat to hit the NYT series list. Looking at who was on the week before last, it was even scarier. At that time, there was only one non-vampire, non-paranormal title on the list (Diary of A Wimpy Kid).
Then last week, 39 Clues popped back on making that two titles on the NYT Series list.
Now I’m happy to report that there are THREE titles on the Series list. Coming in at #6, The Gallagher Girls land a spot.
HUGE CONGRATS ALLY!
Children’s Best Sellers
SERIES
1 THE TWILIGHT SAGA, by Stephenie Meyer. (Megan Tingley/Little, Brown, hardcover and paper) Vampires and werewolves in school. (Ages 12 and up)
2 PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS, by Rick Riordan. (Disney-Hyperion, hardcover and paper) Battling mythological monsters. (Ages 9 to 12)
3 DIARY OF A WIMPY KID, written and illustrated by Jeff Kinney. (Abrams, hardcover only) The travails of adolescence, in cartoons. (Ages 9 to 12)
4 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)
5 HOUSE OF NIGHT, by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast. (St. Martin’s, hardcover and paper) Vampires in school. (Ages 14 and up)
6 GALLAGHER GIRLS, by Ally Carter. (Disney-Hyperion, hardcover and paper) A school for spies. (Ages 12 and up)
7 THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS, by Cassandra Clare. (McElderry/Simon & Schuster, hardcover and paper) A world of demons and warriors. (Ages 14 and up)
8 NIGHT WORLD, by L. J. Smith. (Simon Pulse, paper only) Supernatural races form secret societies. (Ages 14 and up)
9 WARRIORS, by Erin Hunter. (HarperCollins, hardcover and paper) Four clans of cat warriors aspire to meet up with the StarClan. (Ages 10 to 14)
10 VAMPIRE DIARIES, by L. J. Smith. (HarperTeen, hardcover and paper) Vampires in school, with a love triangle. (Ages 12 and up)
That rocks! Congrats Ally!
WOOHOO ALLY! Congratulations. I think it’s high time I check this series out for myself. 🙂
What an amazing accomplishment – congrats!!
Thats awesome Ally!! You deserve it!
Nice work, Ally!!
CONGRATS to Ally!! Yaaaay!
Awesome. Congratulations!!!
Congratulations, Ally!! 🙂
Yay, Ally!!!
[:cake:]
Very impressive, Ally! I’m also relieved to see that kids are actually interested in something besides Vampires! Congrats!
Congratulation! I was in Coles today and it was on prominent display (and it’s a small store in a mall). Well done!
Ally is so great! *dances*
Congrats Kristin and Ally! I was so hoping to see this. The series is wonderful and while I do love my vampire novels, the Gallagher Girls have special place on my bookshelf.
Whoa–huge congrats!
What???? No vampires????? Oh, well ; )
Congratulations, Ally and Kristin!
I think that’s awesome! Seriously. I like superpowers and all, but I also like books where normal people can learn to do amazing things. As someone who loves languages and other cultures (not to mention the Bourne Series) I think her books are a great read for kids.
Doin’ the happy dance for ya!!
Nice job, Ally and Kristin! Huge congrats to you and everyone who has worked on these books. Reading #3 right now and loving it!
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Wooooo, so excellent! Congrats!
Congrats Ally and Kristin! I recently ordered “Don’t Judge a Girl by her Cover” from Amazon and look forward to reading it!
Congrats to you both!
I’ve only read three on that top 10 list. Time to get to the library.
At the end of the day, if I was an agent, that would make me so proud.