Scholastic Book Clubs 2010-2011 Bestsellers List Includes Classic Favorites and Hot New Titles
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NEW YORK, June 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Scholastic Book Clubs today announced the bestselling children’s books of the 2010-2011 school year in each of seven categories: picture books, transitional readers, early chapter books, chapter books, middle grade, young adult, and nonfiction.
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“This year we saw kids truly embrace the power of choice, with popular genres including mythology, humor and a continual growth of young adult titles,” said Judy Newman, President of Scholastic Book Clubs. “We see younger kids choosing books with favorite characters, such as Clifford and Flat Stanley, while middle grade readers are going beyond vampires and reading historical fiction and books about real teen issues.”
The Scholastic Book Clubs bestsellers in 2010-2011 are:
Picture books
If You Give a Pig a Party by Laura Numeroff and Felicia Bond (HarperCollins)
Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn, Ruth E. Harper and Nancy M. Leak (Tanglewood Press)
There Was an Old Lady who Swallowed Some Leaves by Lucille Colandro and Jared Lee (Cartwheel / Scholastic)
Snowmen at Night by Caralyn Buehner and Mark Buehner (Dial / Penguin)
Llama Llama Misses Mama by Anna Dewdney (Viking / Penguin)
Transitional Readers
I Can Read: Flat Stanley and the Haunted House by Jeff Brown, Lori Haskins Houran and Macky Pamintuan (HarperCollins)
Step into Reading: A Fairy-Tale Fall by Apple Jordan and Francesco Legramandi (Random House)
Scholastic Reader: Clifford’s Busy Week by Norman Bridwell (Cartwheel / Scholastic)
I Can Read: Pinkalicious: Pink around the Rink by Victoria Kann (HarperCollins)
I Can Read: Fancy Nancy: Spectacular Spectacles by Jane O’Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser (HarperCollins)
Early Chapter Books
Magic Tree House #41: Moonlight on the Magic Flute by Mary Pope Osborne (Random House)
Bad Kitty Vs Uncle Murray by Nick Bruel (Roaring Brook / Macmillan)
The Puppy Place: Bella by Ellen Miles (Scholastic)
Ready, Freddy: Apple Orchard Race by Abby Klein (Scholastic)
Magic Tree House #29: Christmas in Camelot by Mary Pope Osborne (Random House)
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