The Independent Choice for Bestsellers
Independent bestsellers for May 15th, 2008:
(Click the ABA logo to view a PDF file of all the lists)
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Not a whole lot of commotion here. “Wimpy Kid” trumps the competition once again. Things could get scary when the next installment in the series, “The Last Straw” comes out.

Ah, spring. The end of winter, rebirth, and the purchasing of “Oh the Places You’ll Go” for high school graduates. Never fails.

The “Percy Jackson” series takes the top spot thanks to the recent release of “The Battle of the Labyrinth”.
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About Travis Jonker
Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.
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