Kids Blog

The wimpy kid dominates, while Rick Riordan has three series here, encompassing Greek, Roman and Egyptian mythology. The small space left at the bottom of the list has Geronimo’s little sister Thea up to more fearless adventures, 100% fact free chapters about the human body from the people who know more about bums than anyone – Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton, and the third book in the Darcie Lock series.

1 )Diary of a wimpy kid: Rodrick rules by Jeff Kinney
2 )Diary of a wimpy kid: the ugly truth by Jeff Kinney
3 )Diary of a wimpy kid: Greg Heffley’s Journal by Jeff Kinney
4 )Throne of Fire by Rick Riordan
5 )Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan
6 )Percy Jackson and the Titan’s curse by Rick Riordan
7 )The wimpy kid movie diary: how Greg Heffley went Hollywood by Jeff Kinney
8 )Thea Stilton and the cherry blossom adventure by Thea Stilton
9 )What body part is that? by Andy Griffiths
10)Deadlock by Julia Golding

Lily is alone on top, but trailing not too far behind we have three books about a wimpy kid, and three titles from three different series from Rick Riordan featuring Greek and Egyptian myth and the history of the Cahills. We round out the list with a selection of animals; a sheep, a turkey, a mouse, and an Astrosaur – What? I didn’t say that they were all real animals!

Lily alone by Jacqueline Wilson

Diary of a wimpy kid : Rodrick rules by Jeff Kinney

Diary of a wimpy kid : the ugly truth by Jeff Kinney

The giant diamond robbery by Geronimo Stilton

Percy Jackson and the Titan’s curse by Rick Riordan

Vespers rising by Rick Riordan

The wimpy kid movie diary : how Greg Heffley went Hollywood by Jeff Kinney

Baa baa smart sheep by Mark Sommerset

Sabre-tooth secret by  Steve Cole

Throne of Fire by  Rick Riordan

 Jacqueline Wilson headlines this month’s most requested titles, the wimpy kid’s latest installment falls into second place, the italian mice keep on nibbling their way into the list, CHERUB and Harry Potter are still hot, and their are three books on the list that started out as films or video games! 

1 ) Lily alone by Jacqueline Wilson

2 ) Diary of a wimpy kid : the ugly truth by Jeff Kinney

3 ) The giant diamond robbery by Geronimo Stilton

4 ) The killing by Robert Muchamore

5 ) Man vs Beast by Robert Muchamore

6 ) Pokemon visual guide by Chris Silvestri

7 ) Thea Stilton and the mystery in Paris by Thea Stilton

8 ) Quidditch through the ages by J.K. Rowling

9 ) Star Wars: Clone Wars; the visual guide ultimate battles by Jason Fry

10 ) Pokemon ultimate handbook by Chris Silvestri

1 ) Diary of a wimpy kid : the ugly truth / by Jeff Kinney.
2 ) Lily alone / Jacqueline Wilson
3 )The giant diamond robbery / Geronimo Stilton
4 )Thea Stilton and the mystery in Paris / Thea Stilton
5 )Sign of the Moon/ Erin Hunter
6 )Percy Jackson and the Titan’s curse / Rick Riordan.
7 )Battles of the clans / Erin Hunter
8 )Quidditch through the ages / J.K. Rowling (writing as Kennilworthy Whisp)
9 )Star Wars : Clone wars ; the visual guide / written by Jason Fry.
10= )Slime squad vs the killer socks / Steve Cole
10= ) Slime squad vs the ghastly gas / Steve Cole

The theme for this month’s most wanted seems to be MAYHEM! There are lots of laughs, some kicking action scenes, and I notice that several of these characters are also on holiday.

Hope your holidays were fun, and you are enjoying being back at school with your friends.

1 ) Diary of a wimpy kid : the ugly truth / by Jeff Kinney.
2 ) Giant diamond robbery / Geronimo Stilton
3 ) Thea Stilton and the mystery in Paris / Geronimo Stilton
4 ) Lily alone / Jacqueline Wilson
5 ) The emperor of Nihon-Ja / John Flanagan.
6 ) I’m not a supermouse! / Geronimo Stilton
7 ) Class A / Robert Muchamore.
8 ) Star Wars : Clone wars ; the visual guide ultimate battles/ Jason Fry.
9 ) The karate mouse / Geronimo Stilton
10 ) Slime squad vs the killer socks.

It’s a nice mix to start the year, with no one series or author grabbing too much of the limelight.  I’m happy to see two of my favourite series feature, with the adventures of the new kids at Camp Half Blood, and the prequel to the Bartimaeus Trilogy (I’ve read it and it’s pretty gruesome. ) You might have a bit of a wait for the number one most requested title this month, 79 of you have requested The Ugly Truth.

1) Diary of a wimpy kid : the ugly truth / by Jeff Kinney.

2) The longest whale song / Jacqueline Wilson ; illustrated by Nick Sharratt.

3) Night whispers / Erin Hunter.

4) The emperor of Nihon-Ja / John Flanagan.

5) The lost hero / Rick Riordan.

6) Giant diamond robbery/ Geronimo Stilton

7) Thea Stilton and the mystery in Paris/ Geronimo Stilton

8 ) The ring of Solomon / Jonathan Stroud.

9) Pokémon visual guide / Cris Silvestri & Katherine Fang.

10) Star Wars : Clone wars ; the visual guide ultimate battles/ written by Jason Fry.

This month sees the continued dominance of the wimpy kid, Geronimo Stilton’s madcap mayhem makes up a fair chunk of the middle, it’s good to see a new Judy Moody arrive, and making it onto the final spot, with the final book in the year long series, we have the conclusion of the mystery that started on New Year’s Day 2010.

 1 ) Diary of a wimpy kid : the ugly truth / by Jeff Kinney  (no change)
2 ) Night whispers / Erin Hunter (up 3)
3 )The longest whale song/ Jacqueline Wilson (up7)
4 ) The karate mouse / Geronimo Stilton (down 1)
5 ) I’m not supermouse! Geronimo Stilton (new)
6 )Christmas catastrophe / Geronimo Stilton  (up 1)
7 )Geronimo’s valentine / Geronimo Stilton (back again)
8 )Pokémon visual guide / Cris Silvestri & Katherine Fang. (new)
9 ) Judy Moody, girl detective (new)
10 )Conspiracy 365. Book 12, December (new)

Geronimo Stilton has no less than FIVE of this month’s top ten titles, which is pretty astounding for a little Italian mouse!

In the other half of this month’s top ten…

The Wimpy Kid’s latest diary makes it to number one, with 49 of you wanting a copy it’s THE Most Wanted book of the year, the Warrior wild cat clans are hanging in there,  Jacqueline Wilson makes her first appearance, the latest Rangers Apprentice gets on the board, and Percy Jackson, long on this list, makes way for the new kids at Camp Half Blood.

1) Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth (up 1)

2) Warriors: Omen of the Stars: Night Whispers (up 3)

3) The Karate Mouse  (up 5)

4) The Peculiar Pumpkin Thief  (up 6)

5) The Curse of the Cheese Pyramid (back again)

6) Field trip to Niagara Falls (back again)

7) Christmas Catastrophe (back again)

8 ) Heroes of Olympus: The Lost Hero (new)

9) The Emperor of Nihon-Ja (new)

10) The Longest Whale Song (new)

Here’s what’s hot at the beginning of term 4.

Artemis stays on top, the Wimpy Kid gains ground, our favourite skeleton detective,  Skulduggery Pleasant,  debuts, Percy Jackson  is toppled from the list all together, and we have our first Non Fiction entry into the kids top 10. No Most wanted would be complete without a Geronimo Stilton, and his latest caper is just  in time for Halloween.

1 ) Artemis Fowl and the Atlantis complex / Eoin Colfer. (no change)

2 ) Diary of a Wimpy Kid : The Ugly Truth. (NEW)

3= )Diary of a wimpy kid : Greg Heffley’s journal / by Jeff Kinney. (no change)

3= ) Mortal coil / Derek Landy. (NEW)

5 ) Warriors: Omen of the Stars: Night Whispers ( up 6)

6= ) Storm warning / Linda Sue Park. (down 1)

6= ) Divine madness / Robert Muchamore. (back again)

7 ) The karate mouse / Geronimo Stilton  (down 2)

8 ) Diary of a wimpy kid : Rodrick rules / by Jeff Kinney. (back again)

9 ) Star Wars Lego : visual dictionary / written by Simon Beecroft  NEW

10 ) The peculiar pumpkin thief / [text by] Geronimo Stilton  (NEW)

1 ) Artemis Fowl and the Atlantis Complex  Eoin Colfer (up 9)

2 ) Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief   Rick Riordan (down 1)

3 ) Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Greg Heffley’s Journal  Jeff Kinney (up 6)

4 )  Storm Warning  Linda Sue Park (NEW)

5= )Percy Jackson and the Titan’s Curse  Rick Riordan (no change)

5= )Percy Jackson and the Last Olympian  Rick Riordan (down 2)

5= )The Karate Mouse   Geronimo Stilton (up 3)

8 ) Field Trip to Niagara Falls  Geronimo Stilton (back again)

9= )Now  Morris Gleitzman (down 2)

9=)Percy Jackson Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan (down 4)

9= )Warriors: Omen of the Stars: Night Whispers by Erin Hunter (NEW)