1. The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins, Scholastic ($8.99)
2. That Used to Be Us: How American Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come Back
Thomas L. Friedman and Michael Mandelbaum, Farrar, Straus and Giroux ($28)
3. Catching Fire
Suzanne Collins, Scholastic ($17.99)
4. Mockingjay
Suzanne Collins, Scholastic ($17.99)
5. The Help
Kathryn Stockett, Berkley ($16)
6. A Game of Thrones: A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1
George R.R. Martin, Bantam ($8.99)
7. Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption
Laura Hillenbrand, Random House ($21.60, sale)
8. The Red Queen
Philippa Gregory, Touchstone ($16)
9. Heat Rises
Richard Castle, Hyperion ($20.79, sale)
10. Skippyjon Jones: Class Action
Judy Schachner, Dutton ($17.99)
This article appears in Sep 29 – Oct 5, 2011.