Young people starred in some of 2011’s bestselling books, and Young Adult fiction bestsellers featured The Hunger Games, wimpy kids and more. According to Nielsen Bookscan, young people were front-and-center in the bestseller lists across a number of disciplines, including adult non-fiction.
Adult Nonfiction
1. Heaven Is for Real, by Todd Burpo (Thomas Nelson, trade paper)
2. Steve Jobs, by Walter Isaacson (S&S, hardcover)
6. A Stolen Life, by Jaycee Dugard (S&S, hardcover)
Children’s/Young Adult
1. The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic, trade paperback)
2. Cabin Fever, by Jeff Kinney (Amulet, hardcover)
3. Catching Fire, by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic, hardcover)
4. Inheritance, by Christopher Paolini (Knopf Children’s, hardcover)
5. Mockingjay, by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic, hardcover)
6. The Sun of Neptune, by Rick Riordan (Hyperion, hardcover)
7. The Throne of Fire, by Rick Riordan (Hyperion, hardcover)
8. The Ugly Truth, by Jeff Kinney (Amulet, hardcover)
9. The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book, by Jeff Kinney (Amulet, hardcover)
10. Elf on the Shelf, by Carol Aebersold (Cca & B, hardcover)
