For the first time since ICv2 started running these charts, in January 2018, the number one title is not a Dog Man book. Dav Pilkey's creation has been elbowed aside by... the Baby-Sitters' Little Sister.
Karen’s Roller Skates is the second book in a spinoff series from the Baby-Sitters Club graphic novels. The original graphic novel series was first published by Scholastic starting in 2007, and the first adaptations were done by Raina Telgemeier. After Telgemeier achieved superstar status with her graphic novels Smile and Drama, Scholastic reissued the early books in new full-color editions, and then added new titles. This time around, the books were best-sellers, and their popularity continued unabated after Gale Galligan took over the series with volume 5. Both the Baby-Sitters Club and the Baby-Sitters Little Sister graphic novels are based on prose books, and both are probably getting a boost from the new Baby-Sitters Club Netflix series, which debuted on July 3. The Little Sister books are adapted and illustrated by Katy Farina in a style designed for younger children, with simpler stories and layouts and a cute, rounded style.
So congratulations Katy! Two of the original Baby-Sitters Club volumes make the chart as well.
Don’t cry for Dog Man, though: All eight of those books are still in the top 20, as are four of Telgemeier’s original graphic novels; the fifth, Ghosts, doesn’t make the cut.
Two other new books make the list: the omnibus edition of Avatar: The Last Airbender—The Promise, and Kayla Miller’s Act. Avatar needs no introduction, but Act merits another look. It’s the third in a series that also includes Click and Camp, and while they haven’t gotten the attention that Dog Man and Telgemeier’s books have, they have sold well and are solid graphic novels.
In Act, the main character, Olive, sets out to correct economic injustice at her middle school, fighting the policy that all students must pay a fee to go on field trips and taking action with a bake sale and a run for student council. It’s a timely book that tells a great story without being patronizing or preachy.
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NPD BookScan Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels – July 2020 (7/5/20 - 8/1/20) |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
BABY-SITERS LITTLE SISTER: KAREN'S ROLLER SKATES |
ANN M. MARTIN |
GRAPHIX |
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2 |
DOG MAN: FETCH-22 HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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3 |
NEW KID |
JERRY CRAFT |
HARPERCOLLINS |
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4 |
GUTS |
RAINA TELGEMEIER |
GRAPHIX |
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5 |
DOG MAN: FOR WHOM THE BALL ROLLS HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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6 |
DOG MAN: BRAWL OF THE WILD HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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7 |
DOG MAN HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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8 |
DOG MAN UNLEASHED HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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9 |
DOG MAN: LORD OF THE FLEAS HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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10 |
DOG MAN AND CAT KID HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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11 |
THE BABY-SITTERS CLUB #1: KRISTY'S GREAT IDEA |
RAINA TELGEMEIER |
GRAPHIX |
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12 |
ACT |
KAYLA MILLER |
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN |
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13 |
BECOMING BRIANNA |
TERRI LIBENSON |
BALZER + BRAY |
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14 |
FGTEEV PRESENTS: INTO THE GAME! HC |
FGTEEV |
HARPERCOLLINS |
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15 |
AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER--THE PROMISE OMNIBUS |
BRYAN KONIETZKO |
DARK HORSE COMICS |
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16 |
SMILE |
RAINA TELGEMEIER |
GRAPHIX |
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17 |
THE BABY-SITTERS CLUB #7: BOY-CRAZY STACEY |
GALE GALLIGAN |
GRAPHIX |
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18 |
DOG MAN: A TALE OF TWO KITTIES HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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19 |
SISTERS |
RAINA TELGEMEIER |
GRAPHIX |
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20 |
DRAMA |
RAINA TELGEMEIER |
GRAPHIX |
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Source: The NPD Group/BookScan |
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For charts of July graphic novel sales from NPD BookScan:
July 2020 NPD BookScan - Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels
July 2020 NPD BookScan - Top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero Graphic Novels
For the charts with the actual sales numbers from NPD BookScan, see these articles on the ICv2 Pro site:
July 2020 NPD BookScan - Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
July 2020 NPD BookScan - Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
July 2020 NPD BookScan - Top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
NPD BookScan collects weekly point-of-sale data on print books from over 16,000 locations including e-tailers, chains, mass merchandisers, independent bookstores, and more. NPD BookScan covers approximately 85% of the U.S. trade print book market. The ranks on this chart are based on piece sales. Some publishers classify titles that are primarily text, or art books, as graphic novels; we've removed those titles from the ranking above.
For past BookScan Top 20 Graphic Novel lists, see the "BookScan Top 20 GN Index."