If more than the usual number of teens seem sleepy next Tuesday, blame (or credit) novelist Suzanne Collins.

Top 5 at a Glance
1. THE ADVENTURES OF OOK AND GLUK, by George Beard and Harold Hutchins
2. KICK-ASS, by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr.
3. BLACKEST NIGHT, by Geoff Johns and Ivan Reis
4. BLACKEST NIGHT: GREEN LANTERN, by Geoff Johns and Doug Mahnke
5. SIEGE, by Brian Michael Bendis and Olivier Coipel

Top 5 at a Glance
1. LEGO STAR WARS, by Simon Beecroft
2. THE QUIET BOOK, by Deborah Underwood
3. STAR WARS, written and illustrated by Rufus Butler Seder
4. HOW ROCKET LEARNED TO READ, written and illustrated by Tad Hills
5. CITY DOG, COUNTRY FROG, by Mo Willems

Top 5 at a Glance
1. WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING, by Heidi Murkoff and Sharon Mazel
2. THE FIVE LOVE LANGUAGES, by Gary Chapman
3. FOOD RULES, by Michael Pollan
4. THE BELLY FAT CURE, by Jorge Cruise
5. THE LOVE DARE, by Stephen and Alex Kendrick with Lawrence Kimbrough

Top 5 at a Glance
1. WOMEN FOOD AND GOD, by Geneen Roth
2. IT’S NOT JUST WHO YOU KNOW, by Tommy Spaulding
3. BURY MY HEART AT CONFERENCE ROOM B, by Stan Slap
4. THE MENTOR LEADER, by Tony Dungy
5. DELIVERING HAPPINESS, by Tony Hsieh

Top 5 at a Glance
1. EAT, PRAY, LOVE, by Elizabeth Gilbert
2. THREE CUPS OF TEA, by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
3. THE GLASS CASTLE, by Jeannette Walls
4. WHERE MEN WIN GLORY, by Jon Krakauer
5. MY HORIZONTAL LIFE, by Chelsea Handler

Top 5 at a Glance
1. THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, by Stieg Larsson
2. THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE, by Stieg Larsson
3. SMASH CUT, by Sandra Brown
4. CHARLIE ST. CLOUD, by Ben Sherwood
5. WATER BOUND, by Christine Feehan

Top 5 at a Glance
1. THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, by Stieg Larsson
2. THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE, by Stieg Larsson
3. LITTLE BEE, by Chris Cleave
4. THE LACUNA, by Barbara Kingsolver
5. CUTTING FOR STONE, by Abraham Verghese

Top 5 at a Glance
1. _____ MY DAD SAYS, by Justin Halpern
2. THE OBAMA DIARIES, by Laura Ingraham
3. THE BIG SHORT, by Michael Lewis
4. EMPIRE OF THE SUMMER MOON, by S. C. Gwynne
5. CHELSEA CHELSEA BANG BANG, by Chelsea Handler

Top 5 at a Glance
1. THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET’S NEST, by Stieg Larsson
2. TOUGH CUSTOMER, by Sandra Brown
3. THE HELP, by Kathryn Stockett
4. STAR ISLAND, by Carl Hiaasen
5. VEIL OF NIGHT, by Linda Howard

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