Visit your local library for these exciting titles from the NYTimes Bestseller List! (November 2024) Children's Picture Books - Top 10 1 CHRISTMAS AT HOGWARTS by J.K. Rowling. Illustrated by Ziyi Gao. (Scholastic) Harry Potter celebrates his first Christmas at Hogwarts. (Ages 6 and up) 2 TAYLOR SWIFT by Wendy Loggia. Illustrated by Elisa Chavarri. (Golden) A biography of the pop star. (Ages 4 to 8) 3 MS. RACHEL AND THE SPECIAL SURPRISE by Ms. Rachel. Illustrated by Monique Dong. (Random House) Children help Ms. Rachel look for a surprise. (Ages 0 to 3) 4 HOW TO CATCH A TURKEY by Adam Wallace. Illustrated by Andy Elkerton. (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky) Students try to catch a runaway turkey before their Thanksgiving play. (Ages 4 to 8) 5 HOW TO CATCH A MONSTER by Adam Wallace. Illustrated by Andy Elkerton. (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky) A boy attempts to catch the monster in his closet. (Ages 4 to 8) 6 THE LEAF THIEF by Alice Hemming. Illustrated by Nicola Slater. (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky) Squirrel attempts to figure out who has stolen his leaves. (Ages 4 to 8) 7 DON'T LET THE PIGEON DRIVE THE SLEIGH! by Mo Willems. (Union Square Kids) The pigeon has his sights set on driving Santa's sleigh. (Ages 3 to 5) 8 CONSTRUCTION SITE: GARBAGE CREW TO THE RESCUE! by Sherri Duskey Rinker. Illustrated by AG Ford. (Chronicle) The Construction Site crew meets the Garbage Crew while restoring an abandoned neighborhood. (Ages 3 to 5) 9 KNIGHT OWL by Christopher Denise. (Little, Brown/Christy Ottaviano) A young owl must prove himself when an intruder comes to the castle. (Ages 4 to 8) 10 CREEPY PAIR OF UNDERWEAR by Aaron Reynolds. Illustrated by Peter Brown. (Simon & Schuster) Jasper Rabbit deals with a pair of glowing underwear that won't go away. (Ages 4 to 8) Children's Middle Grade (Hardcover) - Top 10 1 IMPOSSIBLE CREATURES by Katherine Rundell. Illustrated by Ashley Mackenzie. (Knopf) A young boy is enlisted to save a place where magical creatures reside. (Ages 10 and up) 2 SPOOKY LAKES by Geo Rutherford. (Abrams) Geo takes you to 25 mysterious lakes around the world. (Ages 8 to 11) 3 THE MILLICENT QUIBB SCHOOL OF ETIQUETTE FOR YOUNG LADIES OF MAD SCIENCE by Kate McKinnon. (Little, Brown) Three sisters attend an unusual etiquette school. (Ages 8 to 12) 4 THE BLETCHLEY RIDDLE by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin. (Viking) The siblings Jakob and Lizzie decode wartime secrets during World War II-era London. (Ages 10 and up) 5 THE COMPLETE COOKBOOK FOR YOUNG CHEFS by America's Test Kitchen Kids. (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky) Over 100 kid-tested recipes from America's Test Kitchen. (Ages 8 and up) 6 THE LAST DRAGON ON MARS by Scott Reintgen. (Aladdin) Lunar must save the planet of Mars with a dragon named Dread. (Ages 10 and up) 7 WONDER by R.J. Palacio. (Knopf) A boy with a facial deformity starts school. (Ages 8 to 12) 8 WHEN WE FLEW AWAY by Alice Hoffman. (Scholastic) A fictionalized account of Anne Frank's life before her diary. (Ages 8 to 12) 9 HEROES by Alan Gratz. (Scholastic) The friends Frank and Stanley give a vivid account of the Pearl Harbor attack. (Ages 8 to 12) 10 THE HOTEL BALZAAR by Kate DiCamillo. Illustrated by Julia Sarda. (Candlewick) A countess tells stories to a maid's daughter that may reveal her soldier father's fate. (Ages 7 to 10) Young Adult Books (Hardcover) - Top 10 1 NOTHING LIKE THE MOVIES by Lynn Painter. (Simon & Schuster) In this sequel to "Better Than the Movies," Wes tries to win back the heart of Liz. (Ages 14 and up) 2 LIGHTLARK by Alex Aster. (Amulet) Every 100 years the island of Lightlark appears and a deadly competition called the Centennial takes place. (Ages 13 to 18) 3 DON'T LET THE FOREST IN by CG Drews. (Feiwel & Friends) Two boys fight monsters that come from their imaginations in real life. (Ages 13 to 18) 4 MURTAGH by Christopher Paolini. (Knopf) Murtagh and his dragon, Thorn, must find and outwit a mysterious witch. (Ages 12 to 15) 5 THE GLASS GIRL by Kathleen Glasgow. (Delacorte) A teenager named Bella journeys through alcoholism and recovery. (Ages 14 to 18) 6 IMMORTAL DARK by Tigest Girma. (Little, Brown) Kidan searches for her abducted sister at the elite Uxlay University, where humans and vampires study to coexist. (Ages 14 to 18) 7 THE THIRTEENTH CHILD by Erin A. Craig. (Delacorte) In a retelling of the Brothers Grimm's "Godfather Death," Hazel has a healing ability that comes with a price. (Ages 12 to 17) 8 HEIR by Sabaa Tahir. (Putnam) Three young people find their places in a world where peace has been thoroughly disrupted. (Ages 14 to 17) 9 THE GRANDEST GAME by Jennifer Lynn Barnes. (Little, Brown) A prize worth millions is up for grabs for seven players sequestered on a private island. (Ages 12 to 18) 10 DIVINE RIVALS by Rebecca Ross. (Wednesday) Two young rival journalists find love through a magical connection. (Ages 13 to 18) Children's and Young Adult Series - Top 10 1 DIARY OF A WIMPY KID written and illustrated by Jeff Kinney. (Amulet) The travails and challenges of adolescence. (Ages 9 to 12) 2 THE WILD ROBOT by Peter Brown. (Little, Brown) Roz the robot adapts to her surroundings on a remote, wild island. (Ages 7 to 12) 3 PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS by Rick Riordan. (Disney-Hyperion) A boy battles mythological monsters. (Ages 9 to 12) 4 HARRY POTTER by J.K. Rowling. (Scholastic) A wizard hones his conjuring skills in the service of fighting evil. (Ages 10 and up) 5 CARAVAL by Stephanie Garber. (Flatiron) Scarlett must find her sister Tella before the five nights of Caraval are over or lose her forever. (Ages 13 to 17) 6 THE POWERLESS TRILOGY by Lauren Roberts. (Simon and Schuster) A story of forbidden love between Paedyn, an Ordinary, and Kai, an Elite, in the kingdom of Ilya. (Ages 14 and up) 7 A GOOD GIRL'S GUIDE TO MURDER by Holly Jackson. (Delacorte) Pippa Fitz-Amobi solves murderous crimes. (Ages 14 and up) 8 WINGS OF FIRE by Tui T. Sutherland. (Scholastic) Only the five dragonets of destiny can unite the seven warring dragon tribes. (Ages 9 to 12) 9 THE HUNGER GAMES by Suzanne Collins. (Scholastic) In a dystopia, a girl fights for survival on live TV. (Ages 12 and up) 10 DORK DIARIES by Rachel Renée Russell. (Simon & Schuster) Nikki Maxwell navigates the halls of middle school. (Ages 9 to 13)