Visit your local library for these exciting titles from the NYTimes Bestseller List! (September 2024) Children's Picture Books - Top 10 1 DRAGONS LOVE TACOS by Adam Rubin. Illustrated by Daniel Salmieri. (Dial) What to serve your dragon-guests. (Ages 3 to 5) 2 THE CRAYONS GO BACK TO SCHOOL by Drew Daywalt. Illustrated by Oliver Jeffers. (Philomel) The crayons go back to school and can't wait for art class. (Ages 4 to 8) 3 TIME FOR SCHOOL, LITTLE BLUE TRUCK by Alice Schertle. Illustrated by Jill McElmurry. (Clarion) Blue gives a friend a ride to school. (Ages 4 to 7) 4 THE PIGEON HAS TO GO TO SCHOOL! by Mo Willems. (Hyperion) Pigeon deals with the anxieties of going to school for the first time. (Ages 3 to 5) 5 THE DAY THE CRAYONS QUIT by Drew Daywalt. Illustrated by Oliver Jeffers. (Philomel) Problems arise when Duncan’s crayons revolt. (Ages 3 to 7) 6 BLUEY: SLEEPYTIME by Joe Brumm. (Penguin) Bingo wants to do a big girl sleep and wake up in her own bed. (Ages 4 to 8) 7 WE DON'T EAT OUR CLASSMATES! by Ryan T. Higgins. (Disney-Hyperion) Penelope Rex must control her urge to eat the children in her class. (Ages 3 to 5) 8 THE MAGICAL YET by Angela DiTerlizzi. Illustrated by Lorena Alvarez Gomez. (Little, Brown) A being known as the Magical Yet helps children to realize their future potential. (Ages 4 to 8) 9 THE WONDERFUL THINGS YOU WILL BE by Emily Winfield Martin. (Random House) A celebration of future possibilities. (Ages 3 to 7) 10 BE YOU! by Peter H. Reynolds. (Orchard) A celebration of individuality. (Ages 4 to 8) Children's Middle Grade (Hardcover) - Top 10 1 WONDER by R.J. Palacio. (Knopf) A boy with a facial deformity starts school. (Ages 8 to 12) 2 REFUGEE by Alan Gratz. (Scholastic) Three children in three different conflicts look for safe haven. (Ages 9 to 12) 3 THE SWIFTS: A GALLERY OF ROGUES by Beth Lincoln. Illustrated by Claire Powell. (Dutton) Shenanigan Swift heads to Paris in pursuit of art thieves. (Ages 8 to 12) 4 ODDER by Katherine Applegate. Illustrated by Charles Santoso. (Feiwel & Friends) After a shark attack, Odder recuperates at the aquarium with the scientists who raised her. (Ages 8 to 12) 5 HEROES by Alan Gratz. (Scholastic) The friends Frank and Stanley give a vivid account of the Pearl Harbor attack. (Ages 8 to 12) 6 THE SUN AND THE STAR by Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro. (Disney Hyperion) The demigods Will and Nico embark on a dangerous journey to the Underworld to rescue an old friend. (Ages 10 to 14) 7 WINGS OF FIRE: A GUIDE TO THE DRAGON WORLD by Tui T. Sutherland. Illustrated by Joy Ang. (Scholastic) A deeper dive into the legends of the 10 dragon tribes. (Ages 8 to 12) 8 THE MISFITS: A ROYAL CONUNDRUM by Lisa Yee. Illustrated by Dan Santat. (Random House) Olive is sent to Reforming Arts School and teams up with a group of crime-fighting outcasts. (Ages 8 to 12) 9 THEY CALL ME NO SAM! by Drew Daywalt. Illustrated by Mike Lowery. (Clarion) A pug named Sam protects his family. (Ages 8 to 12) 10 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) Young Adult Books (Hardcover) - Top 10 1 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) 2 THE REAPPEARANCE OF RACHEL PRICE by Holly Jackson. (Delacorte) Annabel Price's mother was presumed dead, until she reappears during the filming of a documentary about her disappearance. (Ages 14 to 17) 3 DIVINE RIVALS by Rebecca Ross. (Wednesday) Two young rival journalists find love through a magical connection. (Ages 13 to 18) 4 NIGHTBANE by Alex Aster. (Amulet) In this sequel to "Lightlark," Isla must chose between her two powerful lovers. (Ages 13 and up) 5 THE DARKNESS WITHIN US by Tricia Levenseller. (Feiwel & Friends) When Chrysantha's husband, the Duke of Pholios, dies, she believes she's the sole heir to his fortune. Until Eryx Demos arrives and claims to be the duke's estranged grandson. (Ages 13 to 18) 6 THE SHADOWS BETWEEN US by Tricia Levenseller. (Feiwel & Friends) Alessandra plots to kill the Shadow King and take his kingdom for herself. (Ages 13 to 18) 7 SUCH CHARMING LIARS by Karen M. McManus. (Delacorte) Two former stepsiblings unwillingly reunite and must solve a murder at a billionaire's birthday party. (Ages 14 to 17) 8 RUTHLESS VOWS by Rebecca Ross. (Wednesday) In the sequel to "Divine Rivals," Roman and Iris will risk their hearts and futures to change the tides of the war. (Ages 13 to 18) 9 MURTAGH by Christopher Paolini. (Knopf) Murtagh and his dragon, Thorn, must find and outwit a mysterious witch. (Ages 12 to 15) 10 HEARTLESS HUNTER by Kristen Ciccarelli. (Wednesday) Rune, a witch, and Gideon, a witch-hunter, fall in love. (Ages 13 to 18) Children's and Young Adult Series - Top 10 1 BELLADONNA by Adalyn Grace. (Little, Brown( Signa forms an alliance with Death himself in order to solve a murder mystery. (Ages 14 to 18) 2 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) 3 A GOOD GIRL'S GUIDE TO MURDER by Holly Jackson. (Delacorte) Pippa Fitz-Amobi solves murderous crimes. (Ages 14 and up) 4 THE WILD ROBOT by Peter Brown. (Little, Brown) Roz the robot adapts to her surroundings on a remote, wild island. (Ages 7 to 12) 5 PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS by Rick Riordan. (Disney-Hyperion) A boy battles mythological monsters. (Ages 9 to 12) 6 DIARY OF A WIMPY KID written and illustrated by Jeff Kinney. (Amulet) The travails and challenges of adolescence. (Ages 9 to 12) 7 HARRY POTTER by J.K. Rowling. (Scholastic) A wizard hones his conjuring skills in the service of fighting evil. (Ages 10 and up) 8 GRAVITY FALLS by Alex Hirsch and various illustrators. (Disney) The adventures of twins Dipper and Mabel Pines. (Ages 8 to 12) 9 WHO WAS/IS . . . ? by Jim Gigliotti and others; various illustrators. (Penguin Workshop) Biographies unlock legendary lives. (Ages 8 to 11) 10 THE HUNGER GAMES by Suzanne Collins. (Scholastic) In a dystopia, a girl fights for survival on live TV. (Ages 12 and up)