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MINNESOTA BEST-SELLERS

About once a month, we'll ask two booksellers — one independent and one chain — for current best-sellers. The specific booksellers will change every month.

BUFFALO BOOKS
6 Division Street, Buffalo
TOP 10 FICTION
1. Pursuit of Honor by Vince Flynn
2. The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver
3. The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
4. The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
5. A Touch of Dead by Charlaine Harris
6. Ford County by John Grisham
7. The Gathering Storm by Robert Jordan
8. An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon
9. Rough Country by John Sandford
10. Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

TOP 10 NONFICTION
1. Defy Gravity: Healing Beyond the Bounds Reason by Caroline Myss
2. Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters by Chesley B. Sullenberger
3. The Case for God by Karen Armstrong
4. American Rebel: The Life of Clint Eastwood by Marc Eliot
5. Reinventing the Body, Resurrecting the Soul by Deepak Chopra
6. Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman by Jon Krakauer
7. True Compass by Edward M. Kennedy
8. A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity by Bill O'Reilly
9. Arguing with Idiots by Glenn Beck
10. The Girls from Ames by Jeffrey Zaslow

B. DALTON BOOKSELLERS
Highway 2 West, Bemidji
TOP 10 FICTION
1. Ford County by John Grisham
2. The Gathering Storm by Robert Jordan
3. The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
4. True Blue by David Baldacci
5. The Scarpetta Factor by Patricia Cornwell
6. Pursuit of Honor by Vince Flynn
7. The Help by Kathryn Stockett
8. Last Night in Twisted River by John Irving
9. Nine Dragons by Michael Connelly
10. Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls

TOP 10 NONFICTION
1. It's Your Time by Joel Osteen
2. Super Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
3. Have a Little Faith by Mitch Albom
4. What the Dog Saw by Malcolm Gladwell
5. Arguing with Idiots by Glenn Beck
6. Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
7. Knockout by Suzanne Somers
8. True Compass by Edward M. Kennedy
9. Too Big to Fail by Andrew Ross Sorkin
10. Reinventing the Body, Resurrecting the Soul by Deepak Chopra

 

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    No joke -- librarians and wrestlers celebrate Teen Read Week

    By Sallie Neall | Published Thu, Oct 22 2009 11:08 am

    Think librarians and wrestlers make an odd couple? Think again.

    This week, the librarians at Young Adult Library Services Association (a division of the American Library Association) and the superstars and divas at World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) join forces to celebrate Teen Read Week 2009 with the WrestleMania Reading Challenge.  

    Tweens and teens who registered by the deadline have to read 10 books, graphic novels or magazines, complete a reading log of what they read, and design a bookmark with a slogan that promotes reading.

    No wrestling required. But winners get a trip to WrestleMania 26 in Phoenix in March.

    The WrestleMania Reading Challenge is just one part of Teen Read Week. 

    This year’s theme, Read Beyond Reality, encourages teens to “read something out of this world, just for the fun of it.”  Many schools, public libraries and bookstores across the country are promoting the importance of reading for teens.

    A highlight of the week is the announcement of the annual Teens’ Top Ten.

    This year, more than 11,000 teens voted online for their favorite books. "Paper Towns" by John Green was their number one, edging out "Breaking Dawn" by Stephanie Meyer. 

    Want to see the complete 2009 Teens’ Top Ten list? Yes, mom.

    Want to watch the webcast of wrestling divas Brie and Nikki Bella announcing the winner? And John Green accepting the honor?

    Now that's a must.

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