At the box office over the weekend ended March 14, “Alice in Wonderland” remained at No. 1 with $62.0 million in ticket sales, followed by new release “Green Zone,” which brought in $14.5 million.
In DVD rentals for the week ended March 7 according to IMDb.com, “2012” debuted as the top rental, followed by last week’s No. 1, “Law Abiding Citizen.”
On iTunes yesterday morning, “Break Your Heart” by Taio Cruz was No. 1 for the second straight week, followed by B.o.B.’s “Nothin’ On You.”
And in books, “House Rules” by Jodi Picoult debuted at No. 1 on The New York Times’ hardcover fiction best-sellers list for the week ended March 6, and at No. 3 on USA Today’s book chart for the week ended March 7.
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TOP MOVIES
Weekend Box Office Estimates
Weekend of March 12-14, 2010
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Rank
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MOVIE
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Engagements
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Box office (millions)
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1
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Alice
in Wonderland (Disney)
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3,728
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$62.00
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2
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Green Zone (Universal)
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3,003
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$14.54
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3
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She’s Out of My League (DreamWorks)
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2,956
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$9.60
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4
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Remember Me (
Summit)
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2,212
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$8.30
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5
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Shutter
Island (
Paramount)
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3,356
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$8.14
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6
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Our Family Wedding (Fox Searchlight)
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1,605
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$7.60
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7
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Avatar (Fox)
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1,718
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$6.60
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8
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Brooklyn
’s Finest (Overture)
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1,939
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$4.29
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9
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Cop Out (Warner Bros.)
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2,882
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$4.23
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10
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The Crazies (Overture)
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2,359
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$3.65
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Source: Yahoo Movies
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IMDb TOP DVD RENTALS
Week ending March 7, 2010
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Rank
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TITLE
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Last week
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1
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2012
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-
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2
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Law Abiding Citizen
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1
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3
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Couples Retreat
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2
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4
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Where the Wild Things Are
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-
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5
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The Informant!
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4
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6
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The Time Traveler’s Wife
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3
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7
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Zombieland
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5
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8
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Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant
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6
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9
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The Box
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7
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10
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Sorority Row
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9
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Source: IMDB
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ITUNES TOP 10 SONG DOWNLOADS
Week ended Monday, March 15, 2010
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Rank
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TITLE
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1
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Break Your Heart, Taio Cruz
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2
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Nothin’ On You, B.o.B.
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3
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Hey, Soul Sister, Train
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4
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Rude Boy, Rihanna
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5
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Imma Be, Black Eyed Peas
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6
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Need You Now, Lady Antebellum
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7
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Baby, Justin Bieber feat. Ludacris
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8
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Blah Blah Blah, Ke$ha feat. 3OH!3
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9
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Carry Out, Timbaland feat. Justin Timberlake
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10
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In My Head, Jason Derulo
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Source: iTunes
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NEW YORK
TIMES BESTSELLING BOOKS
Week ending March 6, 2010
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|
Fiction (hardback)
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Rank
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TITLE
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Last week
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Weeks on chart
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1
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House Rules by Jodi Picoult
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-
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1
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2
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The Help by Kathryn Stockett
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2
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49
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3
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Fantasy In Death by J.D. Robb
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1
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2
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4
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Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith
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-
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1
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5
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Worst Case by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge
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6
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5
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Nonfiction (hardback)
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|
1
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No Apology by Mitt Romney
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-
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1
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2
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Lift by Kelly Corrigan
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-
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1
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3
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Game Change by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin
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1
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8
|
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4
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Not Without Hope by Nick Schuyler
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-
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1
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|
5
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
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2
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5
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Fiction (paperback)
|
|
1
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Little Bee by Chris Cleave
|
1
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3
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|
2
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A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick
|
3
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9
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|
3
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The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks
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2
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6
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4
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
|
5
|
37
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|
5
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The 8th Confession by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
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4
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2
|
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Nonfiction (paperback)
|
|
1
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A Patriot’s History of the
United States by
Larry Schweikart and Michael Allen
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-
|
4
|
|
2
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The Lost City of
Z by David Grann
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1
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6
|
|
3
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The Blind Side by Michael Lewis
|
2
|
23
|
|
4
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Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
|
3
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162
|
|
5
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The Survivors Club by Ben Sherwood
|
4
|
4
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Source: New York Times
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USA
TODAY BESTSELLING BOOKS
Week ending March 7, 2010
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Rank
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TITLE
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Last week
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1
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The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks
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1
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2
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Dear John by Nicholas Sparks
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2
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3
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House Rules by Jodi Picoult
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-
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4
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Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
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3
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5
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No Apology by Mitt Romney
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-
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6
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Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 2: The
Sea of
Monsters by Rick Riordan
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6
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7
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Shutter
Island
by Dennis Lehane
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5
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8
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Malice by Lisa Jackson
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15
|
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9
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Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 3: The Titan’s Curse by Rick Riordan
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7
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10
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The Summer Hideaway by Susan Wiggs
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11
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Source:
USA Today
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