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By The Associated Press Associated Press Writer

Mar 26th, 2009 | Key: F-Fiction; NF-Nonfiction; H-Hardcover; P-Paperback

1. "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers) (F-P)

2. "New Moon" by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers) (F-P)

3. "Eclipse" by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers) (F-H)

4. "Twilight: Director's Notebook" by Catherine Hardwicke (Little, Brown for Young Readers) (NF-H)

5. "Breaking Dawn" by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers) (F-H)

6. "The Shack" by William P. Young (Windblown Media) (F-P)

7. "Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man: What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment" by Steve Harvey (Amistad) (NF-H)

8. "Max" by James Patterson (Little, Brown and Company) (F-H)

9. "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw" by Jeff Kinney (Amulet) (F-H)

10. "Watchmen" by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons (DC Comics) (F-P)

11. "Hunted" by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast (St. Martin's Press) (F-H)

12. "Handle with Care: A Novel" by Jodi Picoult (Atria) (F-H)

13. "The Whole Truth" by David Baldacci (Vision) (F-P)

14. "The Reader" by Bernhard Schlink (Vintage) (F-P)

15. "The Host" by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown) (F-H)

16. "Marked" by P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast (St. Martin's Griffin) (F-P)

17. "The Middle Place" by Kelly Corrigan (Voice) (NF-P)

18. "Three Cups Of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time" by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin (Penguin) (NF-P)

19. "Twilight: The Complete Illustrated Movie Companion" by Mark Cotta Vaz (Little, Brown Young Readers) (NF-P)

20. "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" by Jeff Kinney (Amulet) (F-H)

21. "Eat This Not That! Supermarket Survival Guide: The No-Diet Weight Loss Solution" by David Zinczenko, Matt Goulding (Rodale Press) (NF-P)

22. "The Love Dare" by Stephen Kendrick and Alex Kendrick (B&H) (NF-P)

23. "Outliers: The Story of Success" by Malcolm Gladwell (Little, Brown) (NF-H)

24. "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules" by Jeff Kinney (Amulet Books) (F-H)

25. Corsair" by Clive Cussler, Jack DuBrul (Putnam Adult) (F-H)

26. "Firefly Lane" by Kristin Hannah (St. Martin's Griffin) (F-P)

27. "A Lion Called Christian: The True Story of the Remarkable Bond between Two Friends and a Lion" by Anthony Bourke, John Rendall (Broadway) (NF-H)

28. "Dungeons & Dragons Player's Handbook 2" by Jeremy Crawford, Mike Mearls, James Wyatt (Wizards of the Coast) (NF-H)

29. "Secrets" by Jude Deveraux (Pocket) (F-P)

30. "Betrayed" by P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast (St. Martin's Griffin) (F-P)

31. "Hold Tight" by Harlan Coben (Signet) (F-P)

32. "The Associate" by John Grisham (Doubleday) (F-H)

33. "The 39 Clues: The Sword Thief" Peter Lerangis (Scholastic) (F-H)

34. "Run for Your Life" by James Patterson (Little, Brown) (F-H)

35. "Revolutionary Road" by Richard Yates (Vintage) (F-P)

36. "Chosen" by P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast (St. Martin's Griffin) (F-P)

37. "Sundays At Tiffany's" by James Patterson, Gabrielle Charbonnet (Grand Central Publishing) (F-P)

38. "Untamed" by P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast (St. Martin's Griffin) (F-P)

39. "The Clique: P.S. I Loathe You" by Lisi Harrison (Poppy) (F-P)

40. "Fruits Basket, Volume 22" by Natsuki Takaya (Tokyopop) (F-P)

41. "Bones" by Jonathan Kellerman (Ballantine) (F-P)

42. "The Appeal" by John Grisham (Dell) (F-P)

43. "The Yankee Years" by Joe Torre and Tom Verducci (Doubleday)(NF-H)

44. "American Wife" by Curtis Sittenfeld (Random House)(F-P)

45. "House of Cards" by William D. Cohan (Doubleday) (NF-H)

46. "Magic Tree House #41: Moonlight on the Magic Flute" by Mary Pope Osborne, illustrated by Sal Murdocca (Random House Books for Young Readers) (F-H)

47. "Evermore" by Alyson Noel (St. Martin's Griffin) (F-P)

48. "Eat This Not That!" by David Zinczenko, Matt Goulding (Rodale) (NF-H)

49. "The Last Lecture" by Randy Pausch and Jeffrey Zaslow (Hyperion)(NF-H)

50. "Miles to Go" by Miley Cyrus (Disney Hyperion)(NF-H)

Reporting stores include: Amazon.com, B. Dalton Bookseller, Barnes & Noble.com, Barnes & Noble Inc., Books-A-Million and Bookland, Booksamillion.com, Borders Books & Music, Bookstar, Bookstop, Brentano's, Davis Kidd Booksellers in Nashville, Jackson, Memphis, Tenn., Doubleday Book Shops, Hudson Booksellers, Joseph-Beth Booksellers (Lexington, Ky.; Cincinnati, Cleveland), Powell's Books (Portland, Ore.), Powells.com, R.J. Julia Booksellers (Madison, Conn.), Schuler.

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