Children's Books > Literature & Fiction > Historical Fiction
Monthly median sales (top 30)
$14,108
The median book price
$8.54
Bestseller's daily sales
171
50th book's daily sales
15
Average number of pages per book
192
Monopoly/Olygopoly detected
Yes
Performance tracking
Matching KDP categories
fiction > historical
86.6%
juvenile > fiction > science fiction
83.33%
juvenile > fiction > historical > renaissance
81.65%
juvenile > fiction > historical > prehistory
81.65%
Keyword requirement
Best selling keywords
Median title & subtitle length is 7 words:
- Number the Stars: A Newbery Award Winner
- Dinos Love Donuts (Mythical Feasts)
- Magic Tree House Collection: Books 1-8
- The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
- Where the Red Fern Grows
- Indie success
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- Volatility
- New releases
- KDP Select
Extract of the best seller list's front page
Front-page bestsellers:
| Book title | Author | Publisher | Absolute rank | Monthly sales volume | Price | Amazon stars | Amazon reviews | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Number the Stars: A Newbery Award Winner | Lois Lowry | Self published | 634 | $22,225 | $6.25 | 20,025 | |
| 2 | The Book Thief | Markus Zusak | Knopf Books for Young Readers; First Edition | 668 | $27,455 | $8.24 | 73,676 | |
| 3 | Dinos Love Donuts (Mythical Feasts) | Ben Okon | Younger Media, LLC | 826 | $36,325 | $13.95 | 960 | |
| 4 | Magic Tree House Collection: Books 1-8 | Mary Pope Osborne | Listening Library | 966 | $46,040 | $18.90 | 561 | |
| 5 | The Boy in the Striped Pajamas | John Boyne | Self published | 1,190 | $19,284 | $8.83 | 32,022 | |
| 6 | A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story | Linda Sue Park | (starred review) | 1,678 | $11,056 | $6.17 | 25,897 | |
| 7 | Where the Red Fern Grows | Wilson Rawls | Listening Library | 1,701 | $28,224 | $15.75 | 19,163 | |
| 8 | An Elephant in the Garden: Inspired by a True Story | Michael Morpurgo | Square Fish; Reprint edition | 1,759 | $12,134 | $6.99 | 5,290 | |
| 9 | I Survived: Ten Thrilling Books (Boxed Set) | Lauren Tarshis | Scholastic Paperbacks | 1,852 | $46,267 | $27.54 | 3,812 | |
| 10 | Quest in Yosemite National Park: A Mystery Adventure (National Park Mystery Series) | Aaron Johnson | Aaron Johnson | 1,932 | $23,375 | $14.15 | 351 | |
| 11 | Dragons Love Farts: They're More Fun Than Tacos! | Hollywood Kay | Tinker & Swag, LLC | 2,033 | $21,801 | $13.66 | 2,111 | |
| 12 | Esperanza Rising (Scholastic Gold) | Pam Muñoz Ryan | Best Book of the Year | 2,065 | $8,373 | $5.34 | 10,949 | |
| 13 | Refugee | Alan Gratz | Self published | 2,105 | $16,154 | $10.49 | 10,770 | |
| 14 | Little House in the Big Woods: Little House, Book 1 | Laura Ingalls Wilder | N/A | 2,808 | $14,537 | $11.80 | 6,337 | |
| 15 | I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 | Lauren Tarshis | Scholastic Paperbacks; Illustrated edition | 2,953 | $5,326 | $4.64 | 5,826 |