Publisher Statistics

Titles by Reading Level
from 2006-2008
Baby-PreK  10
Ages 4-8   138
Ages 9-12   86
Young Adult   191
(Unknown)   10
All Ages   2

2008 Rankings (out of 6,163)
Total titles: #17 (top 1%)
New authors: #63 (top 2%)
Sales ranking: #526 (top 10%)

Titles by Year
120
142
152
143
13
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Top Subjects by Titles
 1. Juvenile Fiction 484 
 2. Fiction 367 
 3. Children: Young Adult (G... 181 
 4. Children's Books - Young... 174 
 5. Children's Books/Ages 4-... 152 
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New Authors by Year
25
42
35
28
31
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

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Alfred A. Knopf

(Imprint of Random House Books For Young Readers)

Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers publishes quality books for children of all ages, toddlers to young adults. The imprint publishes between 60-70 new hardcover books each year, ranging from board books to picture books to novels to nonfiction. Known for both the caliber of its authors and artists and the high quality of its book design and production, Alfred A. Knopf BFYR publishes books intended to entertain, inspire, and endure. .

Specifically interested in books with these subjects or themes: juvenile fiction and non-fiction for ages 0-18

Main Address: 1745 Broadway 10th floor
New York NY 10019 USA
Phone: 212-782-9000
Fax: 888-264-1745 or 212-302-7985
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Binding
Reading Level Pages Auth/Illustrator
1. The Book Thief (09/11/2007)
Paperback Young Adult 576 AuMarkus Zusak
2. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary G... (12/16/2003)
Kindle Edition (Unknown)  304 AuJoseph J. Ellis
3. Eragon's Guide to Alagaesia (11/03/2009)
Hardcover Ages 9-12 32 AuChristopher Paol...
4. Suite Francaise (04/11/2006)
Kindle Edition (Unknown)  448 AuIrene Nemirovsky
5. Brisingr (Inheritance, Book 3) (09/20/2008)
Hardcover Young Adult 784 AuChristopher Paol...
6. A Lesson Before Dying: A Novel (01/20/2004)
Kindle Edition (Unknown)  272 AuErnest J. Gaines
7. Hoot (09/10/2002)
Kindle Edition Ages 9-12 304 AuCarl Hiaasen
8. Like Water for Chocolate: A Novel in M... (08/13/2002)
Kindle Edition (Unknown)  256 AuLaura Esquivel
9. Stargirl (11/13/2001)
Kindle Edition Young Adult 192 AuJerry Spinelli
10. Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith (09/05/2000)
Kindle Edition (Unknown)  288 AuAnne Lamott
11. Scat (01/27/2009)
Hardcover Ages 9-12 384 AuCarl Hiaasen
12. Brisingr Deluxe Edition (10/13/2009)
Hardcover Young Adult 800 AuChristopher Paol...
13. Amy and Isabelle: A Novel (12/16/2003)
Kindle Edition (Unknown)  320 AuElizabeth Strout
14. A Christmas Memory (10/10/2006)
Hardcover Ages 9-12 48 AuTruman Capote
IlBeth Peck
15. Memoirs of a Geisha (11/09/1999)
Kindle Edition (Unknown)  512 AuArthur Golden
16. The Georges and the Jewels (09/08/2009)
Hardcover Young Adult 240 AuJane Smiley
17. Flush (09/13/2005)
Kindle Edition Ages 9-12 272 AuCarl Hiaasen
18. Eragon (08/26/2003)
Kindle Edition Young Adult 528 AuChristopher Paol...
19. Atonement: A Novel (05/20/2003)
Kindle Edition (Unknown)  368 AuIan McEwan
20. No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, The (12/16/2003)
Kindle Edition (Unknown)  272 AuAlexander McCall...
21. Change-up: Mystery at the World Series (08/11/2009)
Hardcover Ages 9-12 320 AuJohn Feinstein
22. Eldest limited edition (E-Bk) (09/26/2006)
Kindle Edition Young Adult 736 AuChristopher Paol...
23. The 20th-Century Children's Book Treas... (09/14/1998)
Hardcover Ages 4-8 320 AuJanet Schulman
24. Plainsong (04/03/2001)
Kindle Edition (Unknown)  320 AuKent Haruf
25. I am the Messenger (12/18/2007)
Kindle Edition Young Adult 368 AuMarkus Zusak
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