Los Angeles Times Children’s Bestsellers

JUNE 11, 2000

1 HOLES by Louis Sachar (Yearling: $5.99 paper) In the Texas desert, a boy in a juvenile detention camp is forced to dig holes in search of a Wild West outlaw’s hidden treasure. (Ages 9-12)

2 The BFG by Roald Dahl (Puffin: $5.99 paper) The story of the Big Friendly Giant, who blows dreams into children’s bedrooms. (Ages 9-12)

3 HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER’S STONE by J.K. Rowling (Arthur A. Levine: $5.99 paper) Unhappy at home, a young boy discovers that he is a magician with great powers. (Ages 9-12)

4 CLICK, CLACK, MOO: COWS THAT TYPE by Doreen Cronin (Simon & Schuster: $15) The literacy rate in Farmer Brown’s barn goes up when the animals discover an old typewriter. (Ages 3-7)

5 THE OUTSIDERS by S.E. Hinton (Puffin: $5.99 paper) A tale of 1950s America where youths are either “Greasers” or “Socs” and a young teen looks for acceptance. (Ages 12 and up)

6 HOW DO DINOSAURS SAY GOODNIGHT? by Jane Yolen and Mark Teague (Scholastic: $15.95) Good little dinosaurs teach youngsters how to go to bed when Mommy and Daddy say so. (Ages 4-8)

7 HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN by J.K. Rowling (Scholastic: $19.95) Sirius Black, an escaped convict, is on the loose, and he’s after Harry. (Ages 9-12)

8 NANCY’S MYSTERIOUS LETTER by Carolyn M. Keene (Applewood: $14.95) Super sleuth Nancy Drew receives a letter informing her that she’s inherited a fortune. (Ages 9-12)

9 HARRY THE POISONONOUS CENTIPEDE by Lynne Reid Banks (Camelot: $4.95 paper) Harry and his friend George face dangerous adventures exploring forbidden tunnels and drains. (Ages 9-12)

10 EYE OF THE GREAT BEAR by Bill Wallace (Minstrel: $4.99 paper) Eleven-year-old Bailey must prove to his new classmates he’s not a coward when his family moves from Texas to Montana. (Ages 9-12)

Rankings are based on a Times poll of Southland bookstores.