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‘Akiane’ makes ECPA’s general best-sellers’ list Print Email
Written by Christine D. Johnson   
Monday, 14 November 2011 10:39 AM America/New_York

Akiane by child artist Akiane Kramarik—whose painting of Jesus is referenced in the best-selling Heaven is for Real—is now appearing on the general weekly best-sellers list for sales ending Nov. 5, according to Pubtrack Christian data from the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA).

Akiane: Her Life, Her Art, Her Poetry, published by Thomas Nelson, is a collection of the young artist’s best paintings and poetry created from ages 4-10, and also reveals the stories of each unique piece of art.

The general Top 20 list is: 1. Heaven is for Real, Todd Burpo (Thomas Nelson); 2. Jesus Calling, Sarah Young (Thomas Nelson); 3. Nearing Home, Billy Graham (Thomas Nelson); 4. Heaven is for Real for Kids, Todd Burpo, Sonja Burpo (Thomas Nelson); 5. Every Day a Friday, Joel Osteen (FaithWords); 6. The Resolution for Men, Stephen Kendrick and Alex Kendrick (B&H Books); 7. Crazy Love, Francis Chan (David C Cook); 8.  Torn, Jud Wilhite (Multnomah Books); 9. The Tehran Initiative, Joel C. Rosenberg (Tyndale House Publishers); 10. Jesus Calling: Deluxe Edition, Young (Thomas Nelson); 11. The Resolution for Women, Priscilla Shirer (B&H Books); 12. Jesus Calling: Large Print Deluxe Edition, Young (Thomas Nelson); 13. Not a Fan, Kyle Idleman (Zondervan); 14. Courageous, Randy Alcorn, Alex Kendrick and Stephen Kendrick (B&H Books); 15. Radical, David Platt (Multnomah Books); 16. I Never Thought I’d See the Day!, David Jeremiah (FaithWords); 17. Christmas Stories, Max Lucado (Thomas Nelson); 18. Akiane, Akiane Kramarik (Thomas Nelson); 19. Longing by Karen Kingsbury (Zondervan); and 20. Jesus Calling: 365 Devotions for Kids, Sarah Young, Tamara Fortner (Thomas Nelson).

The fiction Top 10: 1. The Tehran Initiative, Rosenberg (Tyndale); 2. Courageous; 3. Longing; 4. The Wonder of Your Love, Beth Wiseman (Thomas Nelson); 5. The Mercy, Beverly Lewis (Bethany House/Baker Publishing Group); 6. A Log Cabin Christmas Collection, Wanda E. Brunstetter, et al. (Barbour Publishing); 7. Valley of Dreams, Lauraine Snelling (Bethany House/Baker Publishing Group); 8. Shadow in Serenity, Terri Blackstock (Zondervan); 9. A Lasting Impression, Tamera Alexander (Bethany House/Baker Publishing Group); and 10. Learning by Karen Kingsbury (Zondervan).

Top five Bibles: 1. The Story, NIV, hardcover (Zondervan); 2. Celebrate Recovery Bible, NIV, softcover (Zondervan); 3. The Story: Teen Edition, NIV, softcover (Zondervan); 4. New Believer’s Bible Compact, NLT, softcover (Tyndale House Publishers); and 5. Life Application Study Bible, NIV, Italian Duo-Tone, carmel/dark carmel (Zondervan).