Paperback fiction bestsellers, Dec. 21 -27

1. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
By Junot Díaz. Riverhead.
2. The White Tiger
By Aravind Adiga. Free Press.
3. A Thousand Splendid Suns
By Khaled Hosseini. Riverhead.
4. Twilight
By Stephenie Meyer. Little, Brown.
5. Out Stealing Horses
By Per Petterson. Picador.
6. The Elegance of the Hedgehog
By Muriel Barbery. Europa.
7. New Moon
By Stephenie Meyer. Little, Brown.
8. The Appeal
By John Grisham. Delta.
9. Water for Elephants
By Sara Gruen. Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill.
10. Change of Heart
By Jodi Picoult. Washington Square.

From Borders Books & Music, Brookline Booksmith, Concord Bookshop, Harvard Book Store, New England Mobile Book Fair, Newtonville Books, and Porter Square Books.