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NYTimes Best Sellers: Children's Middle Grade Hardcover

New York Times API Dev Portal, opens in a new windowAuthoritatively ranked lists of books sold in the United States. Find more lists of chart-topping books on our New York Times Best Seller Lists page.

Most links below are to print books; check Overdrive for eBooks. Book covers provided by Syndetics depending on availability.

Find Wonder in LINKcat
#1
499 weeks on the list
by R.J. Palacio | Knopf

A boy with a facial deformity starts school.

Find Impossible Creatures in LINKcat
#2
42 weeks on the list
by Katherine Rundell | Knopf

A young boy is enlisted to save a place where magical creatures reside.

Find Refugee in LINKcat
#3
290 weeks on the list
by Alan Gratz | Scholastic

Three children in three different conflicts look for safe haven.

Find Priceless Facts About Money in LINKcat
#4
10 weeks on the list
by Mellody Hobson | Candlewick

Elucidating money for kids.

Find The Complete Cookbook For Young Chefs in LINKcat
#5
252 weeks on the list
by America's Test Kitchen Kids | Sourcebooks Jabberwocky

Over 100 kid-tested recipes from America's Test Kitchen.

Find Growing Home in LINKcat
#6
5 weeks on the list
by Beth Ferry | Simon & Schuster

Talking plants, a grumpy goldfish and an inquisitive spider save the Tupper family from utter ruin.

Find Odder in LINKcat
#7
110 weeks on the list
by Katherine Applegate | Feiwel & Friends

After a shark attack, Odder recuperates at the aquarium with the scientists who raised her.

Find Wings Of Fire: A Guide To The Dragon World in LINKcat
#8
61 weeks on the list
by Tui T. Sutherland | Scholastic

A deeper dive into the legends of the 10 dragon tribes.

Find Resist in LINKcat
#9
13 weeks on the list
by Alan Gratz | Scholastic

Samira goes on a dangerous mission to save her mother on D-Day.

Find Heroes in LINKcat
#10
59 weeks on the list
by Alan Gratz | Scholastic

The friends Frank and Stanley give a vivid account of the Pearl Harbor attack.