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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
503 weeks on the list
by R.J. Palacio | Knopf

A boy with a facial deformity starts school. (Ages 8 to 12)

Find Refugee in LINKcat
#2
294 weeks on the list
by Alan Gratz | Scholastic

Three children in three different conflicts look for safe haven. (Ages 9 to 12)

Find Impossible Creatures in LINKcat
#3
46 weeks on the list
by Katherine Rundell | Knopf

A young boy is enlisted to save a place where magical creatures reside. (Ages 10 and up)

Find Odder in LINKcat
#4
114 weeks on the list
by Katherine Applegate | Feiwel & Friends

After a shark attack, Odder recuperates at the aquarium with the scientists who raised her. (Ages 8 to 12)

Find Growing Home in LINKcat
#5
9 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. (Ages 6 to 9)

Find Blood In The Water in LINKcat
#6
4 weeks on the list
by Tiffany D. Jackson | Scholastic

Kaylani McKinnon investigates a mysterious death on Martha’s Vineyard. (Ages 9 to 12)

Find Snoop in LINKcat
#7
4 weeks on the list
by Gordon Korman | Scholastic

Confined and bored at home after a skiing accident, Carter hacks into his town’s police cameras. (Ages 9 to 12)

Find Another in LINKcat
#8
1 weeks on the list
by Paul Tremblay | Quill Tree

Casey Wilson meets a mysterious creature that’s taking over his life. (Ages 8 to 12)

Find Heroes in LINKcat
#9
63 weeks on the list
by Alan Gratz | Scholastic

The friends Frank and Stanley give a vivid account of the Pearl Harbor attack. (Ages 8 to 12)

Find Wings Of Fire: A Guide To The Dragon World in LINKcat
#10
64 weeks on the list
by Tui T. Sutherland | Scholastic

A deeper dive into the legends of the 10 dragon tribes. (Ages 8 to 12)