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

A boy with a facial deformity starts school.

Find Impossible Creatures in LINKcat
#2
38 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
286 weeks on the list
by Alan Gratz | Scholastic

Three children in three different conflicts look for safe haven.

Find Growing Home in LINKcat
#4
1 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 The Complete Cookbook For Young Chefs in LINKcat
#5
249 weeks on the list
by America's Test Kitchen Kids | Sourcebooks Jabberwocky

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

Find River Of Spirits in LINKcat
#6
10 weeks on the list
by Shana Targosz | Aladdin

Senka and Poppy get lost together in the Underworld.

Find Odder in LINKcat
#7
106 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
57 weeks on the list
by Tui T. Sutherland | Scholastic

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

Find The Gate, The Girl, And The Dragon in LINKcat
#9
4 weeks on the list
by Grace Lin | Little, Brown

Three unlikely characters join forces to retrieve the lost Sacred Sphere.

Find J Vs. K in LINKcat
#10
4 weeks on the list
by Kwame Alexander and Jerry Craft | Little, Brown

An intense rivalry ensues when two talented fifth graders vie for Dean Ashley Public School’s annual creative storytelling competition.