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NYTimes Best Sellers: Children's Middle Grade Hardcover

Authoritatively ranked lists of books sold in the United States.

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

Find WONDER in LINKcat

#1 490 weeks on the list
 

Wonder

by R.J. Palacio | Knopf

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


Find IMPOSSIBLE CREATURES in LINKcat

#2 33 weeks on the list
 

Impossible Creatures

by Katherine Rundell. | Knopf

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


Find RIVER OF SPIRITS in LINKcat

#3 5 weeks on the list
 

River of Spirits

by Shana Targosz | Aladdin

Senka and Poppy get lost together in the Underworld. (Ages 8 to 12)


Find THE CURSED CAMPGROUND in LINKcat

#4 7 weeks on the list
 

The Cursed Campground

by FGTeeV with Joe Caramagna. | HarperCollins

Duddy inadvertently summons Bigfoot to the campground. (Ages 8 to 12)


Find AWAY in LINKcat

#5 8 weeks on the list
 

Away

by Megan E. Freeman | Aladdin

A group of children in a relocation camp investigate why they were driven from their homes. (Ages 10 and up)


Find THE GREEN KINGDOM in LINKcat

#6 3 weeks on the list
 

The Green Kingdom

by Cornelia Funke and Tammi Hartung. | DK

Caspia solves old riddles during her summer vacation in Brooklyn. (Ages 8 to 12)


Find ODDER in LINKcat

#7 101 weeks on the list
 

Odder

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 WINGS OF FIRE: A GUIDE TO THE DRAGON WORLD in LINKcat

#8 55 weeks on the list
 

Wings of Fire: a Guide to the Dragon World

by Tui T. Sutherland. | Scholastic

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


Find RESIST in LINKcat

#9 8 weeks on the list
 

Resist

by Alan Gratz | Scholastic

Samira goes on a dangerous mission to save her mother on D-Day. (Ages 9 to 12)


Find REBELLION 1776 in LINKcat

#10 3 weeks on the list
 

Rebellion 1776

by Laurie Halse Anderson | Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy

Elsbeth fends for herself during the Revolutionary War in Boston. (Ages 10 to 14)