The Greatest Middle Grade Books of All Time

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
17119 Wildful Kengo Kurimoto 2024 Unknown English
17119 The Partition Project Saadia Faruqi 2024 Unknown English
17119 The Penultimate Peril Lemony Snicket 2005 American English
17119 Fia And The Last Snow Deer Eilish Fisher 2024 Unknown English
17119 The Nargun And The Stars Patricia Wrightson 1970 Australian English
17119 Refugee Alan Gratz 2017 American English
17119 Parachute Kids Betty C. Tang 2023 Unknown English
17119 Light Comes To Shadow Mountain Toni Buzzeo 2023 Unknown English
17119 The Doll People Ann M. Martin 2000 American English
17119 The Christmas Pig J. K. Rowling 2021 British English
17119 A Gathering Of Days Joan W. Blos 1979 American English
17119 Historia De Una Gaviota Y Del Gato Que Le Enseñó A Volar Luis Sepúlveda 1996 Chilean Spanish
17119 The Wishing Spell Chris Colfer 2012 American English
17119 Fablehaven Brandon Mull 2006 American English
17119 Goblin Secrets William Alexander 2012 American English
17119 The Day My Bum Went Psycho Andy Griffiths 2001 Australian English
17119 Honus & Me Dan Gutman 1997 American English
17119 Judy Moody Megan McDonald 2000 American English
17119 Sammy Keyes And The Hotel Thief Wendelin Van Draanen 1998 American English
17119 Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining Anne Mazer 2000 American English
17119 Graven Images Paul Fleischman 1982 American English
17119 Chains Laurie Halse Anderson 2008 American English
17119 Locomotion Jacqueline Woodson 2003 American English
17119 Rickshaw Girl Mitali Perkins 2007 American English
17119 Starry River Of The Sky Grace Lin 2012 American English
17119 The Stories Julian Tells Ann Cameron 1981 American English
17119 The Unwanteds Lisa McMann 2011 American English
17119 Percy Jackson 5 Books Collection And The Demigod Files / The Red Pyramid Rick Riordan 2005 American English
17119 One False Note Gordon Korman 2024 Canadian English
17119 The Skull Jon Klassen 2023 Canadian English
17119 The Many Assassinations Of Samir, The Seller Of Dreams Daniel Nayeri 2023 Unknown English
17119 The Maze Of Bones Rick Riordan 2008 American English
17119 The Long Patrol Brian Jacques 1997 British English
17119 Magic Tree House Mary Pope Osborne 1992 American English
17119 The Mysterious Benedict Society And The Perilous Journey Trenton Lee Stewart 2008 American English
17119 Slathbog's Gold M.L. Forman 2009 American English
17119 Superfudge Judy Blume 1980 American English
16964 Moon Rising Tui T. Sutherland 2014 American English
17119 The Dragonet Prophecy Tui T. Sutherland 2012 American English
17119 The Great Gilly Hopkins Katherine Paterson 1978 American English
17119 The Marvelous Misadventures Of Sebastian Lloyd Alexander 1970 American English
17119 The Master Puppeteer Katherine Paterson 1975 American English
17119 The Night Swimmers Betsy Cromer Byars 1980 American English
17119 Ramona And Her Mother Beverly Cleary 1979 American English
17119 Westmark Lloyd Alexander 1981 American English
17119 Words By Heart Ouida Sebestyen 1979 American English
17119 Homesick Jean Fritz 1982 American English
17119 When Zachary Beaver Came To Town Kimberly Willis Holt 1999 American English
17119 1919 Martin W. Sandler 2019 American English
17119 King And The Dragonflies Kacen Callender 2020 American English
17119 A First Time For Everything Dan Santat 2023 American English
17119 Gossamer Lois Lowry 2006 American English
17103 The Mad Scientists' Club Bertrand R. Brinley 1961 American English
16812 The Original Adventures Of Hank The Cowdog John R. Erickson 1983 American English
17119 The Blue Umbrella Ruskin Bond 1980 Indian English
17119 The Treasure Hunters Club Tom Ryan 2024 Unknown English
17119 The Ogress And The Orphans Kelly Barnhill 2022 American English
17119 Island Of Whispers Frances Hardinge 2023 British English
17119 The Dalemark Quartet Diana Wynne Jones 1993 British English
17119 Journey To The River Sea Eva Ibbotson 2001 British English