NYTimes Best Sellers: Children's Middle Grade Hardcover

Authoritatively ranked lists of books sold in the United States.

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#1 30 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)

#2 244 weeks on the list

The Complete Cookbook for Young Chefs

by America's Test Kitchen Kids | Sourcebooks Jabberwocky

Over 100 kid-tested recipes from America's Test Kitchen. (Ages 8 and up)

#3 487 weeks on the list

Wonder

by R.J. Palacio | Knopf

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

#4 New this week

A Risky Game

by Alyson Gerber | Scholastic

Jack and Weatherby compete for membership in their school's secret society, the Last Heir. (Ages 9 to 12)

#5 2 weeks on the list

River of Spirits

by Shana Targosz | Aladdin

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

#6 4 weeks on the list

The Cursed Campground

by FGTeeV with Joe Caramagna. | HarperCollins

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

#7 New this week

Rebellion 1776

by Laurie Halse Anderson | Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy

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

#8 9 weeks on the list

Priceless Facts About Money

by Mellody Hobson. | Candlewick

Elucidating money for kids. (Ages 8 to 12)

#9 New this week

The Green Kingdom

by Cornelia Funke and Tammi Hartung. | DK

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

#10 5 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)