There are 62 books in the New York Times Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover Best Sellers 2016 list. Here are the 32 books ranked from 31 to 62.

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31. Percy Jackson’s Greek Heroes

Weeks on the list: 4

by: Rick Riordan Release date: Aug 18, 2015 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview

A “Percy Jackson & the Olympians” companion guide.

32. Demon Dentist

Weeks on the list: 3

by: David Walliams Release date: Mar 01, 2016 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview

With helpless children strapped to her chair, Miss Root, the Tooth Witch, and her drill get to work.

33. I Am Malala

Weeks on the list: 3

by: Malala Yousafzai with Patricia McCormick Release date: Jun 14, 2016 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview

34. The Day The President Was Shot

Weeks on the list: 3

by: Bill O’Reilly Release date: Jun 21, 2016 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview

An account of the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan in 1981.

35. Grover Cleveland, Again!

Weeks on the list: 3

by: Ken Burns with David Blistein ,  Cauley Powell Find in Library Check on Amazon

Glimpses of our 43 commanders in chief.

36. The Marvels

Weeks on the list: 3

by: Brian Selznick Release date: Sep 15, 2015 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview

A hybrid novel combines pencil illustrations with a multigenerational tale.

37. The Story Of Diva And Flea

Weeks on the list: 3

by: Mo Willems Release date: Oct 13, 2015 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview

A diminutive dog and a large cat help each other overcome their fears.

38. Echo

Weeks on the list: 2

by: Pam Muñoz Ryan Release date: Jan 01, 2015 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview

Through time and across continents, a harmonica touches the lives of music-loving kids.

39. Quiet Power

Weeks on the list: 2

by: Susan Cain with Gregory Mone ,  Erica Moroz Release date: Aug 18, 2015 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview

A guidebook points to the often hidden strengths and talents of introverts.

40. For Magnus Chase: Hotel Valhalla Guide To The Norse Worlds

Weeks on the list: 2

by: Rick Riordan Release date: Aug 16, 2016 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview

The hotel manager’s commissioned guide to the beasts and deities guests might meet during their stay.

41. Some Writer!

Weeks on the list: 2

by: Melissa Sweet Release date: Apr 01, 2016 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview

The story of “Charlotte’s Web” creator E. B. White.

42. When The Sea Turned To Silver

Weeks on the list: 2

by: Grace Lin Release date: Oct 04, 2016 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview

Pinmei and her friend set out to rescue her grandmother.

43. Rad American Women A-Z

Weeks on the list: 2

by: Kate Schatz Release date: Apr 01, 2015 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview

History-shaping rebels, trailblazers and visionaries.

44. The Dragon’s Return

Weeks on the list: 1

by: Stan Lee ,  Stuart Moore Release date: Jan 26, 2016 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview

The second illuminated novel from “The Zodiac
Legacy” series.

45. Rise Of The Wolf

Weeks on the list: 1

by: Jennifer A Nielsen Find in Library Check on Amazon

Nic, escaping enslavement, must now free his mother.

46. Bad Luck

Weeks on the list: 1

by: Pseudonymous Bosch Release date: Feb 09, 2016 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview

Clay proves his mettle when a cruise ship owner arrives on the island intent on stirring up trouble.

47. The Girl Who Drank The Moon

Weeks on the list: 1

by: Kelly Barnhill Release date: Apr 30, 2019 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview

48. Spaced Out

Weeks on the list: 1

by: Stuart Gibbs Release date: Apr 05, 2016 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview

A moon colonist turns his sleuthing skills to a missing-persons case.

49. Red

Weeks on the list: 1

by: Liesl Shurtliff Release date: Jan 01, 2016 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview

Red Riding Hood and a sidekick set out in search of a cure for what ails Granny.

50. The Candymakers And The Great Chocolate Chase

Weeks on the list: 1

by: Wendy Mass Release date: Aug 02, 2016 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview

A team of candy makers sets off to locate an elusive cocoa bean.

51. Moo

Weeks on the list: 1

by: Sharon Creech Release date: Aug 30, 2016 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview

A move to Maine leads to a girl’s growing bond with an obstinate cow.

52. Brown Girl Dreaming

Weeks on the list: 1

by: Jacqueline Woodson Release date: Jan 01, 2016 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview

53. Furthermore

Weeks on the list: 1

by: Tahereh Mafi Release date: Jan 01, 2016 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview

Another Alice transits a rabbit-hole world in search of her missing father.

54. The Littlest Bigfoot

Weeks on the list: 1

by: Jennifer Weiner Release date: Sep 13, 2016 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview

An alienated girl, sent to an experimental school, spies another lonely soul, a bigfoot, across the lake.

55. The Answer

Weeks on the list: 1

by: Rebecca Sugar llustrated Elle Michalka ,  Tiffany Ford Release date: Jan 01, 2016 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview

Ruby and Sapphire experience love for the first time; a companion volume to the animated series “Steven Universe.”

56. The Inquisitor’s Tale

Weeks on the list: 1

by: Adam Gidwitz Release date: Jan 01, 2016 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview

Friends flee prejudice in medieval France.

57. Rad Women Worldwide

Weeks on the list: 1

by: Kate Schatz Release date: Jan 01, 2016 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview

Profiles of notable and trailblazing women from around the globe.

58. Home Sweet Motel

Weeks on the list: 1

by: Chris Grabenstein Find in Library Check on Amazon

A middle schooler and his friend wheel and deal to save his family’s Florida hotel.

59. The Land Of Stories

Weeks on the list: 1

by: Chris Colfer Release date: Oct 18, 2016 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview

An anthology revisits classic rhymes and fairy tale favorites.

60. Frazzled

Weeks on the list: 1

by: Booki Vivat Release date: Sep 27, 2016 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview

Crisis-prone middle-schooler Abbie tries to figure out her place in the world.

61. The Best Bear In All The World

Weeks on the list: 1

by: Paul Bright ,  others Illustrations Mark Burgess Release date: Jan 01, 2016 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview

Four stories celebrate Pooh.

62. Circus Mirandus

Weeks on the list: 1

by: Cassie Beasley Release date: Jan 01, 2015 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview

Micah sets off for a magical circus in order to find the man he hopes can save his grandfather’s life.

Last updated on November 28, 2021