New York Times Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover Best Sellers 2018 Complete List Page 1

There are 52 books in the New York Times Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover Best Sellers 2018 list. Here are the 30 books ranked from 1 to 30.

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1. Wonder

Weeks on the list: 52

by: R.J. Palacio
Release date: Jan 01, 2012
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A boy with a facial deformity starts school.

2. Wishtree

Weeks on the list: 43

by: Katherine Applegate
Release date: Sep 26, 2017
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Red, an oak tree on which people leave their wishes is threatened to be cut down after more than 200 years.

3. Refugee

Weeks on the list: 34

by: Alan Gratz
Release date: Jan 01, 2017
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Three children in three different conflicts look for safe haven.

4. The Wild Robot

Weeks on the list: 32

by: Peter Brown
Release date: Jan 07, 2020
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5. Women In Science

Weeks on the list: 28

by: Rachel Ignotofsky
Release date: Jan 01, 2016
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Fifty women who have transformed science and technology.

6. The Confidence Code For Girls

Weeks on the list: 28

by: Katty Kay and Claire Shipman with Jillellyn Riley
Release date: Apr 03, 2018
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A guidebook that helps empower girls.

7. Minecraft: The Island

Weeks on the list: 27

by: Max Brooks
Release date: Aug 13, 2019
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8. Auggie & Me

Weeks on the list: 25

by: RJ Palacio
Release date: Jan 01, 2015
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A collection of three “Wonder” stories.

9. Hello, Universe

Weeks on the list: 23

by: Erin Entrada Kelly
Release date: Mar 13, 2018
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10. Good Night Stories For Rebel Girls

Weeks on the list: 17

by: Elena Favilli and Francesca Cavallo
Release date: Nov 10, 2016
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Fairy tale versions of the lives of 100 influential women.

11. Little Leaders

Weeks on the list: 17

by: Vashti Harrison
Release date: Dec 05, 2017
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The biographies of 40 African-American women who made a difference.

12. Minecraft: The Crash

Weeks on the list: 17

by: Tracey Baptiste
Release date: Jul 10, 2018
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After a terrible car crash, Bianca and Lonnie play a virtual-reality version of Minecraft.

13. The Girl Who Drank The Moon

Weeks on the list: 14

by: Kelly Barnhill
Release date: Apr 30, 2019
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14. Aru Shah And The End Of Time

Weeks on the list: 14

by: Roshani Chokshi
Release date: Mar 27, 2018
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A girl who stretches the truth must save her classmates and mother from an ancient demon who escapes from a cursed lamp.

15. Popularmmos Presents A Hole New World

Weeks on the list: 11

by: Pat and Jen from PopularMMOs
Release date: Jun 19, 2018
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Pat and Jen search for their friend Bomby in a dangerous underworld filled with zombies.

16. Max Einstein: The Genius Experiment

Weeks on the list: 10

by: James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein
Release date: Aug 06, 2019
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17. The Crossover

Weeks on the list: 10

by: Kwame Alexander
Release date: Jan 01, 2019
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18. The Wild Robot Escapes

Weeks on the list: 10

by: Peter Brown
Release date: Mar 13, 2018
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In a sequel to “The Wild Robot,” Roz plots to leave the farm and reunite with her son.

19. Endling: The Last

Weeks on the list: 10

by: Katherine Applegate
Release date: May 01, 2018
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Byx, a dairnes, sets out on a quest to find more of her kind.

20. Louisiana’s Way Home

Weeks on the list: 10

by: Kate DiCamillo
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Louisiana Elefante leaves Florida for Richford, Georgia with her grandma.

21. The Complete Cookbook For Young Chefs

Weeks on the list: 9

by: America’s Test Kitchen Kids
Release date: Sep 15, 2018
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Over 100 kid-tested recipes from America’s Test Kitchen.

22. The Dark Prophecy

Weeks on the list: 8

by: Rick Riordan
Release date: May 02, 2017
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Lester, a.k.a. Apollo, summons the help of demigods to restore an Oracle and his rightful place on Olympus.

23. The Magic Misfits

Weeks on the list: 8

by: Neil Patrick Harris
Release date: Nov 21, 2017
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Carter and a band of magicians team up to take on B.B. Bosso’s crooked carnies.

24. Rebound

Weeks on the list: 6

by: Kwame Alexander
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A novel told in verse and a prequel to “The Crossover”.

25. The Atlas Obscura Explorer’s Guide For The World’s Most Adventurous Kid

Weeks on the list: 6

by: Dylan Thuras and Rosemary Mosco
Release date: Sep 18, 2018
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A thrillingly imaginative expedition to 100 weird-but-true places on earth.

26. Amal Unbound

Weeks on the list: 5

by: Aisha Saeed
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A Pakistani girl’s dreams of an education dissolve when she is forced into indentured servitude.

27. Willa Of The Wood

Weeks on the list: 5

by: Robert Beatty
Release date: Jul 10, 2018
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Willa sets out to unravel the mystery of imprisoned children in Dead Hollow.

28. Mac B., Kid Spy: Mac Undercover

Weeks on the list: 4

by: Mac Barnett
Release date: Aug 28, 2018
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The Queen of England has a secret mission for Mac.

29. The Magic Misfits: The Second Story

Weeks on the list: 4

by: Neil Patrick Harris and Alec Azam
Release date: Sep 25, 2018
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Leila and her friends defend Mineral Wells from a famous psychic.

30. Gravity Falls: Journal 3

Weeks on the list: 3

by: Rob Renzetti and Alex Hirsch
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More monsters and mysteries.

Last updated on November 25, 2021