New York Times Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover Best Sellers 2023 Complete List Page 1

There are 26 books in the New York Times Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover Best Sellers 2023 list. Here are the 26 books ranked from 1 to 26.

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1. Wonder

Weeks on the list: 13

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

2. The Complete Cookbook For Young Chefs

Weeks on the list: 13

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.

3. Odder

Weeks on the list: 13

by: Katherine Applegate.
Release date: Sep 20, 2022
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After a shark attack, Odder recuperates at the aquarium with the scientists who raised her.

4. Two Degrees

Weeks on the list: 13

by: Alan Gratz
Release date: Sep 06, 2022
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Four kids simultaneously experience three natural catastrophes due to climate change.

5. Refugee

Weeks on the list: 10

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

6. The Door Of No Return

Weeks on the list: 9

by: Kwame Alex er
Release date: Jan 01, 2022
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Kofi’s life is turned upside down after his brother accidentally kills a prince in a wresting match.

7. Little Leaders

Weeks on the list: 8

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

8. Little Legends: Exceptional Men In Black History

Weeks on the list: 7

by: Vashti Harrison Kwesi Johnson
Release date: Nov 12, 2019
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Biographies of trailblazing black men.

9. A Rover’s Story

Weeks on the list: 5

by: Jasmine Warga
Release date: Jan 01, 2022
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A Mars rover named Resilience develops emotions.

10. Daughter Of The Deep

Weeks on the list: 4

by: Rick Riordan
Release date: Jan 01, 2021
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Ana Dakkar faces the weekend trials at the Harding-Pencroft Academy.

11. The Swifts

Weeks on the list: 4

by: Beth Lincoln.
Release date: Feb 07, 2023
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Shenanigan Swift investigates murders during a family reunion treasure hunt.

12. Amari And The Great Game

Weeks on the list: 3

by: B.B. Alston
Release date: Feb 01, 2022
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Amari agrees to participate in the Great Game after a magician with dangerous plans for the League steps forward.

13. The Last Cuentista

Weeks on the list: 3

by: Donna Barba Higuera
Release date: Aug 17, 2021
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Petra is one of the last people who have memories of the planet Earth.

14. The Christmas Pig

Weeks on the list: 3

by: J.K. Rowling.
Release date: Oct 12, 2021
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When a young boy’s favorite toy goes missing, it’s Christmas Pig to the rescue!

15. The Complete Baking Book For Young Chefs

Weeks on the list: 3

by: America’s Test Kitchen Kids
Release date: Oct 01, 2019
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One hundred plus kid-tested baking recipes.

16. Warriors: A Starless Clan: Sky

Weeks on the list: 2

by: Erin Hunter
Release date: Nov 01, 2022
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Disaster strikes at the heart of RiverClan, and its survival depends on the young medicine cat apprentice Frostpaw.

17. Unstoppable Us, Vol. 1

Weeks on the list: 2

by: Yuval Noah Harari.
Release date: Oct 18, 2022
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A look at the early history of humankind.

18. Stuntboy, In The Meantime

Weeks on the list: 2

by: Jason Reynolds.
Release date: Nov 09, 2021
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As a coping mechanism for his “frets,” a young boy creates a superhero alter ego.

19. The Official Harry Potter Baking Book

Weeks on the list: 2

by: Joanna Farrow
Release date: Jan 08, 2021
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Forty-three tasty recipes inspired by the Harry Potter films.

20. Ground Zero

Weeks on the list: 2

by: Alan Gratz
Release date: Feb 02, 2021
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Parallel storylines of Brandon and Reshmina take place on Sept. 11th, in 2001 and 2019.

21. On Air With Zoe Washington

Weeks on the list: 2

by: Janae Marks
Release date: Feb 14, 2023
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After clearing her father’s name for a crime he didn’t commit, Zoe now wants to help him open his own restaurant.

22. The Human Kaboom

Weeks on the list: 2

by: Adam Rubin
Release date: Feb 21, 2023
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Six humorous tales, all with the same explosive title.

23. Finally Seen

Weeks on the list: 2

by: Kelly Yang
Release date: Feb 28, 2023
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A young girl moves from China to America to be reunited with her family after five years apart.

24. The Windeby Puzzle

Weeks on the list: 1

by: Lois Lowry
Release date: Feb 14, 2023
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Estrild dreams of becoming the first female warrior in her village during the Iron Age.

25. Iceberg

Weeks on the list: 1

by: Jennifer A. Nielsen
Release date: Mar 07, 2023
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Hazel Rothbury stows away on the Titanic.

26. New From Here

Weeks on the list: 1

by: Kelly Yang
Release date: Mar 01, 2022
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Knox and his family return to California from Hong Kong.

Last updated on Sunday, March 19, 2023