NYT - Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover

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#1 on the Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover list for 2025-04-27. Last week it was ranked 1. It has been on the list for 31 week(s).

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Christopher discovers the Archipelago, a world where mythological creatures were secreted away by magic long ago, but those creatures are now dying, and it is up to Christopher and Mal, a girl from the Archipelago, to save both of their worlds.

2) The complete cookbook for young chefs

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#2 on the Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover list for 2025-04-27. Last week it was ranked 2. It has been on the list for 245 week(s).

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"For the first time ever, America's Test Kitchen is bringing their scientific know-how, rigorous testing, and hands-on learning to KIDS in the kitchen! Using kid-tested and approved recipes, America's Test Kitchen has created THE cookbook every kid chef needs on their shelf. Whether you're cooking for yourself, your friends, or your family, The Complete Cookbook for Young Chefs has delicious recipes that will wow!"--Publisher's description.

3) Wonder

Author

Palacio, R. J

Series

Wonder

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#3 on the Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover list for 2025-04-27. Last week it was ranked 3. It has been on the list for 488 week(s).

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Book, Audiobook, eBook, Kindle, Playaway Audiobook, Read Along

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Ten-year-old Auggie Pullman, who was born with extreme facial abnormalities and was not expected to survive, goes from being home-schooled to entering fifth grade at a private middle school in Manhattan, which entails enduring the taunting and fear of his classmates as he struggles to be seen as just another student.

4) Refugee

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Gratz, Alan

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#4 on the Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover list for 2025-04-27. It has been on the list for 283 week(s).

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Book, Audiobook, eAudiobook, eBook, Playaway Audiobook

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Although separated by continents and decades, Josef, a Jewish boy living in 1930s Nazi Germany; Isabel, a Cuban girl trying to escape the riots and unrest plaguing her country in 1994; and Mahmoud, a Syrian boy in 2015 whose homeland is torn apart by violence and destruction, embark on harrowing journeys in search of refuge, discovering shocking connections that tie their stories together.

5) River of spirits

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Targosz, Shana

Series

Underwild volume 1

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#5 on the Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover list for 2025-04-27. Last week it was ranked 5. It has been on the list for 3 week(s).

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Senka lives between the Living and the Dead, as the ward of Charon, assisting him in ferrying souls across the River--but when she is dragged downriver by a girl looking for her brother she encounters dangers and uncovers secrets about her own origin.

6) The cursed campground

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FGTeev campfire tales volume 1

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#7 on the Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover list for 2025-04-27. Last week it was ranked 6. It has been on the list for 5 week(s).

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"It is a dark and stormy night, and the FGTeeV family is headed out to the woods for some old-fashioned, unplugged together time. But all is not as it seems at the cabin Duddy rented... strange mysteries are afoot. BIG-afoot. Yep, the craziness all starts when Duddz accidentally summons Bigfoot to the campground. Before they know what's going on, vampires, mummies, sea monsters, and more are all hot on their tails! Will Moomy, Duddy, Lexi, Mike, Chase,...

7) Resist: a story of D-Day

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Gratz, Alan

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#8 on the Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover list for 2025-04-27. Last week it was ranked 10. It has been on the list for 6 week(s).

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Book, eAudiobook, eBook

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"Samira Zidane lives in Nazi-occupied France during World War II...and she has a secret: She and her mother are spies for the underground resistance. They crack codes and trade messages that will help sabotage the Nazis' plans. When her mother is captured by enemy soldiers, Samira must travel through the war-torn countryside on a desperate and daring rescue mission. And today just happens to be D-Day: the pivotal moment when Allied forces are landing...

8) Rebellion 1776

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Anderson, Laurie Halse

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#9 on the Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover list for 2025-04-27. Last week it was ranked 7. It has been on the list for 2 week(s).

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In 1776, 13-year-old Elspeth is alone in a city ravaged by the smallpox epidemic and finds work taking care of a large, wealthy family as they await a turn at inoculation, as she also tries to find her father who went missing during the Siege of Boston

9) Heroes: a novel of Pearl Harbor

Author

Gratz, Alan

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#10 on the Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover list for 2025-04-27. It has been on the list for 54 week(s).

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"December 6, 1941: Best friends Frank and Stanley have it good. Their dads are Navy pilots stationed at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, and the boys get a front-row view of the huge battleships and the sparkling water. Yes, World War II is raging in Europe and in Asia, but the US isn't involved in the war, and the boys are free to dream about becoming comic book creators. They've even invented a superhero of their own, in the style of Batman, Superman, Captain...