NYT - Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover

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#1 on the Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover list for 2025-05-18. Last week it was ranked 1. It has been on the list for 491 week(s).

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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.

2) Impossible creatures

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Rundell, Katherine

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#2 on the Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover list for 2025-05-18. Last week it was ranked 2. It has been on the list for 34 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.

3) The complete cookbook for young chefs

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#4 on the Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover list for 2025-05-18. It has been on the list for 247 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.

4) Odder

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Applegate, Katherine

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#7 on the Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover list for 2025-05-18. Last week it was ranked 7. It has been on the list for 102 week(s).

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"Odder spends her days playing underwater and learning life lessons from her mother. But when Odder's life takes a dramatic turn, she is rescued by humans. The people are kind, and introduce Odder to other rescues. Soon, it's clear that Odder has a talent for teaching other pups how to otter"-- Provided by publisher.

5) Heroes

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Gratz, Alan

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#8 on the Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover list for 2025-05-18. It has been on the list for 56 week(s).

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"A new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Alan Gratz (Refugee; Ground Zero; Two Degrees) is a major publishing moment. A new World War II novel from Alan Gratz? That's even bigger! Get ready for an action-packed, inventive, and powerful take on the attack on Pearl Harbor, as only Alan Gratz can tell it. December 6, 1941: Best friends Frank and Stanley have it good. Their dads are Navy pilots stationed at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, and the...

6) The green kingdom

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Funke, Cornelia

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#9 on the Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover list for 2025-05-18. Last week it was ranked 6. It has been on the list for 4 week(s).

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Caspia's summer is transformed when she discovers a bundle of letters containing ten plant-based riddles in this enchanting adventure for children ages 10 and up All right, she had to admit it: it really was an adventure to be in a new place. A different Caspia emerged here. A Brooklyn-Caspia, just like the Brooklyn-dandelion. Twelve-year-old Caspia hates big cities, especially New York. So, she isn't thrilled by the news that her parents are taking...

7) Resist: a story of D-Day

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Gratz, Alan

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#10 on the Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover list for 2025-05-18. Last week it was ranked 9. It has been on the list for 9 week(s).

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"When French-Algerian Samira's mother is arrested by the Nazis, Samira must go on a journey through Nazi-occupied France to save her before it is too late...on the same day as D-Day"-- Provided by publisher.