NYT - Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover

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New York Times - Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover
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Last Updated by New York Times on Nov 16, 2025

1) The complete cookbook for young chefs: 100+ recipes that you'll love to cook and eat!

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#2 on the Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover list. Last week it was ranked 5. It has been on the list for 262 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, [this book] has delicious recipes that will wow!" -- Publisher's description.

2) Wonder

Author

Palacio, R. J

Series

Playaway kids

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#3 on the Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover list. Last week it was ranked 4. It has been on the list for 517 week(s).

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Book, Audio, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle

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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 clasassmates as he struggles to be seen as just another student.

3) The poisoned king

Author

Rundell, Katherine

Series

Impossible Creatures

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#4 on the Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover list. Last week it was ranked 3. It has been on the list for 8 week(s).

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Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle

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Christopher returns to the Archipelago to investigate the mysterious dragon deaths, embarking on a rescue mission alongside a princess seeking justice for her father.

4) Pocket bear

Author

Applegate, Katherine

Notes

#5 on the Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover list. Last week it was ranked 8. It has been on the list for 8 week(s).

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Thimble-born from tip to toe, Pocket Bear remembers every moment of his becoming: the glimmering needle, the silken thread, the tender hands as each careful stitch brought him closer to himself. Born during the throes of WWI, he was designed to be a mere 3 1/2 inches tall, perfectly sized to fit into the pocket of a soldier's jacket, eyes sewn a bit higher than normal so that he always gazed upward. That way, glancing at his pocket, a soldier would...

5) Refugee

Author

Gratz, Alan

Series

Playaway kids

Notes

#6 on the Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover list. Last week it was ranked 9. It has been on the list for 304 week(s).

Formats

Book, Audio, eAudiobook

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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.

6) Troubling tonsils!

Author

Reynolds, Aaron

Series

Jasper Rabbit's creepy tales! volume 1

Notes

#7 on the Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover list. Last week it was ranked 1. It has been on the list for 9 week(s).

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Jasper Rabbit tells the eerie tale of Charlie Marmot, whose decision to keep his tonsils after surgery leads to creepy, mysterious events.

7) The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science: [Book two,] Secrets of the Purple Pearl

Author

McKinnon, Kate

Series

Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science (Series) volume 2

Notes

#10 on the Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover list. It has been on the list for 3 week(s).

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"Three orphaned siblings discover more about mad science and themselves under the tutelage of their beloved professor, Millicent Quibb." -- Provided by publisher.