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Best middle grade books

Description: Best books for middle grade readers (i.e. ages 8-12)

Members: 20 participating members (show all)

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1
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
by J. K. Rowling
106,188 members, 1,750 reviews
4.29 stars (4.29 stars)

Lists: Anjali.Negi (1), ahef1963 (1), cej1027 (2), Soupdragon (2), foggidawn (2), susiesharp (2), SylviaC (3), hailelib (5), skullduggery (18), Moomin_Mama

Thumbs down: keristars

Score: 29.67

2
The Giver
by Lois Lowry
31,134 members, 1,412 reviews
4.18 stars (4.18 stars)

Lists: bestem (1), _Zoe_ (1), ahef1963 (2), keristars (2), cej1027 (4), susiesharp (11), Anjali.Negi (12), skullduggery (17), foggidawn (29)

Score: 25.6

3
Charlotte's Web
by E. B. White
27,192 members, 916 reviews
4.21 stars (4.21 stars)

Lists: Anjali.Negi (2), lahochstetler (3), dara85 (4), cej1027 (5), foggidawn (5), ahef1963 (6), susiesharp (8), skullduggery (10), Moomin_Mama

Score: 24.32

4
The Chronicles of Narnia
by C. S. Lewis
28,347 members, 269 reviews
4.26 stars (4.26 stars)

Lists: foggidawn (1), ahef1963 (4), SylviaC (4), Soupdragon (7), MDGentleReader (8), susiesharp (9), skullduggery (11), Anjali.Negi (13), cej1027, Moomin_Mama

Thumbs down: keeneam, keristars

Score: 21.58

5
A Wrinkle in Time
by Madeleine L'Engle
30,619 members, 797 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

Lists: Anjali.Negi (3), dara85 (5), MDGentleReader (5), keristars (6), cej1027 (9), ahef1963 (11), foggidawn (11), SylviaC (15), skullduggery (47)

Score: 21.21

6
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
by Lewis Carroll
20,161 members, 403 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (3), ahef1963 (3), Soupdragon (3), hailelib (3), skullduggery (3), foggidawn (6), Moomin_Mama

Score: 20.31

7
Ramona the Pest
by Beverly Cleary
5,500 members, 98 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: lahochstetler (1), ahef1963 (5), keristars (5), cej1027 (6), foggidawn (15), susiesharp (18), skullduggery (35), Moomin_Mama

Score: 20.08

8
Pippi Longstocking
by Astrid Lindgren
7,286 members, 142 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

Lists: lahochstetler (2), dara85 (3), cej1027 (7), ahef1963 (8), SylviaC (8), susiesharp (16), foggidawn (32), skullduggery (33)

Score: 18.97

9
Bridge to Terabithia
by Katherine Paterson
16,031 members, 542 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: bestem (2), Anjali.Negi (4), keeneam (4), skullduggery (8), ahef1963 (10), cej1027 (13), foggidawn (26)

Score: 17.53

10
Holes
by Louis Sachar
19,020 members, 887 reviews
4.07 stars (4.07 stars)

Lists: keeneam (2), bestem (5), ahef1963 (7), susiesharp (14), foggidawn (17), skullduggery (23), Moomin_Mama

Score: 16.92

11
The Secret Garden
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
26,136 members, 458 reviews
4.14 stars (4.14 stars)

Lists: foggidawn (3), bestem (4), Anjali.Negi (5), cej1027 (12), SylviaC (13), ahef1963 (17), skullduggery (37)

Score: 16.39

12
The Westing Game
by Ellen Raskin
9,153 members, 282 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

Lists: keeneam (3), keristars (8), cej1027 (11), ahef1963 (13), SylviaC (14), foggidawn (18), skullduggery (45)

Score: 15.28

13
The Phantom Tollbooth
by Norton Juster
13,616 members, 379 reviews
4.31 stars (4.31 stars)

Lists: keeneam (1), keristars (7), cej1027 (8), SylviaC (12), skullduggery (32), Moomin_Mama

Score: 15.22

14
Anne of Green Gables
by L. M. Montgomery
21,478 members, 459 reviews
4.32 stars (4.32 stars)

Lists: foggidawn (4), skullduggery (4), Anjali.Negi (6), SylviaC (9), cej1027 (14), ahef1963 (23)

Score: 14.42

15
A Light in the Attic
by Shel Silverstein
8,563 members, 186 reviews
4.31 stars (4.31 stars)

Lists: skullduggery (1), SylviaC (2), hailelib (7), ahef1963 (9), foggidawn (14)

Score: 14.2

16
The Lightning Thief
by Rick Riordan
21,372 members, 1,085 reviews
4.08 stars (4.08 stars)

Lists: hailelib (4), SylviaC (5), Anjali.Negi (14), foggidawn (16), ahef1963 (18), skullduggery (25)

Score: 13.3

17
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
by Roald Dahl
18,866 members, 382 reviews
4.1 stars (4.1 stars)

Lists: SylviaC (1), Anjali.Negi (7), susiesharp (7), skullduggery (9), ahef1963 (15)

Score: 13.26

18
Little House on the Prairie
by Laura Ingalls Wilder
11,198 members, 182 reviews
4.1 stars (4.1 stars)

Lists: dara85 (6), bestem (10), foggidawn (13), cej1027 (16), susiesharp (20), ahef1963 (27)

Score: 12.56

19
The Hobbit
by J. R. R. Tolkien
74,600 members, 998 reviews
4.27 stars (4.27 stars)

Lists: SylviaC (6), hailelib (6), foggidawn (8), cej1027 (10), ahef1963 (12), skullduggery (22), Moomin_Mama

Thumbs down: Anjali.Negi, keristars

Score: 12.29

20
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
by Brian Selznick
8,223 members, 626 reviews
4.3 stars (4.3 stars)

Lists: susiesharp (1), hailelib (1), Anjali.Negi (8), skullduggery (24), foggidawn (25)

Thumbs down: keristars

Score: 11.97

21
The Dark is Rising Sequence
by Susan Cooper
2,488 members, 52 reviews
4.31 stars (4.31 stars)

Lists: SylviaC (7), Soupdragon (8), susiesharp (10), skullduggery (12), ahef1963 (14)

Score: 11.3

22
The Graveyard Book
by Neil Gaiman
17,735 members, 1,141 reviews
4.18 stars (4.18 stars)

Lists: susiesharp (3), Anjali.Negi (9), skullduggery (16), foggidawn (20), ahef1963 (21)

Score: 11.11

23
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
by E. L. Konigsburg
12,000 members, 236 reviews
4.16 stars (4.16 stars)

Lists: keeneam (5), keristars (10), foggidawn (10), cej1027 (18), ahef1963 (19)

Score: 11.03

24
Hatchet
by Gary Paulsen
12,829 members, 510 reviews
3.78 stars (3.78 stars)

Lists: susiesharp (4), keeneam (8), cej1027 (15), skullduggery (20), ahef1963 (25)

Score: 10.92

25
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
by Mark Twain
34,549 members, 462 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

Lists: skullduggery (2), MDGentleReader (3), susiesharp (5), cej1027 (19), ahef1963 (20)

Thumbs down: keristars

Score: 10.89

26
The Mysterious Howling
by Maryrose Wood
1,274 members, 102 reviews
3.91 stars (3.91 stars)

Lists: AnHofmann (1), keristars (4), keeneam (9), foggidawn (31)

Score: 10.83

27
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
by Judy Blume
8,171 members, 157 reviews
3.92 stars (3.92 stars)

Lists: bestem (8), ahef1963 (16), foggidawn (28), skullduggery (40), Moomin_Mama

Score: 10.26

28
The Wee Free Men
by Terry Pratchett
9,012 members, 215 reviews
4.21 stars (4.21 stars)

Lists: MDGentleReader (4), foggidawn (19), susiesharp (19), ahef1963 (22), skullduggery (44)

Score: 10.06

29
The Mysterious Benedict Society
by Trenton Lee Stewart
6,181 members, 247 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

Lists: MDGentleReader (2), keeneam (6), cej1027 (17), skullduggery (30)

Score: 9.6

30
Watership Down
by Richard Adams
20,373 members, 406 reviews
4.21 stars (4.21 stars)

Lists: hailelib (2), ahef1963 (29), skullduggery (42), Moomin_Mama

Score: 9.21

31
Artemis Fowl
by Eoin Colfer
16,050 members, 369 reviews
3.74 stars (3.74 stars)

Lists: skullduggery (6), keeneam (7), Soupdragon (9), ahef1963 (24)

Score: 9.13

32
Matilda
by Roald Dahl
16,490 members, 401 reviews
4.27 stars (4.27 stars)

Lists: keristars (3), SylviaC (11), ahef1963 (26), skullduggery (28)

Score: 8.75

33
The Girl with the Silver Eyes
by Willo Davis Roberts
961 members, 21 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

Lists: jacqueline065 (1), SylviaC (10), skullduggery (15)

Score: 8.28

34
My Side of the Mountain
by Jean Craighead George
8,084 members, 120 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

Lists: foggidawn (9), keeneam (10), cej1027 (20), ahef1963 (30)

Score: 8.16

35
His Dark Materials
by Philip Pullman
12,113 members, 188 reviews
4.28 stars (4.28 stars)

Lists: bestem (9), Anjali.Negi (11), susiesharp (13), skullduggery (21), ahef1963 (56)

Thumbs down: _Zoe_

Score: 7.94

38
Revenge of the Witch
by Joseph Delaney
2,236 members, 96 reviews
3.85 stars (3.85 stars)

Lists: jacqueline065 (2), susiesharp (17), skullduggery (36)

Score: 6.97

39
Magyk
by Angie Sage
5,468 members, 161 reviews
3.86 stars (3.86 stars)

Lists: Anjali.Negi (10), susiesharp (15), skullduggery (26)

Score: 6.05

40
Charlotte Sometimes
by Penelope Farmer
752 members, 21 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

Lists: Soupdragon (1), SylviaC (16)

Score: 6

41
Caddie Woodlawn
by Carol Ryrie Brink
5,667 members, 48 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

Lists: dara85 (2), MDGentleReader (7)

Score: 5.82

42
Harriet the Spy
by Louise Fitzhugh
5,677 members, 110 reviews
4.07 stars (4.07 stars)

Lists: keristars (9), foggidawn (27), ahef1963 (28)

Score: 5.8

43
Little House in the Big Woods
by Laura Ingalls Wilder
11,722 members, 222 reviews
4.13 stars (4.13 stars)

Lists: dara85 (7), cej1027 (24), ahef1963 (48)

Score: 5.79

44
Ordinary Jack
by Helen Cresswell
266 members, 8 reviews
4.32 stars (4.32 stars)

Lists: foggidawn (21), ahef1963 (31), skullduggery (31)

Score: 5.26

45
The Thief
by Megan Whalen Turner
3,826 members, 176 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: bestem (3), foggidawn (7), skullduggery (41)

Thumbs down: Anjali.Negi

Score: 5.08

46
The Wind in the Willows
by Kenneth Grahame
17,542 members, 268 reviews
4.1 stars (4.1 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (23), ahef1963 (32), skullduggery (46)

Score: 5.04

47
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
by Robert C. O'Brien
8,216 members, 142 reviews
4.19 stars (4.19 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (29), skullduggery (29), ahef1963 (52)

Score: 4.94

48
The Book Thief
by Markus Zusak
35,094 members, 1,933 reviews
4.37 stars (4.37 stars)

Lists: susiesharp (6), skullduggery (7), Anjali.Negi (15), ahef1963 (33)

Thumbs down: Moomin_Mama, foggidawn

Score: 4.72

49
Half Magic
by Edward Eager
3,321 members, 72 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

Lists: bestem (6), susiesharp (12), skullduggery (19)

Thumbs down: Anjali.Negi

Score: 4.62

50
Clementine
by Sara Pennypacker
2,553 members, 155 reviews
4.22 stars (4.22 stars)

Lists: keeneam (11), foggidawn (12)

Score: 4.35

51
Wolf Brother
by Michelle Paver
1,970 members, 69 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: Soupdragon (5), skullduggery (48)

Score: 4.2

52
Skulduggery Pleasant
by Derek Landy
2,369 members, 117 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: bestem (7), skullduggery (38)

Score: 4.07

53
Baby Island
by Carol Ryrie Brink
695 members, 16 reviews
3.69 stars (3.69 stars)

Lists: dara85 (1)

Score: 4

54
Kat, Incorrigible
by Stephanie Burgis
390 members, 44 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

Lists: keristars (1)

Score: 4

55
Maniac Magee
by Jerry Spinelli
7,257 members, 215 reviews
3.97 stars (3.97 stars)

Lists: keeneam (12), skullduggery (27)

Score: 3.9

56
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
by Joan Aiken
2,736 members, 69 reviews
4.1 stars (4.1 stars)

Lists: SylviaC (17), cej1027 (31)

Score: 3.67

57
A Wizard of Earthsea
by Ursula K. Le Guin
12,443 members, 290 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

Lists: Anjali.Negi (16), ahef1963 (43)

Score: 3.56

58
Treasure Island
by Robert Louis Stevenson
23,292 members, 354 reviews
3.82 stars (3.82 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (26), ahef1963 (39)

Score: 3.37

59
James and the Giant Peach
by Roald Dahl
14,743 members, 311 reviews
3.97 stars (3.97 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (25), ahef1963 (42)

Score: 3.36

60
The Wednesday Wars
by Gary D. Schmidt
3,044 members, 193 reviews
4.26 stars (4.26 stars)

Lists: foggidawn (30), skullduggery (43)

Score: 3.27

61
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
by Mark Haddon
38,953 members, 1,236 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (36), ahef1963 (38)

Score: 3.24

62
To Kill a Mockingbird
by Harper Lee
63,623 members, 1,247 reviews
4.38 stars (4.38 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (28), ahef1963 (55)

Score: 3.21

63
Finding the Fox
by Ali Sparkes
68 members, 3 reviews
4.13 stars (4.13 stars)

Lists: Soupdragon (4)

Score: 2.83

64
The Arrival
by Shaun Tan
3,312 members, 323 reviews
4.47 stars (4.47 stars)

Lists: skullduggery (5)

Score: 2.68

65
The Four-Story Mistake
by Elizabeth Enright
838 members, 16 reviews
4.37 stars (4.37 stars)

Lists: MDGentleReader (6)

Score: 2.56

66
The Snow Spider
by Jenny Nimmo
690 members, 13 reviews
3.71 stars (3.71 stars)

Lists: Soupdragon (6)

Score: 2.56

67
Lionboy
by Zizou Corder
1,075 members, 25 reviews
3.83 stars (3.83 stars)

Lists: Soupdragon (10)

Score: 2.25

68
Elidor
by Alan Garner
1,007 members, 19 reviews
3.74 stars (3.74 stars)

Lists: Moomin_Mama (12)

Score: 2.15

69
Five on a Treasure Island
by Enid Blyton
1,530 members, 29 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

Lists: skullduggery (14)

Score: 2.07

70
Boy: Tales of Childhood
by Roald Dahl
5,624 members, 120 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: Anjali.Negi (17)

Score: 1.97

71
Danny the Champion of the World
by Roald Dahl
5,603 members, 71 reviews
4.03 stars (4.03 stars)

Lists: Anjali.Negi (18)

Score: 1.94

72
War Horse
by Michael Morpurgo
2,649 members, 114 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

Lists: Anjali.Negi (19)

Score: 1.92

73
Breaking Stalin's Nose
by Eugene Yelchin
933 members, 87 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

Lists: foggidawn (24)

Score: 1.81

74
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
by Mark Twain
24,908 members, 277 reviews
3.87 stars (3.87 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (30)

Score: 1.71

75
Because of Winn-Dixie
by Kate DiCamillo
10,689 members, 507 reviews
4.16 stars (4.16 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (32)

Score: 1.68

76
The City of Ember
by Jeanne DuPrau
8,489 members, 372 reviews
3.86 stars (3.86 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (34)

Score: 1.66

77
Swallows and Amazons
by Arthur Ransome
2,852 members, 69 reviews
4.15 stars (4.15 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (35)

Score: 1.65

78
The Witches
by Roald Dahl
11,286 members, 165 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (44)

Score: 1.55

79
The House at Pooh Corner
by A. A. Milne
6,404 members, 65 reviews
4.4 stars (4.4 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (46)

Score: 1.54

80
Andersen's Fairy Tales
by Hans Christian Andersen
1,817 members, 17 reviews
4.3 stars (4.3 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (47)

Score: 1.53

81
Little Women
by Louisa May Alcott
14,397 members, 220 reviews
4.1 stars (4.1 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (49)

Score: 1.51

82
Lord of the Flies
by William Golding
40,005 members, 625 reviews
3.72 stars (3.72 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (50)

Score: 1.5

83
Peter Pan
by J. M. Barrie
13,257 members, 265 reviews
3.97 stars (3.97 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (53)

Score: 1.48

84
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Stories
by Robert Louis Stevenson
217 members, 2 reviews
3.92 stars (3.92 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (54)

Score: 1.48

85
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
by L. Frank Baum
16,486 members, 369 reviews
3.88 stars (3.88 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (27), ahef1963 (41)

Thumbs down: Anjali.Negi

Score: 1.34

86
The Bad Beginning
by Lemony Snicket
16,582 members, 427 reviews
3.69 stars (3.69 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (37), ahef1963 (40)

Thumbs down: Anjali.Negi

Score: 1.21

87
The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents
by Terry Pratchett
5,888 members, 106 reviews
4.05 stars (4.05 stars)

Score: 0

88
The Eagle of the Ninth
by Rosemary Sutcliff
2,335 members, 53 reviews
4.03 stars (4.03 stars)

Score: 0

89
The Silver Sword
by Ian Serraillier
2,009 members, 36 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 stars)

Score: 0

90
Tom's Midnight Garden
by Philippa Pearce
1,970 members, 38 reviews
4.12 stars (4.12 stars)

Score: 0

91
The Strange Case of Origami Yoda
by Tom Angleberger
1,966 members, 109 reviews
3.84 stars (3.84 stars)

Score: 0

92
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen
by Alan Garner
1,637 members, 40 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Score: 0

93
Babe: The Gallant Pig
by Dick King-Smith
1,556 members, 27 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Score: 0

94
The Phoenix and the Carpet
by Edith Nesbit
1,505 members, 16 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

Score: 0

95
Black Water (Pendragon #5)
by D. J. MacHale
1,428 members, 24 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

Score: 0

96
Emil and the Detectives
by Erich Kästner
1,404 members, 30 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

Score: 0

97
Silverwing
by Kenneth Oppel
1,293 members, 29 reviews
3.97 stars (3.97 stars)

Score: 0

98
Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo
by Obert Skye
1,079 members, 27 reviews
3.77 stars (3.77 stars)

Score: 0

99
The Lantern Bearers
by Rosemary Sutcliff
977 members, 15 reviews
4.19 stars (4.19 stars)

Score: 0

100
Stig of the Dump
by Clive King
717 members, 14 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Score: 0

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