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Best middle grade books

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

Members: 23 participating members (show all)

All members' list: [1] 2Sort: Score | Title | Author | Date
1
The Giver
by Lois Lowry
34,614 members, 1,494 reviews
4.17 stars (4.17 stars)

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

Score: 29.6

2
Charlotte's Web
by E. B. White
31,076 members, 962 reviews
4.21 stars (4.21 stars)

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

Score: 27.68

3
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
by J. K. Rowling
116,915 members, 1,919 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: ManWithAnAgenda, keristars

Score: 27.67

4
A Wrinkle in Time
by Madeleine L'Engle
34,167 members, 877 reviews
4.05 stars (4.05 stars)

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

Score: 24.25

5
The Chronicles of Narnia
by C. S. Lewis
31,598 members, 290 reviews
4.25 stars (4.25 stars)

Lists: foggidawn (1), ahef1963 (4), SylviaC (4), Soupdragon (7), MDGentleReader (8), susiesharp (9), skullduggery (11), Anjali.Negi (13), ManWithAnAgenda (52), cej1027, Moomin_Mama

Thumbs down: keeneam, keristars

Score: 22.94

6
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
by Lewis Carroll
22,866 members, 432 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (3), ahef1963 (3), Soupdragon (3), hailelib (3), skullduggery (3), foggidawn (6), ManWithAnAgenda (51), Moomin_Mama

Score: 21.81

7
Pippi Longstocking
by Astrid Lindgren
8,576 members, 150 reviews
3.97 stars (3.97 stars)

Lists: lahochstetler (2), dara85 (3), cej1027 (7), ahef1963 (8), SylviaC (8), susiesharp (16), foggidawn (32), skullduggery (33), ManWithAnAgenda (50)

Score: 20.47

8
Ramona the Pest
by Beverly Cleary
6,268 members, 104 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

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

Score: 20.08

9
Holes
by Louis Sachar
20,453 members, 918 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

Lists: keeneam (2), bestem (5), ahef1963 (7), susiesharp (14), foggidawn (17), skullduggery (23), cej1027 (44), ManWithAnAgenda (48), Moomin_Mama

Score: 19.99

10
Bridge to Terabithia
by Katherine Paterson
18,156 members, 574 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: bestem (2), Anjali.Negi (4), keeneam (4), skullduggery (8), ahef1963 (10), cej1027 (13), foggidawn (26), ManWithAnAgenda (49)

Score: 19.04

11
The Secret Garden
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
29,826 members, 506 reviews
4.14 stars (4.14 stars)

Lists: foggidawn (3), bestem (4), Anjali.Negi (5), cej1027 (12), SylviaC (13), ahef1963 (17), skullduggery (37), ManWithAnAgenda (47)

Score: 17.92

12
The Westing Game
by Ellen Raskin
10,360 members, 318 reviews
4.08 stars (4.08 stars)

Lists: keeneam (3), keristars (8), cej1027 (11), ahef1963 (13), SylviaC (14), foggidawn (18), skullduggery (45), ManWithAnAgenda (46)

Score: 16.81

13
The Phantom Tollbooth
by Norton Juster
15,197 members, 402 reviews
4.3 stars (4.3 stars)

Lists: keeneam (1), keristars (7), cej1027 (8), SylviaC (12), skullduggery (32), ManWithAnAgenda (45), Moomin_Mama

Score: 16.77

14
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
by Roald Dahl
21,240 members, 408 reviews
4.09 stars (4.09 stars)

Lists: SylviaC (1), Anjali.Negi (7), susiesharp (7), skullduggery (9), ahef1963 (15), ManWithAnAgenda (43), cej1027 (45)

Score: 16.37

15
The Graveyard Book
by Neil Gaiman
19,666 members, 1,203 reviews
4.18 stars (4.18 stars)

Lists: PeggyDean (2), susiesharp (3), Anjali.Negi (9), skullduggery (16), foggidawn (20), ahef1963 (21), ManWithAnAgenda (39)

Score: 16.07

16
A Light in the Attic: Poems and Drawings
by Shel Silverstein
9,489 members, 197 reviews
4.3 stars (4.3 stars)

Lists: skullduggery (1), SylviaC (2), hailelib (7), ahef1963 (9), foggidawn (14), cej1027 (46)

Score: 15.74

17
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
by E. L. Konigsburg
13,524 members, 262 reviews
4.15 stars (4.15 stars)

Lists: PeggyDean (3), keeneam (5), keristars (10), foggidawn (10), cej1027 (18), ahef1963 (19), ManWithAnAgenda (38)

Score: 15.68

18
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
by Brian Selznick
8,870 members, 649 reviews
4.3 stars (4.3 stars)

Lists: susiesharp (1), hailelib (1), Anjali.Negi (8), skullduggery (24), foggidawn (25), ManWithAnAgenda (41), cej1027 (47)

Thumbs down: keristars

Score: 15.08

19
The Lightning Thief
by Rick Riordan
24,723 members, 1,173 reviews
4.08 stars (4.08 stars)

Lists: hailelib (4), SylviaC (5), Anjali.Negi (14), foggidawn (16), ahef1963 (18), skullduggery (25), ManWithAnAgenda (44)

Score: 14.86

20
Anne of Green Gables
by L. M. Montgomery
24,980 members, 504 reviews
4.32 stars (4.32 stars)

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

Score: 14.42

21
The Dark is Rising Sequence
by Susan Cooper
2,694 members, 50 reviews
4.32 stars (4.32 stars)

Lists: SylviaC (7), Soupdragon (8), susiesharp (10), skullduggery (12), ahef1963 (14), ManWithAnAgenda (40), cej1027 (48)

Score: 14.41

22
The Hobbit
by J. R. R. Tolkien
82,504 members, 1,094 reviews
4.27 stars (4.27 stars)

Lists: SylviaC (6), hailelib (6), foggidawn (8), cej1027 (10), ahef1963 (12), skullduggery (22), ManWithAnAgenda (42), Moomin_Mama

Thumbs down: Anjali.Negi, keristars

Score: 13.86

23
Little House on the Prairie
by Laura Ingalls Wilder
13,038 members, 203 reviews
4.1 stars (4.1 stars)

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

Score: 12.56

24
Hatchet
by Gary Paulsen
14,470 members, 542 reviews
3.77 stars (3.77 stars)

Lists: susiesharp (4), keeneam (8), cej1027 (15), skullduggery (20), ahef1963 (25), ManWithAnAgenda (37)

Score: 12.54

25
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
by Mark Twain
38,604 members, 487 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

Lists: skullduggery (2), MDGentleReader (3), susiesharp (5), cej1027 (19), ahef1963 (20), ManWithAnAgenda (36)

Thumbs down: keristars

Score: 12.52

26
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
by Judy Blume
9,131 members, 166 reviews
3.92 stars (3.92 stars)

Lists: bestem (8), ahef1963 (16), foggidawn (28), ManWithAnAgenda (35), skullduggery (40), Moomin_Mama

Score: 11.91

27
The Wee Free Men
by Terry Pratchett
9,807 members, 232 reviews
4.2 stars (4.2 stars)

Lists: MDGentleReader (4), foggidawn (19), susiesharp (19), ahef1963 (22), ManWithAnAgenda (34), skullduggery (44)

Score: 11.72

28
The Mysterious Benedict Society
by Trenton Lee Stewart
7,186 members, 267 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: MDGentleReader (2), keeneam (6), cej1027 (17), skullduggery (30), ManWithAnAgenda (33)

Score: 11.27

29
Watership Down
by Richard Adams
22,396 members, 442 reviews
4.21 stars (4.21 stars)

Lists: hailelib (2), ahef1963 (29), ManWithAnAgenda (32), skullduggery (42), Moomin_Mama

Score: 10.9

30
The Mysterious Howling
by Maryrose Wood
1,467 members, 106 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

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

Score: 10.83

32
Matilda
by Roald Dahl
18,738 members, 434 reviews
4.26 stars (4.26 stars)

Lists: keristars (3), SylviaC (11), ahef1963 (26), skullduggery (28), ManWithAnAgenda (31)

Score: 10.44

33
The Girl with the Silver Eyes
by Willo Davis Roberts
1,042 members, 24 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: jacqueline065 (1), SylviaC (10), skullduggery (15), ManWithAnAgenda (30)

Score: 9.99

34
My Side of the Mountain
by Jean Craighead George
9,581 members, 134 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

Lists: foggidawn (9), keeneam (10), cej1027 (20), ManWithAnAgenda (29), ahef1963 (30)

Score: 9.88

35
His Dark Materials
by Philip Pullman
13,097 members, 195 reviews
4.28 stars (4.28 stars)

Lists: bestem (9), Anjali.Negi (11), susiesharp (13), skullduggery (21), ManWithAnAgenda (28), ahef1963 (56)

Thumbs down: _Zoe_

Score: 9.68

36
Artemis Fowl
by Eoin Colfer
17,676 members, 393 reviews
3.73 stars (3.73 stars)

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

Score: 9.13

37
Half Magic
by Edward Eager
3,730 members, 80 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

Lists: PeggyDean (5), bestem (6), susiesharp (12), skullduggery (19), cej1027 (39)

Thumbs down: Anjali.Negi

Score: 8.9

39
Harriet the Spy
by Louise Fitzhugh
6,232 members, 117 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

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

Score: 7.56

40
Little House in the Big Woods
by Laura Ingalls Wilder
13,560 members, 256 reviews
4.13 stars (4.13 stars)

Lists: dara85 (7), cej1027 (24), ManWithAnAgenda (26), ahef1963 (48)

Score: 7.56

41
Revenge of the Witch
by Joseph Delaney
2,497 members, 104 reviews
3.85 stars (3.85 stars)

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

Score: 6.97

42
The Thief
by Megan Whalen Turner
4,411 members, 191 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

Lists: bestem (3), foggidawn (7), ManWithAnAgenda (25), skullduggery (41)

Thumbs down: Anjali.Negi

Score: 6.87

43
The Wind in the Willows
by Kenneth Grahame
20,277 members, 304 reviews
4.1 stars (4.1 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (23), ManWithAnAgenda (24), ahef1963 (32), skullduggery (46)

Score: 6.85

44
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
by Robert C. O'Brien
9,376 members, 153 reviews
4.18 stars (4.18 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (23), cej1027 (29), skullduggery (29), ahef1963 (52)

Score: 6.76

45
Magyk
by Angie Sage
6,035 members, 172 reviews
3.85 stars (3.85 stars)

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

Score: 6.05

46
Charlotte Sometimes
by Penelope Farmer
795 members, 22 reviews
4.04 stars (4.04 stars)

Lists: Soupdragon (1), SylviaC (16)

Score: 6

47
Clementine
by Sara Pennypacker
2,936 members, 159 reviews
4.23 stars (4.23 stars)

Lists: keeneam (11), foggidawn (12), cej1027 (38)

Score: 5.96

48
Caddie Woodlawn
by Carol Ryrie Brink
6,567 members, 54 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 stars)

Lists: dara85 (2), MDGentleReader (7)

Score: 5.82

49
Maniac Magee
by Jerry Spinelli
7,933 members, 230 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

Lists: keeneam (12), ManWithAnAgenda (22), skullduggery (27)

Score: 5.75

50
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
by Joan Aiken
3,067 members, 76 reviews
4.1 stars (4.1 stars)

Lists: SylviaC (17), ManWithAnAgenda (21), cej1027 (31)

Score: 5.53

51
A Wizard of Earthsea
by Ursula K. Le Guin
14,003 members, 341 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

Lists: Anjali.Negi (16), ManWithAnAgenda (20), ahef1963 (43)

Score: 5.45

52
James and the Giant Peach
by Roald Dahl
16,642 members, 334 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (18), cej1027 (25), ahef1963 (42)

Score: 5.3

53
Treasure Island
by Robert Louis Stevenson
26,971 members, 362 reviews
3.83 stars (3.83 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (19), cej1027 (26), ahef1963 (39)

Score: 5.29

54
Ordinary Jack
by Helen Cresswell
293 members, 9 reviews
4.34 stars (4.34 stars)

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

Score: 5.26

55
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
by Mark Haddon
41,296 members, 1,280 reviews
3.88 stars (3.88 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (17), cej1027 (36), ahef1963 (38)

Score: 5.21

56
The Book Thief
by Markus Zusak
39,084 members, 2,036 reviews
4.36 stars (4.36 stars)

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

Thumbs down: Moomin_Mama, foggidawn

Score: 4.72

57
The Arrival
by Shaun Tan
3,590 members, 345 reviews
4.47 stars (4.47 stars)

Lists: skullduggery (5), cej1027 (40)

Score: 4.27

58
Wolf Brother
by Michelle Paver
2,154 members, 72 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

Lists: Soupdragon (5), skullduggery (48)

Score: 4.2

59
Skulduggery Pleasant
by Derek Landy
2,625 members, 125 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: bestem (7), skullduggery (38)

Score: 4.07

60
Baby Island
by Carol Ryrie Brink
827 members, 17 reviews
3.67 stars (3.67 stars)

Lists: dara85 (1)

Score: 4

61
The Night Diary
by Veera Hiranandani
619 members, 31 reviews
4.18 stars (4.18 stars)

Lists: PeggyDean (1)

Score: 4

62
Kat, Incorrigible
by Stephanie Burgis
425 members, 48 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: keristars (1)

Score: 4

63
Babe: The Gallant Pig
by Dick King-Smith
1,772 members, 30 reviews
3.91 stars (3.91 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (8), cej1027 (41)

Score: 3.96

64
The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents
by Terry Pratchett
6,400 members, 118 reviews
4.03 stars (4.03 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (9), cej1027 (42)

Score: 3.88

65
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
by Mark Twain
28,571 members, 304 reviews
3.87 stars (3.87 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (16), cej1027 (30)

Score: 3.71

66
The City of Ember
by Jeanne DuPrau
9,338 members, 395 reviews
3.85 stars (3.85 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (15), cej1027 (34)

Score: 3.69

68
The House at Pooh Corner
by A. A. Milne
7,231 members, 70 reviews
4.4 stars (4.4 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (13), ahef1963 (46)

Score: 3.64

69
Peter Pan
by J. M. Barrie
15,853 members, 293 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (12), ahef1963 (53)

Score: 3.63

70
The Witches
by Roald Dahl
12,752 members, 184 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (14), ahef1963 (44)

Score: 3.62

71
The Wizard of Oz
by L. Frank Baum
18,851 members, 419 reviews
3.87 stars (3.87 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (10), cej1027 (27), ahef1963 (41)

Thumbs down: Anjali.Negi

Score: 3.59

72
Boy: Tales of Childhood
by Roald Dahl
6,469 members, 127 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

Lists: Anjali.Negi (17), cej1027 (43)

Score: 3.53

73
The Wednesday Wars
by Gary D. Schmidt
3,458 members, 200 reviews
4.26 stars (4.26 stars)

Lists: foggidawn (30), skullduggery (43)

Score: 3.27

74
To Kill a Mockingbird
by Harper Lee
69,807 members, 1,345 reviews
4.38 stars (4.38 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (28), ahef1963 (55)

Score: 3.21

75
Finding the Fox
by Ali Sparkes
77 members, 3 reviews
4.04 stars (4.04 stars)

Lists: Soupdragon (4)

Score: 2.83

76
The Four-Story Mistake
by Elizabeth Enright
967 members, 19 reviews
4.34 stars (4.34 stars)

Lists: MDGentleReader (6)

Score: 2.56

77
The Snow Spider
by Jenny Nimmo
744 members, 15 reviews
3.75 stars (3.75 stars)

Lists: Soupdragon (6)

Score: 2.56

78
The Machine Gunners
by Robert Westall
490 members, 4 reviews
3.92 stars (3.92 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (7)

Score: 2.46

79
Jake's Orphan
by Peggy Brooke
148 members, 1 review
2.89 stars (2.89 stars)

Lists: dara85 (8)

Score: 2.38

80
The Journey Home
by Isabelle Holland
158 members, 2 reviews
3.05 stars (3.05 stars)

Lists: dara85 (9)

Score: 2.31

81
Wonder
by R. J. Palacio
10,863 members, 1,181 reviews
4.48 stars (4.48 stars)

Lists: dara85 (10)

Score: 2.25

82
Lionboy
by Zizou Corder
1,175 members, 27 reviews
3.82 stars (3.82 stars)

Lists: Soupdragon (10)

Score: 2.25

83
Coraline
by Neil Gaiman
17,903 members, 650 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (6), cej1027 (33)

Thumbs down: Anjali.Negi

Score: 2.23

84
Elidor
by Alan Garner
1,088 members, 19 reviews
3.75 stars (3.75 stars)

Lists: Moomin_Mama (12)

Score: 2.15

85
Five on a Treasure Island
by Enid Blyton
1,822 members, 36 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

Lists: skullduggery (14)

Score: 2.07

86
Danny the Champion of the World
by Roald Dahl
6,440 members, 77 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: Anjali.Negi (18)

Score: 1.94

87
War Horse
by Michael Morpurgo
3,060 members, 118 reviews
4.03 stars (4.03 stars)

Lists: Anjali.Negi (19)

Score: 1.92

88
Breaking Stalin's Nose
by Eugene Yelchin
1,078 members, 91 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: foggidawn (24)

Score: 1.81

89
Because of Winn-Dixie
by Kate DiCamillo
12,267 members, 530 reviews
4.15 stars (4.15 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (32)

Score: 1.68

90
Swallows and Amazons
by Arthur Ransome
3,285 members, 78 reviews
4.14 stars (4.14 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (35)

Score: 1.65

91
Andersen's Fairy Tales
by Hans Christian Andersen
1,980 members, 21 reviews
4.3 stars (4.3 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (47)

Score: 1.53

92
Little Women
by Louisa May Alcott
24,153 members, 389 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (49)

Score: 1.51

93
The Lantern Bearers
by Rosemary Sutcliff
1,117 members, 18 reviews
4.18 stars (4.18 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (49)

Score: 1.51

94
Lord of the Flies
by William Golding
44,089 members, 694 reviews
3.71 stars (3.71 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (50)

Score: 1.5

95
Emil and the Detectives
by Erich Kästner
1,589 members, 31 reviews
3.97 stars (3.97 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (50)

Score: 1.5

96
The Field Guide
by Holly Black
4,132 members, 102 reviews
3.76 stars (3.76 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (4)

Thumbs down: Anjali.Negi

Score: 0.83

97
The Borrowers
by Mary Norton
7,000 members, 113 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (5)

Thumbs down: Anjali.Negi

Score: 0.68

98
The Eagle of the Ninth
by Rosemary Sutcliff
2,710 members, 56 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Score: 0

99
A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story
by Linda Sue Park
2,662 members, 146 reviews
4.26 stars (4.26 stars)

Score: 0

100
The Silver Sword
by Ian Serraillier
2,358 members, 40 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

Score: 0

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