The most popular middle grade fiction books of 2023

Middle grade fiction is for readers of about nine to twelve. Friendship, family, school, adventure and first big questions are told with humor and heart, and with heroes the same age as the reader. Many of these books become lifelong favorites. This list shows the ones first published in 2023.

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The Rhythm of Time
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The Rhythm of Time

Questlove, S. A. Cosby

2023 · 2026 edition

240 pages

Juniper Mae
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Juniper Mae

Sarah Soh

Published 2023

64 pages

I Am the Walrus
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I Am the Walrus

Neal Shusterman, Eric Elfman

Published 2023

401 pages

Harriet Spies
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Harriet Spies

Elana K. Arnold

2023 · 2024 edition

240 pages

Punycorn
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Punycorn

Andi Watson

Published 2023

224 pages

The Deadlands
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The Deadlands

Skye Melki-Wegner

2023 · 2024 edition

336 pages

Norah's Ark
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Norah's Ark

Victoria Williamson

Published 2023

304 pages

Ghost Rescue
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Ghost Rescue

Jenny McLachlan

2023 · 2025 edition

384 pages

Low Power
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Low Power

Michael Rex

Published 2023

272 pages