The most popular middle grade books of 2020

Middle grade books are for children of about nine to twelve who read on their own. Adventure, fantasy, mysteries, school stories and real-life drama feature heroes their own age. This is where many lifelong readers are made, and adults enjoy these books too. This list shows the ones first published in 2020.

See also Middle grade fiction and Middle grade fantasy

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Ikenga
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Ikenga

Nnedi Okorafor

Published 2020

229 pages

Prettiest
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Prettiest

Brigit Young

2020 · 2021 edition

320 pages

The Undrowned
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The Undrowned

K. R. Alexander

Published 2020

240 pages

Brightly Woven
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Brightly Woven

Alexandra Bracken

2020 · 2021 edition

176 pages

One Time
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One Time

Sharon Creech

Published 2020

272 pages

A Cat Story
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A Cat Story

Ursula Murray Husted

Published 2020

182 pages

Cub
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Cub

Cynthia L. Copeland

2020 · 2021 edition

240 pages

Something to Say
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Something to Say

Lisa Moore Ramée

2020 · 2021 edition

398 pages