The most popular middle grade books of 2021

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 2021.

See also Middle grade fiction and Middle grade fantasy

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Best Nerds Forever
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Best Nerds Forever

James Patterson, Chris Grabenstein

2021 · 2022 edition

272 pages

Brightly Woven
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Brightly Woven

Alexandra Bracken, Chris Dickey, Kit Seaton

Published 2021

176 pages

Star Wars
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Star Wars

Daniel José Older

Published 2021

122 pages

Yummy
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Yummy

Victoria Grace Elliott

Published 2021

235 pages

Dobry
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Dobry

Monica Shannon, Моника Шанън

2021 · 1967 edition

192 pages

The Ash House
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The Ash House

Angharad Walker

Published 2021

348 pages

Houdini and Me
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Houdini and Me

Dan Gutman

2021 · 2022 edition

224 pages