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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Movies Showing Nowhere
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Movies Showing Nowhere

Yorick Goldewijk, Йорік Голдевайк

2021 · 2024 edition

256 pages

Bear Bottom
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Bear Bottom

Stuart Gibbs

Published 2021

328 pages

Clash
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Clash

Kayla Miller

Published 2021

224 pages

Rez Dogs
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Rez Dogs

Joseph Bruchac

Published 2021

192 pages

The Hatmakers
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The Hatmakers

Tamzin Merchant, 탬진 머천트

Published 2021

352 pages

Unspeakable
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Unspeakable

Carole Boston Weatherford

Published 2021

32 pages

Ophie's Ghosts
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Ophie's Ghosts

Justina Ireland

Published 2021

336 pages

Salt Magic
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Salt Magic

Hope Larson, Rebecca Mock

Published 2021

240 pages