The most popular middle grade books of 2023

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 2023.

See also Middle grade fiction and Middle grade fantasy

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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

Grimwood
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Grimwood

Nadia Shireen

Published 2023

368 pages

The Deadlands
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The Deadlands

Skye Melki-Wegner

2023 · 2024 edition

288 pages

Norah's Ark
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Norah's Ark

Victoria Williamson

Published 2023

304 pages

Lepunia
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Lepunia

Kevin Ford

Published 2023

375 pages

City of Horses
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City of Horses

Frances Moloney

Published 2023

224 pages