NYT - Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover

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#1 on the Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover list for 2023-09-24. Last week it was ranked 2. It has been on the list for 413 week(s).

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Ten-year-old Auggie Pullman, who was born with extreme facial abnormalities and was not expected to survive, goes from being home-schooled to entering fifth grade at a private middle school in Manhattan, which entails enduring the taunting and fear of his classmates as he struggles to be seen as just another student.

2) Refugee

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Gratz, Alan

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#2 on the Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover list for 2023-09-24. Last week it was ranked 3. It has been on the list for 237 week(s).

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eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle, Young Adult Book

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Although separated by continents and decades, Josef, a Jewish boy living in 1930s Nazi Germany; Isabel, a Cuban girl trying to escape the riots and unrest plaguing her country in 1994; and Mahmoud, a Syrian boy in 2015 whose homeland is torn apart by violence and destruction, embark on harrowing journeys in search of refuge, discovering shocking connections that tie their stories together.

3) The Sun and the Star

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Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro

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#3 on the Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover list for 2023-09-24. Last week it was ranked 1. It has been on the list for 19 week(s).

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Nico, the son of Hades, and his boyfriend Will, the son of Apollo, travel to Tartarus, the deepest, darkest part of the Underworld, as they attempt to rescue an old friend.

4) Odder

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Applegate, Katherine

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#5 on the Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover list for 2023-09-24. Last week it was ranked 6. It has been on the list for 51 week(s).

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"Odder spends her days off the coast of central California, practicing her underwater acrobatics and spinning the quirky stories for which she's known. She's a fearless daredevil, curious to a fault. But when Odder comes face-to-face with a hungry great white shark, her life takes a dramatic turn, one that will challenge everything she believes about herself--and about the humans who hope to save her"--

5) Stuntboy, in-between time

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Reynolds, Jason

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#7 on the Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover list for 2023-09-24. It has been on the list for 1 week(s).

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Portico Reeves, or Stuntboy the greatest superhero people have never heard of, tries to manage his frets and navigate his new normal with divorced parents, bullies in his building, and a newfound friend.

6) A rover's story

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Warga, Jasmine

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#8 on the Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover list for 2023-09-24. It has been on the list for 9 week(s).

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Built to explore Mars, Resilience begins to develop human-like feelings as he learns from the NASA scientists who assembled him, and as he blasts off and explores Mars, Resilience must overcome different obstacles as he explores the red planet.

7) The lost library

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Stead, Rebecca

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#9 on the Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover list for 2023-09-24. Last week it was ranked 5. It has been on the list for 2 week(s).

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"When a mysterious little free library (guarded by a large orange cat) appears overnight in the small town of Martinville, eleven-year-old Evan plucks two weathered books from its shelves, never suspecting that his life is about to change. Evan and his best friend Rafe quickly discover a link between one of the old books and a long-ago event that none of the grown-ups want to talk about. The two boys start asking questions whose answers will transform...

8) The complete cookbook for young chefs

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#10 on the Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover list for 2023-09-24. It has been on the list for 169 week(s).

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"For the first time ever, America's Test Kitchen is bringing their scientific know-how, rigorous testing, and hands-on learning to kids in the kitchen! Using kid-tested and approved recipes, America's Test Kitchen has created THE cookbook every kid chef needs on their shelf. Whether you're cooking for yourself, your friends, or your family, The Complete Cookbook for Young Chefs has delicious recipes that will wow!"--Publisher's description.