NYT - Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover | Huntsville Madison County

1) Refugee

Author

Gratz, Alan

Series

Spoken word compact discs Unabridged

Notes

#9 on the Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover list for 2024-05-05. It has been on the list for 254 week(s).

Formats:

Book, Book CD, eAudiobook, eBook, Large print material

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Josef is a Jewish boy living in 1930s Nazi Germany. With the threat of concentration camps looming, he and his family board a ship bound for the other side of the world. Isabel is a Cuban girl in 1994. With riots and unrest plaguing her country, she and her family set out on a raft, hoping to find safety in America. Mahmoud is a Syrian boy in 2015. With his homeland torn apart by violence and destruction, he and his family begin a long trek toward...

2) A horse named Sky

Author

Parry, Rosanne

Series

Voice of the Wilderness

Notes

#10 on the Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover list for 2024-05-05. Last week it was ranked 8. It has been on the list for 21 week(s).

Formats:

Book, eAudiobook, eBook

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Young wild colt Sky must find his way over rough terrain to rejoin his family after being captured for the Pony Express.

3) Wonder

Author

Palacio, R. J

Series

Brilliance Audio on compact disc

Notes

#1 on the Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover list for 2024-05-05. Last week it was ranked 1. It has been on the list for 439 week(s).

Formats:

Book, Book CD, eBook, Kindle

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August Pullman was born with a facial deformity that, up until now, prevented him from going to a mainstream school. Starting 5th grade at Beecher Prep, he wants nothing more than to be treated as an ordinary kid -- but his classmates can't get past Auggie's extraordinary face. Wonder begins from Auggie's point of view, but soon switches to include his classmates, his sister, her boyfriend, and others. These perspectives converge in a portrait of...

4) Heroes

Author

Gratz, Alan

Notes

#2 on the Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover list for 2024-05-05. Last week it was ranked 2. It has been on the list for 11 week(s).

Formats:

Book, eAudiobook

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"December 6, 1941: Best friends Frank and Stanley have it good. Their dads are Navy pilots stationed at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, and the boys get a front-row view of the huge battleships and the sparkling water. Yes, World War II is raging in Europe and in Asia, but the US isn't involved in the war, and the boys are free to dream about becoming comic book creators. They've even invented a superhero of their own, in the style of Batman, Superman, Captain...

5) Odder

Author

Applegate, Katherine

Notes

#3 on the Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover list for 2024-05-05. Last week it was ranked 5. It has been on the list for 70 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"--

6) The sun and the star: a Nico Di Angelo adventure

Author

Riordan, Rick

Series

Nico di Angelo adventures volume 1

Notes

#4 on the Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover list for 2024-05-05. Last week it was ranked 4. It has been on the list for 51 week(s).

Formats:

Book, eBook

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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.

7) Wings of fire: a guide to the dragon world

Author

Sutherland, Tui T

Series

Wings of fire. Original series

Notes

#5 on the Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover list for 2024-05-05. Last week it was ranked 6. It has been on the list for 28 week(s).

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Book, eAudiobook

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Wings of Fire series soars to even greater heights with an all-new collection of stories and art from readers' favorite dragon world! Tui T. Sutherland and Wings of Fire cover artist Joy Ang delve deeper into the legends of the ten dragon tribes, creating the ultimate collection for every FanWing.

8) Ferris

Author

DiCamillo, Kate

Notes

#6 on the Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover list for 2024-05-05. Last week it was ranked 10. It has been on the list for 7 week(s).

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"It's the summer before fifth grade, and for Ferris Wilkey, it is a summer of sheer pandemonium: Her little sister, Pinky, has vowed to become an outlaw. Uncle Ted has left Aunt Shirley and, to Ferris's mother's chagrin, is holed up in the Wilkey basement to paint a history of the world. And Charisse, Ferris's grandmother, has started seeing a ghost at the threshold of her room, which seems like an alarming omen given that she is also feeling unwell....

9) The eyes & the impossible

Author

Eggers, Dave

Notes

#7 on the Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover list for 2024-05-05. Last week it was ranked 7. It has been on the list for 15 week(s).

Formats:

Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle

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Free dog Johannes' job is to observe everything that happens in his urban park and report back to the park's three bison elders, but changes are afoot, including more humans, a new building, a boatload of goats, and a shocking revelation that changes his view of the world.

10) The complete cookbook for young chefs

Notes

#8 on the Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover list for 2024-05-05. Last week it was ranked 3. It has been on the list for 195 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.