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BookPage – Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books Winners

Browse BookPage Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books winners and nominees by year. This archive follows one award category across the full BookPage history.

BookPage Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books Cross-year archive

2024

BookPage Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books results for the 2024 award year.

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Black Star

Alexander, Kwame

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2024 BookPage Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books *

The Curse of Eelgrass Bog

Averling, Mary

Standalone · Fantasy

Jan-2024 BookPage Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books *

The First State of Being

Kelly, Erin Entrada

Standalone · General Fiction

Mar-2024 BookPage Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books *

How It All Ends

Hunsinger, Emma

Standalone · General Fiction

Aug-2024 BookPage Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books *

Next Stop

Fong, Debbie

Standalone · General Fiction

Mar-2024 BookPage Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books *

The Night Librarian

Lincoln, Christopher

Standalone · General Fiction

Aug-2024 BookPage Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books *

Safiyyah's War

Khan, Hiba Noor

Standalone · Historical

May-2024 BookPage Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books *

Turning Twelve

Ormsbee, Kathryn

Standalone · General Fiction

Nov-2024 BookPage Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books *

Ultraviolet

Salazar, Aida

Standalone · General Fiction

Apr-2024 BookPage Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books *

2023

BookPage Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books results for the 2023 award year.

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Big Tree

Selznick, Brian

Standalone · General Fiction

Apr-2023 BookPage Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books *

Conjure Island

Royce, Eden

Standalone · Fantasy

Jul-2023 BookPage Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books *

Dear Mothman

Gow, Robin

Standalone · General Fiction

Mar-2023 BookPage Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books *

Eagle Drums

Hopson, Nasugraq Rainey

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2023 BookPage Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books *

Hope in the Valley

Perkins, Mitali

Standalone · General Fiction

Jul-2023 BookPage Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books *

The Puppets of Spelhorst

DiCamillo, Kate

A Norendy Tale Series · Book 1 · General Fiction

Oct-2023 BookPage Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books *

Remember Us

Woodson, Jacqueline

Standalone · General Fiction

Oct-2023 BookPage Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books *

What Happened to Rachel Riley?

Swinarski, Claire

Standalone · Mystery

Jan-2023 BookPage Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books *

You Are Here: Connecting Flights

Oh, Ellen

Standalone · General Fiction

Mar-2023 BookPage Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books *

2022

BookPage Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books results for the 2022 award year.

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A Comb of Wishes

Stringfellow, Lisa

Standalone · General Fiction

Feb-2022 BookPage Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books *

Different Kinds of Fruit

Lukoff, Kyle

Standalone · General Fiction

Apr-2022 BookPage Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books *

A Duet for Home

Glaser, Karina Yan

Standalone · General Fiction

Apr-2022 BookPage Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books *

Golden Girl

Faruqi, Reem

Standalone · General Fiction

May-2023 BookPage Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books *

Hummingbird

Lloyd, Natalie

Standalone · Fantasy

Aug-2022 BookPage Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books *

Invisible

Gonzalez, Christina Diaz

Standalone · General Fiction

Aug-2022 BookPage Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books *

The Last Mapmaker

Soontornvat, Christina

Standalone · Fantasy

Apr-2022 BookPage Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books *

Lolo's Light

Scanlon, Liz Garton

Standalone · General Fiction

Oct-2022 BookPage Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books *

A Seed in the Sun

Salazar, Aida

Standalone · General Fiction

Nov-2022 BookPage Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books *

Tumble

Perez, Celia C.

Standalone · General Fiction

Aug-2022 BookPage Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books *

2021

BookPage Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books results for the 2021 award year.

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Ahmed Aziz's Epic Year

Hamza, Nina

Standalone · General Fiction

Jun-2021 BookPage Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books #2

Amber and Clay

Schlitz, Laura Amy

Standalone · Historical

Mar-2021 BookPage Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books #5

#10

Black Boy Joy

Mbalia, Kwame

Standalone · General Fiction

Aug-2021 BookPage Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books #10

Kiki Kallira Breaks a Kingdom

Mandanna, Sangu

Standalone · General Fiction

Jul-2021 BookPage Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books #8

The Last Cuentista

Higuera, Donna Barba

The Last Cuentista Series · Book 1 · Fantasy

Oct-2021 BookPage Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books #1

Legacy

Grimes, Nikki

Standalone · General Fiction

Jan-2021 BookPage Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books #4

Leonard (My Life as a Cat)

Sorosiak, Carlie

Standalone · General Fiction

Apr-2021 BookPage Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books #7

Red, White, and Whole

LaRocca, Rajani

Standalone · General Fiction

Feb-2021 BookPage Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books #6

The Sea in Winter

Day, Christine

Standalone · General Fiction

Jan-2021 BookPage Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books #9

Too Small Tola

Atinuke

Too Small Tola Series · Book 1 · General Fiction

Jan-2020 BookPage Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books #3

2020

BookPage Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books results for the 2020 award year.

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Echo Mountain

Wolk, Lauren

Standalone · Historical

Apr-2020 BookPage Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books #8

Everything Sad Is Untrue

Nayeri, Daniel

Standalone · General Fiction

Aug-2020 BookPage Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books #1

Fighting Words

Bradley, Kimberly Brubaker

Standalone · General Fiction

Aug-2020 BookPage Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books #3

King and the Dragonflies

Callender, Kacen

Islands of Blood and Storm Series · Book 1 · General Fiction

Feb-2020 BookPage Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books #4

Land of the Cranes

Salazar, Aida

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2020 BookPage Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books #7

The Only Black Girls in Town

Colbert, Brandy

Standalone · General Fiction

Mar-2020 BookPage Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books #6

Our Friend Hedgehog: The Story of Us

Castillo, Lauren

Our Friend Hedgehog Series · Book 1 · General Fiction

May-2020 BookPage Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books #5

#10

Premeditated Myrtle

Bunce, Elizabeth C.

Myrtle Hardcastle Mystery Series · Book 1 · Mystery

Sep-2020 BookPage Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books #10

We Dream of Space

Kelly, Erin Entrada

Standalone · Fantasy

May-2020 BookPage Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books #9

2019

BookPage Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books results for the 2019 award year.

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All the Greys on Greene Street

Tucker, Laura

Standalone · General Fiction

Jun-2019 BookPage Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books #9

Beverly, Right Here

DiCamillo, Kate

Three Rancheros Series · Book 3 · General Fiction

Sep-2019 BookPage Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books #5

#10

Eventown

Haydu, Corey Ann

Standalone · Fantasy

Feb-2019 BookPage Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books #10

Lalani of the Distant Sea

Kelly, Erin Entrada

Standalone · Fantasy

Sep-2019 BookPage Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books #1

The Line Tender

Allen, Kate

Standalone · General Fiction

Apr-2019 BookPage Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books #7

Look Both Ways

Reynolds, Jason

Standalone · General Fiction

Oct-2019 BookPage Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books #2

The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James

Blake, Ashley Herring

Standalone · General Fiction

Mar-2019 BookPage Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books #8

Pay Attention, Carter Jones

Schmidt, Gary D.

Standalone · General Fiction

Feb-2019 BookPage Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books #4

Some Places More Than Others

Watson, Renee

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2019 BookPage Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books #6

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