NYT - Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover | Pasco County Library System

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#1 on the Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover list for 2023-10-01. Last week it was ranked 1. It has been on the list for 414 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 2023-10-01. Last week it was ranked 2. It has been on the list for 238 week(s).

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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: a Nico Di Angelo adventure

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Riordan, Rick

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#4 on the Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover list for 2023-10-01. Last week it was ranked 3. It has been on the list for 20 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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#8 on the Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover list for 2023-10-01. Last week it was ranked 5. It has been on the list for 52 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) The complete cookbook for young chefs

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#9 on the Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover list for 2023-10-01. Last week it was ranked 10. It has been on the list for 170 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.

6) Ground Zero

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Gratz, Alan

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#10 on the Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover list for 2023-10-01. It has been on the list for 62 week(s).

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Brandon is visiting his dad on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 when the attack comes; Reshmina is a girl in Afghanistan who has grown up in the aftermath of that attack but dreams of peace, becoming a teacher and escaping her village and the narrow role that the Taliban believes is appropriate for women--both are struggling to survive, both changed forever by the events of 9/11.