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Dwell's Top 100 YA/Middle Grade Novels

My top YA/middle grade (middle school) novels. Some of these are guilty pleasures. Most are genuinely very good.
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Redwall (Brian Jacques)
Redwall
1
Brian Jacques
Urchin of the Riding Stars (McAllister, M.I.)
Urchin of the Riding Stars
2
McAllister, M.I.
Septimus Heap: Magyk (Angie Sage)
Septimus Heap: Magyk
3
Angie Sage
The Amulet of Samarkand (Jonathan Stroud)
The Amulet of Samarkand
4
Jonathan Stroud
The Thief (Megan Whalen Turner)
The Thief
5
Megan Whalen Turner
How I Live Now (Meg Rosoff)
How I Live Now
6
Meg Rosoff
Flamer (Mike Curato)
Flamer
7
Mike Curato
Phoebe's Diary (Phoebe Wahl)
Phoebe's Diary
8
Phoebe Wahl
Smile (Raina Telgemeier)
Smile
9
Raina Telgemeier
Grown (Tiffany D. Jackson)
Grown
10
Tiffany D. Jackson
Fatima Takes the Cake (Khadija Vanbrakle)
Fatima Takes the Cake
11
Khadija Vanbrakle
Gifts (Ursula K. Le Guin)
Gifts
12
Ursula K. Le Guin
A Wizard of Earthsea (Ursula K. Le Guin)
A Wizard of Earthsea
13
Ursula K. Le Guin
They Called Us Enemy (George Takei)
They Called Us Enemy
14
George Takei
Firekeeper's Daughter (Angeline Boulley)
Firekeeper's Daughter
15
Angeline Boulley
With the Fire on High (Elizabeth Acevedo)
With the Fire on High
16
Elizabeth Acevedo
Orbiting Jupiter (Gary D. Schmidt)
Orbiting Jupiter
17
Gary D. Schmidt
The Amber Spyglass (Phillip Pullman)
The Amber Spyglass
18
Phillip Pullman
The Last Unicorn (Peter S. Beagle)
The Last Unicorn
19
Peter S. Beagle
Eliza and Her Monsters (Francesca Zappia)
Eliza and Her Monsters
20
Francesca Zappia
Ship Breaker (Paolo Bacigalupi)
Ship Breaker
21
Paolo Bacigalupi
If I Was Your Girl (Meredith Russo)
If I Was Your Girl
22
Meredith Russo
A Step From Heaven
A Step From Heaven
23
Nothing but the Truth (Avi)
Nothing but the Truth
24
Avi
Trell (Dick Lehr)
Trell
25
Dick Lehr
The Only Alien on the Planet (Kristen D.Randle)
The Only Alien on the Planet
26
Kristen D.Randle
Feathers (Jacqueline Woodson)
Feathers
27
Jacqueline Woodson
Here Lies Arthur
Here Lies Arthur
28
The Pox Party
The Pox Party
29
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
30
Betty Smith
A Little Princess (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
A Little Princess
31
Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
32
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
33
Richard Adams
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
34
L.M. Montgomery
Sabriel (Garth Nix)
Sabriel
35
Garth Nix
Red Glass (Laura Resau)
Red Glass
36
Laura Resau
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Benjamin Alire Saenz)
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
37
Benjamin Alire Saenz
This One Summer (Mariko and Jillian Tamaki)
This One Summer
38
Mariko and Jillian Tamaki
Hey, Kiddo (Jarrett J. Krosoczka)
Hey, Kiddo
39
Jarrett J. Krosoczka
Almost American Girl (Robin Ha)
Almost American Girl
40
Robin Ha
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