Most Popular Middle Grade Books of 2026

Discover popular Middle Grade books published in 2026, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.

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Lightfall #4

A Place Between

Tim Probert

Fantasy · Middle Grade · Graphic Novels · Comics

April 7, 2026

Dog Man #15

A Sprinkle in Time

Dav Pilkey

Childrens · Middle Grade · Graphic Novels · Comics

November 3, 2026

City Spies #7

Europa

James Ponti

Middle Grade · Adventure · Mystery

February 10, 2026

Wings of Fire Graphix #10

Darkness of Dragons

Tui T. Sutherland

Fantasy · Dragons · Middle Grade · Graphic Novels · Comics

December 29, 2026

Spy School #14

Spy School Goes East

Stuart Gibbs

Middle Grade · Adventure · Mystery

October 6, 2026

Diary of a Wimpy Kid #21

Fight or Flight

Jeff Kinney

Middle Grade · Graphic Novels · Comics

October 20, 2026

Wilderlore #5

The Traitor's Gambit

Amanda Foody

Fantasy · Middle Grade

May 12, 2026

Impossible Creatures #3

The Neverfear

Katherine Rundell

Fantasy · Middle Grade

September 1, 2026

I Survived #26

I Survived the Night of the Lions, 2025

Lauren Tarshis

Middle Grade · Historical Fiction

September 15, 2026

Katie the Catsitter #5

Katie the Catsitter 5

Colleen A.F. Venable

Fantasy · Middle Grade · Cats · Graphic Novels · Comics

June 30, 2026

Last Comics on Earth #4

Across the Doodleverse

Max Brallier, Joshua Pruett

Fantasy · Middle Grade · Graphic Novels · Adventure · Comics

April 28, 2026

Big Nate #34

Code Red!

Lincoln Peirce

Childrens · Middle Grade · Graphic Novels · Comics

March 10, 2026

Big Nate #35

The Curse of the Puffy Shorts

Lincoln Peirce

Childrens · Middle Grade · Graphic Novels · Comics

September 1, 2026

The Underwild #2

Relic of Thieves

Shana Targosz

Fantasy · Middle Grade · Mythology

March 24, 2026

Spy School Graphic Novels #5

Spy School Secret Service the Graphic Novel

Stuart Gibbs

Middle Grade · Graphic Novels · Adventure · Mystery · Comics

April 28, 2026

InvestiGators #10

Weather or Not

Green John Patrick

Middle Grade · Graphic Novels · Mystery · Comics

June 2, 2026

Agents of S.U.I.T. #4

Sew Much Trouble

Green John Patrick, Chris Hastings, Pat Lewis

Middle Grade · Graphic Novels · Mystery · Comics

February 17, 2026

Storm Dragon #3

Skyshattered

Julie Kagawa

Fantasy · Dragons · Middle Grade · Young Adult

April 7, 2026

Moonleapers #2

Tangled in Time

Margaret Peterson Haddix

Fantasy · Middle Grade

October 6, 2026

Baby-Sitters Little Sister Graphix #12

Karen's Surprise

Ann M. Martin

Childrens · Middle Grade · Graphic Novels · Comics

May 5, 2026

Guardians #1

Forbidden Mountain

Brandon Mull

Fantasy · Middle Grade · Young Adult

April 14, 2026

Camp Half-Blood #1

The Wild Zone

Rick Riordan, Annabelle Oh

Fantasy · Middle Grade · Young Adult · Mythology

September 29, 2026

Spy School Graphic Novels #6

Spy School Graphic Novels Book 6

Stuart Gibbs

Middle Grade · Graphic Novels · Adventure · Mystery · Comics

2026

The Alice Mason Saga #1

Alice Mason and the Grand Wizardess

Carl Ashmore

Fantasy · Middle Grade · Young Adult

January 20, 2026

Detective Thingy Majiggy #1

Detective Thingy Majiggy

Ahern Cecelia

Fantasy · Childrens · Middle Grade · Mystery

July 16, 2026

The Secret War Series #2

Son of Shadows

Sherrilyn Kenyon, Hinako Hishinuma, Madaug Hishinuma

Fantasy · Middle Grade

August 18, 2026

Codebreakers #1

The Wish Ring Cipher

Alexandra Ott

Fantasy · Middle Grade · Mystery

February 3, 2026

Dragon Girl #2

Dragon Girl and the Graveyard of Doom

Jenny Moore

Fantasy · Dragons · Middle Grade · Adventure

May 5, 2026

Dragon Girl #1

Dragon Girl and the Awakened Flames

Jenny Moore

Fantasy · Dragons · Middle Grade · Adventure

March 3, 2026

Chloe Vega and the Agents of Magic #2

Chloe Vega and the Missing Unseen

Leslie Adame

Fantasy · Middle Grade

October 6, 2026

The Aerimander Chronicles #2

The First Flame

Lily Berlin Dodd

Fantasy · Dragons · Middle Grade · Young Adult

November 17, 2026

The Weirdies #2

The Weirdies Get Weirder

Michael Buckley

Fantasy · Middle Grade · Young Adult

August 25, 2026

The Whisperwicks #3

The Heart of the Weird Wood

Jordan Lees

Fantasy · Middle Grade

August 4, 2026

Princess in Black #12

The Princess in Black and the Trick-or-Treating Trouble

Shannon Hale, Dean Hale

Fantasy · Childrens · Middle Grade · Adventure

July 7, 2026

The Dragon's Apprentice #2

Revenants Return

James Riley

Fantasy · Dragons · Middle Grade

February 3, 2026

The Dragon's Apprentice #3

Destroyer of Magic

James Riley

Fantasy · Dragons · Middle Grade

November 3, 2026