Kirkus Best Books of the 21st Century (Middle Grade)

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Overview

No beginning or end date- just reading through all the middle grade books selected for Kirkus’s Best Books of the 21st Century (So Far) List. Sorted by publication date.

Find original list here: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/middle-grade/best-century-so-far/books/

Challenge Books

25

Savvy by Ingrid Law

Savvy

Savvy #1

Ingrid Law

26

Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 by Brian Floca

Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11

Brian Floca

27

When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead

When You Reach Me

Rebecca Stead

28

One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia

One Crazy Summer

Gaither Sisters #1

Rita Williams-Garcia

29

Smile by Raina Telgemeier

Smile

Smile #1

Raina Telgemeier

30

How Mirka Got Her Sword by Barry Deutsch

How Mirka Got Her Sword

Hereville #1

Barry Deutsch

31

Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos

Dead End in Norvelt

Norvelt #1

Jack Gantos

32

The Cheshire Cheese Cat: A Dickens of a Tale by Carmen Agra Deedy, Randall Wright

The Cheshire Cheese Cat: A Dickens of a Tale

Carmen Agra Deedy, Randall Wright

33

The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

The One and Only Ivan

The One and Only Ivan #1

Katherine Applegate

34

A Greyhound of a Girl by Roddy Doyle

A Greyhound of a Girl

Grandes Lectores

Roddy Doyle

35

Splendors and Glooms by Laura Amy Schlitz

Splendors and Glooms

Laura Amy Schlitz

36

Bomb: The Race to Build--And Steal--The World's Most Dangerous Weapon by Steve Sheinkin

Bomb: The Race to Build--And Steal--The World's Most Dangerous Weapon

Steve Sheinkin