Middle Grade Novels of 2012

1.
Wonder (Wonder, #1)
Wonder (Wonder, #1) 4.36 avg rating — 1,169,807 ratings
2.
The One and Only Ivan (The One and Only #1)
The One and Only Ivan (The One and Only #1) 4.27 avg rating — 204,851 ratings
3.
The False Prince (Ascendance, #1)
The False Prince (Ascendance, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 106,494 ratings
4.
Keeper of the Lost Cities (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #1)
Keeper of the Lost Cities (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #1) 4.40 avg rating — 102,819 ratings
5.
The Mark of Athena (The Heroes of Olympus, #3)
The Mark of Athena (The Heroes of Olympus, #3) 4.47 avg rating — 658,663 ratings
6.
The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom (The League of Princes, #1)
The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom (The League of Princes, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 12,184 ratings
7.
Chomp
Chomp 3.99 avg rating — 23,243 ratings
8.
One for the Murphys
One for the Murphys 4.33 avg rating — 33,302 ratings
9.
Drama
Drama 4.18 avg rating — 157,582 ratings
10.
Storybound (Storybound, #1)
Storybound (Storybound, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 5,419 ratings
11.
May B.
May B. 3.84 avg rating — 6,218 ratings
12.
Liar & Spy
Liar & Spy 3.81 avg rating — 26,720 ratings
13.
The Lions of Little Rock
The Lions of Little Rock 4.26 avg rating — 20,573 ratings
14.
The Serpent's Shadow (The Kane Chronicles, #3)
The Serpent's Shadow (The Kane Chronicles, #3) 4.28 avg rating — 177,079 ratings
15.
Chained
Chained 4.20 avg rating — 1,206 ratings
16.
The Mighty Miss Malone
The Mighty Miss Malone 4.13 avg rating — 16,125 ratings
17.
Jake and Lily
Jake and Lily 3.96 avg rating — 5,710 ratings
18.
Spy School (Spy School, #1)
Spy School (Spy School, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 34,987 ratings
19.
The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls
The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls 3.85 avg rating — 4,841 ratings
20.
Winterling (Winterling, #1)
Winterling (Winterling, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 4,773 ratings
21.
Island of Silence (Unwanteds, #2)
Island of Silence (Unwanteds, #2) 4.30 avg rating — 18,991 ratings
22.
See You at Harry's
See You at Harry's 4.13 avg rating — 13,771 ratings
23.
Three Times Lucky (Mo & Dale Mysteries, #1)
Three Times Lucky (Mo & Dale Mysteries, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 25,748 ratings
24.
Conjure (The Hoodoo Apprentice, #1)
Conjure (The Hoodoo Apprentice, #1)
by: Lea Nolan
3.87 avg rating — 503 ratings
25.
Above World (Above World, #1)
Above World (Above World, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2,025 ratings
26.
The Legend of Ghost Dog Island
The Legend of Ghost Dog Island 4.66 avg rating — 71 ratings
27.
Seeing Cinderella
Seeing Cinderella 4.15 avg rating — 1,491 ratings
28.
Seeds of Rebellion (Beyonders, #2)
Seeds of Rebellion (Beyonders, #2) 4.29 avg rating — 31,975 ratings
29.
Freakling (Psi Chronicles, #1)
Freakling (Psi Chronicles, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 1,971 ratings
30.
Mr. Terupt Falls Again (Mr. Terupt, #2)
Mr. Terupt Falls Again (Mr. Terupt, #2)
by: Rob Buyea
4.31 avg rating — 11,250 ratings
31.
The Peculiar (The Peculiar, #1)
The Peculiar (The Peculiar, #1) 3.62 avg rating — 4,777 ratings
32.
Son (The Giver, #4)
Son (The Giver, #4) 3.99 avg rating — 111,318 ratings
33.
The Humming Room: A Novel Inspired by the Secret Garden
The Humming Room: A Novel Inspired by the Secret Garden 3.83 avg rating — 4,719 ratings
34.
Neversink
Neversink 3.80 avg rating — 437 ratings
35.
The Cabinet of Earths (Maya and Valko, #1)
The Cabinet of Earths (Maya and Valko, #1) 3.73 avg rating — 1,428 ratings
36.
The Dead of Night (The 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers, #3)
The Dead of Night (The 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers, #3) 4.16 avg rating — 19,050 ratings
37.
Fairest of All (Whatever After, #1)
Fairest of All (Whatever After, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 11,821 ratings
38.
The Sinister Sweetness of Splendid Academy
The Sinister Sweetness of Splendid Academy 3.99 avg rating — 2,059 ratings
39.
Graveyard Scavenger Hunt
Graveyard Scavenger Hunt 4.42 avg rating — 71 ratings
40.
The Mapmaker and the Ghost
The Mapmaker and the Ghost 3.99 avg rating — 394 ratings
41.
Palace of Stone (Princess Academy, #2)
Palace of Stone (Princess Academy, #2) 4.01 avg rating — 26,511 ratings
42.
Small Medium at Large
Small Medium at Large 3.86 avg rating — 1,074 ratings
43.
A Mutiny in Time (Infinity Ring, #1)
A Mutiny in Time (Infinity Ring, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 6,981 ratings
44.
Glory Be
Glory Be 3.90 avg rating — 5,435 ratings
44.
The Wishing Spell (The Land of Stories, #1)
The Wishing Spell (The Land of Stories, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 155,499 ratings
46.
Renegade Magic (Kat, Incorrigible, #2)
Renegade Magic (Kat, Incorrigible, #2) 4.10 avg rating — 1,866 ratings
47.
Capture the Flag (Silver Jaguar Society Mysteries, #1)
Capture the Flag (Silver Jaguar Society Mysteries, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 4,116 ratings
48.
The Cloak Society (The Cloak Society, #1)
The Cloak Society (The Cloak Society, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 3,326 ratings
48.
The Great Unexpected
The Great Unexpected 3.73 avg rating — 5,109 ratings
50.
The Book of Wonders
The Book of Wonders 3.96 avg rating — 1,226 ratings
51.
The Spindlers
The Spindlers 3.58 avg rating — 3,459 ratings
52.
Sway
Sway 3.88 avg rating — 878 ratings
53.
The Invaders (Brotherband Chronicles, #2)
The Invaders (Brotherband Chronicles, #2) 4.38 avg rating — 24,964 ratings
54.
Same Sun Here
Same Sun Here 3.98 avg rating — 3,375 ratings
55.
Summer of the Gypsy Moths
Summer of the Gypsy Moths 3.92 avg rating — 4,823 ratings
56.
The Demigod Diaries
The Demigod Diaries 4.12 avg rating — 66,994 ratings
57.
Cold Cereal (The Cold Cereal Saga, #1)
Cold Cereal (The Cold Cereal Saga, #1)
by: Adam Rex
3.68 avg rating — 2,050 ratings
58.
Remarkable
Remarkable 3.93 avg rating — 2,548 ratings
59.
Under Wildwood (Wildwood Chronicles, #2)
Under Wildwood (Wildwood Chronicles, #2) 3.99 avg rating — 8,888 ratings
60.
The Storm Makers
The Storm Makers 3.70 avg rating — 617 ratings
61.
Kepler's Dream
Kepler's Dream 3.74 avg rating — 613 ratings
62.
The Spy Princess
The Spy Princess 3.73 avg rating — 905 ratings
63.
Ungifted (Ungifted, #1)
Ungifted (Ungifted, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 25,770 ratings
64.
Red Thread Sisters
Red Thread Sisters 4.19 avg rating — 1,354 ratings
65.
Iron Hearted Violet
Iron Hearted Violet 3.89 avg rating — 3,670 ratings
66.
The Princess of Trelian (Trelian, #2)
The Princess of Trelian (Trelian, #2) 4.11 avg rating — 711 ratings
67.
The Boy Project: Notes and Observations of Kara McAllister
The Boy Project: Notes and Observations of Kara McAllister 4.03 avg rating — 1,294 ratings
68.
What the Dog Said
What the Dog Said 4.10 avg rating — 606 ratings
69.
Real Mermaids Don't Hold Their Breath (Real Mermaids, #2)
Real Mermaids Don't Hold Their Breath (Real Mermaids, #2) 4.01 avg rating — 1,361 ratings
70.
The Casting
The Casting 4.12 avg rating — 24 ratings
70.
Sir Princess Petra (The Pen Pieyu Adventures, #1)
Sir Princess Petra (The Pen Pieyu Adventures, #1) 4.46 avg rating — 74 ratings
72.
Summer and Bird
Summer and Bird 3.59 avg rating — 1,288 ratings
73.
Olivia Bean, Trivia Queen
Olivia Bean, Trivia Queen 3.97 avg rating — 701 ratings
74.
Splendors and Glooms
Splendors and Glooms 3.83 avg rating — 9,659 ratings
75.
Cordially Uninvited
Cordially Uninvited 3.86 avg rating — 353 ratings
76.
The Prince Who Fell from the Sky
The Prince Who Fell from the Sky 3.81 avg rating — 364 ratings
76.
Deadly Pink (Rasmussem Corporation, #3)
Deadly Pink (Rasmussem Corporation, #3) 3.45 avg rating — 895 ratings
76.
Deadwood
Deadwood 4.15 avg rating — 86 ratings
79.
The Grave Robber's Apprentice
The Grave Robber's Apprentice 3.80 avg rating — 974 ratings
80.
The Far West (Frontier Magic, #3)
The Far West (Frontier Magic, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 4,684 ratings
81.
Fake Mustache
Fake Mustache 3.84 avg rating — 4,037 ratings
81.
Monster Makers (Monster Chronicles #1)
Monster Makers (Monster Chronicles #1)
by: C.V. Cook
4.36 avg rating — 14 ratings
83.
The Absolutely Amazing Adventures of Agent Auggie Spinoza
The Absolutely Amazing Adventures of Agent Auggie Spinoza 3.84 avg rating — 116 ratings
84.
Choke
Choke 3.72 avg rating — 1,098 ratings
84.
Heirs of Prophecy (Prophecies, #2)
Heirs of Prophecy (Prophecies, #2) 4.10 avg rating — 353 ratings
86.
The Void of Mist and Thunder (The 13th Reality #4)
The Void of Mist and Thunder (The 13th Reality #4) 4.03 avg rating — 2,334 ratings
87.
The Enchantress (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #6)
The Enchantress (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #6) 4.24 avg rating — 47,531 ratings
88.
Dear Blue Sky
Dear Blue Sky 3.89 avg rating — 388 ratings
89.
The Haunting of Tabitha Grey
The Haunting of Tabitha Grey 3.51 avg rating — 372 ratings
90.
Wuftoom
Wuftoom 3.73 avg rating — 140 ratings
91.
The Brixen Witch
The Brixen Witch 3.80 avg rating — 231 ratings
92.
Pickle: The (Formerly) Anonymous Prank Club of Fountain Point Middle School
Pickle: The (Formerly) Anonymous Prank Club of Fountain Point Middle School
by: Kim Baker
3.91 avg rating — 1,319 ratings
92.
Blood Oath (Gabby Girls Adventure, #2)
Blood Oath (Gabby Girls Adventure, #2) 4.02 avg rating — 42 ratings
92.
A Thunderous Whisper
A Thunderous Whisper 3.99 avg rating — 698 ratings
92.
Chloe Diggins and The Eternal Emperor
Chloe Diggins and The Eternal Emperor 4.41 avg rating — 37 ratings
92.
Liberty Frye and the Witches of Hessen (Liberty Frye, #1)
Liberty Frye and the Witches of Hessen (Liberty Frye, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 50 ratings
97.
The Secret Underground
The Secret Underground 4.27 avg rating — 90 ratings
98.
Don't Feed the Boy
Don't Feed the Boy 3.79 avg rating — 278 ratings
99.
Losing It
Losing It
by: Erin Fry
4.08 avg rating — 385 ratings
99.
The Golden Scarab (The Quest #1)
The Golden Scarab (The Quest #1) 3.82 avg rating — 67 ratings
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