Middle Grade Books for Reluctant Readers

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Cece Rios and the Desert of Souls (Cece Rios #1)
Cece Rios and the Desert of Souls (Cece Rios #1) 4.33 avg rating — 1,609 ratings
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) 4.47 avg rating — 11,065,039 ratings
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The Awakening (Poppy the Pixie, #1)
The Awakening (Poppy the Pixie, #1) 4.88 avg rating — 8 ratings
4.
Holes (Holes, #1)
Holes (Holes, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 1,333,074 ratings
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The Hawthorne Legacy (The Inheritance Games, #2)
The Hawthorne Legacy (The Inheritance Games, #2) 4.19 avg rating — 578,336 ratings
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One of Us Is Lying (One of Us is Lying, #1)
One of Us Is Lying (One of Us is Lying, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 1,013,816 ratings
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Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 4.17 avg rating — 183,698 ratings
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Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle #1)
Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle #1) 3.96 avg rating — 1,901,664 ratings
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The Complete Tales of Uncle Remus
The Complete Tales of Uncle Remus 4.14 avg rating — 1,585 ratings
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How to Eat Fried Worms
How to Eat Fried Worms 3.75 avg rating — 48,389 ratings
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Tex
Tex 3.90 avg rating — 13,844 ratings
12.
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales 4.20 avg rating — 95,714 ratings
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Trapped (Fear Street, #51)
Trapped (Fear Street, #51) 3.93 avg rating — 955 ratings
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Molly: An American Girl: 1944
Molly: An American Girl: 1944 3.98 avg rating — 5,453 ratings
15.
There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom
There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom 4.02 avg rating — 25,363 ratings
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Silver (Sarabeth, #1)
Silver (Sarabeth, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 908 ratings
17.
The Silver Kiss
The Silver Kiss 3.71 avg rating — 18,728 ratings
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Vampire Breath (Goosebumps, #49)
Vampire Breath (Goosebumps, #49) 3.62 avg rating — 6,476 ratings
19.
The Haunted School (Goosebumps, #59)
The Haunted School (Goosebumps, #59) 3.87 avg rating — 7,017 ratings
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Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective (Encyclopedia Brown, #1)
Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective (Encyclopedia Brown, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 40,056 ratings
21.
Search for Senna (Everworld, #1)
Search for Senna (Everworld, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 5,548 ratings
22.
Where the Red Fern Grows
Where the Red Fern Grows 4.12 avg rating — 433,122 ratings
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Maniac Magee
Maniac Magee 3.90 avg rating — 127,651 ratings
24.
The Mystery at the Crystal Palace (Nancy Drew, #133)
The Mystery at the Crystal Palace (Nancy Drew, #133) 3.76 avg rating — 310 ratings
25.
The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1)
The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 1,623,276 ratings
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Dear Sister (Sweet Valley High, #7)
Dear Sister (Sweet Valley High, #7) 3.56 avg rating — 2,633 ratings
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The Selection (The Selection, #1)
The Selection (The Selection, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 1,716,473 ratings
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Shadow and Bone (Shadow and Bone, #1)
Shadow and Bone (Shadow and Bone, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 1,065,638 ratings
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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #1)
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 1,336,886 ratings
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The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1)
The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1) 4.46 avg rating — 986,408 ratings
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City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1)
City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 2,128,696 ratings
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Relentless (Relentless, #1)
Relentless (Relentless, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 27,034 ratings
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A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)
A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 3,875,669 ratings
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Twilight (Twilight, #1)
Twilight (Twilight, #1) 3.67 avg rating — 7,126,623 ratings
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Hush, Hush (Hush, Hush, #1)
Hush, Hush (Hush, Hush, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 735,783 ratings
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The Crystal Shard (Forgotten Realms: The Icewind Dale, #1; Legend of Drizzt, #4)
The Crystal Shard (Forgotten Realms: The Icewind Dale, #1; Legend of Drizzt, #4) 4.12 avg rating — 59,642 ratings
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Homeland (Forgotten Realms: The Dark Elf Trilogy, #1; Legend of Drizzt, #1)
Homeland (Forgotten Realms: The Dark Elf Trilogy, #1; Legend of Drizzt, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 96,846 ratings
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UnEnchanted (An Unfortunate Fairy Tale, #1)
UnEnchanted (An Unfortunate Fairy Tale, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 42,885 ratings
39.
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 9,595,396 ratings
40.
Ella Enchanted
Ella Enchanted 4.01 avg rating — 421,432 ratings
41.
Divergent (Divergent, #1)
Divergent (Divergent, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 4,287,196 ratings
42.
The Outsiders
The Outsiders 4.14 avg rating — 1,538,432 ratings
43.
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 3,059,357 ratings