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Updated weekly · Week of May 30, 2026

This week's NYT bestsellers,
rated.

The New York Times publishes children's bestseller lists every Wednesday. We layer our reading level and content intensity chips on top, so you can see — before you buy — whether the book your kid is asking for is the right match.

Middle Grade Hardcover

10 titles rated · List dated May 30, 2026
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    Cover of Wonder
    Wonder
    R. J. Palacio
    Level 4-5 Moderate
    545 weeks on list
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    WOMBAT WAITING
    Katherine Applegate
    Rating coming soon
    4 weeks on list
  3. 3
    Cover of KPop Demon Hunters: The Official Deluxe Junior Novelization
    KPop Demon Hunters: The Official Deluxe Junior Novelization
    Jessica Yoon
    Level 4-5 Mild
    9 weeks on list
  4. 4
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    REFUGEE
    Alan Gratz
    Rating coming soon
    317 weeks on list
  5. 5
    Cover of Unsettling Salad!
    Unsettling Salad!
    Aaron Reynolds
    Level 3 Mild
    16 weeks on list
  6. 6
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    GROWING HOME
    Beth Ferry
    Rating coming soon
    40 weeks on list
  7. 7
    Cover of Pocket Bear
    Pocket Bear
    Katherine Applegate
    Level 6 Gentle
    37 weeks on list
  8. 8
    Cover of The Court of the Dead
    The Court of the Dead
    Rick Riordan, Mark Oshiro
    Level 8 Moderate
    36 weeks on list
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    THE POISONED KING
    Katherine Rundell
    Rating coming soon
    33 weeks on list
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    WAR GAMES
    Alan Gratz
    Rating coming soon
    25 weeks on list

Picture Books

10 titles rated · List dated May 30, 2026
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    WHY A DAUGHTER NEEDS A DAD
    Gregory E. Lang
    Rating coming soon
    27 weeks on list
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    Cover of Because I had a teacher
    Because I had a teacher
    Kobi Yamada
    Level 1-2 Gentle
    38 weeks on list
  3. 3
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    I LOVE DAD WITH THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR
    Eric Carle
    Rating coming soon
    40 weeks on list
  4. 4
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    WHY A SON NEEDS A DAD
    Gregory E. Lang
    Rating coming soon
    20 weeks on list
  5. 5
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    KINDERGARTEN GRADUATION!
    Jennifer Liberts
    Rating coming soon
    3 weeks on list
  6. 6
    Cover of See You Later, Alligator
    See You Later, Alligator
    Sally Hopgood
    Level 2 Gentle
    23 weeks on list
  7. 7
    Cover of The Wonderful Things You Will Be
    The Wonderful Things You Will Be
    Emily Winfield Martin
    Level 3 Gentle
    463 weeks on list
  8. 8
    I
    I WISH YOU MORE
    Amy Krouse Rosenthal
    Rating coming soon
    102 weeks on list
  9. 9
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    GRUMPY MONKEY FATHER'S DAY FUSS
    Suzanne Lang
    Rating coming soon
    1 week on list
  10. 10
    Cover of It's My Bird-Day!
    It's My Bird-Day!
    Mo Willems
    Level 2 Gentle
    6 weeks on list

YA Hardcover

10 titles rated · List dated May 30, 2026
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    BEHIND FIVE WILLOWS
    June Hur
    Rating coming soon
    1 week on list
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    Cover of The Escape Game
    The Escape Game
    Marissa Meyer, Tamara Moss
    Level 8 Moderate
    8 weeks on list
  3. 3
    Cover of Release Me
    Release Me
    Tahereh Mafi
    Level 7 Intense
    8 weeks on list
  4. 4
    Cover of Fake Skating
    Fake Skating
    Lynn Painter
    Level 8 Mild
    35 weeks on list
  5. 5
    Cover of If Only I Had Told Her (Collector's Edition)
    If Only I Had Told Her (Collector's Edition)
    Laura Nowlin
    Level 8 Moderate
    30 weeks on list
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    BETTER THAN THE MOVIES
    Lynn Painter
    Rating coming soon
    16 weeks on list
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    US DARK FEW
    Alexis Patton
    Rating coming soon
    4 weeks on list
  8. 8
    Cover of The Thorn Queen Deluxe Limited Edition
    The Thorn Queen Deluxe Limited Edition
    Sasha Peyton Smith
    Level 7 Moderate
    7 weeks on list
  9. 9
    Cover of Untitled 9781728256184
    Untitled 9781728256184
    Sourcebooks
    Level 8 Mild
    13 weeks on list
  10. 10
    C
    CHANGE OF PLANS
    Sarah Dessen
    Rating coming soon
    4 weeks on list

YA Paperback

10 titles rated · List dated May 30, 2026
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    THE SUMMER OF SECOND CHANCES
    K.L. Walther
    Rating coming soon
    1 week on list
  2. 2
    Cover of Better Than the Movies
    Better Than the Movies
    Lynn Painter
    Level 7 Intense
    43 weeks on list
  3. 3
    Cover of If He Had Been with Me
    If He Had Been with Me
    Laura Nowlin
    Level 8 Intense
    42 weeks on list
  4. 4
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    HEIR
    Sabaa Tahir
    Rating coming soon
    1 week on list
  5. 5
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    THE FARAWAY INN
    Sarah Beth Durst
    Rating coming soon
    2 weeks on list
  6. 6
    Cover of Girl In Pieces
    Girl In Pieces
    Kathleen Glasgow
    Level 8 Very Intense
    54 weeks on list
  7. 7
    Cover of Nothing Like the Movies
    Nothing Like the Movies
    Lynn Painter
    Level 8 Moderate
    9 weeks on list
  8. 8
    Cover of If Only I Had Told Her
    If Only I Had Told Her
    Laura Nowlin
    Level 7 Moderate
    28 weeks on list
  9. 9
    Cover of The Book Thief
    The Book Thief
    Markus Zusak
    Level 4-5 Intense
    61 weeks on list
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  10. 10
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    WE'RE A BAD IDEA, RIGHT?
    K.L. Walther
    Rating coming soon
    2 weeks on list