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Updated weekly · Week of October 17, 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 Oct 17, 2026
  1. 1
    Cover of The Wild Zone
    The Wild Zone
    Rick Riordan and Annabelle Oh
    Not rated yet
    3 weeks on list
  2. 2
    Cover of Building 903
    Building 903
    Lois Lowry
    Not rated yet
    3 weeks on list
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  3. 3
    Cover of Wonder
    Wonder
    R. J. Palacio
    Level 4-5 Moderate
    565 weeks on list
  4. 4
    Cover of The complete cookbook for young chefs
    The complete cookbook for young chefs
    America's Test Kitchen (Firm)
    Level 6 Gentle
    291 weeks on list
  5. 5
    Cover of Kiki's Delivery Service
    Kiki's Delivery Service
    Eiko Kadono
    Level 4-5 Gentle
    8 weeks on list
  6. 6
    Cover of Game of Pets: The Boy Who Knew Too Much
    Game of Pets: The Boy Who Knew Too Much
    Aaron Blabey
    Not rated yet
    3 weeks on list
  7. 7
    Cover of The Wump
    The Wump
    Tony DiTerlizzi
    Not rated yet
    2 weeks on list
  8. 8
    Cover of Pocket Bear
    Pocket Bear
    Katherine Applegate
    Level 6 Gentle
    53 weeks on list
  9. 9
    Cover of Kiki and the New Magic
    Kiki and the New Magic
    Eiko Kadono
    Not rated yet
    8 weeks on list
  10. 10
    Cover of Spooky Rivers
    Spooky Rivers
    Geo Rutherford
    Not rated yet
    5 weeks on list

Picture Books

10 titles rated · List dated Oct 17, 2026
  1. 1
    Cover of The Leaf Thief
    The Leaf Thief
    Alice Hemming
    Not rated yet
    40 weeks on list
  2. 2
    Cover of Coat of Many Colors
    Coat of Many Colors
    Dolly Parton
    Level K-1 Gentle
    2 weeks on list
  3. 3
    Cover of The Pumpkin Thief
    The Pumpkin Thief
    Alice Hemming
    Not rated yet
    11 weeks on list
  4. 4
    Cover of How to Catch a Monster
    How to Catch a Monster
    Adam Wallace
    Not rated yet
    34 weeks on list
  5. 5
    Cover of How to Catch a Witch
    How to Catch a Witch
    Alice Walstead
    Not rated yet
    35 weeks on list
  6. 6
    Cover of Patch Work
    Patch Work
    Craig Conover
    Not rated yet
    1 week on list
  7. 7
    Cover of Creepy Carrots!
    Creepy Carrots!
    Aaron Reynolds
    Level 2 Mild
    21 weeks on list
  8. 8
    Cover of Gruffalo Granny
    Gruffalo Granny
    Julia Donaldson
    Not rated yet
    2 weeks on list
  9. 9
    Cover of The Bad Seed Presents: The Good, the Bad, and the Spooky
    The Bad Seed Presents: The Good, the Bad, and the Spooky
    Jory John
    Not rated yet
    40 weeks on list
  10. 10
    Cover of Creepy pair of underwear!
    Creepy pair of underwear!
    Aaron Reynolds
    Level 2-3 Moderate
    47 weeks on list

YA Hardcover

10 titles rated · List dated Oct 17, 2026
  1. 1
    Cover of Trust Fall
    Trust Fall
    Lynn Painter
    Not rated yet
    3 weeks on list
  2. 2
    Cover of The Sixth Faction
    The Sixth Faction
    Veronica Roth
    Level 7 Moderate
    2 weeks on list
  3. 3
    Cover of The pools: a love story
    The pools: a love story
    E. Lockhart
    Level 7 Intense
    2 weeks on list
  4. 4
    Cover of Devoured
    Devoured
    Jordan Stephanie Gray
    Level 8 Moderate
    2 weeks on list
  5. 5
    Cover of Our Strange Duet
    Our Strange Duet
    Erin A. Craig
    Not rated yet
    7 weeks on list
  6. 6
    Cover of Wondrous
    Wondrous
    Heather Fawcett
    Not rated yet
    2 weeks on list
  7. 7
    Cover of Wings of Reverie
    Wings of Reverie
    Anna Bright
    Not rated yet
    11 weeks on list
  8. 8
    Cover of The way things work
    The way things work
    David Macaulay
    Level 8 Gentle
    15 weeks on list
  9. 9
    Cover of Barbie: Dreamscape
    Barbie: Dreamscape
    Alex Aster
    Not rated yet
    9 weeks on list
  10. 10
    Cover of The Siren
    The Siren
    Tomi Adeyemi
    Not rated yet
    3 weeks on list

YA Paperback

10 titles rated · List dated Oct 3, 2026
  1. 1
    Cover of 21 Days of Fear
    21 Days of Fear
    Hervé Commère
    Not rated yet
    2 weeks on list
  2. 2
    Cover of Falling Like Leaves
    Falling Like Leaves
    Misty Wilson
    Not rated yet
    3 weeks on list
  3. 3
    Cover of Fake Skating
    Fake Skating
    Lynn Painter
    Level 8 Mild
    1 week on list
  4. 4
    Cover of Verity Vox and the Curse of Foxfire
    Verity Vox and the Curse of Foxfire
    Don Martin
    Not rated yet
    1 week on list
  5. 5
    Cover of If He Had Been with Me
    If He Had Been with Me
    Laura Nowlin
    Level 7 Intense
    46 weeks on list
  6. 6
    Cover of Better Than the Movies
    Better Than the Movies
    Lynn Painter
    Level 7 Intense
    47 weeks on list
  7. 7
    Cover of Long Way Down
    Long Way Down
    Jason Reynolds
    Not rated yet
    33 weeks on list
  8. 8
    Cover of Girl In Pieces
    Girl In Pieces
    Kathleen Glasgow
    Level 8 Very Intense
    58 weeks on list
  9. 9
    Cover of If Only I Had Told Her
    If Only I Had Told Her
    Laura Nowlin
    Level 7 Moderate
    32 weeks on list
  10. 10
    Cover of The Book Thief
    The Book Thief
    Markus Zusak
    Level 4-5 Intense
    65 weeks on list
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