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Top 10 Fantastical Middle-Grade Novels

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These top 10 fantastical middle-grade novels, reviewed in Booklist between February 15, 2024, and December 1, 2024, showcase the genre’s breadth, covering everything from classical adventure to modern mystery.

A Game of Noctis. By Deva Fagan. 2024. Atheneum, $17.99 (9781665930192). Gr. 4–7.

Desperate to save her grandfather,

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