Word Count for Middle Grade Books
The word count range for Middle Grade is 20,000 to 60,000. Hatchet with 41,672 words and Holes with 46,554 words are ideal. A book like Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, with 78,792 words, is higher than recommended, but with any genre, there are exceptions. Here are more examples:
| 20,000 - | |
 Big Nate: In a Class by Himself |
13,810 |
 Piper Reed, Navy Brat |
15,982 |
 Mr. Popper's Penguins |
18,188 |
 The One and Only Ivan |
26,263 |
| 30,000 | |
 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
30,644 |
 Charlotte's Web |
32,119 |
 The Sign of the Beaver |
32,818 |
 I'm Not Weird, I'm Just Quiet |
35,638 |
| 40,000 | |
 Island of the Blue Dolphins |
40,531 |
 Hatchet |
41,672 |
 Holes |
46,554 |
 Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library |
47,493 |
| 50,000 + | |
 Walk Two Moons |
50,975 |
 Wonder |
73,053 |
 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone |
78,792 |
 The Lightning Thief |
86,826 |