Early 2000s YA and Middle Grade

A nostalgic collection of YA and middle grade books. Please feel free to suggest titles as well!

Books that almost made it: Series of Unfortunate Events: started in 1999 Harry Potter: started in 1997 (and f her) Redwall: started in 1995 Alanna/Immortals: started early 90s

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last updated September, 2026

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Magyk

Angie Sage

Chu Ju's House

Gloria Whelan

Into the Blue (Dolphin Diaries, #1)

Ben M. Baglio

Dragon Keeper

Carole Wilkinson

Beware Of Dog (McGrowl #1)

Bob Balaban

Here, There Be Dragons (Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica, #1)

James A. Owen

Powder Monkey (Adventures of a Young Sailor, #1)

Paul Dowswell

The Forests of Silence (Deltora Quest, #1)

Emily Rodda

Capt. Hook: The Adventures of a Notorious Youth

J.V. Hart

Hood

Stephen R. Lawhead

The Sight (Warriors: Power of Three, #1)

Erin Hunter

The Revenge of the Shadow King (Grey Griffins, #1)

Derek Benz

What My Mother Doesn't Know (What My Mother Doesn't Know #1)

Sonya Sones

A Single Shard

Linda Sue Park

Midnight (Warriors: The New Prophecy, #1)

Erin Hunter

The Fire Within (The Last Dragon Chronicles, #1)

Chris d'Lacey

Feed

M.T. Anderson

Hoot

Carl Hiaasen

Twilight

Stephenie Meyer

Flipped

Wendelin Van Draanen

Wicked Lovely

Melissa Marr

Uglies (Uglies, #1)

Scott Westerfeld

Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle, #1)

Christopher Paolini

Inkheart

Cornelia Funke

Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl, #1)

Eoin Colfer

The Amulet of Samarkand (Bartimaeus, #1)

Jonathan Stroud

A Great and Terrible Beauty

Libba Bray

Eon: Dragoneye Reborn

Alison Goodman

The Maze Runner

James Dashner

Trickster's Choice (Daughter of the Lioness, #1)

Tamora Pierce

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In case anyone is curious, here is the breakdown: 2000: The Forests of Silence Into the Blue 2001: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants A Single Shard What My Mother Doesn't Know Flipped The Sight (David Clement-Davis) Artemis Fowl 2002: Things Not Seen The Merchant of Death Beware of Dog Hoot Feed Eragon 2003: The Amulet of Samarkand The Field Guide Dragon Keeper The City of Ember A Great and Terrible Beauty Trickster's Choice Inkheart Into the Wild 2004: Chu Ju's House Revenge of the Witch 2005: Powder Monkey Midnight Capt. Hook Uglies The Angel Experiment The Lightning Thief Twilight Magyk 2006: I'd Tell You I Loved You But Then I'd Have to Kill You Hood Revenge of the Shadow King Terrier Here There Be Dragons 2007: Wicked Lovely The Sight (Erin Hunter) The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008: The Hunger Games Eon 2009: Leviathan The Maze Runner