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 - | |
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13,810 |
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15,982 |
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18,188 |
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26,263 |
30,000 | |
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30,644 |
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32,119 |
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32,818 |
40,000 | |
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40,531 |
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41,672 |
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46,554 |
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47,493 |
50,000 + | |
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50,975 |
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73,053 |
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78,792 |
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86,826 |