Children and Middle School Best Books of 2020 [Vote Results on Goodreads]

One of the activities that kids could do that does not require screentime is reading books.

Now that the pandemic is still keeping us from spending time outside our homes, killing time, especially for kids, can be difficult. However, this year, some parents thought this time is the perfect opportunity to teach children reading.

Some of the materials children love to read include books covering topics like fantasy or science fiction. On the website goodreads.com, the Best Middle Grade & Children's books were voted by more than 190,000 readers.

Here are some of the titles which made it to the top 4 list. These books may also be the next options you can look at when offering children to read during this pandemic:

The Tower of Nero by Rick Riordan

This book is part of The Trials of Apollo series. The inspiration for the story came from Greco-Roman mythology. Specifically, the story revolves around the adventures of the Greek God Apollo.

The author of the book Rick Riordan has won the Best Middle Grade & Children's book list ten consecutive times.

Among 197,392 readers who voted for the category, this book got 49,341 votes.

The One and Only Bob

This book was written by Katherine Applegate and was illustrated by Patricia Castelao. It is the second book to The One and Only Ivan.

The book tackles family and friendship as the main character, Bob, goes through a journey to find his long-lost sister. Bob was joined by his best friends, Ivan and Ruby.

This book ranked second in the list of Best Middle Grade & Children's books list for 2020.

The One and Only Bob garnered 23,486 votes from readers of Good Reads.

Before the Ever After

The book Before and Ever After was written by Jacqueline Woodson. She is a National Book Award Winner.

In this book, the story of a family moving forward after their glory days is explored.

Those who have read the book describes it as heartbreaking but hopeful. One reader said, "This is a story of a resilient family coping with change and loss due to the father's CTE."

The book made it to the top three of the list with 15,347 votes from the readers.

One True King

This book was written by Soman Chainani. It is a fairytale story and is the sixth installment of the book The School for Good and Evil: The Camelot Years.

The main characters are named Sophie and Agatha.

One reader says, "This was a wonderful way to close out one of my all-time favorite series!"

This book got more than 13,000 votes and ranked fourth in the Good Reads list of Best Middle Grade & Children's books list for 2020.