# Things in the Basement

**Author:** Ben Hatke
**Grade range:** Grades 4–6
**Age range:** 9–12
**First published:** 2023
**Page count:** 242
**Genre:** Middle Grade Graphic Novel
**ISBN-13:** `9781250347350`
**ISBN-10:** `1250347351`
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/book/things-in-the-basement
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## About this book

Graphic novel: sent to the basement for a lost sock, Milo finds a portal to a hidden world under the house.

## Where this book is assigned

### North Carolina Children's Book Award

- **recommended** · 4th grade · North Carolina — [source: North Carolina Library Association, Children's Services Section — 2026 NC Children's Book Award annotated nominee lists (Picture Book K-3 · Junior Book 4-6)](https://nccba.blogspot.com/p/2026-picture-book-nominees.html)
- **recommended** · 5th grade · North Carolina — [source: North Carolina Library Association, Children's Services Section — 2026 NC Children's Book Award annotated nominee lists (Picture Book K-3 · Junior Book 4-6)](https://nccba.blogspot.com/p/2026-picture-book-nominees.html)
- **recommended** · 6th grade · North Carolina — [source: North Carolina Library Association, Children's Services Section — 2026 NC Children's Book Award annotated nominee lists (Picture Book K-3 · Junior Book 4-6)](https://nccba.blogspot.com/p/2026-picture-book-nominees.html)

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