Other Boys
By: Damian Alexander
4.14
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
In Other Boys, debut author Damian Alexander delivers a moving middle grade graphic memoir about hi…
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1. Attack of the Black Rectangles
By: Amy Sarig King
4.21
Format: 258 pages, Hardcover
When Mac first opens his classroom copy of Jane Yolen's The Devil's Arithmetic and finds some words… read more
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- middle grade
- family
"Why do they treat kids like we don't mean anything?"-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles
"If you're comfortable learning history, it's the wrong history."-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles
"I love banned books. I used to read as many to you as I could when you were little, Mac."-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles
"But if we want to change the world so it's good for everyone, it's important to talk about the truth."-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles
2. Swim Team
By: Johnnie Christmas
4.28
Format: 248 pages, Paperback
Bree can't wait for her first day at her new middle school, Enith Brigitha, home to the Mighty Mana… read more
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- graphic novels
- comics
- middle grade
3. Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir
By: Pedro Martín
4.27
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A poignant, hilarious, and unforgettable graphic memoir about a Mexican-American boy’s family and t… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- graphic novels
- middle grade
- comics
- nonfiction
- family
"It was like the driveway at Disneyland but with way more automatic weapons."-Pedro Martín, Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir
"I like to say that my stories are 100% true 90% of the time. My memory and my heart like to play tricks on each other. The results are what makes my stories."-Pedro Martín, Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir
4. Homebody
By: Theo Parish
4.43
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
In their comics debut, Theo Parish masterfully weaves an intimate and defiantly hopeful memoir abou… read more
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- graphic novels
- comics
- queer
- lgbt
"Being openly queer can feel intimidating. But every day just by being yourself you inspire the people around you. You don't have to be an influencer to influence!"-Theo Parish, Homebody
"There is no one way to be transgender, just like there is no one way to be cisgender. We are all just trying to find a place to call our own. We are all deserving of comfort and safety, a place to ca…"-Theo Parish, Homebody
"Living authentically in a world that takes every opportunity to squeeze you uncomfortably into a box of someone else's design...that is the most radical act of self love. Blossoming in an environment…"-Theo Parish, Homebody
"Words are important. They allow us to communicate how we think and feel. Words help us to understand and to be understood. So, finally grasping the language you've been reaching for, to explain this …"-Theo Parish, Homebody
5. Seen and Unseen: What Dorothea Lange, Toyo Miyatake, and Ansel Adams's Photographs Reveal About the Japanese American Incarceration
By: Elizabeth Partridge
4.53
Format: 132 pages, Hardcover
This important work of nonfiction features powerful images of the Japanese American incarceration c… read more
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- graphic novels
- middle grade
- nonfiction
6. Frizzy
By: Claribel A. Ortega
4.48
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
A middle grade graphic novel about Marlene, a young girl who stops straightening her hair and embra… read more
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- graphic novels
- comics
- middle grade
- family
"We learn things from our parents, who learn things from their parents, who learned that from their parents. It doesn't make those things okay to believe..."-Claribel A. Ortega, Frizzy
7. Curlfriends: New in Town (Curlfriends, #1)
By: Sharee Miller
4.26
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
New Kid meets The Baby-sitters Club in this graphic novel series opener about the Curlfriends, four… read more
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- graphic novels
- comics
- middle grade
8. Across the Desert
By: Dusti Bowling
4.23
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
One girl sets out on a journey across the treacherous Arizona desert to rescue a young pilot strand… read more
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- middle grade
- family
9. Duel
By: Jessixa Bagley
4.05
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A rivalry between sisters culminates in a fencing duel in this funny and emotional debut graphic no… read more
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- graphic novels
- comics
- middle grade
- family
10. Huda F Cares?
By: Huda Fahmy
4.21
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
In this laugh-out-loud funny sequel to the graphic novel Huda F Are You?, the Fahmys are off to Dis… read more
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- graphic novels
- comics
- middle grade
- family
"Y'know, you catch more flies with honey..." "I don't know why people say that. You can catch flies with garbage too."-Huda Fahmy, Huda F Cares?
"We don't know they're friends. They could be brother and sister." "Impossible. They're smiling." "You're right. They're definitely not related."-Huda Fahmy, Huda F Cares?
11. Out of Left Field
By: Jonah Newman
3.78
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
A nerdy gay teenager jumps headfirst into the bro-y world of high school baseball in this semi-auto… read more
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- graphic novels
- comics
- lgbt
"I'm gay"-Jonah Newman, Out of Left Field
12. Hoops: A Graphic Novel
By: Matt Tavares
4.36
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
A work of fiction inspired by a true story, Matt Tavares’s debut graphic novel dramatizes the histo… read more
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- graphic novels
- comics
- middle grade
13. Welcome to St. Hell: My Trans Teen Misadventure (St. Hell, #1)
By: Lewis Hancox
4.28
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
A groundbreaking memoir about being a trans teen, in the vein of FUN HOME and FLAMER... and at the … read more
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- biography
- memoir
- lgbt
- graphic novels
- comics
- nonfiction
- queer
14. Play Like a Girl
By: Misty Wilson
4.29
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
Debut author Misty Wilson chronicles her seventh-grade experience as the only girl on her town’s fo… read more
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- memoir
- graphic novels
- middle grade
- comics
- nonfiction
"There was no way the boys were gonna keep me on the sidelines. If they could play football, so could I. I was just gonna have to sign up, too."-Misty Wilson, Play Like a Girl
15. Other Boys
By: Damian Alexander
4.14
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
In Other Boys, debut author Damian Alexander delivers a moving middle grade graphic memoir about hi… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- lgbt
- graphic novels
- middle grade
- mental health
- comics
- nonfiction
- family
- queer
16. Buzzing
By: Samuel Sattin
4.18
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
A moving middle grade graphic novel about friendship, belonging, and learning to love yourself desp… read more
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- lgbt
- graphic novels
- middle grade
- mental health
- comics
- family
17. Stars in Their Eyes: A Graphic Novel
By: Jessica Walton
3.99
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
In this lighthearted YA romance, Maisie and Ollie discover that nothing beats the feeling of fallin… read more
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- lgbt
- graphic novels
- middle grade
- comics
- queer
18. Fifty-Four Things Wrong with Gwendolyn Rogers
By: Caela Carter
4.31
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
An own voices story that shines a light on how one girl's learning differences are neither right no… read more
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- middle grade
- mental health
19. Singing with Elephants
By: Margarita Engle
4.00
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
A novel in verse about the friendship between a young girl and the poet Gabriela Mistral that leads… read more
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- middle grade
- family
20. Home Away From Home
By: Cynthia Lord
3.98
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
From Newbery Honor Winner Cynthia Lord, a brilliant story about how to find home when everything ar… read more
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- middle grade
- family
21. A-Okay (A-Okay #1)
By: Jarad Greene
3.86
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A-Okay by Jarad Greene is a vulnerable and heartfelt semi-autobiographical middle grade graphic no… read more
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- lgbt
- graphic novels
- middle grade
- comics
- queer
