17 must-read fantasy books like Witchlight by Jessi Zabarsky

Cover of Witchlight by Jessi Zabarsky

Witchlight

By: Jessi Zabarsky

3.52

Format: 200 pages, Paperback

Jessi Zabarsky's lushly illustrated shoujo-adventure comic that introduces Lelek the witch as she b…

If you liked the fantasy plot in Witchlight by Jessi Zabarsky , here is a list of 17 books like this:

1. Taproot

By: Keezy Young

1.33

Format: 397 pages, Paperback

Blue is having a hard time moving on. He's in love with his best friend. He's also dead. Luckily, H… read more

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Cover of The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen

2. The Magic Fish

By: Trung Le Nguyen

4.51

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Tiến loves his family and his friends…but Tiến has a secret he's been keeping from them, and it mig… read more

Similar categories in Trung Le Nguyen's The Magic Fish book and Jessi Zabarsky's Witchlight

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
"To me, language is a map to help you figure out where you are. If you can't read the map, you're lost"

-Trung Le Nguyen, The Magic Fish

"The space between two shores is the ocean and being caught in between feels like drowning. And, really, what is the point of tears among so much salt water?"

-Trung Le Nguyen, The Magic Fish

Cover of The Moth Keeper by Kay O'Neill

3. The Moth Keeper

By: Kay O'Neill

4.08

Format: 257 pages, Paperback

Being a Moth Keeper is a huge responsibility and a great honor, but what happens when the new Moth … read more

Similar categories in Kay O'Neill's The Moth Keeper book and Jessi Zabarsky's Witchlight

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of The Baker and the Bard by Fern Haught

4. The Baker and the Bard

By: Fern Haught

3.62

Format: 147 pages, Paperback

Author-artist Fern Haught weaves an enchanting, gentle fantasy tale of friendship, determination, a… read more

Similar categories in Fern Haught's The Baker and the Bard book and Jessi Zabarsky's Witchlight

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of Doughnuts and Doom by Balazs Lorinczi

5. Doughnuts and Doom

By: Balazs Lorinczi

3.69

Format: 136 pages, Paperback

Being a teenage witch—or rock star—is tougher than it looks! But maybe enemies can become friends…o… read more

Similar categories in Balazs Lorinczi's Doughnuts and Doom book and Jessi Zabarsky's Witchlight

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • witches
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich by Deya Muniz

6. The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich

By: Deya Muniz

4.40

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A funny, heartfelt YA romance about finding love—and lots of grilled cheese sandwiches—in the place… read more

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  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of The Infinity Particle by Wendy  Xu

7. The Infinity Particle

By: Wendy Xu

4.03

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

In this gorgeous graphic novel by Wendy Xu, co-creator of the award-winning Mooncakes, a young inve… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Basil and Oregano by Melissa Capriglione

8. Basil and Oregano

By: Melissa Capriglione

3.86

Format: 232 pages, Paperback

Mix two parts The Great British Bake Off with one-part magical boarding school plus a generous dash… read more

Similar categories in Melissa Capriglione's Basil and Oregano book and Jessi Zabarsky's Witchlight

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • magic
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of The Well by Jake Wyatt

9. The Well

By: Jake Wyatt

4.09

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

A fantasy graphic novel about Lizzy, a girl who gets cursed by a wishing well, and her adventure to… read more

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  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • magic
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
"You don't become wealthy unless you care about money. And you don't stop caring about money just because you're rich."

-Jake Wyatt, The Well

"People like to say that hard work makes you rich. That isn't true. But if you like the work, and it keeps you and yours fed and warm, it can make you happy."

-Jake Wyatt, The Well

"Did you think a wishing well would be full of noble feelings? A wish is pure desire, Lizzy. You're old enough to know that people seldom want what's good for them. Or anyone else, for that matter."

-Jake Wyatt, The Well

"Courage is doing what is right and necessary, regardless of peril. Your parents were brave. Your grandmother was brave. Endangering yourself or others for the sake of wealth? Risking lives for a chan…"

-Jake Wyatt, The Well

Cover of Plain Jane and the Mermaid by Vera Brosgol

10. Plain Jane and the Mermaid

By: Vera Brosgol

4.38

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

From Eisner Award winner Vera Brosgol comes an instant classic about courage, confidence, and inner… read more

Similar categories in Vera Brosgol's Plain Jane and the Mermaid book and Jessi Zabarsky's Witchlight

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Squire by Nadia Shammas

11. Squire

By: Nadia Shammas

4.06

Format: 305 pages, Paperback

Aiza has always dreamt of becoming a Knight. It's the highest military honor in the once-great Bayt… read more

Similar categories in Nadia Shammas's Squire book and Jessi Zabarsky's Witchlight

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Witchlight by Jessi Zabarsky

12. Witchlight

By: Jessi Zabarsky

3.52

Format: 200 pages, Paperback

Jessi Zabarsky's lushly illustrated shoujo-adventure comic that introduces Lelek the witch as she b… read more

Similar categories in Jessi Zabarsky's Witchlight book and Jessi Zabarsky's Witchlight

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • magic
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • witches
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of Across a Field of Starlight by Blue Delliquanti

13. Across a Field of Starlight

By: Blue Delliquanti

3.72

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

An epic sci-fi graphic novel romance between two non-binary characters as they find one another thr… read more

Similar categories in Blue Delliquanti's Across a Field of Starlight book and Jessi Zabarsky's Witchlight

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of Other Ever Afters: New Queer Fairy Tales by Melanie Gillman

14. Other Ever Afters: New Queer Fairy Tales

By: Melanie Gillman

4.04

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Once upon a time . . . happily ever after turned out differently than expected. In this new, femini… read more

Similar categories in Melanie Gillman's Other Ever Afters: New Queer Fairy Tales book and Jessi Zabarsky's Witchlight

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of Belle of the Ball by Mari Costa

15. Belle of the Ball

By: Mari Costa

4.14

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A young adult graphic novel about high school wallflower Belle Hawkins, who ends up in a love trian… read more

Similar categories in Mari Costa's Belle of the Ball book and Jessi Zabarsky's Witchlight

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of Witchy, Volume 1 (Witchy, #1) by Ariel Slamet Ries

16. Witchy, Volume 1 (Witchy, #1)

By: Ariel Slamet Ries

3.84

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

In the witch kingdom Hyalin, the strength of your magic is determined by the length of your hair. T… read more

Similar categories in Ariel Slamet Ries's Witchy, Volume 1 (Witchy, #1) book and Jessi Zabarsky's Witchlight

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • magic
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • witches
  • fantasy
  • queer
"If others pull you from the darkness, it's because they believe your life is worth living. Don't push them away because you don't feel you deserve it."

-Ariel Slamet Ries, Witchy, Volume 1 (Witchy, #1)

Cover of The Marble Queen by Anna Kopp

17. The Marble Queen

By: Anna Kopp

3.62

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

The Marble Queen is a YA Fantasy graphic novel that’s the political drama of Nimona meets the heart… read more

Similar categories in Anna Kopp's The Marble Queen book and Jessi Zabarsky's Witchlight

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
"I’m not the strong, brave queen Iliad deserves."

-Anna Kopp, The Marble Queen

"It seems so natural. Like she’s done it a hundred times. Does she prefer dancing with women? I thought this marriage was only an arrangement. And if I’m right and it is, then why do I feel so strange?"

-Anna Kopp, The Marble Queen

Cover of Slip by Marika McCoola

18. Slip

By: Marika McCoola

3.54

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

From Eisner-Award nominated writer Marika McCoola and debut artist Aatmaja Pandya, an emotional com… read more

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  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of Fly by Night by Tara O'Connor

19. Fly by Night

By: Tara O'Connor

3.58

Format: None pages, None

Fly by Night tells the story of Dee, who suspects a magical creature may be responsible for her sis… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of The Deep & Dark Blue by Niki Smith

20. The Deep & Dark Blue

By: Niki Smith

4.22

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

After a terrible political coup usurps their noble house, Hawke and Grayson flee to stay alive and … read more

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  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • magic
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of The Pirate and the Porcelain Girl by Emily Riesbeck

21. The Pirate and the Porcelain Girl

By: Emily Riesbeck

3.80

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Our Flag Means Death gets a magical, sapphic twist in this swashbuckling young adult graphic novel … read more

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  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fantasy
  • queer

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Basil and Oregano

Melissa Capriglione

3.86

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The Well

Jake Wyatt

4.09

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Jessi Zabarsky

3.52

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3.84

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Danie Stirling

3.94

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Shawnelle Gibbs

4.13

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Maggie Tokuda-Hall

4.00

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3.87

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